Birding in South Korea

Birding in South Korea is one of the favorite adventures & recreations for the tourists come here from all around the globe. The place is the best winter-birding and shorebird-watching destinations anywhere - and wetlands will probably be at the core of any birders' plans to visit here.

There are places in South Korea that help you have the best chance to see some of those species which are easier or better to see in South Korea than anywhere else in the world, namely Baikal Teal, Normann's Greenshank, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Saunders's Gull, Chinese Egret etc.

There are several small sites which have been especially included for those business-trip or casual birdwatchers who are unable to make time to get out of the city.

As winter advances, the arrival of migrant birds makes the riverside of Youido Han Riverside Park the ideal place for bird-watching. The City of Seoul's Han River Management Office has put in place an ideal observation site where nature-lovers can appreciate the beauty of nature.

Birding trip to South Korea in spring is fabulous. The purpose of the travelers is to see shorebirds and to experience spring migration. Go to Baikal Teal and Swan Geese on extremely late spring dates and see as well as excellent numbers of rare bird species e.g. Nordmanns Greenshank, Black Faced Spoonbill and Chinese Egret.

The locales to visit are above all tidal flats at Saemangeum and around Gunsan and Seosan. The rest of the time can be spent on an island called Eocheong Do which is 3 hrs by ferry from Gunsan on the west side of Korea. This island has always been birded before or after your visit to this site. While visiting South Korea, therefore, you must spend a little bit time to engage yourself in bird watching.