Birding Korea

Guided Birding Tour in January 2021

Nationwide Birding trip for winter birds

3 resident birders from the USA, Brazil, and Korea

Date: 2021.1.24~28

Venue: Hwaseong lake ~ Cheonsu Bay ~ Geum Estuary ~ Suncheon Bay ~ Nakdong Estuary ~ Hwapo river wetland ~ Junam wetland ~ Upo wetland ~ Daecheong lake ~ Gabcheon river

Birds List

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American Pipit
Azure-winged Magpie
Baikal Teal
Black-headed Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Brambling
Brown-eared Bulbul
Bull-headed Shrike
Carrion Crow
Chinese Gray Shrike
Cinereous Vulture
Coal Tit
Common Crane
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Common Pochard
Common Shelduck
Crested Ibis
Daurian Redstart
Dusky Thrush
Eastern Buzzard
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Eurasian Wigeon
Falcated Duck
Gadwall
Gray Heron
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Great Cormorant
Great Crested Grebe
Great Egret
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Greater White-fronted Goose
Green Sandpiper
Green-winged Teal
Hen Harrier
Herring Gull
Hooded Crane
Japanese Tit
Large-billed Crow
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Light-vented Bulbul
Little Grebe
Long-tailed Rosefinch
Long-tailed Tit
Mallard
Mandarin Duck
Marsh Tit
Naumann's Thrush
Northern Goshawk
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Olive-backed Pipit
Oriental Greenfinch
Oriental Magpie
Oriental Stork
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Peregrine Falcon
Pygmy Woodpecker
Red-crowned Crane
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Pigeon
Rook
Rough-legged Hawk
Rustic Bunting
Saunders's Gull
Smew
Taiga Bean-Goose
Tufted Duck
Tundra Bean-Goose
Upland Buzzard
Varied Tit
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
White Wagtail
White-backed Woodpecker
White-cheeked Starling
White-naped Crane
White-tailed Eagle
Whooper Swan
Yellow-billed Grosbeak
Yellow-throated Bunting

Birding Trip in Key Winter birds Habitats in Northwest

3 resident birders from Russia, India, and Korea

Date: 2021.1.29~31

Venue: Cheonsu Bay ~ Han River ~ National Arboretum ~ Cheorwon Cranes site

Birds List

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Brown-eared Bulbul
Bull-headed Shrike
Carrion Crow
Chinese Gray Shrike
Cinereous Vulture
Common Merganser
Common Pochard
Dusky Thrush
Eared Grebe
Eastern Buzzard
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Gadwall
Gray Heron
Great Cormorant
Great Egret
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Greater White-fronted Goose
Green Sandpiper
Green-winged Teal
Herring Gull
Hooded Crane
Japanese Tit
Japanese Wagtail
Large-billed Crow
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Long-tailed Tit
Mallard
Marsh Tit
Meadow Bunting
Naumann's Thrush
Northern Goshawk
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Oriental Greenfinch
Oriental Magpie
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Pallas's Bunting
Pygmy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-crowned Crane
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Pigeon
Rustic Bunting
Scaly-sided Merganser
Short-eared Owl
Smew
Solitary Snipe
Steller's Sea-Eagle
Taiga Bean-Goose
Tufted Duck
Tundra Bean-Goose
Varied Tit
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
White Wagtail
White-backed Woodpecker
White-naped Crane
White-tailed Eagle
Whooper Swan
Yellow-throated Bunting

Guided Birding Tour in December 2020

Yokota family from Japan

Cheonsu Bay & Geum Estuary 

Birds List

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Greater White-fronted Goose
Taiga Bean-Goose
Tundra Bean-Goose
Whooper Swan
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Baikal Teal (200,000) 
Common Pochard
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Coot
Black-bellied Plover
Kentish Plover
Dunlin
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Cormorant
Gray Heron
Great Egret (Eurasian)
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Eurasian Spoonbill
Cinereous Vulture
Hen Harrier
White-tailed Eagle
Steller's Sea-Eagle
Eastern Buzzard
Oriental Magpie
Carrion Crow
Large-billed Crow
Brown-eared Bulbul
Dusky Thrush
Daurian Redstart
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
White Wagtail
Oriental Greenfinch
Rustic Bunting
Black-faced Bunting

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We hope that the COVID-19 situation in January of next year will improve and prepare.

The tour will only be operated under Level 2 of Social Distancing.

The best birding trip in East Asia at the peak of winter!

The Korean Peninsula is the best place to meet various winter birds in East Asia. We have prepared a travel itinerary with the concept of mastering almost all winter birds in one trip.

