Fowl information from Nial Moores (with Shim Kyu-Sik and Track In-Sik on Could twenty eighth PM, twenty ninth, and morning of thirtieth).
A complete of 146 species had been logged throughout the week, together with a mixture of native breeders (together with globally Weak Chinese language Egret and globally Endangered Black-faced Spoonbill, and widespread Korean Bush Warblers), predictably late migrants (together with some Critically Endangered Yellow-breasted and fast-declining Chestnut Buntings, all of the “locusts” and several other of the phylloscs), and some tardy outliers.
Highlights by date included:
Could 23rd. After an especially bird-poor ferry journey, three hours within the northeast produced a single Purple Heron and Gray-headed Lapwing and an especially late Jap Buzzard, shifting throughout the island with a small variety of different raptors. As well as, a barking cuckoo was heard. Most irritating was a possible Manchurian Reed Warbler heard calling, a slurred “tek” or agitated “tet”, then seen briefly largely in opposition to the sunshine. The chook seemed long-billed and long-tailed, with a darkish brown forehead (apparently not black – this characteristic seen in vivid mild for c. 5 seconds by means of binoculars) setting off a whiteish, maybe barely flared supercilium. The upperparts had been pale milk chocolate brown; the rump was quite heat orangey-brown; the underparts had been barely heat brown, except for a really pale throat. I managed only one out-of-focus digiscoped picture earlier than the chook flew into cowl. Sadly, the chook didn’t reply clearly to enjoying of songs of Manchurian Reed or Paddyfield Warblers.
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May 24th. Two Ruddy-breasted Crake had been seen within the morning within the NE; and a male Black-winged Cuckooshrike was seen very briefly within the afternoon within the NW.
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Could 25th. A quick unsuccessful search was made for a loud singing thrush behind the Munhwa Motel; and a possible Western Yellow Wagtail was heard and seen in flight within the NE within the morning.
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Could 26th. A rare day within the southwest of the island in what superficially appeared quite unproductive climate situations forward of a serious change within the climate. Excellent spotlight was a singing Chinese language Bush Warbler, constituting the primary adequately-documented nationwide document of this super-skulker. This document follows on from a sight document of 1 on Baengnyeong on Could 25th 2019. Different species included a single Mandarin Duck (private first this 12 months on the island) and extra remarkably, single singing Black-winged Cuckooshrike and Baikal Bush Warbler and a minimum of two Japanese Leaf Warblers.
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Could 27th. Within the morning, the season’s first (and solely) Black Drongo arrived within the NE simply forward of the beginning of 26 hours or so of unbroken rain, combined with fog and reasonable southerlies. Along with Dr Shim Kyu-Sik and Mr Track In-Sik, a circuit of a lot of the island in very inclement climate produced little, past a flock of 15 Widespread Redshank within the Hwadong Wetland: an island excessive rely.
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Could 28th. Regardless that it felt “quiet” and the climate remained wet and foggy by means of the morning, protection by automotive and brief hikes of a number of of the higher spots on the island produced a complete of 95 species. This included a minimum of two thriller thrushes singing earlier than dawn and a minimum of six species of cuckoo (and as well as, one Barking Cuckoo heard). Species of observe included a female and male Falcated Duck within the Hwadong Wetland; the second Giant Hawk-cuckoo and the primary Himalayan Swift of the spring within the NW; a bunch of 5 alba Nice Egrets; one unidentified martin and later a minimum of one Siberian Home Martin and 16 Asian Home Martin collectively; a single Baikal Bush and two Japanese Leaf Warblers; and a really late Japanese Waxwing.
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Could 29th. Highlights included single Baikal Bush Warbler, 4 singing Grey’s Grasshopper Warblers and 2-4 Japanese Leaf Warblers within the Southwest within the morning and a White-breasted Waterhen seen within the NW by S I-Okay.
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Could 30th. One other unexpectedly attention-grabbing day within the NE, with 76 species logged. First up, lastly!, was the affirmation of the thriller singing thrushes as Chinese language Blackbird; adopted by an affordable late spring pulse of seen migration. Most quite a few was Pacific Swift, with a minimum of 400 (and maybe >600) logged, with further notable counts together with 15 White-throated Needletails and 36 Chinese language Sparrowhawk. Further species of observe included two Amur Falcon, single Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Paradise Flycatcher sp. (presumably Black, primarily based on relative abundance / rarity), and really late Brambling and Hawfinch.
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Could 31st. A closing morning within the NE, with 60 species logged. Highlights included a minimum of 3 Chinese language Blackbird, two Gray-headed Lapwing collectively, and 4 species of “locust” warblers, together with three Grey’s Grasshopper and a single Baikal Bush Warbler (each of which a lot scarcer within the east of the island than within the west of it).
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