{"id":7050,"date":"2012-12-05T10:48:21","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T01:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=7050"},"modified":"2013-04-16T20:08:05","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T11:08:05","slug":"december-2nd-3rd-geoje-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=7050","title":{"rendered":"Geoje-do, December 2-3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bird News from Matt Poll<\/p>\n

I had a weekend filled with interesting birds in my own patch, as the weather started to finally get frosty. On Saturday I went back to the Light-vented Bulbul spot and saw a pair of Light-vented Bulbuls<\/strong> being mercilessly harassed by a large pack of Brown-eared Bulbuls<\/strong> for the better part of an hour. One of the LVB was missing its tail. Nearby, I finally caught up with a Long-tailed Shrike<\/strong> that was first spotted a few weeks ago.
\n On Sunday I stuck closer to home, and I spotted several Geoje firsts. A first winter female Naumann’s Thrush<\/strong> perched in a scrubby area of a farm field before flying off. I used to see these birds quite often up in Ilsan (near Seoul), but I’ve never run into one this far south. Shortly after that, a Red-billed Starling<\/strong> rocketed into some brush at my feet, hotly pursued, once again, by Brown-eared Bulbuls. Apparently they migrate south through nearby Tsushima Island, and winter further south. It made me wonder if this individual was a late migrant or a potential winter visitor. Whatever the case, it felt like it was fresh in, given its disheveled\/lethargic behaviour.
\n On the nearby saltwater canal I’ve noted at least a dozen active Little Grebes<\/strong>, where last year I only saw a handful. <\/p>\n

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Light-vented Bulbul<\/strong> Pycnonotus sinensis<\/em>. Photo \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/p>\n

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Long-tailed Shrike<\/strong> Lanius schach<\/em>. Photo \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/p>\n

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Naumann’s Thrush<\/strong> Turdus naumanni<\/em>. Photo \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/p>\n

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Red-billed Starling<\/strong> Sturnus sericeus<\/em>. Photo \u00a9 Matt Poll.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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