Posted by Jason Loghry, June 17th
New today:
1. An English-language trip report by Mr. Philippe Malenfert to Heuksan Island (April 26th-May 9th) added to the Trip Reports page.
http://www.birdskorea.org/Birds/Trip_Reports/BK-TR-Trip-Reports.shtml
This particular report has some great observations (including Himalayan Swiftlet and the nation’s thirdSpotted Dove) and also a stunning image of a Verditer Flycatcher:
http://www.birdskorea.org/Birds/Trip_Reports/BK-TR-Philippe-Malenfert-2013.shtml
2. Some additional text and an extra image of an “orange-headed cuckoo” (photographed by Dr. Choi Soon-Kyu in Taean-Gun in May 2011) added to the ID article “Going Cuckoo!”:
http://www.birdskorea.org/Birds/Identification/ID_Notes/BK-ID-Going-Cuckoo.shtml
3. Some stunning images (taken by Dr. Rainer Ertel) added to “Various West Coast Locations” in the Latest Bird News / Latest Bird Sightings pages, including in-flight images of Yellow and Von Schrenck’s Bitterns and close-ups of South Polar Skua and Parasitic Jaeger:
http://www.birdskorea.org/Birds/Birdnews/BK-BN-Latest-Birdnews.shtml