{"id":8853,"date":"2013-05-18T12:18:34","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T03:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=8853"},"modified":"2013-05-22T00:26:51","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T15:26:51","slug":"various-may-13-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=8853","title":{"rendered":"Various, May 13 -15"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bird News from Nial Moores with Mark Harris (and Matt Poll on 13 and 14 dawn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three days of great birding – at the Geum Estuary on May 13th; Yubu island at dawn on 14th, then the Geum Barrage, Boryeong and Shinji-Do (Taean) area on 14th; and Nami Seom and at Namyangju on the 15th. Weather was largely sunny and warm – peaking at 27C or thereabouts near Seoul on 15th.<\/p>\n

In the Geum Estuary shorebird highlights among c. 50,000 shorebirds at Yubu and 10,000 shorebirds below the Geum baarrage on 14th inluded three\u00a0Spoon-billed Sandpiper<\/strong>\u00a0(one 2cy and two breeding-plumaged adults) at Yubu; tenNordmann’s Greenshank<\/strong>\u00a0at Yubu and at least four at the Geum barrage (including one fully in non-breeding plumage); and a breeding-plumaged\u00a0Asian Dowitcher<\/strong>\u00a0at the barrage (considered different from the one in late April based on plumage). Although the shorebirds were only poorly-checked (because of light and time constraints) other species of note also included breeding-plumaged\u00a0Curlew Sandpiper<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Greater Sand Plover<\/strong>\u00a0at Yubu. Other outstanding highlights at the Geum Estuary included on 13th prolonged views of a\u00a0Eurasian Eagle-Owl<\/strong>\u00a0and best of all an adult\u00a0Saker Falcon<\/strong>\u00a0(although showing strong moustachials, ID was made on massive structure in flight and when perched, including occasionally obvious shorter primaries than tail; pale forehead and supercilium; and striking contrast on the underwing – with almost unmarked secondaries and bases of primaries contrasting with dark axillaries and especially habvily-marked undering coverts).<\/p>\n

On 14th, single\u00a0Arctic Loons<\/strong>\u00a0inshore both at Boryeong (where also two\u00a0Chinese Egret<\/strong>\u00a0– one giving superb views as it fed) and near Shinji Do (Taean), where also five or six\u00a0Chinese Nuthatch<\/strong>, a second calendar-year\u00a0Narcissus Flycatcher<\/strong>, a\u00a0Eurasian Wryneck<\/strong>, a male\u00a0Chestnut Bunting<\/strong>\u00a0and several\u00a0Tristram’s Bunting<\/strong>\u00a0among migrant landbirds there.<\/p>\n

On 15th, highlights included excellent views of a singing\u00a0Yellow-rumped Flycatcher<\/strong>\u00a0(one of at least six in song there) and\u00a0Ruddy Kingfisher<\/strong>\u00a0glimpsed (MH only) and heard at Nami-Seom, while in Namyangju best were prolonged views of a stunning male\u00a0Black Woodpecker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

 
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\"\"<\/a>Eurasian Eagle-Owl<\/strong>\u00a0Bubo bubo<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/div>\n

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Saker Falcon<\/strong>\u00a0Falco cherrug<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Arctic Loon<\/strong>\u00a0Gavia arctica<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chinese Egret<\/strong>\u00a0Egretta eulophotes<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Yellow-rumped Flycatcher<\/strong>\u00a0Ficedula zanthopygia<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Black Woodpecker<\/strong>\u00a0Dryocopus martius<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Blue Rock Thrush<\/strong>\u00a0Monticola solitarius<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Nial Moores<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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