Showing posts with label siberian crane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label siberian crane. Show all posts

2026-02-16

2026-02-15+16: Jeju Winter Tour

 A two day birding tour showing a visitor around Jeju. Quite a bit of habitat was covered, which helped us manage just about all of the target species and then some. 

  • The Siberian Cranes were still around and cuaght them at sunset on the first day. 
  • Brambling, White-backed Woodpecker, and Grey-backed Thrush in Shinsan Park.
  • Rooks, Daurian Jackdaws, and Smew in the midland region.
  • Cinereous Vulture flying over Halla Eco Forest
  • A pair of Harlequin Ducks that were still hanging around Gwangchigi Beach.
  • Red-flanked Bluetail at the top of Eoseungsaengak.
  • A small group of Baikal Teal with the usual group of Mandarin Ducks at Cheonjiyeon Waterfall.
Trip report here:

Brambling

Cinereous Vulture

Siberian Cranes

White-backed Woodpecker

Japanese Cormorant

Mandarin Ducks

Baikal Teal


2026-01-10

2026-01-10: Surpries Cranes and Bonus Gull

 A day after the Green Pigeon on Hallasan, we went off to the east coast to see three Siberian Cranes at Hado Wetland. It was super cool to see this species finally, making it the last crane species to see in Korea of the species known to occur in Korea. A week prior to this I saw a Demoiselle Crane up on the mainland, so it was very unexepected to see another new crane species so soon.

After soaking in the nice crane views, we went to the coast to see what was around, and found a Pallas's Gull mixed in with a large group of gulls. What a bonus!


Siberian Cranes

Siberian Cranes

Siberian Cranes

Siberian Cranes

Siberian Cranes

Greater Spotted Eagle, attempting to steal the show.

Pallas's Gull!

Vega Gull

Taimyr Gull

Vega Gull (?)

Black-tailed Gull