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Abstract
Written with the original intention of submission for publication in the Korean Journal of Ornithology, this paper aims
to provide a record of twenty-eight species observed by the author in South Korea that are not listed in
Lee, Koo & Park’s A Field Guide to the Birds of Korea (2000), generally regarded as the most-up-to-date and comprehensive field guide
to birds recorded on the Korean peninsula. It also provides details of sightings of the Chinese Blackbird
Turdus (merula) mandarinus which was first recorded in South Korea by NM and was included in Lee, Koo &
Park on the basis of that record.
In total, three species first seen by other observers and twenty-three first found by NM are considered to be
new species’ records for South Korea and thus presumably for the whole Korean peninsula. Additionally, three
further species, Ring-billed Gull, Lesser Kestrel, and Azure Tit are considered by the author to
be correctly identified, but given the importance of the records and the slight irregularities in plumage or
inadequacy of the observations, all three need to be listed separately for future reference.
Two of the records concern species, the Hudsonian Godwit Limosa
haemastica and the Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis, which
are not listed for the Oriental region, and have not been recorded in the region
covered by the Oriental Bird Club (OBC) (expanded by the OBC to include Eastern
Palearctic Korea and Japan), and for which records from e.g. eastern Russia have
also not yet been traced. However, the Hudsonian Godwit occurs annually in Australasia and can be expected
to abmigrate through East Asia, and the Ring-billed Gull has recently been identified in Japan, with
probably two different individuals being photographed in Honshu in winter 2001/2002 for example.
Note:
Introduction
Twenty-six species (with their order and nomenclature based on the Oriental region Checklist produced by
the OBC) are listed in Table 1, with the date and locality of their first observation, and three further species,
Ring-billed Gull, Lesser Kestrel and Azure Tit are listed in Table 2.
Table 1: Twenty-six new species for Korea.
Species recorded in South Korea by NM not included in Lee, Koo and Park (2000), with the exception
of Chinese Blackbird. Order and nomenclature from the OBC Checklist (Inskipp et al.1996,
with subsequent revisions).
NB: For individual species descriptions and details please click on the species name in the English Name column.
Table 2: Three additional new species for Korea.
The following three species are considered correctly identified by the author, but either some discrepancies have been
noted or the observations may be considered inadequate for National first records. They have
therefore been placed in a separate category for special consideration by any future Korean Rarities Committee.
Table 3: Additional New Species for Korea.
The following new species have occurred in South Korea since the original posting of this article.
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Acknowledgements:
This paper was written by Nial Moores, and edited and adapted for the website by Charlie Moores. Both would like to express thanks for the help received:
Many thanks are due to a number of people who commented on various sections of the paper.
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