Guided Birding Tour Reports in May 2024

Guided Birding Tour Reports in May 2024

2 birders from UK

1 day birding trip in mid-May

around Ganghwa Island

Bird List

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Mandarin Duck
Northern Shoveler
Eurasian Wigeon
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Ring-necked Pheasant
Little Grebe
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Indian Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
Oriental Cuckoo
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Whimbrel
Far Eastern Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Greenshank
Great Knot
Dunlin
Black-tailed Gull
Little Tern
Great Cormorant
Chinese Egret
Little Egret
Great Egret
Medium Egret
Gray Heron
Black-faced Spoonbill
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Oriental Scops-Owl
Northern Boobook
Common Kingfisher
Dollarbird
White-backed Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Black-naped Oriole
Azure-winged Magpie
Oriental Magpie
Large-billed Crow
Varied Tit
Marsh Tit
Japanese Tit
Oriental Reed Warbler
Barn Swallow
Brown-eared Bulbul
Eastern Crowned Warbler
Japanese Bush Warbler
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
White-cheeked Starling
Gray-backed Thrush
Daurian Redstart
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Gray Wagtail
White Wagtail
Yellow-billed Grosbeak

 

 

A birder from US

3 day birding trip (May 17-19)

around Hwaseong Lake, Cheonsu Bay and Geum River Estuary

Bird List

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Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Falcated Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Pheasant
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Lesser Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Black-winged Stilt
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Long-billed Plover
Siberian Sand-Plover
Whimbrel
Far Eastern Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Gray-tailed Tattler
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Ruddy Turnstone
Great Knot
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Temminck's Stint
Red-necked Stint
Dunlin
Saunders's Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Herring Gull
Little Tern
Oriental Stork
Great Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Chinese Egret
Little Egret
Striated Heron
Eastern Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Medium Egret
Gray Heron
Eurasian Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill
White-tailed Eagle
Oriental Scops-Owl
Common Kingfisher
Dollarbird
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Hobby
Peregrine Falcon
Black-naped Oriole
Black Drongo
Tiger Shrike
Brown Shrike
Eurasian Jay
Azure-winged Magpie
Oriental Magpie
Large-billed Crow
Varied Tit
Marsh Tit
Japanese Tit
Zitting Cisticola
Oriental Reed Warbler
Barn Swallow
Brown-eared Bulbul
Light-vented Bulbul
Dusky Warbler
Asian Stubtail
Manchurian Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tit
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
White-cheeked Starling
Gray-backed Thrush
Gray-streaked Flycatcher
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Daurian Redstart
Blue Rock-Thrush
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
White Wagtail
Hawfinch
Yellow-billed Grosbeak
Oriental Greenfinch
Yellow-throated Bunting
Little Bunting
Black-faced Bunting
Yellow-browed Bunting

 

 

A birder from Canada

2.5 day birding trip (May 22-24)

around Ganghwa Island, Hwaseong Lake and Cheonsu Bay

Bird List

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Common Name
Greater White-fronted Goose
Mandarin Duck
Falcated Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Ring-necked Pheasant
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Indian Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Siberian Sand-Plover
Kentish Plover
Whimbrel
Far Eastern Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
Gray-tailed Tattler
Common Greenshank
Ruddy Turnstone
Great Knot
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Long-toed Stint
Dunlin
Saunders's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Herring Gull
Oriental Stork
Great Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Chinese Egret
Little Egret
Striated Heron
Eastern Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Medium Egret
Gray Heron
Eurasian Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill
White-tailed Eagle
Oriental Scops-Owl
Common Kingfisher
Dollarbird
Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
White-backed Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Eurasian Kestrel
Black-naped Oriole
Azure-winged Magpie
Oriental Magpie
Large-billed Crow
Varied Tit
Marsh Tit
Japanese Tit
Eurasian Skylark
Zitting Cisticola
Oriental Reed Warbler
Barn Swallow
Brown-eared Bulbul
Eastern Crowned Warbler
Manchurian Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tit
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
White-cheeked Starling
Gray-backed Thrush
Daurian Redstart
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
White Wagtail
Yellow-throated Bunting

 

A birder from Spain

4 day birding trip (May 27-30)

around Seoul, Namhansan Mountain, Han River, Hwaseong Lake, Cheonsu Bay, Geum Estuary and Ganghwa Island

His real review : https://www.birdingkorea.com/entry/4-day-Korean-birding-tour-in-late-spring

Bird List

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Greater White-fronted Goose
Common Shelduck
Mandarin Duck
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Falcated Duck
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Pheasant
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Indian Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Long-billed Plover
Kentish Plover
Whimbrel
Far Eastern Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
Black-tailed Godwit
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Ruddy Turnstone
Saunders's Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Herring Gull
Oriental Stork
Great Cormorant
Japanese Cormorant
Chinese Egret
Little Egret
Striated Heron
Chinese Pond-Heron
Eastern Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Medium Egret
Gray Heron
Eurasian Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Chinese Sparrowhawk
Japanese Sparrowhawk
Oriental Scops-Owl
Northern Boobook
Common Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Dollarbird
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
White-backed Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Hobby
Peregrine Falcon
Fairy Pitta
Black-naped Oriole
Tiger Shrike
Bull-headed Shrike
Azure-winged Magpie
Oriental Magpie
Large-billed Crow
Coal Tit
Varied Tit
Marsh Tit
Japanese Tit
Zitting Cisticola
Oriental Reed Warbler
Barn Swallow
Brown-eared Bulbul
Light-vented Bulbul
Eastern Crowned Warbler
Asian Stubtail
Manchurian Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tit
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Warbling White-eye
Red-billed Starling
White-cheeked Starling
Chinese Blackbird
Gray-backed Thrush
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Blue-and-white Flycatcher
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Daurian Redstart
Blue Rock-Thrush
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Forest Wagtail
Gray Wagtail
Japanese Wagtail
White Wagtail
Oriental Greenfinch
Yellow-throated Bunting