Jeju Island, September 28
Bird News from Matt Poll I arrived at a field just in from the coast that featured a great mix of wet and dry habitats, and waited for the bird to show itself. After almost an hour, a small shorebird … read more
Bird Sightings
Nakdong Estuary, September 27
Bird News from Nial Moores with Jeon Shi-Jin, Kim Hyangee and Park Jinju A check of part of the Nakdong Estuary ahead of next week’s visit by a team from Cornell’s lab of ornithology found surprisingly good numbers of shorebirds, … read more
Uiwang, September 19
Bird News from Tim Edelsten As a multi-billion won “bird centre” is built at one end of the lake, the other end has become a construction site for a rail cart track, erasing the former reedbed in the process. Huddled … read more
Dobongsan (North Seoul), September 18
Bird News from Robin Newlin A brief morning visit to Dobongsan’s lower reaches. Weather hot and still. Outside Hwarangdae Subway Station, a Yellow-browed Warbler calling. At Dobongsan, only residents evident: a family of 5 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Japanese Pygmy … read more
Heuksan Island, September 7 – 8
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar and Jason Loghry September 7 Starting early from Mokpo harbor, we encountered few sea-birds enroute. Most notable were about Common Terns (~10), Streaked Shearwater (4) and Red-necked Phalarope (4). Once on the island, we found … read more
Jeju Island, early August to early September
Bird News from Matt Poll July and August were notable for their record-breaking lack of precipitation on Jeju. Water levels were dangerously low at reservoirs across the island, and local farmers suffered enormously. Birdwise, this period saw young birds fledging … read more
Igidae, August 29, September 2 and 4
Bird News from Nial Moores With the onset of milder temperatures (maxima of 31C on the 29th falling to 27C on 4th), a few hours spent seawatching off Igidae, and a quick check of a couple of the best areas … read more
Yongjeong Island, September 1
Bird News from Tim Edelsten An afternoon on the island included a brief look at the main shorebird roost followed by the Western Reservoir and adjacent natural wetland. This shallow reed-fringed wetland is probably the best remaining freshwater habitat on … read more
Mokpo Namhang Urban Wetland, August 31
Bird News from Andreas Kim An hour long visit to the natural tidal-flat of the Mokpo Namhang Urban Wetland short before high tide showed a very interesting assemblage of shorebirds: 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 73 Common Greenshank, 13 Common Redshank, 10 … read more
Nakdong, August 31
Birds News from Jason Loghry On Saturday morning, light to dark grey clouds covered the sky. A typhoon (Toraji) had passed the night before more quietly than expected. At Myeongji, 300+ Barn Swallow were at roost on some reeds, while … read more