Guided Birding Tour Reports in April & May 2019

Guided Birding Tour Reports in April & May 2019

 

2 Birders from USA in April

Namdong pond & Hwaseong lake

Ganghwa island

Namdong pond & Hwaseong lake

Ganghwa island

Tundra Bean-Goose Ruddy Shelduck Common Shelduck Northern Shoveler Gadwall Falcated Duck Eurasian Wigeon Eastern Spot-billed Duck Mallard Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Greater Scaup Long-tailed Duck Common Goldeneye Ring-necked Pheasant Great Crested Grebe Eared Grebe Eurasian Coot Eurasian Oystercatcher Black-bellied Plover Kentish Plover Little Ringed Plover Far Eastern Curlew Eurasian Curlew Bar-tailed Godwit Black-tailed Godwit Great Knot Ruff Dunlin Spotted Redshank Common Greenshank Saunders's Gull Black-headed Gull Black-tailed Gull Herring Gull Great Cormorant Gray Heron Great Egret Black-faced Spoonbill Eurasian Kestrel Bull-headed Shrike Large-billed Crow Brown-eared Bulbul Vinous-throated Parrotbill Red-flanked Bluetail Daurian Redstart White Wagtail Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Tundra Bean-Goose Ruddy Shelduck Common Shelduck Northern Shoveler Gadwall Falcated Duck Eurasian Wigeon Eastern Spot-billed Duck Mallard Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Greater Scaup Long-tailed Duck Common Goldeneye Ring-necked Pheasant Great Crested Grebe Eared Grebe Oriental Turtle-Dove Eurasian Coot Eurasian Oystercatcher Black-bellied Plover Kentish Plover Little Ringed Plover Far Eastern Curlew Eurasian Curlew Bar-tailed Godwit Black-tailed Godwit Great Knot Ruff Dunlin Spotted Redshank Common Greenshank Saunders's Gull Black-headed Gull Black-tailed Gull Herring Gull Great Cormorant Gray Heron Great Egret Black-faced Spoonbill Eurasian Kestrel Bull-headed Shrike Oriental Magpie Large-billed Crow Brown-eared Bulbul Vinous-throated Parrotbill Red-flanked Bluetail Daurian Redstart White Wagtail Eurasian Tree Sparrow

 

A birder from Canada in April

Cheonsu-bay & Geum Estuary  

Gaui island & Shinjin island 

Cheonsu-bay & Geum Estuary

Gaui island & Shinjin island

Common Shelduck Eastern Spot-billed Duck Mallard Green-winged Teal Red-breasted Merganser Ring-necked Pheasant Great Crested Grebe Oriental Turtle-Dove Eurasian Oystercatcher Black-bellied Plover Kentish Plover Whimbrel Eurasian Curlew Bar-tailed Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Great Knot Dunlin Terek Sandpiper Gray-tailed Tattler Common Greenshank Wood Sandpiper Saunders's Gull Black-headed Gull Black-tailed Gull Herring Gull Great Cormorant Gray Heron Great Egret Intermediate Egret Chinese Egret Little Egret Cattle Egret Gray-headed Woodpecker Peregrine Falcon Eurasian Jay Oriental Magpie Large-billed Crow Barn Swallow Japanese Tit Brown-eared Bulbul Vinous-throated Parrotbill Black-faced Bunting Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Common Shelduck Northern Shoveler Falcated Duck Eurasian Wigeon Eastern Spot-billed Duck Mallard Northern Pintail Common Pochard Tufted Duck Oriental Turtle-Dove Oriental Cuckoo Black-bellied Plover Whimbrel Far Eastern Curlew Eurasian Curlew Bar-tailed Godwit Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Red-necked Stint Terek Sandpiper Common Greenshank Black-tailed Gull Great Cormorant Gray Heron Azure-winged Magpie Oriental Magpie Large-billed Crow Barn Swallow Japanese Tit Brown-eared Bulbul Japanese Bush Warbler Yellow-browed Warbler Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Vinous-throated Parrotbill Asian Brown Flycatcher Blue-and-white Flycatcher Red-flanked Bluetail Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Daurian Redstart Siberian Stonechat Gray-backed Thrush Pale Thrush Dusky Thrush Olive-backed Pipit American Pipit pipit sp. Brambling Yellow-billed Grosbeak Yellow-throated Bunting Little Bunting Black-faced Bunting Chestnut Bunting Yellow-browed Bunting Tristram's Bunting Eurasian Tree Sparrow

 

