Guided Birding Tour Reports in January 2025

Guided Birding Tour Reports in January 2025

 

1 birder from USA

4 day birding trip in early January

in Han River, Cheorwon crane site, Cheonsu Bay and Hwaseong lake

Birds List

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Swan Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Taiga Bean-Goose
Tundra Bean-Goose
Whooper Swan
Ruddy Shelduck
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Falcated Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Common Pochard
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Smew
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Scaly-sided Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Coot
White-naped Crane
Red-crowned Crane
Common Crane
Hooded Crane
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Long-billed Plover
Eurasian Curlew
Green Sandpiper
Dunlin
Black-headed Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Vega Gull
Mongolian Gull
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Eared Grebe
Oriental Stork
Great Cormorant
Eurasian Spoonbill
Great Egret
Gray Heron
Cinereous Vulture
Eurasian Goshawk
White-tailed Eagle
Steller's Sea-Eagle
Upland Buzzard
Eastern Buzzard
Eurasian Hoopoe
Common Kingfisher
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Black Woodpecker
Eurasian Kestrel
Azure-winged Magpie
Oriental Magpie
Rook
Large-billed Crow
Varied Tit
Marsh Tit
Asian Tit
Brown-eared Bulbul
Light-vented Bulbul
Long-tailed Tit
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Goldcrest
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Wren
Dusky Thrush
Daurian Redstart
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Japanese Wagtail
White Wagtail
Siberian Pipit
Oriental Greenfinch
Brambling
Yellow-billed Grosbeak
Yellow-throated Bunting
Pallas's Bunting
Rustic Bunting

 

 

2 birder from Hongkong

3 day bird Photography trip in late January

in Han River and Cheorwon crane site 

Birds List

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Greater White-fronted Goose
Taiga Bean-Goose
Tundra Bean-Goose
Whooper Swan
Ruddy Shelduck
Mandarin Duck
Baikal Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Falcated Duck
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Common Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Tufted Duck
Common Goldeneye
Smew
Common Merganser
Scaly-sided Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Sandhill Crane
White-naped Crane
Common Crane
Hooded Crane
Red-crowned Crane
Long-billed Plover
Common Sandpiper
Vega Gull
Mongolian Gull
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Great Cormorant
Great Egret
Gray Heron
Cinereous Vulture
Hen Harrier
White-tailed Eagle
Steller's Sea-Eagle
Eastern Buzzard
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
White-backed Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Eurasian Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Bull-headed Shrike
Azure-winged Magpie
Oriental Magpie
Carrion Crow
Large-billed Crow
Marsh Tit
Asian Tit
Brown-eared Bulbul
Long-tailed Tit
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Goldcrest
Eurasian Wren
Naumann's Thrush
Daurian Redstart
Siberian Accentor
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Japanese Wagtail
White Wagtail
Brambling
Long-tailed Rosefinch
Oriental Greenfinch
Yellow-throated Bunting
Pallas's Bunting
Rustic Bunting

 

 

1 birder from USA

1 day birding trip in late January

around Han River Estuary

Common Name | Scientific Name

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Swan Goose Anser cygnoides
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Taiga Bean-Goose Anser fabalis
Tundra Bean-Goose Anser serrirostris
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Smew Mergellus albellus
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus
Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Long-billed Plover Thinornis placidus
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Vega Gull Larus vegae
Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Great Egret Ardea alba
Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Gray-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Oriental Magpie Pica serica
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
Asian Tit Parus cinereus
Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis
Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Yellow-billed Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica