Bird Sightings

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

Bird News from Tim Edelsten   May 14th (AM) Cool and sunny: 56 species counted before boarding the boat. A break from last night’s strong winds spurred a lot of activity, with some 200+ unidentified small passerines flying over the … read more

Bird News by Jason P. Loghry, with Nial Moores and Amaël Borzée. A very interesting Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina Photo ©​ Jason P. Loghry Reading even the most extraordinary news from Eocheong-do during spring migration doesn’t compare to an actual … read more

Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette Last night’s drizzle and mist failed to produce much in the way of migrants at Taejongdae today, however the visit was made more than worthwhile by a surprise encounter with Taejongdae’s best bird of … read more

Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette A warm, sunny afternoon, and as expected a quiet visit, however there were still a few birds which were perhaps worthy of note. Foremost among these was the adult Hooded Crane on rice fields … read more

Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette and Jason P Loghry Overnight rain cleared to a warm, sunny day, and once again a decent selection of migrants was in the area. Today’s highlights comprised a male Yellow-browed Bunting near the monument … read more