{"id":2802,"date":"2012-01-12T02:37:44","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T17:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=2802"},"modified":"2013-04-16T20:26:47","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T11:26:47","slug":"january-8th-geoje-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=2802","title":{"rendered":"Geoje-do, January 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bird news from Matt Poll<\/b><\/p>\n

\nIt\u2019s great to be back in Korea! I knew my new home on Geoje Island was going to be a promising spot for birds when I spotted a Black Kite<\/b> on the car ride from Gimhae airport. I\u2019m living in Gohyeon, which is nestled in a coastal valley that offers a wide array suitable bird habitat packed into a relatively small space. <\/p>\n

\nTaking an early morning jet-lag walk near my apartment, I was impressed by my new patch, as I passed by a harbour, a salt-water canal, fresh-water streams, low mountains, fallow farm fields, marshy wetlands, and massive reedbeds. <\/p>\n

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\nI spotted 42 species on this walk, including a number of mainland species that were notably infrequent or absent from my Jeju birding trips, such as Long-tailed Tit<\/b>, Varied Tit<\/b>, Coal Tit<\/b>, Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker<\/b>, and Vinous-throated Parrotbill – <\/b>most part of a vigorous and inquisitive bird wave that enveloped me as I ate breakfast at the top of a mountain! In the hills, I also saw a Japanese White-eye<\/b>, numerous Yellow-throated Buntings<\/b>, as well as a Dusky Thrush<\/b> and a Pale Thrush<\/b>. <\/p>\n

\nThe harbour and streams are home to many hundreds of Spot-billed Ducks<\/b>, as well as groups of 20-50 Eurasian Teal<\/b>, Gadwall<\/b>, Eurasian Wigeon<\/b>, Common Pochard<\/b>, Common Goldeneye<\/b>, and Great Crested Grebe<\/b>. I spotted a Black-headed Gull<\/b> in the harbour with the more common gulls, while a lone Cinereous Vulture<\/b> soared overhead. At a quiet spot on a rocky stream, I was pleased to find five Long-billed Plovers<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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\n\"\"<\/a>Coal Tit. Photo Matt Poll<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>Eastern Great Tit. Photo Matt Poll<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>Varied Tit. Photo Matt Poll<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>Large-billed Crow. Photo Matt Poll
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