{"id":11032,"date":"2013-12-02T09:10:37","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T00:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=11032"},"modified":"2013-12-03T09:29:40","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T00:29:40","slug":"suncheon-november-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=11032","title":{"rendered":"Suncheon, November 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bird News by Patrick Blake<\/p>\n<p>Jason Loghry, Mike Friel, and I spent the day birding throughout the Suncheonman area.  Highlights of the day included c.400 <strong>Hooded Cranes<\/strong> in the fields around the Eco-park.  Within this congregation we found three <strong>White-naped Cranes<\/strong> and what appeared to be a <strong>Common<\/strong> x <strong>Hooded Crane<\/strong> hybrid.  Birds of prey were also plentiful: 10 <strong>Bull-headed Shrikes<\/strong>, a <strong>Merlin<\/strong>, two <strong>Eastern Buzzards<\/strong>, and several <strong>Cinereous Vultures<\/strong> and <strong>Common Kestrels<\/strong>.  A complete list of all the species (42) sighted is below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Common Pheasant<\/strong>  <em>Phasianus colchicus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>2. Tundra Bean Goose<\/strong>  <em>Anser serrirostris<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>3. Whooper Swan<\/strong>  <em>Cygnus cygnus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>4. Mallard<\/strong>  <em>Anas platyrhynchos<\/em>; included a domestic or leucistic individual<br \/>\n<strong>5. Eastern Spot-billed Duck<\/strong>  <em>Anas zonorhyncha<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>6. Northern Pintail<\/strong>  <em>Anas acuta<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>7. Baikal Teal<\/strong>  <em>Anas formosa<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>8. Little Grebe<\/strong>  <em>Tachybaptus ruficollis<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>9. Eurasian Spoonbill<\/strong>  <em>Platalea leucorodia<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>10. Grey Heron<\/strong>  <em>Ardea cinerea<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>11. Eastern Great Egret<\/strong>  <em>Ardea alba modesta<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>12. Little Egret<\/strong>  <em>Egretta garzetta<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>13. Western Osprey<\/strong>  <em>Pandion haliaetus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>14. Cinereous Vulture<\/strong>  <em>Aegypius monachus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>15. Eastern Buzzard<\/strong>  <em>Buteo japonicus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>16. Common Kestrel<\/strong>  <em>Falco tinnunculus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>17. Merlin<\/strong>  <em>Falco columbarius<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>18. White-naped Crane<\/strong>  <em>Grus vipio<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Common<\/strong> x <strong>Hooded Crane<\/strong> hybrid  <em>Grus grus<\/em> x <em>monacha<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>19. Hooded Crane<\/strong>  <em>Grus monacha<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>20. Northern Lapwing<\/strong>  <em>Vanellus vanellus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>21. Grey Plover<\/strong>  <em>Pluvialis squatarola<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>22. Whimbrel<\/strong>  <em>Numenius phaeopus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>23. Dunlin<\/strong> <em>Calidris alpina<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>24. Black-headed Gull<\/strong>  <em>Chroicocephalus ridibundus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>25. Mongolian Gull<\/strong>  <em>Larus mongolicus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>26. Oriental Turtle Dove<\/strong>  <em>Streptopelia orientalis<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>27. Bull-headed Shrike<\/strong>  <em>Lanius bucephalus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>28. Eurasian Magpie<\/strong>  <em>Pica pica<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>29. Chinese Penduline Tit<\/strong>  <em>Remiz consobrinus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>30. Eurasian Skylark<\/strong>  <em>Alauda arvensis<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>31. Brown-eared Bulbul<\/strong>  <em>Hypsipetes amaurotis<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>32. Vinous-throated Parrotbill<\/strong>  <em>Sinosuthora webbiana<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>33. White-cheeked Starling<\/strong>  <em>Spodiopsar cineraceus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>34. Daurian Redstart<\/strong>  <em>Phoenicurus auroreus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>35. Eurasian Tree Sparrow<\/strong>  <em>Passer montanus<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>36. White Wagtail<\/strong>  <em>Motacilla alba<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>37. Olive-backed Pipit<\/strong>  <em>Anthus hodgsoni<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>38. Buff-bellied Pipit<\/strong>  <em>Anthus rubescens<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>40. Yellow-throated Bunting<\/strong>  <em>Emberiza elegans<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>41. Black-faced Bunting<\/strong>  <em>Emberiza spodocephala<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>42. Common Reed Bunting<\/strong>  <em>Emberiza schoeniclus<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Cinereous-Vulture_PB.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[11032]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Cinereous-Vulture_PB-e1386030543938.jpg\" alt=\"Cinereous-Vulture_PB\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11089\" \/><\/a><strong>Cinereous Vulture<\/strong> <em>Aegypius monachus<\/em> \u00a9 Patrick Blake<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eastern-Buzzard_PB.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[11032]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eastern-Buzzard_PB.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern-Buzzard_PB\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eastern-Buzzard_PB.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eastern-Buzzard_PB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eastern-Buzzard_PB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eastern-Buzzard_PB-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eastern-Buzzard_PB-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> <strong>Eastern Buzzard<\/strong> <em>Buteo japonicus<\/em> \u00a9 Patrick Blake<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Hooded-Crane_PB-2.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[11032]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Hooded-Crane_PB-2-e1386030398732.jpg\" alt=\"Hooded-Crane_PB-2\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11085\" \/><\/a> <strong>Hooded Crane<\/strong> <em>Grus monacha<\/em> \u00a9 Patrick Blake<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/White-naped-Crane_PB.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[11032]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/White-naped-Crane_PB-e1386030470130.jpg\" alt=\"White-naped-Crane_PB\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11086\" \/><\/a> <strong>White-naped Crane<\/strong> <em>Grus vipio<\/em> \u00a9 Patrick Blake<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Hooded-Crane_PB-1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[11032]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Hooded-Crane_PB-1-e1386030501855.jpg\" alt=\"Hooded-Crane_PB-1\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11087\" \/><\/a><strong>Hooded Crane<\/strong> <em>Grus monacha<\/em> \u00a9 Patrick Blake<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bull-headed-Shrike_PB.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[11032]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bull-headed-Shrike_PB-e1386030361415.jpg\" alt=\"Bull-headed-Shrike_PB\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11084\" \/><\/a><strong>Bull-headed Shrike<\/strong> <em>Lanius bucephalus<\/em> \u00a9 Patrick Blake<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/White-cheeked-Starling_PB.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[11032]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/White-cheeked-Starling_PB-e1386030324618.jpg\" alt=\"White-cheeked-Starling_PB\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11083\" \/><\/a> <strong>White-cheeked Starling<\/strong> <em>Spodiopsar cineraceus<\/em> \u00a9 Patrick Blake<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eurasian-Tree-Sparrow_PB.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[11032]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eurasian-Tree-Sparrow_PB-e1386030287209.jpg\" alt=\"Eurasian-Tree-Sparrow_PB\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11081\" \/><\/a><strong>Eurasian Tree Sparrow<\/strong> <em>Passer montanus<\/em> \u00a9 Patrick Blake<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bird News by Patrick Blake Jason Loghry, Mike Friel, and I spent the day birding throughout the Suncheonman area. Highlights of the day included c.400 Hooded Cranes in the fields around the Eco-park. Within this congregation we found three White-naped &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=11032\">read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[79,139],"class_list":["post-11032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bird-sightings","tag-suncheon","tag-suncheon-bay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11032"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11082,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11032\/revisions\/11082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}