2 Birders from Denmark in April

Ganghwa island

Han River upstream & Namhan Mountain

Ganghwa island

Han River upstream & Namhan Mountain

Mandarin Duck Eurasian Wigeon Eastern Spot-billed Duck Ring-necked Pheasant Little Grebe Oriental Turtle-Dove Oriental Cuckoo Eurasian Coot Eurasian Oystercatcher Whimbrel Far Eastern Curlew Eurasian Curlew Bar-tailed Godwit Great Knot Dunlin Common Greenshank Wood Sandpiper Black-tailed Gull Herring Gull Little Tern Great Cormorant Gray Heron Great Egret Intermediate Egret Chinese Egret Little Egret Cattle Egret Striated Heron Black-faced Spoonbill Oriental Scops-Owl Common Kingfisher Pygmy Woodpecker Great Spotted Woodpecker Gray-headed Woodpecker Eurasian Kestrel Eurasian Jay Azure-winged Magpie Oriental Magpie Large-billed Crow Barn Swallow Varied Tit Marsh Tit Japanese Tit Long-tailed Tit Brown-eared Bulbul Japanese Bush Warbler Eastern Crowned Warbler Vinous-throated Parrotbill Daurian Redstart Gray-backed Thrush White-cheeked Starling White Wagtail Yellow-throated Bunting Little Bunting Black-faced Bunting Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Mandarin Duck Eastern Spot-billed Duck Mallard Green-winged Teal Ring-necked Pheasant Great Crested Grebe Oriental Turtle-Dove Indian Cuckoo Oriental Cuckoo Eurasian Moorhen Eurasian Coot Wood Sandpiper Great Cormorant Gray Heron Great Egret Intermediate Egret Pygmy Woodpecker Gray-headed Woodpecker Oriental Magpie Large-billed Crow Barn Swallow Varied Tit Marsh Tit Japanese Tit Long-tailed Tit Eurasian Nuthatch Brown-eared Bulbul Asian Stubtail Eastern Crowned Warbler Vinous-throated Parrotbill Japanese White-eye Asian Brown Flycatcher Blue-and-white Flycatcher Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Daurian Redstart Gray-backed Thrush Pale Thrush Gray Wagtail Yellow-throated Bunting Rustic Bunting Eurasian Tree Sparrow

 

1 week trip with a birder from Canada in mid-May

Baekryeong Island
Siheung Wetland & Hwaseong lake
Cheonripo Arboretum & Cheonsubay rice field
Geum Estury mudflat, Heeri mountain & Cheonsu Bay
Oiyeon island
Paju Samneung

