South Korea · North Chungcheong
Cheongju – Mihocheon (river)
119 species and 1,356 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–March, with up to 36 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
Great EgretArdea alba
Vinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbiana
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Common MerganserMergus merganser
Eastern BuzzardButeo japonicusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Daejeon – Gapcheon(stream)-Doan-dong41 km154 species
- Asan – Geolmae-ri Tidal Flats54 km110 species
- Hwaseong – Hwaseong Seawall Section 14 Retention Pond75 km135 species
- Hwaseong – Hwaseong Lake Reclamation Area78 km190 species
All 119 species recorded here
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Long-billed Plover Thinornis placidus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Vega Gull Larus vegae
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Daurian Jackdaw Coloeus dauuricus
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
- Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis canturians
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Cheongju – Mihocheon (river)?
January–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 36 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Cheongju – Mihocheon (river)?
119 species, from 1,356 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Cheongju – Mihocheon (river) in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Heron, Eastern Spot-billed Duck, Great Egret, Vinous-throated Parrotbill and Eurasian Tree Sparrow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.