Exciting birding news on Jeju recently: A White-bellied Green Pigeon was found on February 25th by a local birder in a city park in Jeju City. Green Pigeons have been found in Jeju more than any other part of Korea, but they are still quite rare. Personally, this bird was top of my Jeju wishlist, so once I heard he nws I immediately made plans to head to the park the next morning.
Fortunately for me, the pigeon was still around. It took some searching, but eventually was found in a medium sized oak tree, resting right in the sun. A few other birders showed up and well got nice looks of this beautiful bird.
Of course, I couldn't help myself and had to visit again the next day, and once more on the weekend. It's not very often you get to see one of these green fellas on Jeju, especially one that sticks around so long (roughly a week and a half so far). At the same time of this finding, two other individuals were seen in a park in Ulsan. Perhaps this species is underreported due to their very good camouflage.
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