{"id":19307,"date":"2017-04-18T20:54:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T11:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=19307"},"modified":"2017-04-18T20:56:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T11:56:27","slug":"east-busan-april-11-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=19307","title":{"rendered":"East Busan, April 11-18"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bird News from Nial Moores<\/p>\n

Four more visits to the local park with highlights including singing Sakhalin Leaf<\/strong> (on 17th<\/sup> and 18th<\/sup>) and Pale-legged Leaf Warblers <\/strong>(on 18th<\/sup>); a remarkably early adult male Mugimaki Flycatcher<\/strong> (on 17th<\/sup>); and plenty of thrushes.<\/p>\n

In order to improve understanding of migration timing, I spent 5-7 hours in the local park on 11th<\/sup> (following overnight rain); on 13th<\/sup> in warm sunshine (with a max of 18c) and southwesterly winds; on 17th<\/sup> (after very heavy rain); and on 18th<\/sup> (with warm sunshine yielding to a cold dust-laden wind in the afternoon).<\/p>\n

Species of note included:<\/p>\n

Streaked Shearwater<\/strong>. A line of birds were seen moving south on the 17th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Grey-faced Buzzard<\/strong>. One or two on the 18th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Pacific Swift<\/strong>. Six on 13th<\/sup> increasing to 65 on the 17th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Ashy Minivet<\/strong>. Seven or eight on the 18th<\/sup> were the personal first of the spring.<\/p>\n

Japanese Waxwing<\/strong>. At least 1-3 were present each visit.<\/p>\n

Yellow-bellied Tit<\/strong>. Twenty seven on the 11th<\/sup>; perhaps 1-2 on the 13th<\/sup>; and zero on both 17th<\/sup> and 18th<\/sup>.\u00a0 It is fascinating to think where all these birds might be spending the summer\u2026<\/p>\n

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\"rs-yellowbelliedtitDSC01067\"Yellow-bellied Tits<\/strong> Pardaliparus venustulus<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n

Japanese Bush Warbler<\/strong>. The highest count was three on the 18th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Yellow-browed Warbler<\/strong>. One on the 17th<\/sup> was the personal first of the spring.<\/p>\n

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler<\/strong>. At least four heard singing on the 18th<\/sup> (with an additional four Sakhalin\/Pale-legged heard calling) were the personal first of the spring.<\/p>\n

Sakhalin Leaf Warbler<\/strong>. At least three heard singing on the 17th<\/sup> and one heard singing on the 18th<\/sup> were the personal first of the year.<\/p>\n

Eurasian Wren<\/strong>. Several during each visit, with one in song on the 13th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

\"rs-wrenDSC01165\"Eurasian Wren<\/strong> Troglodytes troglodytes dauricus<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n

Grey-backed Thrush<\/strong>. One on the 11th<\/sup>; two on the 13th<\/sup>; 5+ on the 17th<\/sup>; and at least three on the 18th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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\"rs-greybackedthrushDSC01151\"Grey-backed Thrushes\u00a0<\/strong>Turdus hortulorum<\/em> (Female above, male below) \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n

Grey Thrush<\/strong>. Two on the 11th<\/sup>; 1-2 on the 13th<\/sup>; 3+ on the 17th<\/sup>; and 6+ on the 18th<\/sup>. Apparently one also seen here by Marco della Seta on the 15th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

\"rs-greythrushDSC01091\"Grey Thrush<\/strong> Turdus cardis<\/em> (Second Calendar-year male) \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n

Pale Thrush<\/strong>. Between 20 and 60 each visit, with the highest count on the 17th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

\"rs-palethrushDSC01155\"Pale Thrush<\/strong> Turdus pallidus<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n

Brown-headed Thrush<\/strong>. Three on the 18th<\/sup> was the highest count.<\/p>\n

\"rs-brown-headedthrushDSC01142\"Brown-headed Thrush<\/strong> Turdus chrysolaus<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n

Blue-and-white Flycatcher<\/strong>. Seen each visit, with the highest count nine on the 17th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

\"rs-blueandwhiteDSC01110\"Blue-and-white Flycatcher<\/strong> Cyanoptila cyanomelana<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n

Narcissus Flycatcher<\/strong>. Surprisingly scarce with one on the 17th<\/sup> and 3+ on the 18th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Mugimaki Flycatcher<\/strong>. An adult male was seen well on the 17th<\/sup>. In 2010, the earliest one seen during research into migration phenology on Socheong Island was May 8th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Daurian Redstart<\/strong>. A pair were feeding young in a hole in a concrete wall on the 11th<\/sup>. By the 18th<\/sup>, these birds had fledged and in addition to giving begging calls were also giving a clicking type note \u2013 a squeaky version of an adult type vocalization.<\/p>\n

\"rs-daurian_DSC01171\"Daurian Redstart<\/strong> Phoenicurus auroreus<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n

Siberian Accentor<\/em>? An accentor call was heard on 17th<\/sup>: this is a remarkably late date for Siberian Accentor (especially in the southeast).<\/p>\n

All images taken with a compact sony camera through a truly superb Swarovski scope…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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