{"id":23033,"date":"2020-02-26T16:29:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T07:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=23033"},"modified":"2020-02-26T16:29:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T07:29:52","slug":"along-the-han-and-imjin-river-in-paju-gyeonggi-province-february-15-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=23033","title":{"rendered":"Along the Han and Imjin River in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, February 15, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The ongoing development of construction\nand small-scale industry, but also recent events like the sanitation of large\nstretches of Imjin River to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever are\nlikely reasons for an ever-increasing concentration of cranes inside the\nremaining parts of the Civilian Control Zone (i.e. the zone where civilian\nmovements are controlled by the military, very close to the DMZ). On this short\ntrip, which did not lead into the DMZ, only two families of White-naped cranes<\/strong> were seen, one close\nto Imjingak, one across Imjin river nearby Jangpa-ri. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, there were at least eight White-tailed Sea Eagles<\/strong> and 21 Cinereous Vultures<\/strong> in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The adjacent fields of Jajang-Ri, though\nnot easy to navigate, were feeding areas of several thousand Greater White-Fronted Geese<\/strong> and Tundra Bean Geese<\/strong>, plus one Snow Goose<\/strong>. Also, the small patches of\nforest inside, due to time restrictions plus sometimes military obstacles not\nfully explored, seemed to be teaming with small birds, among them Rustic Buntings<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unseasonable warm water also meant that a number of butterflies were already awake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A family of White-naped Cranes Grus vipio<\/em> at the Imjin River. \u00a9 Bernhard Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Warning of wild boars and their carcasses – wide stretches of the Imjin river have been sanitized to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever, with unknown consequences for other animals in the area . \u00a9 Bernhard Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Two White-tailed Sea Eagles Haliaeetus albicilla<\/em> \u00a9 Bernhard Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Smew Mergellus albellus<\/em> \u00a9 Bernhard Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Snow Goose Anser caerulescens<\/em> \u00a9 Bernhard Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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