Suncheon, May 7
Bird News from Matt Poll On May 6th I spotted a pair of Chestnut-cheeked Starlings that appeared to be nest-building in a metal telephone pole. As I was on a moving bus at the time, I returned to the rural … read more
Bird Sightings
Suncheon Area, April 14 – May 5
Bird News from Matt Poll A peaceful bit of coastal reedbeds near the Suncheon Bay park becomes a bit less peaceful every week, with construction creeping in from two sides, and a noticeable increase in noisy bike-tour groups in the … read more
Eocheong-do, April 17-24
Bird News from Robin Newlin Little Egret Egretta Garzetta ©Robin Newlin Strong winds kept the boats in port on the 16th. Arriving mid-day on 4’17, I did an afternoon’s reconnaissance of the southern part of the island, … read more
Igidae, Busan, April 29th and 30th
Bird News from Nial Moores A slow-moving low pressure system proved the weather forecast wrong, and instead of light shows petering out by mid-morning the 29th was a day of rain, fog, heavy rain and occasional even heavier thundery showers. … read more
Igidae, Busan, April 14-21
Bird News from Nial Moores Four days were spent (April 14th, 16th, 20th and 21st) with the aim of assessing turnover of migrants through this mainland site. Of greatest note was a small arrival of Sakhalin Leaf Warbler on 20th … read more
2015년 4월 11일~12일, 부산 탐조 관찰종 목록
2015년 4월 11일과 12일, 부산 일대 탐조 기록입니다. 11일에는 낙동강 하구(신자도, 도요등), 12일에는 태종대, 을숙도, 맥도생태공원에 다녀왔어요. Robin Newlin, Nial Moores, Jason Loghry, 하정문 님과 함께 다녀왔고 이 중 3명이 포스트를 작성했습니다. 저는 이 탐조에서 관찰된 새들의 목록을 정리하는 것에 … read more
Busan, April 9-12
Bird News from Robin Newlin with (at times) Jason Loghry, Nial Moores, Ha Jung Mun, Seo Hae Min. On the afternoon of the 9th, JL and I walked round parts of Taejongdae, a very attractive park, especially for such a … read more
Suncheon Area, March 14 – April 8
Bird News from Matt Poll On March 14th Jason Loghry came to town, and we visited a small temple in the hills near Jirisan. We found three gorgeous Hill Pigeons roosting in the temple eaves, two Brown Dippers, and a … read more
Some Dunlin and a Sanderling
Nial Moores, April 13th 2015 During a boat-based survey of the Nakdong Estuary on April 11th, our Birds Korea team (Robin Newlin, Ha Jung Mun, Jason Loghry, Seo Hae-Min and NM) could find only small numbers of shorebirds compared with … read more
Gangneung – Ulleung-do – Dokdo, April 6-10
Bernhard Seliger (with Johann and Joseph Seliger) During Easter holiday, we took a family trip with some casual birding to Gangneung and from there to Ulleung Island and Dokdo. The first two days in Gangneung (April 6th-7th) were rainy and … read more