Birding Korea

Birding Tour in April 2018

Attendance at Ganghwa Big Bird Race with resident foreign birders

- Ganghwa island, South Korea in April 2018

Full Bird list 

• Ruddy Shelduck

• Common Shelduck

• Mandarin Duck

• Northern Shoveler

• Gadwall

• Eurasian Wigeon

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Mallard

• Green-winged Teal

• Red-breasted Merganser

• Ring-necked Pheasant

• Little Grebe

• Great Cormorant

• Gray Heron

• Great Egret

• Intermediate Egret

• Chinese Egret

• Little Egret

• Black-faced Spoonbill

• Eurasian Sparrowhawk

• Eurasian Coot

• Eurasian Oystercatcher

• Black-bellied Plover

• Little Ringed Plover

• Whimbrel

• Far Eastern Curlew

• Eurasian Curlew

• Bar-tailed Godwit

• Black-tailed Godwit

• Great Knot

• Green Sandpiper

• Common Greenshank

• Wood Sandpiper

• Black-tailed Gull

• Herring Gull

• Little Tern

• Oriental Turtle-Dove

• Common Kingfisher

• Pygmy Woodpecker

• Great Spotted Woodpecker

• Gray-headed Woodpecker

• Bull-headed Shrike

• Eurasian Jay

• Azure-winged Magpie

• Eurasian Magpie

• Large-billed Crow

• Barn Swallow

• Varied Tit

• Marsh Tit

• Japanese Tit

• Long-tailed Tit

• Brown-eared Bulbul

• Japanese Bush Warbler

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill

• Gray-backed Thrush

• White-cheeked Starling

• White Wagtail

• Tristram's Bunting

• Yellow-browed Bunting

• Yellow-throated Bunting

• Black-faced Bunting

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Guided Birding Tour in March 2018

Dale Herter from USA

- Ganghwa island & Han river estuary, South Korea in March 2018

- High-light bird list 

• Greater White-fronted Goose

• Taiga/Tundra Bean-Goose

• Common Shelduck

• Northern Shoveler

• Falcated Duck

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Mallard

• Northern Pintail

• Green-winged Teal (Eurasian)

• Great Cormorant

• Gray Heron

• Great Egret

• Eurasian Spoonbill

• Cinereous Vulture

• White-tailed Eagle

• Eastern Buzzard

• Far Eastern Curlew

• Black-tailed Gull

• Herring Gull

• Oriental Turtle-Dove

• Pygmy Woodpecker

• Eurasian Kestrel

• Eurasian Eagle Owl

• Eurasian Magpie

• Large-billed Crow

• Coal Tit

• Marsh Tit

• Japanese Tit

• Long-tailed Tit

• Eurasian Wren

• Brown-eared Bulbul

• Goldcrest

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill

• Daurian Redstart

• Rustic Bunting

• Yellow-throated Bunting

• Reed Bunting

• Brambling

Katherine & Dahlia from USA

- Cheorwon, Gangwon province, South Korea in March 2018

- High-light bird list 

• Greater White-fronted Goose

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Mallard

• Common Merganser

• Ring-necked Pheasant

• Great Crested Grebe

• Great Cormorant

• Gray Heron

• Great Egret

• Eastern Buzzard

• White-naped Crane

• Northern Lapwing

• Oriental Turtle-Dove

• Eurasian Eagle-Owl

• Gray-headed Woodpecker

• Eurasian Kestrel

• Eurasian Magpie

• Rook

• Large-billed Crow

• Marsh Tit

• Japanese Tit

• Brown-eared Bulbul

• White-cheeked Starling

• Gray Wagtail

• White Wagtail

• Rustic Bunting

• Yellow-throated Bunting

• Oriental Greenfinch

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Guided Birding Tour in February 2018

