Birds of June

Coal Tit Periparus ater

Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus

Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus

juvenile Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus

Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis

Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus

Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius

Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus 

Striated Heron Butorides striata (mid-joust)

Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis (a rare Korean breeding record)

  An end to migration means an end to silly musical blog titles, I suppose. It was fun for a while though, right? So here are some of the birds I've been seeing this June - it's been a hot, muggy month in Suncheon. It was great to re-sight the nesting Chestnut-cheeked...wait...hang on a minute. Oh right, I'm in Montreal. I get a bit confused at times. Time flies when you're sitting around working on a secret writing project all day. Muahahahahaha!
  For what it's worth, here's what I was seeing last June (the images that weren't good enough for the blog the first time 'round).