Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi (Hanns-Seidel-Basis Korea, Birds Korea)
What a pleasing shock! For the primary time in eight years of kind of common surveys in Han Estuary, we noticed a flock of 10 Hill Pigeons within the space. Now, Hill Pigeons, although not precisely extinct in South Korea, are confined to a couple locations an extended the West Coast and on the inner-Korean border, particularly in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi-do, but in addition for instance, in Gangwha-do. Would possibly they’ve come from North Korea, the place they’re much extra frequent than within the South? Possibly as a result of “noise-war”, which the North Koreans fought with scratchy and scary noises horrifying people and animals to beat South Korean broadcasting messages? It was, by the best way, a serene peace on the border space (so far as it goes in Korea – booming sounds to draw back tree sparrows, site visitors and bicyclists with their radios had been as loud as ever), due to the top of this sort of exchanges between each side. Anyway, very pleased so as to add this species to the Han Estuary species checklist!
Different attention-grabbing birds included nice views of two Chinese language Sparrowhawks, a Black-capped Kingfisher and the standard summer time guests: Black-faced Spoonbills, Black-naped Orioles, loads of Dollarbirds, two flocks of 60 and 80 White-cheeked Starlings, Manchurian Bush Warbler and so forth. On Yudo islet, breeding exercise was ongoing (for Nice Cormorants, Nice Egret, Gray Heron, and Intermediate Egrets in addition to Black-faced Spoonbills).
You’ll find the entire chook lists at:
(Siam half) https://ebird.org/guidelines/S253381414
(Yudo half) https://ebird.org/guidelines/S253381402
Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris 낭비둘기 (© Seliger)
Hill Pigeons Columba rupestris 낭비둘기 (© Bernhard Seliger) In flying, clearly the white tail band will be seen.
Chinese language Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis 붉은배새매 (© Bernhard Seliger)
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata 청호반새 (© Bernhard Seliger)
White-cheeked Starlings Spodiopsar cineraceus 찌르레기 on the border fence (© Bernhard Seliger)
Japanese Nice Tit (Asian tit) Parus minor 박새 (© Bernhard Seliger) feeding.
Widespread cuckoo Cuculus canorus 뻐꾸기 (© Bernhard Seliger)
