{"id":12970,"date":"2014-06-01T21:25:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T12:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=12970"},"modified":"2014-06-01T21:25:12","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T12:25:12","slug":"seogwipo-jeju-june-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=12970","title":{"rendered":"Seogwipo, Jeju, June 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bird News from Matt Poll<\/p>\n<p>At a relatively undisturbed (yet) spot near town, three individual <b>Fairy Pittas<\/b> (or maybe two pairs) called from the treetops, mostly unseen. One of them had a strange three-note call, instead of the more familiar two-note call. <audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12970-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Fairy-Pitta_MP.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Fairy-Pitta_MP.mp3\">https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Fairy-Pitta_MP.mp3<\/a><\/audio> Two <b>Northern Boobook<\/b> called from nearby, but remained frustratingly out of sight. It was hard to hear other birds at times over the manic refrain of the <b>Common<\/b> and <b>Lesser Cuckoos<\/b>. A pair each of secretive <b>Yellow-rumped Flycatcher<\/b> and <b>Yellow-throated Bunting<\/b> fed busily and appeared to be bringing food back to nests. <b>Great<\/b>, <b>Long-tailed<\/b>, and <b>Varied Tits<\/b> (including some interesting grey-bellied juveniles) were also seen, as well as a <b>White-backed Woodpecker<\/b>. At least three pairs of <b>Japanese Paradise Flycatchers<\/b> were active and vocal along the trail, giving some good views. Elsewhere around Seogwipo, I\u2019ve found a further four pairs on different stream beds.<\/p>\n<p>Back in town, a <b>Striated Heron<\/b> (perhaps the same individual that has been overwintering in this park) paced the bank of a stream in a park. Last week in the same park I saw a pair of <b>Asian Brown Flycatchers<\/b> that were acting like there was maybe a nest nearby.<\/p>\n<p>Last night I heard a <b>Fairy Pitta<\/b> calling from the stream behind my apartment at about 2 a.m. It was heading north towards Halla Mountain. I heard a similar late-night phenomenon on June 6<sup>th<\/sup> of last year \u2013 is this stream a nocturnal highway for fresh-in Fairy Pittas?<\/p>\n<p><div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdskorea.org\/Images\/images2014\/06\/Fairy-Pitta_MP-1.jpg\" title=\"Fairy Pitta\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"imgtxt\"><b>Fairy Pitta<\/b> <i>Pitta nympha<\/i>, &#169; Mathew Poll<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdskorea.org\/Images\/images2014\/06\/Fairy-Pitta_MP-2.jpg\" title=\"Fairy Pitta\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"imgtxt\"><b>Fairy Pitta<\/b> <i>Pitta nympha<\/i>, &#169; Mathew Poll<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdskorea.org\/Images\/images2014\/06\/Long-tailed-Tit_MP.jpg\" title=\"Long-tailed Tit\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"imgtxt\"><b>Long-tailed Tit<\/b> <i>Aegithalos caudatus<\/i>, &#169; Mathew Poll<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdskorea.org\/Images\/images2014\/06\/Varied-Tit_MP-1.jpg\" title=\"Varied Tit\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"imgtxt\"><b>Varied Tit<\/b> <i>Poecile varius<\/i>, &#169; Mathew Poll<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdskorea.org\/Images\/images2014\/06\/Varied-Tit_MP-2.jpg\" title=\"Varied Tit\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"imgtxt\"><b>Varied Tit<\/b> <i>Poecile varius<\/i>, &#169; Mathew Poll<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdskorea.org\/Images\/images2014\/06\/Japanese-Paradise-Flycatcher_MP-1.jpg\" title=\"Japanese Paradise Flycatcher\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"imgtxt\"><b>Japanese Paradise Flycatcher<\/b> <i>Terpsiphone atrocaudata<\/i>, &#169; Mathew Poll<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdskorea.org\/Images\/images2014\/06\/Japanese-Paradise-Flycatcher_MP-2.jpg\" title=\"Japanese Paradise Flycatcher\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"imgtxt\"><b>Japanese Paradise Flycatcher<\/b> <i>Terpsiphone atrocaudata<\/i>, &#169; Mathew Poll<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdskorea.org\/Images\/images2014\/06\/Striated-Heron_MP.jpg\" title=\"Striated Heron\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"imgtxt\"><b>Striated Heron<\/b> <i>Butorides striata<\/i>, &#169; Mathew Poll<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bird News from Matt Poll At a relatively undisturbed (yet) spot near town, three individual Fairy Pittas (or maybe two pairs) called from the treetops, mostly unseen. 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