Albert Chai from Taiwan

- Han river estuary, Gyeonggi province, South Korea in Febuary 2018

- High-light bird list 

• Taiga Bean-Goose 

• Tundra Bean-Goose 

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck 

• Common Merganser 

• Ring-necked Pheasant 

• Cinereous Vulture 

• White-tailed Eagle 

• Eastern Buzzard 

• White-naped Crane 

• Eurasian Eagle-Owl 

• Pygmy Woodpecker 

• White-backed Woodpecker 

• Gray-headed Woodpecker 

• Carrion Crow 

• Large-billed Crow 

• Varied Tit 

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill 

• Daurian Redstart 

• Naumann's Thrush 

• Rustic Bunting 

• Yellow-throated Bunting 

• Eurasian Bullfinch 

• Oriental Greenfinch 

Guided Birding Tour in January 2018

Pohlman Kurt from Hawaii, USA

- Han River Upstream & National Arboretum, Gyeonggi province and and Jungrang river, Seoul, South Korea on 9th January 2018

- Cheonsu-bay & Geum river estuary , Chungnam province, South Korea on 10th January 2018

- Han river estuary & Ganghwa island , Gyeonggi province, South Korea on 11th January 2018

- Hi-light bird list of Day 1

• Mandarin Duck

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Eastern Buzzard

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill

• Whooper Swan

• Scaly-sided Merganser

• White-tailed Eagle

• Steller's Sea-Eagle

• Solitary Snipe

• Pygmy Woodpecker

• Naumann's Thrush

• Pallas's Rosefinch

• Eurasian Bullfinch

• Rustic Bunting

• Yellow-throated Bunting

- Hi-light bird list of Day 2

• Tundra Bean-Goose

• Whooper Swan

• Ruddy Shelduck

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Baikal Teal

• Hen Harrier

• Northern Goshawk

• Eastern Buzzard

• Chinese Gray Shrike

• Azure-winged Magpie

• Oriental Greenfinch

• Eurasian Curlew

• Common Snipe

• Green Sandpiper

- Hi-light bird list of Day 3

• Taiga Bean-Goose

• Tundra Bean-Goose

• Ruddy Shelduck

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Smew

• Cinereous Vulture

• White-tailed Eagle

• Eastern Buzzard

• Peregrine Falcon

• Bull-headed Shrike

• White-naped Crane

• Red-crowned Crane

• Eurasian Eagle-Owl

• Long-tailed Tit

• Azure-winged Magpie

• Naumann's Thrush

• Rustic Bunting

• Yellow-throated Bunting

Dominic Rollinson from South Africa

- Han River Upstream & Kyeongan river, Gyeonggi province and and Jungrang river, Seoul, South Korea on 28th January 2018

- Hi-light bird list

• Whooper Swan

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Mandarin Duck

• Smew

• Scaly-sided Merganser

• Cinereous Vulture

• White-tailed Eagle

• Steller's Sea-Eagle

• Eastern Buzzard

• Pygmy Woodpecker

• Long-tailed Tit

• Goldcrest

• Naumann's Thrush

• Yellow-throated Bunting

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill

Guided Birding Tour in December 2017

Miquel from Spain 

- Han River Upstream, Gyeonggi-province and Jungrang river, Seoul, South Korea on 10th December 2017

- Hi-light bird list

• Whooper Swan

• Taiga Bean-Goose

• Scaly-sided Merganser

• Falcated Duck

• Mandarin Duck

• Ring-necked Pheasant

• White-tailed Eagle

• Steller's Sea-Eagle

• Eastern Buzzard

• Pygmy Woodpecker

• Goldcrest

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill

• Daurian Redstart

• Rustic Bunting

• Yellow-throated Bunting

• Yellow-billed Grosbeak

• Japanese Wagtail

Alex couple from USA

- Han River Estuary, Gyeonggi-province, South Korea on 19th December 2017

- Hi-light bird list

• Taiga Bean-Goose

• Mandarin Duck

• Eurasian Wigeon

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Mallard

• Smew

• Eurasian Eagle Owl

• Cinereous Vulture

• White-tailed Eagle

• Large-billed Crow

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill

• Yellow-throated Bunting

Guided Birding Tour in November 2017

Alec from Argentina 

- Han River Upstream, Gyeonggi-province, South Korea on 18st November 2017

- Hi-light bird list

• Tundra Bean-Goose

• Whooper Swan

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Green-winged Teal (Eurasian)

