Gang-wha Island, Waderwatch 2012

Expecting for Waders, and some after storm(there was a great typoon passed by last day) vagrants, Me and my collegues visited Gangwha Island. 29, August, 2012

It was not so productive as we expected, but still we could find a lots of Far Eastern Curlews and Terek sandpipers. It was a really sunny and windy day right after typoon.

there were lots of black tailed gulls..as always. this day, the tide was very high,about 700m.

an Juvile Far eastern curlew showing relatively shorter bill than adult's extremely long and curved one.

many birds were this year's juveniles, including this brown eared bulbul.

although we know that most of these young birds do not survive until next breeding season, we hoped that this poor, somewhat ragged kid could live long and prosper.

Several mudskippers amused us during birdless long walks.

 it is really funny to watch that they running on the surface of water.

Far eastern curlews, about 12 hundredbirds were the most abundant birds of this day's Gangwha Island.

and one of the 7 black faced Spoonbills,This yearling was busy in fishing in the upcoming tide.

Breif count during birding, Birds of this day.

Grey Plover 10-20
Terek Sandpipder 200-300
Eurasian curlew 2-3
Far eastern Curlew 1200-1300
Wimbrel 10
Common sandpiper 10
Common greenshank 30
Chinese egret 30 (mostly in non-breeding plumage)
Great egret(eastern?) 9
Grey heron 3
Black naped oreole 1
Grey wagtail 1-2 flying overhead
White wagtail, leucopsis 2
Brown eared bulbul 6-9
Black faced spoonbill 7
Dark-sided flycatcher 1
Tree sparrows 100+
Vinous throated parrotbill 50+
Eurasian turtle dove 10+
Black billed magpie 10+
Large billed crow 2
Straited heron 2
black crowned Night heron 1
Great commorant 1
(eastern)Great tit 2-3