• Venue: Cheonsu Bay ~ Geum Estuary ~ Suncheon Bay ~ Junam Reservoir ~ Upo Wetland ~ Nakdong Estuary + East Coast (Pohang) ~ mt.Taebaek ~ East Coast (Gangneung ~ Sokcho)
• Date: 2021.22(Fri)~27(Wed)
• Attendees: 4~8 people
• Participation fee: 480,000 won(US$450)~ (Refer to the detailed fee below)
• Departure point: Samgakji station exit #9
• Birdwatching level: Intermediate (beginners can participate)

Itinerary (basic for days 1-4, optional on days 5-6)

* If you only participate in the first 4 days schedule, you will finish the trip in Busan Station. If you are only participating in the second half of the day, you will be joined in Busan at 8 am on the 5th day.

Target species

• Cranes (Common cranes and white napped cranes + @)
• Birds of prey
• Geese and Ducks
• Ocean birds (Grebes, Loons, etc.)
• Seagulls (mainly on the east coast)
• Winter Passerine (Bunting, finches, etc.)
• Wintering shorebirds

Click below for registration! (Application deadline January 10)

http://naver.me/Fn6GOUZP

Participation fee

The participation fee varies according to the number of people. After submitting registration form, please transfer deposit of KRW 100,000. After confirming the final number, the final participation fee will be informed.

• Bank account : Hana Bank 174-890024-90204 
• PayPal :  birding.kr@gmail.com

 Others

• Accommodation is divided into males and females, so 2-3 people share a room.
• The itinerary can be canceled or changed depending on the weather and local conditions. Departure date can be adjusted by 1-5 days.
• Travel will start if the level of COVID-19 social distancing is under 2.
• Travel may be canceled or postponed depending on the COVID-19 situation.
• If this schedule is cancelled, it will be rescheduled in February.

Crane Trip to Cheorwon DMZ (2 Days)

Cheorwon, Asia's largest crane habitat
We will guide you to the crane paradise.

Venue : Han Estuary ~ Doyeon temple ~ Cheorwon DMZ

Date: Dec 26 (Sat) ~ 27 (Sun)

Number of attendees: 4~8 people

Participation fee: 260,000 won~ (Refer to the detailed fee below)

Departure point in Seoul: Samgakji station

Birdwatching level: Basic

Schedule

Target Birds

Cranes (Red-crowned, White napped + @)

Raptors

Geese & Ducks

Winter Passerines

Register! Click below! (deadline: December 10)

forms.gle/g4KiY782yu7pzyJg9

Entry fees

• Included: Local guide, accommodation, transportation, rental of binoculars
• If you transfer money within 24 hours after submitting the registration form, your application will be confirmed. Please send 260,000 won first, and send the difference in case of additional cost after final number is confirmed.
• Account : Hana Bank 174-890024-90204 
• PayPal :  birding.kr@gmail.com
• Accommodation is divided into males and females, so 2-4 people share a room.
• The itinerary may be canceled or changed depending on the weather and local conditions.
• Travel may be canceled or postponed depending on the COVID-19 situation.
• If this schedule is canceled, it will be rescheduled between January and February.

Key habitats of winter birdwatching! Cheonsu Bay, Cheorwon DMZ & Han River!

This is the very attractive attempt to enjoy Cheonsu Bay, Cheorwon and Han River in one trip. 3 sites are the best in North West in the country in winter. In particular, we prepared a schedule from Daejeon for birdwatchers in the southern region.

Venue : Cheonsu Bay ~ Han River ~ Cheorwon

Date: Dec 4 (Fri) ~ 6 (Sun)

Number of attendees: 4~8 people

Participation fee: 380,000 won~ (Refer to the detailed fee below)

Departure point in Seoul: Samgakji station

Departure point in Daejeon: Daejeon Station

Birdwatching level: Intermediate (beginners can participate)

Schedule

Target Birds

Cranes (Red-crowned, White napped + @)

Raptors (Stellar sea eagle, white-tailed eagle, etc.)

Geese & Ducks

Winter Passerine (Bunting, finches, etc.)

Register! Click below! (deadline November 25)

forms.gle/TfLULxMYV3PKW4a6A

Entry fees

• Included: Local guide, accommodation, transportation, rental of binoculars
• If you transfer money within 24 hours after submitting the registration form, your application will be confirmed. Please send 380,000 won first, and send the difference in case of additional cost after final number is confirmed.
• Account : Hana Bank 174-890024-90204 
• PayPal :  birding.kr@gmail.com
• If the trip is for less than 5 people, the starting point can be combined into one place.
• Accommodation is divided into males and females, so 2-4 people share a room.
• The itinerary may be canceled or changed depending on the weather and local conditions.
• Travel may be canceled or postponed depending on the COVID-19 situation.
• If this schedule is canceled, it will be rescheduled between January and February.

