Spring has begun on Jeju Island, with singing Japanese Bush Warblers, Magpies building nests, and small songbirds like Tits and White-eyes staking out territory. Last week had quite bit of small bird action going on, with a variety of smaller birds making an appearance during my regular birding walks. Unfortunately, it's still been a rather quiet winter for most songbirds here on Jeju and the rest of Korea, but in a way that helps the regular birds stand out.
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| A female Yellow-throated Bunting seen at Songdang Gotjawal in the northeast of Jeju. |
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| Pallas Bunting on the outer edge of Songdang Gotjawal, near the reservoir. Pallas Buntings are usually found in small numbers in reed beds on Jeju in winter. |
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| A resident Meadow Bunting staking out its territory along Songdang Gotjawal on Jeju. |
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| A Pair of these Long-tailed Tits were quite vocal along the trail leading to Nopeun Oreum. |
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| A Coal Tit seen in Sarabong Park, Jeju City. This bird species is usually found in higher elevations on Jeju but come lower down in winter. |
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| A regular old Asian Tit, which used to be called Japanese Tit, which in turn used to be an eastern subspecies of Great Tit. Regardless of the name, this species of bird is cute and easy to find on Jeju. |
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| Yellow-bellied Tit in Shinsan Park, downtown Jeju City. This winter has less numbers than last year. |
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| A female Daurian Redstart whistling away in Jeju City. |
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| A White-backed Woodpecker, not super common to see in a city park on Jeju but perhaps they disperse more in winter. |
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