Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns-Seidel-Basis Korea, Birds Korea)
Earlier than water is poured into the rice paddies and transforms ten p.c of Korea into a brief wetland, spring migration on rice fields is relatively sluggish, with just a few birds concentrated, the place water could be discovered, and on the fields only some Nice Egrets or Oriental Turtledoves, Oriental Magpies, and within the ditches Tree Sparrows and Vinous-Throated Parrotbills, however not way more.
On Easter Monday, I went to Paju and it was not too birdy for that purpose – moreover, the actually stunning royal tomb in Jangneung, with a lot of woodpeckers and a distant flycatcher heard on the outdated and luxurious timber, was closed (like each Monday). Nonetheless, I had a good time, with 2 actually cracking male Garganey in one of many small water ponds, plus a Wooden Sandpiper, one other one in all my favorites.
One other shock have been the nonetheless lingering geese: 3 Tundra Bean Geese, 3 Taiga Been Geese, and one single Larger White-Fronted Goose, in two completely different areas. They moved from the rice paddies to locations with new inexperienced, which clearly tastes higher than the same old winter fare, stays of the rice. And, good as they have been all three species lined up for a spot-the-different-geese picture collectively!
The not-so-nice factor to endure was the continued and speedy destruction of rice fields by new building South and North of Gongneungcheong. Beside the large street, and the concrete enormous and sterile trenches, additionally most former timber and bushes have been eliminated, making it additionally tough for smaller birds or raptors to make use of the realm on migration. This can be a factor which may very well be reversed, as soon as all the development ended, however I doubt that it’ll occur.
You possibly can see the total hen commentary lists right here:
Sangam Wetland https://ebird.org/guidelines/S227636859
Paju Ricefields https://ebird.org/guidelines/S227677603
Close to Jangneung Royal Tomb https://ebird.org/guidelines/S227686358
Garganey Spatula querquedula 발구지 (© Bernhard Seliger)
Frequent Greenshank Tringa nebularia 청다리도요사촌 (© Bernhard Seliger)
Wooden Sandpiper Tringa glareola 알락도요 (© Bernhard Seliger)
Pallas´s Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi 북방검은머리쑥새 (© Bernhard Seliger)
Feminine Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus 딱새 on the fence of the closed Jangneung Royal Tomb…(© Bernhard Seliger)
Nice Noticed Woodpecker Dendrocopos main 오색딱다구리 (© Bernhard Seliger)
3 sorts of geese in a single line! From left to proper: Tundra Been Goose Anser serrirostris 큰기러기, Taiga Been Goose Anser fabalis 큰부리큰기러기 and at last Larger White-Fronted Goose Anser albifrons 쇠기러기.
Street Building in Paju is ongoing – what occurs to Hen Harriers, Reed Warblers, Pallas´s Reed Buntings, Yellow Bitterns, Chinese language Pond Herons, Water Cocks, and all of the waders on migration after the street is completed? (© Bernhard Seliger)
