{"id":17368,"date":"2015-12-21T21:35:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T12:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=17368"},"modified":"2015-12-22T20:32:52","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T11:32:52","slug":"goseong-county-coast-december-16-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=17368","title":{"rendered":"Goseong County coast, December 16-20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Bird News from Nial Moores with Bernhard Seliger, Choi Hyun-Ah, Robin Newlin, Marco Della Seta and Subhojit Chakladar.<\/p>\n<p>December bird counts were made by NM along the coast between Daejin and Geojin as part of ongoing joint research in the inner border region of Korea with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hss.de\/korea\/en\/home.html\">Hanns Seidel Foundation, Korea<\/a>, on 16th and 17th with BS; on 18<sup>th <\/sup>with a boat trip taken by NM, CHA and RN;\u00a0 followed by further land-based and boat-based observations on 19<sup>th<\/sup> and some land-based observations on the 20<sup>th<\/sup> by a small group of Birds Koreans (NM, RN, SC, MDS), as always based out of the excellent January Pension.<\/p>\n<p>A much fuller collation of counts and a more detailed report is in preparation for the Hanns Seidel Foundation. For some absolutely stunning images of alcids seen during this time, please scroll down towards the bottom of this post!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-95.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17392 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-95-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"RS-95\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-95-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-95-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-95-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-95.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a>All smiles after an excellent Five alcid-species-boat trip on the 19th: three Birds Koreans and the wonderful Captain Choi Yeong-Uk.<\/p>\n<p>There was much evidence of continuing turnover of marine preferential birds through this important area, even though the weather was excellent and mild (with overnight lows ranging from -6C to +1C), and the sea almost calm,\u00a0 on both the 19<sup>th<\/sup> and 20th. The most abundant species were gulls &#8211; most feeding on what appear to be some kind of fish-eggs.<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy records\/ counts (with some of these counts likely to be amended once all counts have been processed) included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>White-winged Scoter<\/strong> \uac80\ub465\uc624\ub9ac\uc0ac\ucd0c. Probably 115 were present along the coast on the 17<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-WWScoter_NM.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17398 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-WWScoter_NM-1024x723.jpg\" alt=\"rs-WWScoter_NM\" width=\"690\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-WWScoter_NM-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-WWScoter_NM-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-WWScoter_NM-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-WWScoter_NM.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;<strong>Asiatic<\/strong>&#8221; <strong>White-winged Scoter<\/strong> <em>Melanitta<\/em> (<em>deglandi<\/em>)<em> stejnegeri<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>American Scoter<\/strong>\uac80\ub465\uc624\ub9ac. Still remarkably scarce with probably a maximum of 60 along the coast on the 17<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rsamericanscoterad_Nm.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17372 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rsamericanscoterad_Nm-1024x823.jpg\" alt=\"rsamericanscoterad_Nm\" width=\"690\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rsamericanscoterad_Nm-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rsamericanscoterad_Nm-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rsamericanscoterad_Nm-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rsamericanscoterad_Nm.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a>Adult male <strong>American Scoter\u00a0<\/strong><em>Melanitta americana<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores. This one had the brightest bill coloration of the 30 or so adult males that were present.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rsamericanscoterimmmale_NM.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17373 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rsamericanscoterimmmale_NM-1024x747.jpg\" alt=\"rsamericanscoterimmmale_NM\" width=\"690\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rsamericanscoterimmmale_NM-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rsamericanscoterimmmale_NM-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rsamericanscoterimmmale_NM-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rsamericanscoterimmmale_NM.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a>First-winter male <strong>American Scoter<\/strong> \u00a9 Nial Moores. (For more on ageing and separation from the extralimital <em>Common Scoter<\/em>, see <a href=\"http:\/\/birdingfrontiers.com\/category\/wildfowl\/iv-diving-ducks\/\">this page<\/a> on the Birding Frontiers website).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Red-breasted Merganser<\/strong> \ubc14\ub2e4\ube44\uc624\ub9ac . A total of 538 were counted along the coast on the 16<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arctic Loon<\/strong> \ud070\ud68c\uc0c9\uba38\ub9ac\uc544\ube44. Loons were present in low numbers along the whole coast, from close to shore up to 5km or so from shore, with the largest numbers concentrated near the headland. The vast majority of the 1,622 loons counted off the headland on the 20<sup>th<\/sup> were <strong>Arctics<\/strong>, with probably fewer than 100 <strong>Pacifics<\/strong> and only 10 <strong>Red-throateds<\/strong> noted. An estimate of 1,600 <strong>Arctic Loon<\/strong> present during the present survey seems reasonable (though highly conservative).