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<\/a><\/p>\nNeung-Dong. \u00a9 <\/span>Matt Poll<\/span><\/p>\n Beotgae. \u00a9 <\/span>Tim Edelsten<\/span><\/p>\n 1. Tundra Bean Goose <\/b>Anser serrirostris. <\/i>A raft of 105 on the sea off Beotgae on the 3rd had departed by the 6th.<\/p>\n 2. Whooper Swan <\/b>Cygnus cygnus. <\/i>A flock of 42 appeared over Beotgae on the 3rd and headed northeast – a first for the island.<\/p>\n 3. Eurasian Wigeon <\/b>Anas penelope<\/i>. A pair photographed in the bay on the 4th and 6th.<\/p>\n 4. Mallard<\/b> Anas platyrhynchos. <\/i>Three off Beotgae and 493 in the bay off Seopo-ri on the 6th represents a surprisingly high concentration for an offshore island. All the drakes were in prime condition and looked glorious in the bright sunshine. They were mostly in pairs: some were copulating.<\/p>\n 5. Eastern Spot-billed Duck <\/b>Anas zonorhyncha. <\/i>Fair numbers off the south coast, with 450+ off Beotgae on the 3rd (TE).<\/p>\n 6. Northern Pintail <\/b>Anas acuta<\/i>. Six dropped into the School bay on March 4th, and had moved on by the next morning. Most records from Yellow Sea offshore islands involve only singles.<\/p>\n 7. Eurasian Teal <\/b>Anas crecca. <\/i>A handsome flock of 161, in immaculate breeding plumage, were on the reservoir on the 3rd and 6th (with two also off Seopo-ri on the 6th). The males were duelling head-to-head in an anticlockwise rotation, and the whole flock was constantly whistling. This represents a very high concentration for an offshore island.<\/p>\n 8. Common Pochard <\/b>Aythya ferina. <\/i>Twelve on the reservoir at Beotgae on the 3rd later flew and landed on the sea. There are very few previous offshore records.<\/p>\n 9. Tufted Duck <\/b>Aythya fuligula<\/i>. A male in a ricefield pool at Beotgae on the 6th (TE) is a first record for the island and a rare offshore record.<\/p>\n Tufted Duck <\/strong>Aythya fuligula \u00a9 <\/span><\/i>Tim Edelsten<\/span><\/p>\n 10. Red-breasted Merganser <\/b>Mergus serrator.<\/i> Seen daily, with e.g. eleven off Igae on the 2nd.<\/p>\n 11. Common Pheasant <\/b>Phasianus colchicus. <\/i>Well-distributed throughout the island.<\/p>\n 12. Great Crested Grebe <\/b>Podiceps cristatus. <\/i>One or two seen daily on the sea. All in breeding head-dress.<\/p>\n 13. Grey Heron <\/b>Ardea cinerea. <\/i>Several at Beotgae were already flushed with pink legs and bills. An overhead flock of 13 moved through on the 5th.<\/p>\n 14. Great Egret <\/b>Ardea alba. <\/i>Single numbers of alba<\/i>, some flush with pale flesh-coloured tibia.<\/p>\n 15. Temminck’s Cormorant <\/b>Phalacrocorax capillatus<\/i>. Two or three along the coast, in full breeding plumage.<\/p>\n 16. Eurasian Sparrowhawk <\/b>Accipiter nisus. <\/i>one or two seen daily over the mountain ridges, with a line of four apparently moving NE on the 4th.<\/p>\n 17. Northern Goshawk <\/b>Accipiter gentilis. <\/i>One or two seen every day – both juveniles and adults. They tend to watch from high perches along forest edge or overlooking open areas.<\/p>\n 18. Eastern Buzzard <\/b>Buteo japonicus. <\/i>Seen daily. Two engaged in circling and clashing over Beotgae on the 6th.<\/p>\n 19. Eurasian Oystercatcher <\/b>Haematopus ostralegus. <\/i>Thirty-six in the school bay on the 3rd was the high-count.