Chicken information by Leslie Hurteau.
Some good climate and calm winds impressed a brief morning enterprise out to the far southeast tip of Jeju, Seopjikoji and close by Shinyang Harbour. This space is mostly pretty good for seawatching attributable to its location and geography, with nice sightings being made prior to now by others. Probably the most notable being the ROK’s first Surf Scoter in 2022.
No scoters of any form have been noticed this specific morning, however it was nonetheless a implausible albeit temporary outing with three species of loon, small teams of Historic Murrelet, and 4 species of grebe, together with Pink-necked Grebe which is kind of uncommon on Jeju.
In Shinyang Harbour, an Arctic Loon was noticed resting distantly, and shortly after a Pink-throated Loon was seen upclose by a breakwater. A number of gull species have been current, with the same old Vega, Black-tailed, Taimyr, and Slaty, with a minimum of one Black-headed blended in. Giant teams of Eurasian Wigeon and Gadwall have been current. No American Wigeons seen on this go to, however final month I noticed an American Wigeon at close by Hado-ri Wetland. Different highlights included Carrion Crow, which is mostly solely reliably discovered on this a part of Jeju.
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Subsequent up was Seopjikoji, a good sized headland / peninsula jutting out to the ocean simply south of Seongsan Ilchulbong. With the good views of Ilchulbong from the coast, it’s no surprise this little headland fills up with vacationers fairly fast within the morning, pouring in from tour buses and vans. Seawatching was pretty productive for Jeju requirements, with good numbers of Arctic Loon, some Pacific Loon blended in, and some teams of Historic Murrelets. Pelagic and Temminck’s Cormorants have been considerable, as have been Black-tailed and Vega Gulls. A pair rafts of Nice Crested Grebe have been round as typical, with one having a Pink-necked Grebe blended in. Eared Grebes and a Horned Grebe have been noticed as nicely.
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This entire southeast space is among the most essential areas for migratory birds on Jeju. Sadly, there’s additionally stress from an impending airport to be positioned close by, presumably with the intention of sparking financial exercise on this fairly rural space and offering quick entry to some iconic Jeju surroundings. I’m undecided how nicely the fantastic thing about this space will maintain up if this financial plan goes by way of, to not point out the elevated stress on wildlife already feeling a crunch from improvement.
