{"id":25256,"date":"2021-10-25T08:43:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T23:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=25256"},"modified":"2021-10-26T20:47:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T11:47:38","slug":"left-and-right-of-han-river-estuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=25256","title":{"rendered":"Left and right of Han river estuary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

September 22, 2021 and September 27, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi (Hanns Seidel Foundation and Birds Korea lifetime member)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 22nd<\/sup>, a short post-Chuseok birding morning in Paju, near the book city and around the rice fields siding Gongneungchon, brought nice late views of Black-faced Spoonbills. In the late morning the human disturbance became quite great and, though there were a few waders along Gongneungchon, they were either flying off or hiding due to many cyclists and other passers-by. Beside nice views of feeding Black-faced Spoonbills<\/strong>, also nice views of a Dark-sided Flycatcher<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 27th<\/sup>, a very special day for me, since for the first time since the start of annual Hangang boat surveys (or rather, outings) organized by Gimpo City, I was allowed (as a foreigner) to participate, together with eminent Korean specialists in various fields. Bird-wise, the two hours in the boat were less interesting, however, everywhere groups of geese flew across the river, often also to North Korean territory. A group of 13 Black-faced spoonbills could be seen from far under Odusan hill. The afternoon, we checked the Siam wetland site and counted around 4000 geese, with 1000 additionally roosting on a sandbank on the North Korean side. A (not directly bird-related) highlight was the visit to Aegibong observatory, an oversized new observatory really close to North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete list (as complete as it gets in e-bird) for the Paju morning (September 22) can be found herehttps:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S96626406<\/a> and here: https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S96626612<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete checklist for Siam Wetland (September 27) can be found here: https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S96491450<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Black-faced Spoonbills Platalea minor<\/em> and a Grey Heron Ardea Cinerea<\/em> \u00a9 Bernhard Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Little Egret Egretta garzetta<\/em> \u00a9 Bernhard Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Common Moorhen \u00a9 Bernhard Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Juvenile Dark-sided Flycatcher\u00a9 Bernhard Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus <\/em>\u00a9 Bernhard Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis <\/em>\u00a9 Bernhard Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Geese flying across Han river to the North Korean side. \u00a9 Bernhard Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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