• Common Goldeneye

• Scaly-sided Merganser

• Osprey

• Northern Goshawk

• White-tailed Eagle

• Eastern Buzzard

• Large-billed Crow

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill

• Daurian Redstart

• Japanese Wagtail

• Yellow-billed Grosbeak

• Oriental Greenfinch

Easwar from India & Mark from Philippine

- Han River Upstream, Gyeonggi-province, South Korea on 26th November 2017

- Hi-light bird list

• Whooper Swan

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Common Goldeneye

• Scaly-sided Merganser

• Little Grebe

• Great Egret

• Northern Goshawk

• White-tailed Eagle

• Steller's Sea-Eagle

• Large-billed Crow

- Cheorwon Crane field, Kangwon-province, South Korea on 26th November 2017

- Hi-light bird list

• Greater White-fronted Goose

• Ring-necked Pheasant

• Cinereous Vulture

• Eastern Buzzard

• White-naped Crane

• Hooded Crane

• Red-crowned Crane

• Eurasian Kestrel

• Azure-winged Magpie

• Large-billed Crow

• Marsh Tit

• Japanese Tit

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill

• Rustic Bunting

• Yellow-throated Bunting

• Oriental Greenfinch

Guided Birding Tour in October 2017

Luca Ferretti from Italy

- Hwaseong lake Gyeonggi-province, South Korea on 21st October 2017 : helped him join local birding event

- Gangwha island, Incheon, South Korea on 22nd October 2017 : Shorebirds tour

- Cheorwon, Gangwon privince, South Korea on 23rd October 2017 : Cranes tour

- Hi-light bird list

• Ring-necked Pheasant

• Tundra Bean Goose

• Lesser White-fronted Goose

• Ruddy Shelduck

• Baikal Teal

• Eurasian Spoonbill

• Black-faced Spoonbill

• Osprey

• Crested Honey Buzzard

• Northern Harrier

• Eastern Buzzard

• Upland Buzzard

• Greater Spotted Eagle

• Eastern Imperial Eagle

• Hooded Crane

• White-napped Crane

• Eurasian Oystercatcher

• Common Snipe

• Eurasian Curlew

• Eastern Curlew

• Marsh Sandpiper

• Broad-billed Sandpiper

• Vega Gull

• Bull-headed Shrike

• Goldcrest

• Black-faced Bunting

Roy Joseph from Singapore

- Hwaseong lake Gyeonggi-province and Gangwha island Incheon,South Korea on 25th October 2017