Baekryeong Island
Garganey Northern Shoveler Eurasian Wigeon Eastern Spot-billed Duck Mallard Common Pochard Ring-necked Pheasant Little Grebe Oriental Turtle-Dove Indian Cuckoo Common Cuckoo Pacific Swift Eurasian Moorhen Eurasian Coot Black-winged Stilt Eurasian Oystercatcher Kentish Plover Little Ringed Plover Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Common Snipe Terek Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Common Greenshank Black-tailed Gull Slaty-backed Gull Pelagic Cormorant Great Cormorant Japanese Cormorant Great/Japanese Cormorant	Gray Heron Great Egret Intermediate Egret Chinese Egret Little Egret Cattle Egret Black-faced Spoonbill Chinese Sparrowhawk Japanese Sparrowhawk Eurasian Sparrowhawk Oriental Scops-Owl Northern Boobook Common Kingfisher Dollarbird Gray-headed Woodpecker Eurasian Hobby Peregrine Falcon Tiger Shrike Bull-headed Shrike Brown Shrike Black-naped Oriole Azure-winged Magpie Oriental Magpie Large-billed Crow Barn Swallow Japanese Tit Chinese Penduline-Tit Light-vented Bulbul Brown-eared Bulbul	Manchurian Bush Warbler Yellow-browed Warbler Eastern Crowned Warbler Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Oriental Reed Warbler Gray-streaked Flycatcher Dark-sided Flycatcher Asian Brown Flycatcher Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Blue Rock-Thrush Gray-backed Thrush Eyebrowed Thrush Daurian Starling White-cheeked Starling Gray Wagtail Eastern Yellow Wagtail White Wagtail wagtail sp. Olive-backed Pipit American Pipit Yellow-billed Grosbeak Oriental Greenfinch Chestnut-eared Bunting Meadow Bunting Yellow-throated Bunting Little Bunting Black-faced Bunting Yellow-browed Bunting Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Siheung Wetland & Hwaseong lake	Cheonripo Arboretum &  Cheonsubay rice field	Geum Estury mudflat,  Heeri mountain & Cheonsu Bay
Greater White-fronted Goose Taiga Bean-Goose Ruddy Shelduck Northern Shoveler Gadwall Falcated Duck Eurasian Wigeon Eastern Spot-billed Duck Mallard Ring-necked Pheasant Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Oriental Turtle-Dove Eurasian Moorhen Eurasian Coot Black-winged Stilt Eurasian Oystercatcher Black-bellied Plover Pacific Golden-Plover Lesser Sand-Plover Kentish Plover Little Ringed Plover Whimbrel Far Eastern Curlew Eurasian Curlew Bar-tailed Godwit Black-tailed Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Great Knot Red Knot Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Red-necked Stint Dunlin Terek Sandpiper Gray-tailed Tattler Spotted Redshank Common Greenshank Saunders's Gull Black-headed Gull Black-tailed Gull Herring Gull Little Tern Great Cormorant Gray Heron Great Egret Intermediate Egret Chinese Egret Little Egret Cattle Egret Eurasian Spoonbill Black-faced Spoonbill Common Kingfisher Dollarbird Eurasian Kestrel Black-naped Oriole Azure-winged Magpie Oriental Magpie Large-billed Crow Barn Swallow Japanese Tit Brown-eared Bulbul Vinous-throated Parrotbill White-cheeked Starling Oriental Greenfinch Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Falcated Duck Eastern Spot-billed Duck Common Pochard Tufted Duck Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Oriental Turtle-Dove Indian Cuckoo Gray Nightjar Eurasian Coot Eurasian Oystercatcher Black-bellied Plover Pacific Golden-Plover Lesser Sand-Plover Whimbrel Far Eastern Curlew Bar-tailed Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Great Knot Red Knot Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Red-necked Stint Dunlin Terek Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Gray-tailed Tattler Spotted Redshank Common Greenshank Marsh Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper Black-tailed Gull Great Cormorant Gray Heron Great Egret Intermediate Egret Little Egret Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron Eurasian Spoonbill Black-faced Spoonbill Eurasian Kestrel Black-naped Oriole Eurasian Jay Barn Swallow Japanese Tit Brown-eared Bulbul Oriental Reed Warbler Vinous-throated Parrotbill Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Mandarin Duck Eastern Spot-billed Duck Ring-necked Pheasant Oriental Turtle-Dove Eurasian Oystercatcher Black-bellied Plover Pacific Golden-Plover Lesser Sand-Plover Kentish Plover Whimbrel Far Eastern Curlew Bar-tailed Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Great Knot Dunlin Common Sandpiper Gray-tailed Tattler Wood Sandpiper Black-tailed Gull Little Tern Great Cormorant Gray Heron Great Egret Intermediate Egret Chinese Egret Little Egret Cattle Egret Striated Heron Dollarbird Pygmy Woodpecker Great Spotted Woodpecker Gray-headed Woodpecker woodpecker sp. Eurasian Kestrel Brown Shrike Black-naped Oriole Eurasian Jay Azure-winged Magpie Oriental Magpie Large-billed Crow Barn Swallow Coal Tit Varied Tit Japanese Tit Brown-eared Bulbul Asian Stubtail Oriental Reed Warbler Vinous-throated Parrotbill Japanese White-eye Asian Brown Flycatcher Blue-and-white Flycatcher Daurian Redstart Gray-backed Thrush White-cheeked Starling White Wagtail Oriental Greenfinch Yellow-throated Bunting Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Oiyeon island		Paju Forest
Oriental Turtle-Dove Common Cuckoo Black-tailed Gull Herring Gull Great/Japanese Cormorant Cattle Egret Dollarbird Great Spotted Woodpecker woodpecker sp. Eurasian Kestrel Fairy Pitta Tiger Shrike Brown Shrike Black-naped Oriole Black Drongo Oriental Magpie Barn Swallow Red-rumped Swallow Japanese Tit Long-tailed Tit Brown-eared Bulbul Japanese Bush Warbler Yellow-browed Warbler	Oriental Reed Warbler Gray-streaked Flycatcher  Dark-sided Flycatcher  Asian Brown Flycatcher  Yellow-rumped Flycatcher  Narcissus Flycatcher  Mugimaki Flycatcher  White-throated Rock-Thrush  Blue Rock-Thrush  White's Thrush  White-cheeked Starling  Forest Wagtail  Eastern Yellow Wagtail  White Wagtail  Olive-backed Pipit  American Pipit  pipit sp.  Yellow-breasted Bunting  Little Bunting  Black-faced Bunting  Chestnut Bunting  Yellow-browed Bunting  Tristram's Bunting	Eastern Spot-billed Duck Oriental Turtle-Dove Common Greenshank Wood Sandpiper Great Cormorant Gray Heron Great Egret Intermediate Egret Cattle Egret Chinese Pond-Heron Eurasian Eagle-Owl Azure-winged Magpie Oriental Magpie Large-billed Crow Barn Swallow Oriental Reed Warbler Japanese Paradise Flycatcher Eurasian Tree Sparrow