"Sunbird" Tour to South Korea
Andy Stoddart, December 2002
The second "Sunbird" Tour to Korea took place from 05 Dec to 18 Dec.
"Sunbird" followed much the same itinerary that Nial Moores provided for last year's trip, and we're grateful to Andy Stoddart for providing his trip record.

  • December 5 2002: Imjingak / Han River

    White-naped Crane 75+
    Hooded Crane 1
    Swan Goose 12
    Black Vulture 60
    Daurian Jackdaw 2
    Snow Goose 1ad 3 juvs plus one apparent Snow / White-fronted Goose hybrid
    Long-tailed Tit 3 caudatus
    White-tailed Eagle 4
    Siberian Accentor 2

  • December 6 2002: Ganghwa

    Red-crowned Crane 7-11
    Hooded Crane 1
    Japanese Reed Bunting 2
    Red-throated Thrush 1
    Siberian Accentor 2+
    Long-tailed Tit 4 caudatus
    Rough-legged Buzzard 2
    Baikal Teal 5

  • December 7 2002: Song Do and Seosan 'A'

    Song Do

    Chinese Nuthatch 2
    Saunders's Gull 300

    Seosan 'A'

    Oriental White Stork 1
    Baikal Teal 7,000+
    White-tailed Eagle 2
    Dusky Warbler 1
    Lapland Bunting 500
    Chinese Penduline Tit 1

  • December 8 2002: Sosan 'A'

    Oriental White Stork 2
    White-tailed Eagle 4+
    Baikal Teal 7,000+
    Lapland Bunting 400+
    Chestnut-eared Bunting 1
    Eurasian Spoonbill 3
    Smew 80
    Chinese Penduline Tit 5+
    Red-necked Stint 2

  • December 9 2002: Soesan 'A', Geum River and Geum Barrage

    Sosan 'A'

    Steller's Sea Eagle 1
    Imperial Eagle 1
    White-tailed Eagle 5
    Baikal Teal 5,000
    Lapland Bunting 500

    Geum River

    Baikal Teal 10,000
    Falcated Duck 3
    Mandarin 1
    Swan Goose 25

    Geum Barrage

    Saunders's Gull 450++
    Whiskered Tern juv/1W

  • December 10 2002: Jeju

    White-backed Woodpecker 1
    Black-faced Spoonbill 5
    Pacific Diver 1
    White-winged Scoter 2
    Mandarin 4

  • December 11 2002: Jeju and Haenam / Kochonnam area

    Jeju

    Imperial Eagle 1
    White-backed Woodpecker 3

    Near Haenam

    Oriental White Stork 1
    Eurasian Bittern 1

    Kochonnam

    Baikal Teal 250,000++
    Hen Harrier 33+
    Eurasian Spoonbill 1

  • December 12 2002: Haenam – Suncheon

    Stops Haenam to Suncheon

    Long-billed Plover 3
    Japanese Wagtail 2
    Azure-winged Magpie 15
    Baikal Teal 1

    Suncheon

    Hooded Crane c.70
    Common Crane 1
    HoodedXCommon Crane 4
    Saunders's Gull 200

  • December 13 2002: Joonam / Tongpan to Pohang

    Joonam/Tongpan

    Chinese Pond Heron 1
    Snow Goose 1
    Tundra Swan 1
    Eurasian Spoonbill 10
    Falcated Duck 200
    Red-crested Pochard 1
    Collared Scops Owl 1
    Baikal Teal 3

    Busan – Pohang Expressway

    Steller's Sea Eagle 1 juv

    Pohang

    Relict Gull 2 1W
    Black Brant 3

  • December 14 2002: Guryongpo

    Glaucous-winged Gull 3+
    Glaucous Gull 6
    Black Scoter 1
    White-winged Scoter 30
    Pelagic Cormorant 6
    Rhinoceros Auklet 5+
    Harlequin 3
    Long-billed Murrelet 1
    Ancient Murrelet 500
    Pacific Diver 500
    Black Brant 10

  • December 15 2002: Andong

    Scaly-sided Merganser male and two females
    Falcated Duck 3
    Mandarin 60
    Baikal Teal 1
    White-tailed Eagle 1

  • December 16 2002: Gwangnung and Han River

    Gwangneung

    Japanese Waxwing 6 (and at least 10 more waxwing sp.)
    Red-throated Thrush 4
    Solitary Snipe 1
    White-backed Woodpecker 1

    Han River

    White-naped Crane 25
    Hooded Crane 1
    Swan Goose 25

  • December 18 2002: Chungyeoungjeon Palace, Seoul

    Red-flanked Bluetail 3
    Long-tailed Tit 2 caudatus
    Pale Thrush 2