- Hi-light bird list

• Lesser White-fronted Goose

• Taiga Bean-Goose

• Whooper Swan

• Ruddy Shelduck

• Eurasian Spoonbill

• Osprey

• Eurasian Oystercatcher

• Far Eastern Curlew

• Eurasian Curlew

• Black-tailed Godwit

• Marsh Sandpiper

• Black-headed Gull

• Black-tailed Gull

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill

Guided Birding Tour in September 2017

Casey from USA

- Gangwha island, Incheon, South Korea on 12th September 2017

- Hi-light bird list

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Eurasian Teal

• Black-faced Spoonbill

• Black-crowned Night Heron

• Eastern Cattle Egret

• Grey Heron

• Great Egret

• Little Egret

• Chinese Egret

• Great Cormorant

• Common Kestrel

• Amur Falcon

• Eurasian Oystercatcher

• Whimbrel

• Eastern Curlew

• Common Greenshank

• Terek Sandpiper

• Common Sandpiper

• Black-tailed Gull

• Vega Gull

• Saunders's Gull

• Oriental Turtle Dove

• Eurasian Eagle-Owl

• Common Kingfisher

• White-backed Woodpecker

• Great Spotted Woodpecker

• Bull-headed Shrike

• Azure-winged Magpie

• Black-billed Magpie

• Large-billed Crow

• Great Tit

• Varied Tit

• Marsh Tit

• Barn Swallow

• Brown-eared Bulbul

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill

• Asian Brown Flycatcher

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow

• Grey Wagtail

Jesus's family from Spain and Riki from USA

- Cheonsu bay, Choongcheongnamdo-province, South Korea on 18th September 2017

- Han river estuary, Paju Gyeonggi-province, South Korea on 19th September 2017

- Hi-light bird list

Netta and Rotem from Israel

- Yubu island, Choongcheongnamdo-province, South Korea on 22th September 2017

- Hi-light bird list

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Black-faced Spoonbill

• Grey Heron

• Great Egret

• Chinese Egret

• Eurasian Oystercatcher

• Grey Plover

• Kentish Plover

• Greater Sand Plover

• Lesser Sand Plover

• Eastern Curlew

• Common Greenshank

• Terek Sandpiper

• Sanderling

• Red-necked Stint

• Dunlin

• Spoon-billed Sandpiper

• Broad-billed Sandpiper

• Black-tailed Gull

• Saunders's Gull

• Oriental Turtle Dove

• Black-billed Magpie

• Barn Swallow

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Guided Birding Tour in July 2017

Steven Goodman from USA

- Han river estuary, Paju Gyeonggi-province, South Korea on 25th July 2017

- Incheon & Ganghwa island, South Korea 26th July 2017

- Hi-light bird list

Jeff Hopkins from USA

- Chookryeong mountain &  National arboretum, Gyeonggi-province, South Korea on 22th July 2017

- Hi-light bird list

• Ring-necked Pheasant

• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

• Grey Heron

• Great Egret

• European Hobby

• Oriental Turtle Dove

• Common Cuckoo

• Oriental Dollarbird

• Tiger Shrike

• Azure-winged Magpie

• Black-billed Magpie

• Large-billed Crow

• Great Tit

• Varied Tit

• Long-tailed Tit

• Brown-eared Bulbul

• Eastern Crowned Warbler

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill

• Family Turdidae

• Daurian Redstart

• Asian Brown Flycatcher

• Blue-and-White Flycatcher

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow

• Grey Wagtail

Guided Birding Tour in June 2017

 Christa and Cornè Thirion from South Africa

- Nami island and National arboretum, Gyeonggi-province, South Korea on 15th June 2017

- Hi-light bird list

• Ring-necked Pheasant
• Mandarin Duck
• Great Crested Grebe
• Striated Heron
• Little Egret
• Chinese Sparrowhawk
• Common Cuckoo
• Oriental Cuckoo
• Oriental Dollarbird
• Common Kingfisher
• Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
• Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Grey-headed Woodpecker
• Tiger Shrike
• Black-naped Oriole
• Varied Tit
• Marsh Tit
• Barn Swallow
• Red-rumped Swallow
• Eastern Crowned Warbler
• Vinous-throated Parrotbill
• Winter Wren
• Eurasian Nuthatch
• Grey-backed Thrush
• Daurian Redstart
• Blue-and-White Flycatcher
• Grey Wagtail
• White Wagtail
• Yellow-throated Bunting

- Cheonsu-bay Chungnam province, South Korea on 16th June 2017

- Hi-light bird list

• Ring-necked Pheasant

• Black-faced Spoonbill

• Black-crowned Night Heron

• Intermediate Egret

• Chinese Egret

• Temminck's Cormorant

• Common Kestrel

• Eurasian Oystercatcher

• Black-winged Stilt

• Whimbrel

• Great Knot

• Oriental Scops Owl

• Oriental Dollarbird

• Black Paradise Flycatcher

• Azure-winged Magpie

• Great Tit

• Varied Tit

• Long-tailed Tit

• Oriental Reed Warbler

• Eastern Crowned Warbler

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill

• White-cheeked Starling