{"id":12293,"date":"2014-04-24T10:02:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T01:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=12293"},"modified":"2014-04-24T20:26:18","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T11:26:18","slug":"highlights-from-6-days-on-gageo-april-16-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=12293","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from 6 days on Gageo, April 16 – 22"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bird News from Robin Newlin and (for a while) Subhojit Chakladar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday 22nd<\/sup><\/b>: Tuesday before the boat added a\u00a0Common Sandpiper<\/b>. Fewer Yellow Bunting<\/strong> \u2014 2 seen. A Chinese Pond Heron<\/strong> in the main village looked like a different individual. From the boat: about 40 Murrelets (all looked like Ancients<\/strong>, but most were on the poor light side and distant) and 2\u00a0Streaked Shearwaters<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Monday 21st<\/sup><\/b>: Monday added a Snipe, apparently a\u00a0Swinhoe\u2019s<\/b>, and a\u00a0Grey-tailed<\/b>\u00a0Tattler<\/b>\u00a0in the quarry. Blue and White Flycatchers<\/strong> were more apparent, probably due to sunny conditions (several were bathing) rather than increasing numbers. A singing\u00a0Grey-backed Thrush<\/b>\u00a0below Little Hokkaido. At least by observation\/hearing, Brown-headed Thrush<\/strong> continued to be the most common thrush on the island, with c. 40 noted during my stay. Several\u00a0Black-crowned Night Herons<\/b>\u00a0in the concreted (and fishless) stream seemed to have recently arrived.<\/p>\n

\"Blue-and-white-Flycatcher_RN\"<\/a>Blue-and-white Flycatcher<\/b>\u00a0Cyanoptila cyanomelana<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/center><\/p>\n

\"Black-crowned-Night-Heron_RN\"<\/a>Black-crowned Night Heron<\/b>\u00a0Nycticorax nycticorax<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

Sunday 20th<\/sup><\/b>: On Sunday morning I spent some considerable time with the White-shouldered Starling<\/strong>. A\u00a0Great Tit<\/b>\u00a0and a Siberian Weasel or\u00a0jeokjaebi<\/i>\u00a0worked the same area\u2014the latter, a non-native (probably arrived as stowaways on ships) apparently responsible for the eradication of Gageo\u2019s snake population. A\u00a0Eurasian Sparrowhawk<\/b>\u00a0drifted overhead. After Mr. Chakladar\u2019s\u00a0 departure I made the trek to 2-gu: highlights were a calling\u00a0Oriental Scops Owl,<\/b>\u00a0several cooing and finally 2 seen\u00a0Black Wood Pigeons<\/b>, chasing one another with their astonishing speed, several singing Eastern Crowned Warblers<\/strong>, a few calling\u00a0White\u2019s Thrushes<\/b>, a distant flying group of apparent waxwings (species undetermined: 7 or 8 birds), an incongruously single\u00a0Ashy Minivet<\/b>\u00a0above a ravine stream near Halfway Tree, several more Bramblings<\/strong>, and a pair of\u00a0Varied Tits<\/b>\u00a0(one carrying green nesting material). 2-gu was very quiet, with a few Brown Thrushes<\/strong>, a fly-by\u00a0Oriental Pratincole<\/b>\u00a0over the ocean and another single Ashy Minivet<\/strong>. Back to the quarry by the end of the day, I came across 1 of S. C.\u2019s 2 Little Whimbrels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\"Siberian-Weasel_RN\"<\/a>Siberian Weasel<\/b>\u00a0Mustela sibirica coreana<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Little-Whimbrel_RN\"<\/a>Little Whimbrel<\/b>\u00a0Numenius minutus<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

Saturday 19th<\/sup><\/b>: Saturday began clear with a period of rain, then clear but somewhat cool. In the quarry, a\u00a0Little Ringed Plover<\/b>. ATemminck\u2019s Stint<\/b>\u00a0crept around near the road to the trash tip. On the mossy slab, 3\u00a0Wood Sandpipers,<\/b>\u00a0a\u00a0Kentish Plover<\/b>\u00a0and a\u00a0Mongolian Plover<\/b>. On the water, an\u00a0Arctic Loon<\/b>. Saturday mid-day marked the arrival of Subhojit Chakladar, who found (separately \u2014 see his report for details) some good birds including 2\u00a0Little Whimbrels<\/b>\u00a0and a female\u00a0Citrine Wagtail<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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\"Temmincks-Stint_RN\"<\/a>Temminck’s Stint<\/b>\u00a0Calidris temminckii<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Wood-Sandpiper_RN\"<\/a>Wood Sandpiper<\/b>\u00a0Tringa glareola<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Mongolian-Plover_RN\"<\/a>Mongolian Plover<\/b>\u00a0Charadrius mongolus<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

