Bird News from Matt Poll On a blustery day filled with low scudding clouds and rough seas, there was some interesting movement and turnover on Mara-do. Although most birds were perhaps sheltering from the winds, and despite the fact that … read more
Mara-do, Jeju, March 22 Bird News from Matt Poll Largely the same feeling today on Mara when compared with last Saturday. The Oriental Plovers were missed, and a few new birds were noted, like Black-crowned Night Heron, Hoopoe, Eurasian Wren, … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll Arctic Loon Gavia arctica; 20+ near Sagye harbour Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas; five from the ferry (early?) Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus; 90+ near the ferry harbour at Sagye Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus; two confiding … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll While on a bird-walk through the coniferous hills near town, I spotted a single Common Redpoll mixed in with about two dozen Eurasian Siskin – a noteworthy record for Jeju. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea. Photo … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll I have been checking my local Seogwipo patch daily for the past month. It’s been an unseasonably warm and hazy January, with double digit temperatures most days. I haven’t encountered anything unexpected, but Jeju has … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll and Tim Edelsten December 31, Namhansan (MP only) On a hazy and relatively warm last day of 2013, I visited the peaceful hills around Hyeonjeolsa Temple on Namhansan, in Seoul’s southeast. It was a treat … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll I arrived at a field just in from the coast that featured a great mix of wet and dry habitats, and waited for the bird to show itself. After almost an hour, a small shorebird … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll July and August were notable for their record-breaking lack of precipitation on Jeju. Water levels were dangerously low at reservoirs across the island, and local farmers suffered enormously. Birdwise, this period saw young birds fledging … read more
Bird news from Matt Poll and Mike Balfour It’s great to be back on Jeju, although a lot of construction/destruction has been going on over the past two years. At a site on Halla’s southern slope formerly home to Fairy … read more
Gageo Island May 11 Hazy sun and very hot – the long hike to 2-Gu village at midday was probably a bad idea! Some new arrivals like Black-Faced Spoonbill at mossy slab (a Gageo first?), a Black Paradise Flycatcher, Lesser … read more