The cliffs of Igidae, Busan looms |
Reedy Eulsuk Island |
JP scanning for Reed Buntings |
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus |
Black Kite Milvus migrans |
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus |
In the afternoon we headed to Eulsuk-do, a reedy island just west of Busan proper. We spent many hours there hiding from dump trucks (we may have been a bit out-of-bounds), observing Whooper Swans, huge flocks of Mallards, and a few dozen Black-headed Gulls. The bird we were really after, the Common Reed Bunting, made a late but welcome appearance just as the sun was headed down.
On the mammal front, Amur Leopard Cats, Raccoon Dogs, and Water Deer live on Eulsuk, but sadly I only got a fleeting glimpse of a Water Deer at dusk.
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