Bird News from Subhojit Chakladar October 12th A quick weekend trip (more of a dash rather!) to Gageo on the weekend under cloudless blue skies. The long ferry ride yielded 1 Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel and a handful of Streaked Shearwater. … read more
Bird News from Tim Edelsten A walk along the southern mudflat and an afternoon look around Yongyu-do brought at least one unexpected surprise. The newly-constructed roads intersecting the island are taking quite a toll on the wildlife. The amount of … read more
Bird News from Spike Millington Just an update on Tim’s report from Songdo Lagoon (aka Namdong Reservoir) from Sunday. In addition to all the dabbling ducks, my first Common Pochard (31) and Greater Scaup (7) of the autumn had arrived. … read more
Bird News from Robin Newlin A morning visit (the first in some years!) to Songdo’s Lagoon. Despite the warm weather, a hint of coming winter: among many of the same waterfowl species reported by Tim Edelsten on October 5 (e.g. Gadwall, Eurasian … read more
Bird News from Spike Millington Grainy Spoony Birding at the University Mudflats On the evening of October 3, Judit Szabo and I visited the mudflats near the University at Songdo, in the company of four young ladies from the … read more
Bird News from Tim Edelsten Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris. An overhead skein of 22. Gadwall Anas strepera. Seven. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope. One coming out of eclipse looked distinctively dark in the sunshine. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos. Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata. Already … read more
Bird News from Andreas Kim After a rainy night the morning slowly started to clear and occasionally the sun came through. Like two days earlier, most birds were still the same, of note were: the Black-winged Stilt still present, 5 … read more
Bird News from Andreas Kim A morning visit to the site with very sunny weather conditions showed 3 Black-tailed Godwit, c. 40 Common Greenshank, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Terek Sandpiper, 10+ Common Sandpiper, 4 Long-billed Plover and as a rare … read more
Bird News from Tim Edelsten Despite the rain, stiff breeze and dark clouds, a pelagic, venturing some 20km off the coast of Gyeongsangnam Province was enjoyable for the sight of Streaked Shearwaters effortlessly lancing past the boat, with 400 or … read more
Bird News from Mike Friel On arriving at the main car park, I asked about the Pheasant-tailed Jacanas, and was told that there are a minimum of 9 young this year at the wetlands, more than double the number of … read more