Yeosu, June 4th
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar and Marco Della Seta A short trip to the ridge on the southern borders of an island in Yeosu to look for Fairy Pitta. This site was also visited last year on the 10th of … read more
Bird Sightings
Geum Estuary, May 8
Bird News from Nial Moores with Xavier Vandervyre and Francois. Best for the day were excellent and prolonged views of several of the six Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper seen (with four full breeding-plumaged adults and a Second Calendar-year together; and … read more
Baekryeong Island, May 7
Bird News from Nial Moores A truly exceptional morning with thousands of buntings, several hundred shorebirds and a really diverse mix of raptors on the move – including a Short-toed Eagle! In clear conditions with moderate westerlies 96 species were … read more
Baekryeong Island, April 30-May 6
Bird News from Nial Moores, with Kim Seogmin and friends for part of May 1st and 2nd, and with Shim Kyu-Sik on 3rd – 5th. On April 30th, the obvious and outstanding highlight on Baekryeong was a Mongolian Lark seen … read more
Baekryeong Island, April 28-29
Bird News from Nial Moores In clear conditions with westerly then southwesterly winds, plenty of species on the move. From the ferry on the 28th, two Northern Boobook , nine Ancient Murrelet and 4-5 Red-throated Loon were the highlights, with … read more
Rason, NE Korea, April 20-24
Bird News from Nial Moores & Bernhard Seliger Outstanding bird highlights included single Common House Martin Delichon urbicum lagopodum seen well on April 21st; 2+ Grey Bunting Emberiza variabilis heard on 22nd; and one probable Latham’s Snipe Gallinago hardwickii seen … read more
East Busan, April 11-18
Bird News from Nial Moores Four more visits to the local park with highlights including singing Sakhalin Leaf (on 17th and 18th) and Pale-legged Leaf Warblers (on 18th); a remarkably early adult male Mugimaki Flycatcher (on 17th); and plenty of … read more
Birds in Jeju-Do, April 2017
Bird news from Bernhard Seliger with Ji-Hyun Park, Johann Seliger and Joseph Seliger Following are some photos from a (mainly not-bird-themed!) trip to Jeju-do. Around the Jumun beach resort, thrushes, wagtails, tits, flycatcher and other small birds where seen, including … read more
East Busan, April 6-7
Bird News from Nial Moores With heavy rain on the 5th until the late afternoon of the 6th, an arrival of spring migrants was eagerly anticipated. Yellow-bellied Tit Pardaliparus venustulus © Nial Moores: 40-45 counted – making this the commonest … read more
Migration of Rooks through Pyongyang, 9 March
On March 9, ten thousands of Rook Corvus frugilegus could be seen on migration in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK), circling the city before roosting on trees at the banks of Potong River. In the south (in the ROK), you can … read more