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| Mara Island - the furthest south you are going to get in South Korea without swimming |
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| Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus |
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| Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas |
1.
Arctic
Loon Gavia arctica; 20+ near Sagye
harbour
2.
Streaked
Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas; five
from the ferry (early?)
3.
Great
Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus;
90+ near the ferry harbour at Sagye
4.
Oriental
Plover Charadrius veredus; two confiding
males in partial breeding plumage
5.
Black-tailed
Gull Larus crassirostris
6.
Ancient
Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus; five
from the ferry, two in breeding plumage
7.
Eurasian
Magpie Pica pica; three individuals
around the village
8.
Far
Eastern Skylark Alauda japonica;
15 or more resting in the short grass, ‘chirruping’ quietly, unlike their
counterparts nearby on Jeju proper, that were in full song in the fields
9.
Barn
Swallow Hirundo Rustica; only one
seen over the island
10.
Japanese
Bush Warbler Horornis diphone
11.
Japanese
White-eye Zosterops japonicus; 10+
in the small woods at the island’s centre
12.
Naumann’s
Thrush Turdus naumanni
13.
Dusky
Thrush Turdus eunomus
14.
Daurian
Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
15.
Blue Rock
Thrush Monticola solitarius
16.
White
Wagtail Motacilla alba; two leucopsis
17.
Richard’s
Pipit Anthus richardi
18.
Grey-capped
Greenfinch Chloris sinica; eight
in the woods
+Belated Seogwipo
Bird News
At ‘Redpoll Hill’, a brief sighting of a Yellow-browed Warbler on March 4th was
followed by a much better listen/look at three individuals on March 13th. On the same day, a single Goldcrest was seen (my first Goldcrest
on Jeju in 3+ years), and several Tristram’s
Bunting still. Also, a possible Black Wood Pigeon – a large dark pigeon
clacked its wings loudly as it took off, then flew strongly through the canopy. On March 14th, I spotted my first Barn Swallows of the year, just east of
town. I watched 30+ swooping over an
artificial pond for an enjoyable 20 minutes.
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