Bird News from Mike Friel Today I broke my inland speed-birding record. At the wooded park beside the river on the outskirts of Hamyang, I spotted 18 species in 50 minutes. Apart from the usual birds like tits and mallards, … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll I had a weekend filled with interesting birds in my own patch, as the weather started to finally get frosty. On Saturday I went back to the Light-vented Bulbul spot and saw a pair of … read more
Bird news from Matt Poll Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis. Photo © Matt Poll. Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis. Photo © Matt Poll. Another interesting afternoon of birding on Geoje. I headed out to the east coast to look for a Long-tailed … read more
Bird news from Matt Poll Japanese Robin Erithacus akahige. Photo © Matt Poll. I spent a wonderful few hours of crisp birding in a quiet valley near Gohyeon. The valley has been quite productive for birds over the … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar The Prelude What a weekend it has been. Started with me loosing my camera bag as I dragged my sleep deprived body off the train at Dong-Incheon station! It took me a few minutes to … read more
Bird news from Matt Poll Tuesday 6th The Winter Wrens have arrived in force on Geoje! I saw nine noisy and scrappy examples on one small stream, and it seemed like they were scuffling over prime habitat. A single female … read more
Selected Bird Survey highlights from Nial Moores In total 111 species were recorded during this period (out of a grand total of 146 species recorded on Gageo between October 21st and November 7th). Counts were made daily along the 1-Gu … read more
Bird News from Subhojit Chakladar I returned to Deokjeok-do to check out the areas that I surveyed last weekend. Being nearer to shore means I could spend more time actually birding rather than traveling on the ferry, as is the … read more
Selected Bird Survey highlights from Nial Moores In total 110 species recorded, with between 66 and 83 species recorded daily. Winds remained stubbornly to the north or northeast, and skies largely fair, with the only precipitation being several rain showers … read more
Bird News from Subhojit Chakladar A quick day-trip to Deokjeok-do, one of the onshore islands, an hours ferry ride from Incheon, provided an ideal way to make most of a wonderful and sunny Sunday. Even though not as good as … read more