Bird News from Jason Loghry, joined later by young Korean birder, Kim Sae-min (aka Cody). Cody and I scanning for Relict Gull. With every intention of seeing a Relict Gull, I made an early morning of Dadaepo once again. To … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Much more birdy at sea compared to December, with birds of note including one Black-necked, one Red-necked and c. 15 Great Crested Grebes, 13 Ancient Murrelet and best of all a Rhinoceros Auklet (my personal … read more
First sunrise, Dadaepo. Photo © Jason Loghry. After a fast, fun night of celebration, I headed to Dadaepo to catch our first sun. Hundreds of other folks had the same idea. Quietly up the hill to the southern side, we … read more
Bird News from Nigel Marven and Nial Moores December 11th, Cheorwon-Arboretum-Geum River A cool, dry dawn (c. -7C) was followed by long sunny periods, and much greyer conditions on the west coast. The morning flight of cranes in Cheorwon … read more
Bird Report and photos by Mike Friel This morning was buzzing with birds in my home village, Majin, near Jinju. First, before 8am, the persimmon tree was being stalked for its last two fruit by Magpies, Brown-eared Bulbuls and a … read more
Bird News by Jason Loghry and Mike Friel Our morning started with 16 White-cheeked Starlings and 4 Common Starlings perched on some wires not far from the park. It was clear and although cold, pleasantly sunny. On the park grounds … read more
Bird News from Bruce and Janet Eder with Nial Moores November 18, Geum River and Seosan Lake A The forecast heavy rain was replaced by occasional sunny spells and extremely mild, even warm, conditions (with a maximum of c. 21C). … read more
Mr. Jo Seong-sik Nim observed and photographed this albino Eurasian Nuthatch at a park in Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do. To enlarge any of the following, just click on the image. Why are albinos such a rare sight? Like most reported albinos, this … read more
Birds News from Mike Friel and Jason Loghry Birding Socheong-do for the first time was quite exciting. From the ferry, it wasn’t until we arrived closer to the island that we saw any sea birds. These included Pomarine Skua, Streaked … read more
Bird News from Tim Edelsten with Shim Kyu-Sik Notably on the crossing, 17 Pomarine Skua (including a “flock” of 8), up to 70 Streaked Shearwater, 500+ Black-legged Kittiwake (mostly concentrated in rafts near the island), and 5 Flesh-footed Shearwater. On … read more