Bird news from Matt Poll with Heloise Stankard Mara-do: 1. Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris 2. Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus; two from the ferry 3. Pacific Swift Apus Pacificus 4. Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 5. Great Tit Parus major 6. Far … read more
Bird News from Jason Loghry with Nial Moores After a rainy morning, we were back at Igidae on Sunday afternoon where we again found Pacific Swift, Barn Swallow, several Brown-eared Bulbul, Pale Thrush, Grey Thrush, two gorgeous Narcissus Flycatcher, Japanese Waxwing (4; and 2 waxwing unidentified- possibly Bohemian … read more
Bird News from Jason Loghry with Aniko Pollak At dawn, we visited Yongdo looking for migrants. The sky was overcast and there were occasional showers. At the park we visited, there were fewer people than usual in the morning, which … read more
Bird News from Jason Loghry with Nial Moores With only a few hours of afternoon light remaining, we set off to Igidae for a short walk. At the park, we were happy to find Pacific Swift (12) flying overhead right away. We … read more
Bird News from Andreas Kim While passing the wetland in the morning short after high-tide a short stop was made to look for shorebirds. While the water, the floating platforms and most of the already free mud-flat areas were populated … read more
Bird news from Matt Poll Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas; one seen from the ferry Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica; two groups of roughly 10 seen heading towards Jeju Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius; 11 from the ferry between Mara and Gapa Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris Pacific Swift Apus Pacificus … read more
Birds News from Jason Loghry and Yun Sunkyung We went to Taejongdae in the early morning looking for migrants. Many birds were vocalizing, but mostly tits, many being Eastern Great. We enjoyed nice views of Pale Thrush (6+) and Grey … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores and Mike McCarthy A quick visit to Saemangeum for research by one of the UK’s leading environmental journalists / writers Mike McCarthy (e.g. Independent journalist and author of the wonderful book “Say Goodbye to the Cuckoo”) was … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll On a blustery day filled with low scudding clouds and rough seas, there was some interesting movement and turnover on Mara-do. Although most birds were perhaps sheltering from the winds, and despite the fact that … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores and other participants As part of an international initiative to improve conservation opportunities for threatened Northeast Asian species (including the White-naped Crane Grus vipio), a rapid assessment of birds and their habitats was conducted in Rason … read more