A Christmas birdwatching trip ended up being quite productive in various ways. Starting at Seongsan, plenty of interesting winter ducks were around but with strong cold winds it was difficult to stay long enough to search the whole area. Common … read more
An overcast day but luckily no rain, Hado-ri Wetland on the east coast of Jeju Island was quite productive and showed that winter is already on its way. Nearly every regular Korean winter duck species was present, aside from Baikal … read more
Bird News from Leslie Hurteau A Saturday was spent with a visiting friend in the southwest of Jeju Island looking for migrants. While waiting for the ferry to Mara-do, we had an hour to spare and decided to check the … read more
Bird News from Leslie Hurteau A Saturday morning in Mid-July was spent on a trip to Mara-do to see the Styan’s Grasshopper Warblers. The ferry ride was relatively smooth, with cloudy weather and little wind. A small group of Streaked … read more
Bird news from Leslie Hurteau A day trip to Mara Island on May 6th was met with beautiful sunshine and a nice selection of spring migrants. Shortly after departing from Songaksan port, a group of six Crested Murrelets were seen, … read more
Hado-ri Reservoir is a well known birdwatching hotspot on the northeast end of Jeju Island, known to host a wide array of bird species year round. I made the trip to Hado-ri on a nice sunny winter afternoon during a … read more
Bird news from Leslie Hurteau. I took a short day trip to Mara Island over the Chuseok holidays, to enjoy a gorgeous sunny day and explore the southern most point of Korea. The ferry port had Blue Rock Thrush, Oriental … read more
Birds Korea, June 2019 During our recent bird surveys of Bijarim Ro requested by Jeju Doseong we heard three Japanese Night Herons and made sound recordings on June 11th, June 14th, 15th and 17th. We also saw one additional Japanese … read more
The Sanchi, a tanker carrying 136,000 tons, or about 1 million barrels, of oil, caught fire and sank in Chinese waters in mid-January, with the spill area affecting 332 sq km of sea surface by January 21st. According to media … read more
Wind Turbines are sprouting like mushrooms after rain. This videoclip from last week shows Woljong-ri, NE Jeju. http://iamtree1.tumblr.com/post/85696635040 It is well known that these structures form potentially lethal obstacles for birds, particularly in migration corridors. I wonder if there is … read more