<\/p>\n 20. Black-tailed Gull <\/b>Larus crassirostris<\/i>.<\/p>\n 21. Mongolian Gull <\/b>Larus mongolicus. <\/i>Up to five seen daily. They looked pretty sleek although still\u00a0retaining a dirty collar around the hindneck.<\/p>\n 22. Heuglin’s Gull <\/b>Larus (heuglini)<\/i> taimyrensis. <\/i>Two or three idling in the bay.<\/p>\n 23. Feral Pigeon <\/b>Columba livia var. “domestica”. <\/i>One in the port briefly on the morning of the 7th.<\/p>\n 24. Oriental Turtle Dove <\/b>Streptopelia orientalis. <\/i>Surprisingly few, although six at the school area on the 4th.<\/p>\n Oriental Turtle Dove <\/strong>Streptopelia orientalis \u00a9 <\/span><\/i>Tim Edelsten<\/span><\/p>\n 25. Great Spotted Woodpecker <\/b>Dendrocopos major. <\/i>Seen daily, in all parts of the island.<\/p>\n 26. Common Kestrel <\/b>Falco tinnunculus. <\/i>A female hunting at Beotgae on the 6th (TE).<\/p>\n 27. Peregrine Falcon <\/b>Falco peregrinus. <\/i>A pair over the reservoir at Beotgae on the 3rd intimidated the wildfowl.<\/p>\n 28. Bull-headed Shrike <\/b>Lanius bucephalus. <\/i>One male <\/i>at Seopo-ri on the 5th was heard to impersonate a White Wagtail and other passerines. Is this a hunting lure I wonder?<\/p>\n 29. Eurasian Jay <\/b>Garrulus glandarius. <\/i>Very vocal and showy, with small groups constantly squabling amongst eachother. One was heard to mimic a Grey-headed Woodpecker: another sounded very like a Eurasian Kestrel.<\/p>\n 30. Eurasian Magpie <\/b>Pica pica. <\/i>Abundant on the island, including a count of 60 individuals in one tree at Seopo-ri on the 5th.<\/p>\n 31. Rook <\/b>Corvus frugilegus. <\/i>A flock of 38 at Beotgae on the 3rd and 6th.<\/p>\n 32. Large-billed Crow <\/b>Corvus macrorhynchos. <\/i>A small number seen.<\/p>\n 33. Coal Tit <\/b>Periparus ater. <\/i>Surprisingly plentiful everywhere, with e.g. 60+ in one small 20m patch of forest on the 3rd.<\/p>\n 34. Varied Tit <\/b>Sittiparus varius. <\/i>Common throughout the island.<\/p>\n 35. Eastern Great Tit <\/b>Parus minor. <\/i>Abundant, including e.g. roving flocks of 50 at Seopo-ri on the 5th and 60 in the northwest on the 6th (MP).<\/p>\n 36. Eurasian Skylark <\/b>Alauda arvensis.<\/i>Two at Beotgae on the 3rd.<\/p>\n 37. Light-vented Bulbul <\/b>Pycnonotus sinensis. <\/i>Found in two villages, with e.g. at least 12 at the school on the 4th and two at Beuk-ri on the 6th- with pairs having the feel of staking out territory in the stands of bamboo.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i>Light-vented Bulbul <\/strong>Pycnonotus sinensis<\/i> \u00a9 <\/span><\/i>Tim Edelsten<\/span><\/p>\n 38. Brown-eared Bulbul <\/b>Hypsipetes amaurotis.<\/i><\/p>\n 39. Long-tailed Tit <\/b>Aegithalos caudatus. <\/i>Resident magnus <\/i>are common. Three caudatus<\/i> at Beotgae on the 3rd (TE) and two <\/i>at Seopo-ri on the 6th (MP).<\/p>\n Long-tailed Tit <\/strong>Aegithalos c. caudatus \u00a9 <\/em><\/span><\/i>Matt Poll<\/span><\/p>\n 40. Goldcrest<\/b> Regulus regulus. <\/i>Fairly common in pines throughout the island.<\/p>\n 41. Eurasian Wren <\/b>Troglodytes troglodytes. <\/i>Four in the northwest on the 6th (MP).<\/p>\n 42. Eurasian Nuthatch <\/b>Sitta europaea. <\/i>One heard clearly at Igae on the 4th (MP) is a scarce offshore record.<\/p>\n 43. White-cheeked Starling <\/b>Spodiopsar cineraceus<\/i>. Seen almost daily, with a high count of 17 at the school village on the 4th.