{"id":23733,"date":"2020-10-21T21:36:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T12:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=23733"},"modified":"2020-10-21T21:36:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T12:36:02","slug":"hwaseong-wetlands-fns-october-13th-15th-and-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=23733","title":{"rendered":"Hwaseong Wetlands FNS: October 13th-15th and 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bird News from Nial Moores with Park Hea-Jeong (Hwaseong KFEM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back for the eighth waterbird survey of the Hwaseong FNS, where highlights included huge numbers of <strong>Tundra Bean Goose<\/strong>, and a trio of scarcer geese species: <strong>Swan Goose<\/strong>, <strong>Lesser White-fronted<\/strong> and <strong>Cackling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to generally poor views\/ low numbers of several regular autumn migrants (e.g. <strong>Yellow-browed <\/strong>and <strong>Dusky Warblers<\/strong>, <strong>Richard\u2019s<\/strong> and <strong>Pechora Pipits<\/strong>), a few of the highlights\/ higher counts\/ more memorable encounters included (with all images copyright of Nial Moores):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Cackling Goose<\/strong> <em>Branta hutchinsii<\/em> \uce90\ub098\ub2e4\uae30\ub7ec\uae30. One on 15<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-cackling-DSC04898-1024x740.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-cackling-DSC04898-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-cackling-DSC04898-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-cackling-DSC04898-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-cackling-DSC04898-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-cackling-DSC04898-1536x1111.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-cackling-DSC04898.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Swan Goose<\/strong> <em>Anser cygnoides<\/em> \uac1c\ub9ac (VU). Two on 13<sup>th<\/sup> were still present on 15<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-swangoose--1024x799.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-swangoose--1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-swangoose--300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-swangoose--150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-swangoose--768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-swangoose--1536x1199.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-swangoose-.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Tundra Bean Goose<\/strong> <em>Anser serrirostris<\/em> \ud070\uae30\ub7ec\uae30. More than 43,000 geese were counted during the dawn flight on 14th. The vast majority of these were Tundra Bean (based on flight calls and views), with c. 2,500 <strong>Greater White-fronted<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RS2000-TUNDRABEAN-DSC04623-1024x833.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RS2000-TUNDRABEAN-DSC04623-1024x833.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RS2000-TUNDRABEAN-DSC04623-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RS2000-TUNDRABEAN-DSC04623-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RS2000-TUNDRABEAN-DSC04623-768x625.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RS2000-TUNDRABEAN-DSC04623-1536x1250.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RS2000-TUNDRABEAN-DSC04623.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lesser White-fronted Goose<\/strong> <em>Anser erythropus<\/em> \ud770\uc774\ub9c8\uae30\ub7ec\uae30 (VU). Two were seen on 14<sup>th<\/sup>; and on 15<sup>th<\/sup>, a group of four (or five) adults and a single adult were also seen, first on \u201cPond 13\u201d and then on the main tidal-flat.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-lwfgDSC04790-1024x982.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-lwfgDSC04790-1024x982.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-lwfgDSC04790-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-lwfgDSC04790-150x144.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-lwfgDSC04790-768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-lwfgDSC04790-1536x1472.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-lwfgDSC04790.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Whooper Swan<\/strong> <em>Cygnus cygnus<\/em> \ud070\uace0\ub2c8. Two were seen on 13<sup>th<\/sup> and 14<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-whooperDSC04681-1024x776.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-whooperDSC04681-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-whooperDSC04681-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-whooperDSC04681-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-whooperDSC04681-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-whooperDSC04681-1536x1164.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-whooperDSC04681.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Baikal Teal<\/strong> <em>Sibirionetta formosa<\/em> \uac00\ucc3d\uc624\ub9ac. Only small numbers seen (1-3).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Greater Scaup<\/strong> <em>Aythya marila<\/em> \uac80\uc740\uba38\ub9ac\ud770\uc8fd\uc9c0. A flock of 1,145 were seen on the main reclamation lake on 13<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Northern Lapwing<\/strong> <em>Vanellus vanellus<\/em> \ub315\uae30\ubb3c\ub5bc\uc0c8 (NT). A group of sixteen were watched flying in on 13<sup>th<\/sup>,<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Pacific Golden Plover<\/strong> <em>Pluvialis fulva<\/em> \uac80\uc740\uac00\uc2b4\ubb3c\ub5bc\uc0c8. After several high-flying birds heard through the autumn, it was a real pleasure finally to enjoy very close views of three at the high tide roost on 14<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-pgpDSC04662-1024x901.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-pgpDSC04662-1024x901.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-pgpDSC04662-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-pgpDSC04662-150x132.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-pgpDSC04662-768x676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-pgpDSC04662-1536x1352.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-pgpDSC04662.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Grey Plover<\/strong> <em>Pluvialis squatarola<\/em> \uac1c\uafe9. 690 on 13<sup>th<\/sup>; 695 on 14<sup>th<\/sup>; and 1,450 on 15<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-gp-DSC04941-1024x905.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-gp-DSC04941-1024x905.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-gp-DSC04941-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-gp-DSC04941-150x133.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-gp-DSC04941-768x679.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-gp-DSC04941-1536x1358.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-gp-DSC04941.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Far Eastern Curlew<\/strong> <em>Numenius madagascariensis<\/em> \uc54c\ub77d\uaf2c\ub9ac\ub9c8\ub3c4\uc694 (EN). The highest count was 180 on 15<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC05026-1024x998.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC05026-1024x998.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC05026-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC05026-150x146.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC05026-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC05026-1536x1498.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC05026.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC04641-1024x814.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC04641-1024x814.