Reflecting the results of the last month's survey, the schedule of the winter birding tours are planned and announced as follows. The details of the trip are sequentially posted on the website soon. The number of participants in each trip is 5-10.

The itinerary may be added, changed, or canceled depending on the conditions of birds habitats, weather, and Corona19.

We are planning a small group birdwatching trip for foreign residents. If you are interested in this kind of  birdwatching in Korea, please answer the questionnaire after clicking the below link. Participating in a survey increases your chances of traveling. 
We will notify you as soon as the detailed schedule is available. If you leave your name and contact information.

Travel can be organized to go with Korean birders.

Clik below for survey http://naver.me/GkEoMxOb

Guided Birding Tour in Febuary 2020

Karelia & friends from UK & US

Cheorwon (Crane site)

Birds List

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Taiga Bean-Goose
Whooper Swan
Mandarin Duck
Baikal Teal
Northern Shoveler
Eurasian Wigeon
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Common Pochard
Tufted Duck
Common Goldeneye
Smew
Common Merganser
Scaly-sided Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
Great Crested Grebe
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Coot
White-naped Crane
Common Crane
Hooded Crane
Red-crowned Crane
Herring Gull
Great Cormorant
Gray Heron
Great Egret
Little Egret
Cinereous Vulture
Hen Harrier
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
White-tailed Eagle
Steller's Sea-Eagle
Eastern Buzzard
Upland Buzzard
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Short-eared Owl
Pygmy Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Jay
Oriental Magpie
Large-billed Crow
Coal Tit
Varied Tit
Marsh Tit
Japanese Tit
Brown-eared Bulbul
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Eurasian Nuthatch
Naumann's Thrush
Daurian Redstart
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Brambling
Hawfinch
Long-tailed Rosefinch
Pallas's Rosefinch
Oriental Greenfinch
Pallas's Bunting
Rustic Bunting

Guided Birding Tour in January 2020

Sarah & Greg from UK

Han River Upstream

Bird List

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Whooper Swan
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Common Pochard
Common Goldeneye
Smew
Common Merganser
Scaly-sided Merganser
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Coot
Herring Gull
Great Cormorant
Gray Heron
Great Egret
Steppe Eagle
White-tailed Eagle
Steller's Sea-Eagle
Eastern Buzzard
Pygmy Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Bull-headed Shrike
Azure-winged Magpie
Oriental Magpie
Large-billed Crow
Marsh Tit
Japanese Tit
Brown-eared Bulbul
Long-tailed Tit
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Goldcrest
Eurasian Nuthatch
Naumann's Thrush
Daurian Redstart
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Japanese Wagtail
White Wagtail
American Pipit

Brambling
Hawfinch
Yellow-throated Bunting
Rustic Bunting

Angela & Low fromSingapore

Han Estaury & Geum Estuary for Baikal Teals

Bird List

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Common Shelduck
Mandarin Duck
Baikal Teal
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Tufted Duck
Ring-necked Pheasant
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Northern Lapwing
Eurasian Curlew
Black-tailed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Cormorant
Gray Heron
Great Egret
Little Egret
White-tailed Eagle
Eastern Buzzard
Pygmy Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Eurasian Jay
Azure-winged Magpie
Oriental Magpie
Large-billed Crow
Coal Tit
Yellow-bellied Tit
Varied Tit
Marsh Tit
Japanese Tit
Brown-eared Bulbul
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
White-cheeked Starling
Naumann's Thrush
Daurian Redstart
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Japanese Wagtail
Brambling
Hawfinch
Long-tailed Rosefinch
Oriental Greenfinch
Eurasian Siskin
Yellow-throated Bunting
Pallas's Bunting
Rustic Bunting

