{"id":10657,"date":"2013-11-11T14:42:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T05:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=10657"},"modified":"2013-11-11T14:42:59","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T05:42:59","slug":"gageo-island-october-21-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=10657","title":{"rendered":"Gageo Island, October 21 – 28"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bird News from Robin Newlin<\/strong><\/p>\n

21st<\/i>
\nFrom the ferry (intermittent outside access) a few Streaked Shearwaters<\/b>. On the island, little evidence of incoming or newly-arrived birds. Two Bull-headed Shrikes<\/b>. Several Stejneger\u2019s Stonechats<\/b>. Three Black-browed Reed Warbler<\/b>s. Seven White-cheeked<\/b> and one Common Starling<\/b>. Five Japanese Quails<\/b>. A Japanese Sparrowhawk<\/b>. A Eurasian Sparrowhawk<\/b>. A Eastern Buzzard<\/b>. A couple of Yellow-browed Reed Warbler<\/b>s. A small flock of Siskins<\/b>. An even smaller group of Bramblings<\/b>. Five or so Light-vented Bulbuls<\/b>. A couple each of Olive-backed<\/b> and Buff-bellied Pipits<\/b>. A few calling Daurian Redstarts.<\/b> 2-gu was almost birdless, with another two Buff-bellied Pipits <\/b>and one Stejneger\u2019s Stonechat<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\"Gageo-Island_RN-1\"<\/a>Gageo Island, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Bull-headed-Shrike_RN\"<\/a>Bull-headed Shrike<\/b> Lanius bucephalus<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Common-Starling_RN\"<\/a>Common Starling<\/b> Sturnus vulgaris<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Eastern-Buzzard_RN\"<\/a>Eastern Buzzard<\/b> Buteo japonicus<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Light-vented-Bulbul_RN\"<\/a>Light-vented Bulbul<\/b> Pycnonotus sinensis<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/center><\/p>\n

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22nd<\/i>
\nThe next morning was warm and relatively calm. Winds from the East-Northeast. New birds or new numbers follow. A Long-tailed Shrike<\/b> near the bamboo slope west of the village. Small numbers of Chestnut<\/b>, Chestnut-eared<\/b>, Black-faced<\/b>, Little,<\/b> Rustic<\/b> and Yellow-throated Buntings<\/b>. Two Greater Short-toed Larks<\/b>. Four Oriental Honey Buzzard<\/b>s. A Peregrine Falcon<\/b>. Several White Wagtails<\/b> (one a rather interesting \u201cblack-backed\u201d type) and a Grey Wagtail<\/b>. Eight Japanese White-eyes<\/b>. A Great Tit<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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\"Chestnut-eared-Bunting_RN\"<\/a>Chestnut-eared Bunting<\/b> Emberiza fucata<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Black-faced-Bunting_RN-1\"<\/a>Black-faced Bunting<\/b> Emberiza spodocephala<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Black-faced-Bunting_RN-2\"<\/a>Black-faced Bunting<\/b> Emberiza spodocephala<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Little-Bunting_RN\"<\/a>Little Bunting<\/b> Emberiza pusilla<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Grey-faced-Buzzard_RN\"<\/a>Grey-faced Buzzard<\/b> Butastur indicus<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/center><\/p>\n

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23rd<\/i>
\nIncreasing wind, still apparently from Northeast A Goshawk<\/b>. Three or four (mostly heard) Dusky Warblers<\/b>. Ominously, perhaps, 2 Magpies<\/b>. A probable (on call) overhead Blyth\u2019s Pipit<\/b>.<\/p>\n

24th<\/i>
\nVery high winds, making viewing difficult. One Black Kite<\/b>. A pair of Chinese Penduline Tits<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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\"Gageo-Island-Early-Morning_RN\"<\/a>Gageo Island, early morning, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/center><\/p>\n

25th<\/i>
\nHigh winds continue unabated. Some broken trees! Several Eurasian Skylarks<\/b>. A Greenfinch<\/b>. A Goldcrest<\/b>.<\/p>\n

26th<\/i>
\nAgain, high winds \u2013 more gusts than steady \u2014 and no ferry. The steep and narrow path from behind the school up the mountain yielded few birds (a Goldcrest<\/b>, a Bull-headed Shrike<\/b>, an Oriental Honey Buzzard<\/b>, some Yellow-throated Buntings<\/b>) but one real surprise: an apparent hen Pheasant<\/b> bursting from cover among trees near the path just beneath the crest and flying rapidly into much deeper cover. The bird did not call, and had an oddly square-looking tail. A small flock of Red-rumped Swallows<\/b> overhead. A few Pale Thrushes<\/b> and a group of Japanese White-eyes<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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\"Gageo-Island_RN-2\"<\/a>Gageo Island, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Stejnegers-Stonechat_RN-1\"<\/a>Stejneger’s Stonechat<\/b> Saxicola stejnegeri<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Stejnegers-Stonechat_RN-2\"<\/a>Stejneger’s Stonechat<\/b> Saxicola stejnegeri<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/center><\/p>\n

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27th<\/i>
\nFinally winds at a reasonable clip, becoming calmer as the day continued. In the morning, a brief glimpse of a Yellow Bittern<\/b> above the quarry. Three Slavonian Grebes<\/b> in the harbor. On the trek to 2-gu, Pale Thrushes<\/b> (some seen, most heard) one or two Dusky Thrushes<\/b> (heard) and a likely Naumann\u2019s Thrush<\/b> (also heard only). Small overhead flocks of Siskins<\/b> and Bramblings<\/b>. An attractively chunky Peregrine<\/b> patrolling the ridge. One distant calling Rubythroat<\/b>. A briefly calling Taiga Flycatcher<\/b>. Numbers of scolding Japanese Bush Warblers<\/b>. A pair of Gageo\u2019s distinctive (in color and call) Varied Tits<\/b>. In 2-gu, another Magpie<\/b>, several Japanese Bush Warblers<\/b>, Stejneger\u2019s Stonechats<\/b> and a Kestrel<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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\"Varied-Tit_RN\"<\/a>Varied Tit<\/b> Poecile varius<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Japanese-Bush-Warbler_RN\"<\/a>Japanese Bush Warbler<\/b> Horornis diphone<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/center><\/p>\n

28th<\/i>
\nCalm and hazy. No new species or markedly different numbers before the boat. No outside access on the boat and nothing tubular on the water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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