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-PacLoon-loonar-lift-off-AP9F0696-RNewlin.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-PacLoon-loonar-lift-off-AP9F0696-RNewlin-1024x698.jpg\" alt=\"RS-PacLoon-loonar lift-off AP9F0696-RNewlin\" width=\"690\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-PacLoon-loonar-lift-off-AP9F0696-RNewlin-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-PacLoon-loonar-lift-off-AP9F0696-RNewlin-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-PacLoon-loonar-lift-off-AP9F0696-RNewlin-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-PacLoon-loonar-lift-off-AP9F0696-RNewlin.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><strong>Pacific Loon<\/strong> <em>Gavia pacifica<\/em> \u00a9 Robin Newlin. Identification of this individual as <strong>Pacific<\/strong> and not <em>Arctic<\/em> is suggested by the dark area behind the wings, extending down from the upperparts; the narrow chin-strap; the smallish bill; the lack of steep forehead angle and the rounded rear to the crown; the much paler grey coming through on the hind-nape; the darkly mottled look to the rear of the ear coverts; and the width of the dark on the neck, coming further forward than in <em>Arctic<\/em> (making <strong>Pacific<\/strong> appear obviously darker and less cleanly contrasting than <em>Arctic<\/em>).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yellow-billed Loon<\/strong> \ud770\ubd80\ub9ac\uc544\ube44. Three singles were seen moving south from January Pension on the 17<sup>th<\/sup>; and one was seen from the boat on the 18<sup>th<\/sup> (all NM only).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Red-necked Grebe<\/strong> \ud070\ub17c\ubcd1\uc544\ub9ac. A total of 242 were counted on the 16<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Great Crested Grebe<\/strong> \ubfd4\ub17c\ubcd1\uc544\ub9ac. A total of 902 were counted on the 16<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pelagic Cormorant<\/strong> \uc1e0\uac00\ub9c8\uc6b0\uc9c0. A total of 2,383 cormorants were counted by NM and BS moving south past the January Pension in the first two hours of light on the 17<sup>th<\/sup>. Almost all of these were <strong>Pelagics<\/strong>.\u00a0 Most of these probably return each afternoon and evening to roost in the DMZ. As the morning movement started before our count did and continued after it, an estimate of 2,400 during this survey period seems reasonable even if rather conservative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-DSC05891.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17393 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-DSC05891-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"RS-DSC05891\" width=\"690\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-DSC05891-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-DSC05891-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-DSC05891-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-DSC05891.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><strong>Pelagic Cormorant<\/strong> <em>Phalacrocorax pelagicus<\/em> on the move before sunrise \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Great Cormorant<\/strong> \ubbfc\ubb3c\uac00\ub9c8\uc6b0\uc9c0. Probably twenty or thirty were still present feeding and roosting up in front of the January Pension on the 17<sup>th<\/sup>, with still 5-10 present there on the 19th. Flocks were also noted on Hwajin Po and also on several smaller rivers. Birds have not yet been identified to subspecies (see this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=14250\">ID note<\/a> for more on subspecies).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Temminck\u2019s Cormorant<\/strong> \uac00\ub9c8\uc6b0\uc9c0. Probably less than 50 in total, with confident identification at distance made more challenging by the (exceptional) presence of <strong>Great Cormorant<\/strong> feeding and roosting in the same areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-threecormorants.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17390 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-threecormorants-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"rs-threecormorants\" width=\"690\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-threecormorants-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-threecormorants-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-threecormorants-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-threecormorants.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a>Three species of cormorant together: <strong>Pelagics<\/strong>, with single <strong>Temminck&#8217;s<\/strong> (left of centre) and single <strong>Great<\/strong> (towards right) \u00a9 Nial Moores. Identification of <strong>Temmincks<\/strong> from <strong>Great<\/strong> is based on more angular &#8220;pinched&#8221; rear to the bare facial skin; yellowish tones to the lower mandible; and much more extensive white on the head, even extending below the bare skin towards the bill base. Further supporting features include the much fuller head-shape and perhaps also the intensity of the green eye colour.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Common Gull<\/strong> \uac08\ub9e4\uae30. Huge numbers were present on the 16<sup>th<\/sup>, 17<sup>th<\/sup> and 18<sup>th<\/sup>, with an estimated 9,000-11,000 present along the coast on the 18<sup>th<\/sup>. Many were feeding on what appeared to be egg-cases (suggested by our kind host at the January Pension perhaps to be produced by the fish species <em>dorumu<\/em>?). One strongly leucistic Common Gull was digiscoped on the 17<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-Common-Gull_Dec17_NM.