Lizzie & friend from UK

Cheorwon, Crane site

Bird List

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Mandarin Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Northern Pintail
Baikal Teal
Eurasian Teal
Common Pochard
Common Goldeneye
Smew
Common Merganser
Scaly-sided Merganser
Great Crested Grebe
Eurasian Spoonbill
Grey Heron
Great Egret
Great Cormorant
Common Kestrel
White-tailed Eagle
Steller's Sea Eagle
Cinereous Vulture
Northern Harrier
Eastern Buzzard
White-naped Crane
Hooded Crane
Red-crowned Crane
Solitary Snipe
Oriental Turtle Dove
Common Kingfisher
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
White-backed Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Bull-headed Shrike
Eurasian Jay
Oriental Magpie
Large-billed Crow
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Varied Tit
Marsh Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Brown-eared Bulbul
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Goldcrest
Eurasian Treecreeper
White's Thrush
Naumann's Thrush
Daurian Redstart
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Brambling
Grey-capped Greenfinch
Long-tailed Rosefinch
Eurasian Bullfinch
Hawfinch
Meadow Bunting
Rustic Bunting
Yellow-throated Bunting

Antero & Leena fromFinland

The Whole South Korea for 12 days

Han River Estuary - Upstream Han river - National Arboretum  - Cheorwon(Crane Site) - East Coat(Goseong/Sokcho/Yangyang/Gangleung) - Mt.Taebaek - Wupo Wetland - Junam Wetland - Suncheon bay - Guem Estuary - Cheonsu bay - Seoul - Incheon

Bird List

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Swan Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Taiga Bean-Goose
Tundra Bean-Goose
Whooper Swan
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Mandarin Duck
Baikal Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Falcated Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Common Pochard
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Common Goldeneye
Smew
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Scaly-sided Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
Little Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Eared Grebe
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Coot
Sandhill Crane
White-naped Crane
Common Crane
Hooded Crane
Common x Hooded Crane (hybrid)
Red-crowned Crane
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Northern Lapwing
Long-billed Plover
Eurasian Curlew
Temminck's Stint
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Saunders's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Mew Gull
Herring Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Oriental Stork
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Japanese Cormorant
Gray Heron
Great Egret
Little Egret
Crested Ibis
Eurasian Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill
Cinereous Vulture
Hen Harrier
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Northern Goshawk
White-tailed Eagle
Steller's Sea-Eagle
Rough-legged Hawk
Eastern Buzzard
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Eurasian Hoopoe
Gray-capped Woodpecker
Pygmy Woodpecker
White-backed Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Eurasian Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Bull-headed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
Chinese Gray Shrike
Eurasian Jay
Azure-winged Magpie
Oriental Magpie
Rook
Carrion Crow
Large-billed Crow
Coal Tit
Varied Tit
Marsh Tit
Japanese Tit
Light-vented Bulbul
Brown-eared Bulbul
Long-tailed Tit
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Warbling White-eye
Goldcrest
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Treecreeper
Brown Dipper
European Starling
White-cheeked Starling
White's Thrush
Pale Thrush
Dusky Thrush
Naumann's Thrush
Daurian Redstart
Blue Rock-Thrush
Bohemian Waxwing
Japanese Waxwing
Siberian Accentor
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Japanese Wagtail
White Wagtail
Olive-backed Pipit
American Pipit
Brambling
Hawfinch
Yellow-billed Grosbeak
Long-tailed Rosefinch
Eurasian Bullfinch
Asian Rosy-Finch
Oriental Greenfinch
Eurasian Siskin
Lapland Longspur
Meadow Bunting
Yellow-throated Bunting
Pallas's Bunting
Rustic Bunting

Kevin from USA

Han River Upstream

Bird List

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Swan Goose
Tundra Bean Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Whooper Swan
Common Shelduck
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Northern Pintail
Baikal Teal
Eurasian Teal
Common Pochard
Common Goldeneye
Smew
Red-breasted Merganser
Scaly-sided Merganser
Great Crested Grebe
Eurasian Spoonbill
Grey Heron
Great Cormorant
Common Kestrel
White-tailed Eagle
Steller's Sea Eagle
Northern Harrier
Eastern Buzzard
White-naped Crane
Common Crane
Hooded Crane
Red-crowned Crane
Green Sandpiper
Oriental Turtle Dove
Bull-headed Shrike
Azure-winged Magpie
Oriental Magpie
Large-billed Crow
Great Tit
Marsh Tit
Brown-eared Bulbul
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Daurian Redstart
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Siberian Accentor
White Wagtail(Black-back)
Brambling
Grey-capped Greenfinch
Long-tailed Rosefinch
Hawfinch
Yellow-billed Grosbeak
Meadow Bunting
Rustic Bunting
Yellow-throated Bunting

Crane tour December 2019

Tourist's birding blog by Kimiko & Greg from Japan

Han River Upstream & Cherowon(crane site)

KImiko's birding blog link

South Korea III Cranes in the DMZ 
South Korea IV Geese in the DMZ 
South Korea V Cheorwon 
South Korea VI The Han River 
South Korea VII Royal Tombs