Bird news from Barry Heinrich The last month or so has seen the end of the winter chill and the beginning of spring migration. The northern lagoons, Hwajinpo Lagoon and Songji Lagoon were mostly ice free by the second weekend … read more
Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette Largely bereft of interesting birds at Junam as the spring progresses and the water level rises, in a similar pattern to last year when the reservoir suddenly became very quiet birdwise in early March. … read more
Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette, Kim In-Cheol, Jason P Loghry and Mike Friel An unseasonably warm (17C), sunny and breezy day at Suncheon. After meeting Kim In-Cheol at the very crowded visitor center (which apparently enjoys up to 6,000 … read more
Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette A beautiful mild, sunny afternoon spent walking the entire length of all reservoirs in the area, from the south all the way to the north. The drake Baers Pochard was still present and today … read more
…enjoyable sights today were e.g. 3 White-tailed Eagle, an Upland Buzzard, 13 Whooper Swan, a handful of Common & Pallas’s Reed Bunting, and a flock of 52 (predominantly Naummann’s) Dusky Thrushes…. read more
…27 Whooper Swan, a Long-billed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 2 Rustic Bunting, a Eurasian Kestrel and all the usual waterbirds… read more
…four Grey Bunting, single Grey-headed Green and White-backed Woodpeckers, Ancient Murrelet and Japanese Bush Warbler were all seen well, as were flocks of feeding Brambling, Yellow-throated Bunting and Eurasian Siskin… read more
… Greater Spotted Eagle, 2 Northern Goshawk, 2 Cinereous Vulture, 1 Upland Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 17 Hooded Crane, and unusually soaring high, two Hen Harrier males… read more
…We found Pallas’s Reed Buntings, Yellow-throated Buntings, Long-tailed Rosefinches, Far Eastern Larks and a Dusky Thrush to the south of the river close to the coast… read more
Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette, Mike Friel, and Jason P Loghry The highlight of a rather good period of birding in an area not far from Junam was the discovery of a superb drake Baers Pochard associating with a … read more