Showing posts with label fairy pitta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fairy pitta. Show all posts

2026-06-27

2026-06-27: Jeju Westside Daytrip

 A bit of a last minute plan to show some visitors the excellent birds around Jeju lead to a very nice early summer day of birding. Highlights included Fairy Pitta, Black Paradise Flycatcher, Oriental Honey Buzzard, and Whiskered Tern. Plenty of regular resident birds were seen well, through a variety of habitats including mountain, forest, coast, and a reservoir. Not too hot yet, still pleasant weather.



Fairy Pitta

Black Paradise Flycatcher

Light-vented Bulbul

Oriental Honey Buzzard

Peregrine Falcon

Red-billed Starling

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Great Cormorant - not always seen around Jeju in summer

Whiskered Tern

Whiskered Tern

Whiskered Tern

Whiskered Tern

Whiskered Tern

Whiskered Tern

Whiskered Tern


2025-07-17

2025-07-17: Pitta in the Gotjawal

 Fairy Pittas are somewhat common on Jeju Island during summer time, although very difficult to find. Usually they heard rather than seen. But, someimes you get incredibly lucky, like I did while walking through Dongebaekdongsan on the northeast of Jeju. This fella was seen right on the trail, and with some fieldcraft and patience I managed extended looks of this rarely seen jewel of the summer forests.