{"id":20474,"date":"2018-02-08T13:27:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T04:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=20474"},"modified":"2018-02-08T22:08:52","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T13:08:52","slug":"nakdong-riverside-february-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=20474","title":{"rendered":"Nakdong Riverside, February 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

A 10-km hike along the Nakdong River north of the estuarine barrage in very bright and cold conditions (with a minimum -8C and a high of 2C) produced a total of 66 species, with several highlights, including at least two Water Pipit <\/strong>(assessed as V1 in the 2018 Birds Korea Checklist<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"rs-waterpipitDSC07455\"Water Pipit<\/strong> Anthus spinoletta blakistoni<\/em> \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n

Much of the river and landscaped wetlands were frozen – unusual for this mild and largely dry southeast corner of the Korean Peninsula – with Taiga Bean Goose<\/strong> (920) and Whooper Swan<\/strong> (420) the most numerous waterbirds, and only small numbers of ducks seen, including e.g.\u00a0 150+ Eastern Spotbilled Duck<\/strong>, 100+ Mallard<\/strong>, 45 Eurasian Teal<\/strong> and two Falcated Duck<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\"rs-roostinganatidsDSC06868\"Taiga Bean Goose<\/strong> Anser fabalis middendorffii<\/em> and Whooper Swan<\/strong> Cygnus cygnus<\/em> roosting on the frozen Nakdong River to the backdrop of the city of Busan \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n

\"rs-taigabean-DSC07218\"Taiga Bean Goose<\/strong> \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/p>\n

\"rs-waterbirds-6894\"Eurasian Teal<\/strong> Anas crecca<\/em>, with Mallard<\/strong> Anas platyrhynchos<\/em> and Eurasian Coot<\/strong> Fulica atra\u00a0\u00a9 <\/em>Nial Moores, adding some much-needed colour to an otherwise very brown-toned day!<\/p>\n

Species and \/ or numbers of greatest note included:<\/p>\n