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC04641-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC04641-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC04641-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC04641-1536x1221.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-fecDSC04641.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Eurasian Curlew<\/strong> <em>Numenius arquata<\/em>\u00a0 \ub9c8\ub3c4\uc694 (NT). The highest count was 3,100 on 18<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Great Knot<\/strong> <em>Calidris tenuirostris<\/em> \ubd89\uc740\uc5b4\uae68\ub3c4\uc694 (EN). Small numbers still present, with 45 on 15<sup>th<\/sup> the highest count.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-greatknot-DSC04951-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-greatknot-DSC04951-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-greatknot-DSC04951-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-greatknot-DSC04951-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-greatknot-DSC04951-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-greatknot-DSC04951-1536x1231.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-greatknot-DSC04951.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Dunlin<\/strong> <em>Calidris alpina<\/em> \ubbfc\ubb3c\ub3c4\uc694. Large day-to-day fluctuations in numbers, with the highest day count 12,120 on 13<sup>th<\/sup>, but only 7.000 on 14<sup>th<\/sup>. Most of the Dunlin looked to be very long-billed \u2013 though it is still unclear whether most of the birds here are <em>articola<\/em> or <em>sakhalina<\/em>. One rather smaller and very delicately-marked individual (in the bottom image) was especially eye-catching.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-dunlin-1024x841.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-dunlin-1024x841.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-dunlin-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-dunlin-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-dunlin-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-dunlin-1536x1261.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-dunlin.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs1900-odddunlintypeDSC04963-1024x829.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs1900-odddunlintypeDSC04963-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs1900-odddunlintypeDSC04963-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs1900-odddunlintypeDSC04963-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs1900-odddunlintypeDSC04963-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs1900-odddunlintypeDSC04963-1536x1243.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs1900-odddunlintypeDSC04963.jpg 1888w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Marsh Sandpiper<\/strong> <em>Tringa stagnatilis<\/em> \uc1e0\uccad\ub2e4\ub9ac\ub3c4\uc694. Highest count was 39 on 13<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Nordmann\u2019s Greenshank<\/strong> <em>Tringa guttifer<\/em> \uccad\ub2e4\ub9ac\ub3c4\uc694\uc0ac\ucd0c (EN). One on 13<sup>th<\/sup>; and one again on 15<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Saunders\u2019s Gull <\/strong><em>Chroicocephalus saundersi<\/em> \uac80\uc740\uba38\ub9ac\uac08\ub9e4\uae30 (EN). Small numbers seen each day.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-saundersDSC04934-1024x789.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-saundersDSC04934-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-saundersDSC04934-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-saundersDSC04934-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-saundersDSC04934-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-saundersDSC04934-1536x1183.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-saundersDSC04934.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Taimyr Gull <\/strong><em>Larus heuglini taimyrensis <\/em>\uc904\ubb34\ub2ac\ub178\ub791\ubc1c\uac08\ub9e4\uae30. Two to three each day, mixed in with small but steadily-growing number of <strong>Mongolian<\/strong> and <strong>Vega Gulls<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-taimyrDSC04601-1024x803.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-taimyrDSC04601-1024x803.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-taimyrDSC04601-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-taimyrDSC04601-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-taimyrDSC04601-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-taimyrDSC04601-1536x1204.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-taimyrDSC04601.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Black-faced Spoonbill<\/strong> <em>Platalea minor<\/em> \uc800\uc5b4\uc0c8 (EN). Still the commonest spoonbill, with the highest day count 98 (compared with the highest day count of 33 <strong>Eurasian Spoonbill<\/strong>).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-bfs-ecuetcDSC05001-1024x741.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-bfs-ecuetcDSC05001-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-bfs-ecuetcDSC05001-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-bfs-ecuetcDSC05001-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-bfs-ecuetcDSC05001-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-bfs-ecuetcDSC05001-1536x1112.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rs2000-bfs-ecuetcDSC05001.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Eastern Marsh Harrier<\/strong> <em>Circus spilonotus<\/em> \uac1c\uad6c\ub9ac\ub9e4. One on 13<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Chinese Grey Shrike<\/strong> <em>Lanius sphenocercus<\/em> \ubb3c\ub54c\uae4c\uce58. Two present: both highly vocal.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Marsh Tit<\/strong> <em>Poecile palustris<\/em> \uc1e0\ubc15\uc0c8. Two were seen disappearing into brush on the 13th: a fairly remarkable record for one of the nation&#8217;s most sedentary\/ least dispersive species<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Light-vented Bulbul<\/strong> <em>Pycnonotus sinensis<\/em> \uac80\uc740\uc774\ub9c8\uc9c1\ubc15\uad6c\ub9ac. Probably 5+ were present throughout.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Barn Swallow<\/strong> <em>Hirundo rustica<\/em> \uc81c\ube44.  Probably 2,500 on 13<sup>th<\/sup> and 2,000 on 14<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 many hawking along the main inner dyke road until a chemical dispersant truck started spraying the roadside vegetation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A more detailed report of our survey results is being shared with the EAAFP Secretariat and with Hwasong City officials (and is available on request by Birds Korea members); and a fuller report (in both Korean language and English language versions), with survey summaries and some recommendations for management and wise use of the wetland is being prepared as part of the Hwaseong Wetlands Project, for publication within 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bird News from Nial Moores with Park Hea-Jeong (Hwaseong KFEM) Back for the eighth waterbird survey of the Hwaseong FNS, where highlights included huge numbers of Tundra Bean Goose, and a trio of scarcer geese species: Swan Goose, Lesser White-fronted &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=23733\">read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":23732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bird-sightings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23733"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23738,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23733\/revisions\/23738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}