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| Heading to Wood Pigeon Island |
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| Black Wood Pigeon habitat |
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| Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina |
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| Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina |
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| Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina |
Here is a bird I have been dying to see for a few years. Near threatened, this bird is only found on small offshore islands. I got an early start on Saturday and headed to a nearby island to check
for anything interesting - the Black
Wood Pigeon definitely qualifies! I heard it crooning eerily, and got a quick glimpse of one high up in the
treetops before it flew off. I was gutted I didn't get a better look. I hung around for almost two hours, going mad from craning my neck
upwards trying to locate the noisy but elusive birds. When it was almost
time to get back to the ferry, the birding gods smiled on me, and two of these
impressive birds fluttered down onto a tree right at my eye level. Amazing!
A Black
Kite, and numerous Japanese Bush Warblers singing their
summer songs were also notable on the island. Back in Gohyeon, Little
Ringed Plovers and Grey Wagtails have been arriving
over the past week, a good sign that summer is around the corner. In the
harbour, most of the Great Crested and Little Grebes are
starting to assume their summer plumage. The large group of Eurasian
Wigeons near my apartment seems to be thinning out lately, and I've
noticed large numbers of Grey Herons in the area over the past
week.
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