{"id":25815,"date":"2022-05-05T00:50:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T15:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=25815"},"modified":"2022-05-18T19:32:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T10:32:20","slug":"spring-migration-jeju-island-march-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=25815","title":{"rendered":"Spring Migration, Jeju Island March – April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Spring migration started slowly in March down in Jeju Island, with waders showing up on coastal areas and in wetlands and reservoirs. Waders such as Spotted Redshank<\/strong>, Common Redshank<\/strong>, and Great Knots<\/strong> began to show up along coastal areas. Yongsu Reservoir on the west coast in particular was quite busy by the end of March with most of the winter ducks remaining as it filled up with waders making short stopovers during their migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris<\/em> \ubd89\uc740\uc5b4\uae68\ub3c4\uc694<\/strong> seen on the south coast. This individual was too tired from migration to care about all the tourists in the area. \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Common migrants during early spring: Top Left: Common Redshank Tringa totanus<\/em> \ubd89\uc740\ubc1c\ub3c4\uc694<\/strong>; Bottom Left: Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus<\/em> \ud559\ub3c4\uc694<\/strong>; Top Right: Garganey Spatula querquedula<\/em> \ubc1c\uad6c\uc9c0<\/strong>; Bottom Right: Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus<\/em> \uc7a5\ub2e4\ub9ac\ubb3c\ub5bc\uc0c8<\/strong>. \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fields on the south west of Jeju slowly became quite bustling, with Buff-bellied<\/strong> and Red-throated Pipits<\/strong> accompanying the resident Eurasian Skylarks<\/strong>. Around late March, a large group of Oriental Plovers<\/strong> showed up (approximately 14 individuals!) and rested for a few days with Oriental Pratincoles <\/strong>and Pacific Golden Plovers<\/strong>. Shortly after, Amur Stonechats<\/strong> showed up in the fields, and Grey Thrushes<\/strong>, Sakhalin Leaf Warblers<\/strong>, and Asian Brown Flycatchers <\/strong>in the coastal forests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oriental Plovers Charadrius veredus<\/em> \ud070\ubb3c\ub5bc\uc0c8<\/strong>, a surprisingly large number (at least 14) showed up this spring on the southwest coast of Jeju. \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Little Curlew Numenius minutus<\/em> \uc1e0\ubd80\ub9ac\ub3c4\uc694<\/strong>, not very common in Korea, although some spots on Jeju tend to be reliable for finding them in spring \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea<\/em> \ubd89\uc740\uac2f\ub3c4\uc694<\/strong> not quite in its charming red plumage yet. \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Soon other migrants began showing up, such as Eastern Crowned Warblers<\/strong> and Ashy Minivets<\/strong> in the forests, and Cattle<\/strong>, Intermediate<\/strong>, and Chinese Egrets<\/strong> moving in on the coasts. Black-faced<\/strong>, Tristram’s<\/strong>, Little<\/strong>, and Yellow-browed Buntings<\/strong> grew in numbers on Mara Island. On the coastal fields, Little Curlew<\/strong>, Whimbrels<\/strong>, and Mongolian Short-toed Larks<\/strong> began to arrive as well. Now that we are in the middle of spring migration, it will be interesting to see what rarities may show up throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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White’s Thrush Zoothera aurea<\/em> \ud638\ub791\uc9c0\ube60\uadc0<\/strong>, a resident bird on Jeju, or a migrant in the case of this individual stopping by on Mara Island. \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A mix of migrants, from left to right: Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus<\/em> \ubd89\uc740\ubd80\ub9ac\ucc0c\ub974\ub808\uae30<\/strong>, Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus<\/em> \uc0b0\uc194\uc0c8<\/strong>, and Tristram’s Bunting Emberiza tristrami<\/em> \ud770\ubc30\uba67\uc0c8<\/strong>. Oddly enough, Red-billed Starling is essentialy resident on Jeju and can be found year round. \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A particularly handsome Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes<\/em> \ub178\ub791\ubd80\ub9ac\ubc31\ub85c<\/strong>, seen on the east coast. \u00a9 Leslie Hurteau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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