{"id":573,"date":"2011-05-06T17:31:20","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T08:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=573"},"modified":"2013-04-16T20:33:41","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T11:33:41","slug":"april-29-may-04-eocheong-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=573","title":{"rendered":"Eocheong Island, April 29 – May 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bird News from Nial Moores<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 4, Eocheong<\/strong>
\nWith the warmer weather continuing and apparently a ridge of high pressure feeding south-westerlies out from southern China, a few more birds in, especially in the afternoon, and 77 species were logged for the day. \u201cMinor highlights\u201d included a Japanese Grosbeak<\/strong> with a small group of Chinese Grosbeak<\/strong> still, a Hume\u2019s Leaf Warbler<\/strong>, two Russet Sparrow<\/strong>together, four Eurasian Wryneck, <\/strong>, two Chinese Blackbird<\/strong> still, and nine species of bunting, all in breeding plumage, including four male Chestnuts<\/strong>, a male Yellow-breasted<\/strong>, a male Pallas\u2019s Reed<\/strong>, several Yellow-browed<\/strong> and Tristram\u2019s Buntings<\/strong>, and, best for the day two Yellow Bunting<\/strong> (the Cinereous Bunting of the East?). Lingerers included the three Marsh Sandpiper <\/strong>still, while new for the spring were two <\/strong>Crested Honey Buzzard<\/strong> and a Pechora Pipit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\nChinese Grosbeak<\/b> Eophona migratoria<\/i>. Photo © Nial Moores<\/p>\n

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\"marsh
\nMarsh Sandpiper<\/b> Tringa stagnatilis<\/i>. Photo © Nial Moores
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\n\"russet
\nRusset Sparrow<\/b> Passer rutilans<\/i>. Photo © Nial Moores<\/p>\n

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\"yellow-browed
\nYellow-browed Bunting<\/b> Emberiza chrysophrys<\/i>. Photo © Nial Moores
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May 3, Eocheong<\/strong>
\nMilder, though rather poor still with only 69 species logged. Best were either one or two Russet Sparrow<\/strong> (one in the quarry, and one in the back-gardens, both before 7AM), a Japanese Grosbeak,<\/strong> a female Grey Thrush<\/strong>, two Red-billed Starling<\/strong> and a male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher<\/strong> (only the second here so far this spring).<\/p>\n

May 2, Eocheong<\/strong>
\nContinuing cooler and quieter than expected, with personal firsts for the spring of Black-naped Oriole, Brown Shrike<\/strong> and Radde\u2019s Warbler<\/strong>, though one visiting overseas birder did rather better with two White-breasted Waterhen <\/strong>and a Chestnut-cheeked Starling<\/strong> too\u2026<\/p>\n

April 29-May 1, Eocheong<\/strong>
\nThe big storm of the 30th came and went, with very strong winds and several hours of thundery rain. Birds of most note from this system were a Black-winged Stilt <\/strong>before the storm hit; during the storm a Common Redshank<\/strong> and the spring\u2019s first Sand Martin<\/strong> (yet another species apparently undergoing steep declines here); and on May 1st, the island\u2019s second Pied Wheatear<\/strong> of the spring (this one a female), present for only 10 minutes or so the morning after\u2026Other species of note on May 1st were a breeding-plumaged Chinese Egret,<\/strong> two Eurasian Wryneck<\/strong> and the extremely confiding White\u2019s Thrush<\/strong> again\u2026this time feeding for a couple of minutes before falling asleep on a sun-kissed bank.<\/p>\n

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\n\"Chinese
\nChinese Egret<\/b> Egretta eulophotes<\/i>. Photo © Nial Moores<\/p>\n

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\"Wryneck,
\nWryneck<\/b> Jynx torquilla<\/i>. Photo © Nial Moores<\/p>\n

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\"pied
\nPied Wheatear<\/b> Oenanthe pleschanka<\/i>. Photo © Nial Moores<\/p>\n

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\nWhite’s Thrush<\/b> Zoothera dauma<\/i>. Photo © Nial Moores
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