Circling Cinereous Vultures and White-naped Cranes over the inner border, skeins of geese heading south, Hill Pigeons, flocks of buntings (but still very few finches), and an internationally important count of 52 Scaly-sided Merganser…combined with a wonderfully positive education program … read more
Bird news and photos by Leslie Hurteau. Fall migration started with a slow trickle of interesting species in late August here in Jeju City. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Grey-backed Thrush, and Black Paradise Flycatchers were expected and found. as September began, the … read more
Happy to use part of the holiday for a short visit of Siam wetland and Hangang Estuary after a long long summer hiatus. Too many bicyclists in the more Southern part – the “pyongwha-nuri-gil”, a bicycle lane along the border … read more
Shortly before the start of the UN-ESCAP workshop on biodiversity (on which a separate report will follow), a short visit to the Gochan tidal flat. Time was not really good, arriving almost at low tide. Anyway, a number of waders, … read more
Bird news and photos by Leslie Hurteau. Part two of a two part blogpost about exploring the south central mainland. Part one here. Goheung was the next stop, and it proved to have a very nice selection of habitat. Goheung … read more
Bird news and photos by Leslie Hurteau. Part one of a two part blogpost about exploring the south central mainland. Part two here. The southcoast of Korea is a very interesting place from a birders perspective. Unlike the east coast … read more
July and early August are the most tedious times for bird watching in Korea, when birds are mostly hidden in forests or rice paddies, not very vocal and active, the heat is scorching and the humidity overwhelming. All this was … read more
쇠찌르레기 Agropsar philippensis 는 “국내에서는 제주도나 남해안의 일부 지방에서 간혹 집단으로 관찰되는 경우를 제외하면 보기 드문 나그네새이다.”(출처: e-Bird) “……번식은 인가 부근의 숲이나 시가지 등에서 이루어지는데, ……알을 품은 지 8∼11일이면 부화하고 부화한 지 13∼14일 만에 둥지를 떠난다.”(출처: 네이버 지식백과-두산백과) IUCN의 관심 … read more
Lee Su-Young, Yeoncheon Birds Korea, June 2024 Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis 쇠찌르레기 is “a rare passing bird species in South Korea except for flocks sometimes observed in Jeju Island and some areas along the southern coast”(source: e-Bird), which, “breeds in … read more
Bird news and photos by Leslie Hurteau. Spring migration continued to be visible throughout Jeju City as May begun. Some days had noticeably more migrants than others, particularly after rainy nights. The more colourful migrants were still coming through in … read more