A short late afternoon / early evening visit to the east coast of Jeju turned out pretty nice, with a great sighting of a Caspian Tern flying over Jongdal Bay. This species shows up sporadically on Jeju, as I guess the habitat is nice and it's nicely in between breeding and wintering sights. Still, not a common sight and always nice to find one in Korea.
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| Caspian Tern |
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| Caspian Tern |
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| Mongolian Gull |
We took a week trip to southern Taiwan at the end of July. The goal was to see Lantau Island, Kenting National Park, and Kaohsiung. Unfortunately, Lantau Island was cancelled because of the weather, and Kenting was absolutely soaking with torrential typhoon rains so mountainous regions and hiking in general was off the table. Despite these conditions, some nice trips were taken in city parks and coastal areas. Here's a selection of different birds and other wildlife we saw during our stay.
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| Black Bulbul |
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| Taiwan Japalure |
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| Malayan Night Heron |
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| Taiwan Hwamei |
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| Crested Goshawk |
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| Taiwan Barbet |
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| Swinhoe's White-eye |
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| Grey Treepie |
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| Red Collared Dove |
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| Lesser Coucal |
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| Formosan Macaque |
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| Taiwan Scimitar Babbler |
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| Paddyfield Pipit (a particularly unusual species to find in Taiwan) |
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| Barn Swallow |
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| Black-naped Tern |
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| Styan's Bulbul |
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| Spotted Dove |
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| Great Crested Tern |
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| Black-naped Oriole |