A couple trips to Yongsu in June were quite fruitful, leading to a lifer Pied Avocet, a rare migrant Purple Heron, and a pair of Yellow Bitterns rummaging about in the reeds. I didn't find those bitterns again on a repeat visit later in July, so I'm not sure if they bred or not. The Purple Heron was refound a bit further north along the coast a few weeks later.
White-shouldered Starlings were found breeding here this year, perhaps the third year in a row. So perhaps they'll slowly colonize parts of Korea as well like the Red-billed Starlings did. Red-billed are resident here and were also found with nests.
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| Red-billed Starlings. You can see one poking its head out from the hole, with some nesting material tucked away. |
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| White-shouldered Starling. I didn't put in the effort to monitor them each week this summer, but getting this capture was good enough for me for this year. |
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| Barn Swallow perched on a wire. A very common summer breeder here on Jeju. |
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| Whiskered Terns are rather common to find over Yongsu throughout late spring through to late summer and early fall. |
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| Whiskered Terns are tricky to photograph but I managed a few decent shots. |
