{"id":25085,"date":"2021-07-27T13:59:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T04:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=25085"},"modified":"2021-07-30T10:04:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T01:04:37","slug":"mara-do-july-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=25085","title":{"rendered":"Mara-do, July 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bird News from Leslie Hurteau<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Saturday morning in Mid-July was spent on a trip to Mara-do to see the Styan’s Grasshopper Warblers<\/strong>. The ferry ride was relatively smooth, with cloudy weather and little wind. A small group of Streaked Shearwaters <\/strong>were seen en route to the island, but otherwise fairly quiet birdwise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after arriving, I heard the distinctive songs of the Styan’s Grasshopper Warblers<\/strong>, which to me sounds like a laser gun sound effect from a Retro Sci-Fi movie. It took a while to get a visual, but once I did it was simple to find more. They seem to like hanging around the tops of shrubs when singing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Styan’s Grasshopper Warbler<\/strong> Helopsaltes<\/em> <\/em><\/strong>pleskei<\/em> \uc12c\uac1c\uac1c\ube44<\/strong> \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Styan’s Grasshopper Warbler<\/strong> Helopsaltes<\/em> <\/em><\/strong>pleskei<\/em> \uc12c\uac1c\uac1c\ube44<\/strong> \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Other than the Grasshopper Warblers, large groups of Pacific Swifts<\/strong> and Barn Swallows<\/strong> flying about through the sky, especially near the southeastern point. The resident Oriental Magpies <\/strong>and Eurasian Tree Sparrows<\/strong> were present, and a lone Great Egret<\/strong> circling the island, perhaps getting flushed by fishermen on the rocks. I did see one rather interesting mystery bird fly past very briefly from one group of trees to another, but I could not relocate it. Hopefully I can try for that one again on a future visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pacific Swift<\/strong> Apus<\/em> <\/em><\/strong>pacificus<\/em> \uce7c\uc0c8<\/strong> \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Feeling satisfied with finding the Styan’s Grasshopper Warblers <\/strong>(a lifer), I embarked on the return ferry. While watching the sea and finding more Streaked Shearwaters<\/strong>, something very unusual flew by. A Brown Booby<\/strong>! Luckily I was geared up ready to take photos so I was able to grab a few record shots. It was a very lucky sighting. Brown Boobies<\/strong> are sometimes seen off the south coast of Korea, particularly in the south coast of Jeju Island. Coincidentally, a Masked Booby<\/strong> was found on the same day in on the mainland in Gyeongsangnam-do (link here<\/a>). What else will be found on the seas this summer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brown Booby <\/strong>Sula<\/em> <\/em><\/strong>leucogaster<\/em> \uac08\uc0c9\uc5bc\uac00\ub2c8\uc0c8<\/strong> \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Brown Booby<\/strong> Sula<\/em> <\/em><\/strong>leucogaster<\/em> \uac08\uc0c9\uc5bc\uac00\ub2c8\uc0c8<\/strong> \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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