Friday 18th<\/sup><\/b>: Rain still, with light fog. Following are mostly new birds: 1\u00a0Cattle Egret<\/b>. 1 Red-billed<\/strong>\u00a0Starling<\/b>. 1\u00a0Greater Short-toed Lark<\/b>. A different Chestnut-eared Bunting<\/strong>. An unidentified Snipe. A single\u00a0Chinese Pond Heron<\/b>. A\u00a0Whimbrel<\/b>. AYellow-breasted Bunting<\/b>. Above the village, 4\u00a0Chestnut-cheeked<\/b>, 7\u00a0Grey<\/b>, 2 Red-billed<\/strong>, 2\u00a0Daurian<\/b>\u00a0and 1\u00a0White-shouldered Starling<\/b>. At one point I could see 5 species of starling on the same telephone wire. Also: 3\u00a0Tristram\u2019s Bunting<\/b>, 2\u00a0Yellow-browed Bunting<\/b>, and several more Brown-headed Thrushes<\/strong> and 2 more Grey Thrushes<\/strong>. In the harbor, 3\u00a0Great-crested Grebes<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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\"White-shouldered-Starling_RN\"<\/a>White-shouldered Starling<\/b>\u00a0Sturnia sinensis<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin NewlinThursday 17th<\/sup><\/b>: Thursday brought rain and fog. The afternoon (still raining) showed a clear but modest influx of migrants: perhaps a dozen new Red-throated Pipits<\/strong>, 20 new Olive-backed<\/strong>, an apparent (distant flight view)\u00a0Richard\u2019s Pipit<\/b>, and several Bramblings<\/strong>. 2 Siberian Rubythroats<\/strong> allowed glimpses. A cracking male\u00a0Black Redstart<\/b>\u00a0showed on the rocks beyond the trash tip; it may have been there the day before and remained elusive for the next few days. In the quarry: a\u00a0Wryneck\u00a0<\/b>and a\u00a0Grey Thrush<\/b>. Some increase in Narcissus<\/strong> and Asian Brown Flycatchers<\/strong>. A very bedraggled but apparently alert\u00a0Great Knot\u00a0<\/b>near the harbor.<\/b><\/p>\n

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\"Narcissus-Flycatcher_RN\"<\/a>Narcissus Flycatcher<\/b>\u00a0Ficedula narcissina<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin NewlinWednesday 16th<\/sup><\/b>: From the boat, about 40 Murrelets, some quite close. Most were (and as to be expected)\u00a0Ancient<\/b>; 3 looked to be\u00a0Crested<\/b>. Off the boat, a calling\u00a0Yellow-browed Warbler<\/b>, about 20\u00a0Olive-backed Pipits<\/b>, a\u00a0Japanese Quail<\/b>, several\u00a0Brown-headed Thrushes<\/b>, calling\u00a0Korean Bush Warblers<\/b>, a\u00a0single Pale-legged Leaf Warbler<\/b>, a single\u00a0Eastern Crowned Warbler<\/b>, a calling\u00a0Eurasian<\/b>\u00a0Hoopoe<\/b>,\u00a06 Narcissus Flycatchers<\/b>, 1\u00a0Blue and White Flycatcher<\/b>, 1Chestnut-eared Bunting<\/b>, 5\u00a0Black-faced Buntings<\/b>, 6\u00a0Yellow Buntings<\/b>, 7\u00a0Little Buntings<\/b>, 8\u00a0Asian Brown Flycatchers<\/b>, 4\u00a0Yellow-throated Buntings<\/b>, a calling\u00a0Siberian Rubythroat<\/b>, 2\u00a0Pale Thrushes<\/b>, 8\u00a0Japanese White-eyes<\/b>, 3\u00a0Blue Rock Thrushes<\/b>, several\u00a0Great\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Little Egrets<\/b>, 6\u00a0Buff-bellied Pipits<\/b>, 5\u00a0Red-throated Pipits<\/b>, 3\u00a0Eastern Yellow<\/b>,1\u00a0Grey\u00a0<\/b>and 2\u00a0White Wagtails<\/b>, 2\u00a0Red-flanked Bluetails<\/b>, a single Common\u00a0Kingfisher<\/strong>, about 30\u00a0Barn Swallows<\/b>, 2\u00a0Red-rumped Swallows<\/b>, a\u00a0Siberian Blue Robin<\/b>, several\u00a0Asian Stubtails<\/b>, several\u00a0Stejneger\u2019s Stonechats<\/b>, about a dozen\u00a0Eurasian Siskins<\/b>\u00a0and a single\u00a0Black-browed Reed Warbler<\/b>. In the trees behind the main street: an unseen singing\u00a0Chinese Grosbeak<\/b>. Above the quarry: a\u00a0Peregrine Falcon.<\/b><\/p>\n

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\"Siberian-Blue-Robin_RN\"<\/a>Siberian Blue Robin<\/b>\u00a0Luscinia cyane<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Eurasian-Siskin_RN-male\"<\/a>Male\u00a0Eurasian Siskin<\/b>\u00a0Spinus spinus<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Eurasian-Siskin_RN-female\"<\/a>Female\u00a0Eurasian Siskin<\/b>\u00a0Spinus spinus<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n

\"Asian-Stubtail_RN\"<\/a>Asian Stubtail<\/b>\u00a0Urosphena squameiceps<\/i>, \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bird News from Robin Newlin and (for a while) Subhojit Chakladar Tuesday 22nd: Tuesday before the boat added a\u00a0Common Sandpiper. Fewer Yellow Bunting \u2014 2 seen. A Chinese Pond Heron in the main village looked like a different individual. From … read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[253],"class_list":["post-12293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bird-sightings","tag-gageo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12293","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12293"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12355,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12293\/revisions\/12355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}