Bird Sightings

Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette Two Pheasant-tailed Jacanas were an interesting (and unexpected) sight flying low over the water, leading to thoughts of possible breeding given the suitable habitat and the time of year. read more

Bird News from Barry Heinrich Birdwatching in the last couple of months have been hectic with birds on migration. I have seen a lot of birds and taken many photos. I found two Brown Shrikes along Nam Cheon near Ganseong … read more

Bird News from Jens Thalund   I arrived in Korea late afternoon on 16 May, so didn’t manage to catch the boat to Socheong-do. 17 May Arrived on Socheong-do around mid day, after dozing through most of the ferry ride … read more

Bird news from Dominic Le Croissette Five full days on Gageo Island in the far south-west of Korea produced a decent range of migrant species and several national rarities. However, despite some excellent records, commoner migrants seemed rather thin on … read more

World Migratory Birds Day and Birdathon Report by Nial Moores The place: Eocheong Island (Gunsan City). The challenge: to record as many species of bird in a single day, sponsored (many thanks!) in order to help raise funds for essential … read more

Birdathon Report by Barry Heinrich I started my birdathon at 10:00 near Alps Resort just off the northern most highway over the mountains in Goseong County. The village is called Jinburyeong. I drove down the range towards the coast then … read more