{"id":25319,"date":"2021-11-12T10:46:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T01:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=25319"},"modified":"2021-11-12T10:46:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T01:46:05","slug":"hado-ri-wetland-jeju-island-november-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=25319","title":{"rendered":"Hado-ri Wetland, Jeju Island, November 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An overcast day but luckily no rain, Hado-ri Wetland on the east coast of Jeju Island was quite productive and showed that winter is already on its way. Nearly every regular Korean winter duck species was present, aside from Baikal Teal and Shelducks. And there was even a surprise rarity, a male Ferruginous Duck<\/strong> coasting about with Eastern<\/strong> Spot-bills <\/strong>and Mallards<\/strong>. The overall feeling was the wetland was filling in for winter, and a revisit later in November may yield even more if last winter’s visit is any indication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A wide variety of ducks and waterfowl were in the wetland, mostly congregating around the reeds likely due to the strong winds at the time. \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A list of the different duck species present:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mallard<\/strong>, Eurasian Wigeon<\/strong>, Eastern Spot-billed Duck<\/strong>, Falcated Duck<\/strong>, Eurasian Teal<\/strong>, Gadwall<\/strong>, Common Pochard<\/strong>, Tufted Duck<\/strong>, Greater Scaup<\/strong>, Common Goldeneye<\/strong>, <\/strong>and Ferruginous Duck<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Falcated Duck Mareca<\/em> falcata<\/em> \uccad\uba38\ub9ac\uc624\ub9ac<\/strong> (bottom centre), Mallard Anas platyrhynchos<\/em> \uccad\ub465\uc624\ub9ac<\/strong> (top centre) , and Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha<\/em> \ud770\ubea8\uac80\ub465\uc624\ub9ac<\/strong> \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope<\/em> \ud64d\uba38\ub9ac\uc624\ub9ac<\/strong> with a group of Eurasian Coots<\/strong> and Common Pochard<\/strong> \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca<\/em> \uc801\uac08\uc0c9\ud770\uc8fd\uc9c0<\/strong> \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Other species included Eurasian Coots<\/strong>, Eurasian Moorhens<\/strong>, Little Grebes<\/strong>, Eurasian<\/strong> and Black-faced Spoonbills<\/strong>, Kentish Plovers<\/strong>, and plenty of Great Egrets<\/strong> and Grey Herons<\/strong>. A large group of approximately 80 cormorants were seen flying around, which were found mostly to be Great Cormorants<\/strong> after scrutinizing their features and tips from friends, with some Temminck’s Cormorants<\/strong> mixed in, too. Perhaps the Great Cormorants<\/strong> were a large group that were on the move, as they seemed to stick in a big group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor<\/em> \uc800\uc5b4\uc0c8<\/strong> doing an alright job at disguising itself as a duck. \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eurasian Coot Fulica atra<\/em> \ubb3c\ub2ed<\/strong> \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Great Egret Ardea alba<\/em> \uc911\ub300\ubc31\ub85c<\/strong> \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Black-faced Spoonbills (Platalea minor<\/em> \uc800\uc5b4\uc0c8<\/strong>) resting on some rocks with a group of Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo<\/em> \ubbfc\ubb3c\uac00\ub9c8\uc6b0\uc9c0<\/strong>) and Temminck’s Cormorants (Phalacrocorax capillatus<\/em> \uac00\ub9c8\uc6b0\uc9c0<\/strong>) \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As it was quite windy, passerines weren’t too easy to find, with the regular Blue-rock Thrush<\/strong>, Light-vented<\/strong> and Brown-eared Bulbuls <\/strong>(the former being a Jeju regular and growing in population), and Daruian Redstarts<\/strong>. A Greater Spotted Eagle<\/strong> was seen a couple weeks prior but unfortunately was nowhere to be seen. On the upside, a pair of Osprey<\/strong> filled in the gap and put on a show, diving for fish and soaring above, as well as a male Eurasian Sparrowhawk<\/strong> stealthily swooping over the reeds and within the forest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus<\/em> \ud770\ubb3c\ub5bc\uc0c8<\/strong> \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus<\/em> \ubb3c\uc218\ub9ac<\/strong>, two individuals seen soaring and feeding on fish caught in the wetland. \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus<\/em> \uc0c8\ub9e4 \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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