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17374 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-Common-Gull_Dec17_NM-1024x750.jpg\" alt=\"rs-Common Gull_Dec17_NM\" width=\"690\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-Common-Gull_Dec17_NM-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-Common-Gull_Dec17_NM-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-Common-Gull_Dec17_NM-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-Common-Gull_Dec17_NM.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a>Leucistic <strong>Common Gull<\/strong> <em>Larus canus<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Glaucous-winged Gull<\/strong> \uc218\ub9ac\uac08\ub9e4\uae30. At least seven in total.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rs-JuvGlaucouswingedgull_NM-175.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17391 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rs-JuvGlaucouswingedgull_NM-175-1024x781.jpg\" alt=\"Rs-JuvGlaucouswingedgull_NM-175\" width=\"690\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rs-JuvGlaucouswingedgull_NM-175-1024x781.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rs-JuvGlaucouswingedgull_NM-175-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rs-JuvGlaucouswingedgull_NM-175-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rs-JuvGlaucouswingedgull_NM-175.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a>Juvenile <strong>Glaucous-winged Gull<\/strong> <em>Larus glaucescens<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>American Herring Gull<\/strong> \uc605\uc740\uc7ac\uac08\ub9e4\uae30. One or two pale-saddled adults; with one on 16<sup>th<\/sup> near Geojin harbor (NM and BS); and one briefly north of Daejin Harbour on the 18<sup>th<\/sup> (NM only).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vega Gull<\/strong> \uc7ac\uac08\ub9e4\uae30. Huge numbers were present, especially on the 18<sup>th<\/sup> and 19<sup>th<\/sup>, with at least 3,000 in one flock on the latter date. Most were feeding on what appeared to fish eggs or fish egg-cases (of <em>dorumu<\/em>?).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-vegagullwithfisheggs.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17399 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-vegagullwithfisheggs-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"rs-vegagullwithfisheggs\" width=\"690\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-vegagullwithfisheggs-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-vegagullwithfisheggs-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-vegagullwithfisheggs-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-vegagullwithfisheggs.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><strong>Vega Gull<\/strong> <em>Larus vegae<\/em> with fish (?) eggs \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCaspian-type gull\u201d. One or two adults were present in the massive gull flock near Daejin on the 19<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slaty-backed Gull<\/strong> \ud070\uc7ac\uac08\ub9e4\uae30. The third most numerous gull along the coast, with a conservative 1,500 (counted roughly in blocks of 100) in the massive gull flock on the 19<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-SBGU-NM-DSC059871.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17400 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-SBGU-NM-DSC059871-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"RS-SBGU-NM-DSC05987\" width=\"690\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-SBGU-NM-DSC059871-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-SBGU-NM-DSC059871-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-SBGU-NM-DSC059871-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-SBGU-NM-DSC059871.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a>(Juvenile into) First-winter <strong>Slaty-backed Gull<\/strong> <em>Larus schistisagus<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores: in addition to the &#8220;classic&#8221; structure, note the pattern(s) of the replaced scapulars; the brown tones to the primaries; and the piebald look to much of the upperparts, all indicative of this species at this age.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Taimyr Gull<\/strong> \uc904\ubb34\ub2ac\ub178\ub791\ubc1c\uac08\ub9e4\uae30. Remarkably scarce, with probably only 30 or so found in the flock of 11,000-12,000 gulls seen in the evening of the 18<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-TaimyrGull_-DSC06134.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17389 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-TaimyrGull_-DSC06134-1024x853.jpg\" alt=\"RS-TaimyrGull_-DSC06134\" width=\"690\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-TaimyrGull_-DSC06134-1024x853.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-TaimyrGull_-DSC06134-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-TaimyrGull_-DSC06134-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-TaimyrGull_-DSC06134.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><strong>Taimyr Gull<\/strong> <em>Larus heuglini taimyrensis<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Steppe Gull<\/strong>. One adult-type probable <em>barabensis<\/em> or <em>barabensis<\/em>-type was seen by RN and NM and poorly digiscoped on the 18<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(And now for those truly stunning images&#8230;!)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brunnich\u2019s Murre<\/strong> \ud770\uc904\ubd80\ub9ac\ubc14\ub2e4\uc624\ub9ac. Four were seen from the boat on the 19<sup>th<\/sup>, and two were seen off the headland on the 20<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS_rdc.-crop-b-gill-AP9F0771-RNewlin.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17388 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS_rdc.