Fall Migration in Jeju Metropolis Parks, Late August – September 2024

Fowl information and photographs by Leslie Hurteau.

Fall migration began with a gradual trickle of fascinating species in late August right here in Jeju Metropolis. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Gray-backed Thrush, and Black Paradise Flycatchers have been anticipated and located. as September started, the parks acquired birdier, with leaf warblers making an look, different flycatcher species, and another fascinating finds like Siberian Blue Robin.

Teams of Diversified Tits started to pop up in areas I haven’t seen them in earlier than. I’m undecided if that is an irruptive 12 months for them (is that attainable for this species?), however definitely extra noticeable than earlier than. Massive-billed Crows, a quite common species on Jeju, have been additionally extra quite a few than I’ve seen in different years. Is that this species doing properly for any specific motive? It appeared like many components of the island had small “gangs” of younger people, shifting by way of and dispersing. One significantly fascinating commentary was a bunch of 20 or up to now on the east coast, an space of Jeju the place normally Carrion Crow is the one Corvus species repeatedly seen.

Variety of birds shifting by way of the parks elevated afterward in September. Extra leaf warblers, Chinese language Grosbeaks, and Blue-and-White Flycatchers. A Black-naped Oriole made a quick look in my native park, in addition to a Lesser Cuckoo that hung round in the identical space for a couple of days. Massive teams of Barn Swallows have been nonetheless current across the metropolis till round mid-September, and by the top of the month only a few people have been current except for the occasional small teams seen migrating excessive over.