Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar
A boat trip from Daejin and a few hours of birding around the harbor in the wonderful company of Dr Nial Moores (and his guest) and the members of the University Birding Club produced quite a few nice birds. For me the highlight of the trip was to be able to finally get great looks at a Yellow-billed Loon – a bird that has eluded me for several years. A lot of Arctic Loons and Red-necked Grebes were also present. Other good birds from the boat were close views of Rhinoceros Auklet and Spectacled Guillemot. The highlight on land was a flock of Japanese and Bohemian Waxwings that were basking in the sun on tree tops and flying around in a very woodswallowy manner. It was wonderful to see them in the same frame and be able to directly compare the morphological differences.
Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
Bohemian Waxwing (left) Bombycilla garrulus and Japanese Waxwing (right) Bombycilla japonica
Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii
Rhinoceros Auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata
Spectacled Guillemot, Cepphus carbo