-crop-b-gill-AP9F0771-RNewlin-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"RS_rdc. crop b gill AP9F0771-RNewlin\" width=\"690\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS_rdc.-crop-b-gill-AP9F0771-RNewlin-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS_rdc.-crop-b-gill-AP9F0771-RNewlin-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS_rdc.-crop-b-gill-AP9F0771-RNewlin-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS_rdc.-crop-b-gill-AP9F0771-RNewlin.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><strong>Brunnich&#8217;s Murre<\/strong> <em>Uria lomvia<\/em> \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Common Murre<\/strong> \ubc14\ub2e4\uc624\ub9ac. Up to 17 were counted off the headland on the 16<sup>th<\/sup>; with one seen from the boat on the 18th and only one seen off the headland on the 20<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-c-murre-AP9F0622rnewlin.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17378 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-c-murre-AP9F0622rnewlin-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"rs-c murre AP9F0622rnewlin\" width=\"690\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-c-murre-AP9F0622rnewlin-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-c-murre-AP9F0622rnewlin-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-c-murre-AP9F0622rnewlin-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-c-murre-AP9F0622rnewlin.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-c-murre-AP9F0670-RN.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17379 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-c-murre-AP9F0670-RN-1024x701.jpg\" alt=\"rs-c murre AP9F0670-RN\" width=\"690\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-c-murre-AP9F0670-RN-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-c-murre-AP9F0670-RN-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-c-murre-AP9F0670-RN-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-c-murre-AP9F0670-RN.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><strong>Common Murre<\/strong> <em>Uria aalge<\/em> \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Spectacled Guillemot<\/strong> \ud770\ub208\uc379\ubc14\ub2e4\uc624\ub9ac. A total of 27 were counted off the headland on the 16<sup>th<\/sup>; six were seen flying south soon after sunrise from the January Pension on the 17<sup>th<\/sup>; small numbers were seen from the boat; and six were still off the headland on the 20<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc.-speccy-gill-AP9F1051-RNewlin.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17387 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc.-speccy-gill-AP9F1051-RNewlin-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"RS-rdc. speccy gill  AP9F1051-RNewlin\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc.-speccy-gill-AP9F1051-RNewlin-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc.-speccy-gill-AP9F1051-RNewlin-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc.-speccy-gill-AP9F1051-RNewlin-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc.-speccy-gill-AP9F1051-RNewlin.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-SpectacledGuillemot_03-1-of-1-schakladar.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17386 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-SpectacledGuillemot_03-1-of-1-schakladar-1024x626.jpg\" alt=\"RS-SpectacledGuillemot_03 (1 of 1)-schakladar\" width=\"690\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-SpectacledGuillemot_03-1-of-1-schakladar-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-SpectacledGuillemot_03-1-of-1-schakladar-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-SpectacledGuillemot_03-1-of-1-schakladar-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-SpectacledGuillemot_03-1-of-1-schakladar.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><strong>Spectacled Guillemot<\/strong> <em>Cepphus carbo<\/em>, top image \u00a9 Robin Newlin, bottom image \u00a9 Subhojit Chakladar<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0There was \/ were also one or two much whiter-looking alcids seen off the headland on the 16<sup>th <\/sup>(NM and BS) and 17th (NM only), one of which was with a group of three <strong>Spectacleds<\/strong> and appeared to be either the same size or slightly smaller than them. Both (?) of these \u201cwhite gillies\u201d apparently had greyer-upperparts than the <strong>Spectacleds<\/strong>; more white on the head; and apparently some limited white on the wing coverts just about visible on the closed wing (though only at 50X magnification through a truly superb Swarovski scope &#8211; essetial gear for survey work of this kind).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Long-billed Murrelet<\/strong> \uc54c\ub77d\uc1e0\uc624\ub9ac. Two were present off the headland on the 16<sup>th<\/sup> and 17<sup>th<\/sup>, and were seen at very close range from the boat on the 19<sup>th<\/sup>; one was seen about 10km north from there, perhaps 7-8 km from shore on the 18<sup>th<\/sup>; and one was seen to the north off the headland on the 20th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc-long-billed-murrelets-AP9F0980-RNewlin.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17385 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc-long-billed-murrelets-AP9F0980-RNewlin-1024x638.jpg\" alt=\"RS-rdc long billed murrelets AP9F0980-RNewlin\" width=\"690\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc-long-billed-murrelets-AP9F0980-RNewlin-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc-long-billed-murrelets-AP9F0980-RNewlin-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc-long-billed-murrelets-AP9F0980-RNewlin-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc-long-billed-murrelets-AP9F0980-RNewlin-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-rdc-long-billed-murrelets-AP9F0980-RNewlin.