<\/p>\n 44. Grey-backed Thrush <\/b>Turdus hortulorum<\/i>. One in Seopo-ri on the 6th (MP) is judged likely to have overwintered, becoming only the third national record of overwintering.<\/p>\n Grey-backed Thrush <\/strong>Turdus hortulorum \u00a9 <\/em><\/span><\/i>Matt Poll<\/span><\/p>\n Grey-backed Thrush <\/strong>Turdus hortulorum \u00a9 <\/em><\/span><\/i>Matt Poll<\/span><\/p>\n 45. Pale Thrush <\/b>Turdus pallidus. <\/i>One or two seen daily.<\/p>\n 46. Naumann’s Thrush <\/b>Turdus naumanni<\/i>. Up to ten seen daily around the gardens and villages.<\/p>\n 47. Dusky Thrush <\/b>Turdus eunomus<\/i>. One at Beotgae on the 3rd and one at Seopo-ri on the 6th.<\/p>\n 48. Red-flanked Bluetail <\/b>Tarsiger cyanurus<\/i>. A female near the school on the 4th (TE) and another in the northwest on the 6th (MP).<\/p>\n 49. Daurian Redstart <\/b>Phoenicurus auroreus. <\/i>Two or three seen or heard most days.<\/p>\n 50. Eurasian Tree Sparrow <\/b>Passer montanus. <\/i>Thirty-five at Beotgae on the 6th, sounded distinctly different to those on the mainland.<\/p>\n 51. Siberian Accentor <\/b>Prunella montanella. <\/i>Seen in various locations, with e.g. at least eight along the rope walk on the 3rd.<\/p>\n 52. Grey Wagtail <\/b>Motacilla cinerea. <\/i>A near breeding-plumaged male at Igae on the 6th (MP).<\/p>\n 53. White Wagtail <\/b>Motacilla alba. <\/i>Several leucopsi<\/i>s, e.g. eight at Igae on the 6th (MP).<\/p>\n 54. Olive-backed Pipit <\/b>Anthus hodgsoni. <\/i>Six near the school on the 3rd and lesser numbers elsewhere.<\/p>\n 55. Brambling<\/b> Coelebs montifringilla. <\/i>Only two on the 2nd and one on the 3rd.<\/p>\n 56. Hawfinch<\/b> Coccothraustes coccothraustes. <\/i>Two near the port on the 3rd. Eight in Seopo-ri and two in the northwest on the 6th.<\/p>\n 57. Long-tailed Rosefinch <\/b>Carpodacus sibiricus. <\/i>Two at Beotgae and two at Seopo-ri on the 6th.<\/p>\n 58. Grey-capped Greenfinch <\/b>Chloris sinica. <\/i>A small number of individuals dotted over the island, including six in pines near the school on the 4th.<\/p>\n 59. Eurasian Siskin <\/b>Spinus spinus<\/i>. Small numbers daily in the pines, including a dozen at Seopo-ri on the 6th.<\/p>\n 60. Meadow Bunting <\/b>Emberiza cioides. <\/i>Seen in various parts of the island, with the highest density of up to 20 in the unspoilt overgrown ditches and ricefields of Beotgae on the 3rd.<\/p>\n 61. Chestnut-eared Bunting <\/b>Emberiza fucata. <\/i>A pair at Beotgae on the 3rd (TE).<\/p>\n 62. Little Bunting <\/b>Emberiza pusilla. <\/i>Only one, at Beotgae on the 3rd.<\/p>\n 63. Rustic Bunting <\/b>Emberiza rustica. <\/i>Quite common throughout, with flocks of e.g. 50+ at Beotgae on the 6th (TE).<\/p>\n 64. Yellow-throated Bunting <\/b>Emberiza elegans. <\/i>Abundant everywhere and singing on every hillside- an impressive\u00a0density.<\/p>\n 65. Pallas’s Reed Bunting <\/b>Emberiza pallasi. <\/i>One at Beotgae on the 3rd.<\/p>\n Igae mudflat and wetland \u00a9 <\/span>Matt Poll<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Matt Poll & Tim Edelsten. An enjoyable trip to this familiar island some 45km offshore from Incheon. There was a surprising amount of early spring bird movement in evidence. 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