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-LongBilledMurrelet_04-1-of-1-schakladar.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17384 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-LongBilledMurrelet_04-1-of-1-schakladar-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"RS-LongBilledMurrelet_04 (1 of 1)-schakladar\" width=\"690\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-LongBilledMurrelet_04-1-of-1-schakladar-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-LongBilledMurrelet_04-1-of-1-schakladar-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-LongBilledMurrelet_04-1-of-1-schakladar-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-LongBilledMurrelet_04-1-of-1-schakladar.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><strong>Long-billed Murrelet<\/strong> <em>Brachyramphus perdix<\/em>, top image \u00a9 Robin Newlin, bottom image \u00a9 Subhojit Chakladar<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ancient Murrelet<\/strong> \ubc14\ub2e4\uc1e0\uc624\ub9ac. Probably more than 3,000 were present in the area. Numbers were very hard to count or estimate well, as there were small flocks dispersed offshore all along the coast that was surveyed, apparently in two main bands. The first band was within 2-3km of shore (and was possible to see and count from land), with 1,600 seen in one scan off from the headland on the 20th. The second band seemed to be located from about 7km from shore, with groups seen in flight well beyond 10km from shore. Although most of these groups were of only 10-20 birds, several hundred were seen from the boat along 9-10km of this second band on the 18<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-ancients-AP9F0749-RNewlin.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17377 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-ancients-AP9F0749-RNewlin-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"rs-ancients AP9F0749-RNewlin\" width=\"690\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-ancients-AP9F0749-RNewlin-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-ancients-AP9F0749-RNewlin-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-ancients-AP9F0749-RNewlin-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-ancients-AP9F0749-RNewlin.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><strong>Ancient Murrelet<\/strong> <em>Synthliboramphus antiquus<\/em> \u00a9 Robin Newlin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Least Auklet<\/strong> \uc791\uc740\ubc14\ub2e4\uc624\ub9ac. One was seen excellently well on the 19<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-least-auklet-AP9F0925-RNewlin.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17381 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-least-auklet-AP9F0925-RNewlin-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"rs-least auklet AP9F0925-RNewlin\" width=\"690\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-least-auklet-AP9F0925-RNewlin-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-least-auklet-AP9F0925-RNewlin-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-least-auklet-AP9F0925-RNewlin-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rs-least-auklet-AP9F0925-RNewlin.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-least-AP9F0949-RNewlin.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17380 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-least-AP9F0949-RNewlin-1024x548.jpg\" alt=\"RS-least AP9F0949-RNewlin\" width=\"690\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-least-AP9F0949-RNewlin-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-least-AP9F0949-RNewlin-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-least-AP9F0949-RNewlin-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-least-AP9F0949-RNewlin.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-LeastAuklet_03-1-of-1-schakladar.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17382 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-LeastAuklet_03-1-of-1-schakladar-945x1024.jpg\" alt=\"RS-LeastAuklet_03 (1 of 1)-schakladar\" width=\"690\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-LeastAuklet_03-1-of-1-schakladar-945x1024.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-LeastAuklet_03-1-of-1-schakladar-138x150.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-LeastAuklet_03-1-of-1-schakladar-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-LeastAuklet_03-1-of-1-schakladar.jpg 1998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><strong>Least Auklet<\/strong> <em>Aethia pusilla<\/em>, top two images \u00a9 Robin Newlin, bottom image \u00a9 Subhojit Chakladar<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rhinoceros Auklet<\/strong> \ud770\uc218\uc5fc\ubc14\ub2e4\uc624\ub9ac. The highest day count during the survey period was of 27 seen from the boat on the 19<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-RhinocerosAuklet_01-1-of-1-schakladar.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[17368]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-17383 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-RhinocerosAuklet_01-1-of-1-schakladar-1024x549.jpg\" alt=\"RS-RhinocerosAuklet_01 (1 of 1)-schakladar\" width=\"690\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-RhinocerosAuklet_01-1-of-1-schakladar-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-RhinocerosAuklet_01-1-of-1-schakladar-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-RhinocerosAuklet_01-1-of-1-schakladar-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/RS-RhinocerosAuklet_01-1-of-1-schakladar.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><strong>Rhinoceros Auklet<\/strong> <em>Cerorhinca monocerata<\/em> \u00a9 Subhojit Chakladar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Bird News from Nial Moores with Bernhard Seliger, Choi Hyun-Ah, Robin Newlin, Marco Della Seta and Subhojit Chakladar. 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