South Korea · Gangwon Province
DMZ – Cheorwon Basin
136 species and 2,774 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, with up to 66 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Oriental MagpiePica serica
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Yellow-throated BuntingEmberiza elegans
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
Rustic BuntingEmberiza rustica
Eastern BuzzardButeo japonicus
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhynchaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Cheorwon CCZ9 km82 species
- Yeoncheon – Imjin River CCZ26 km124 species
- Chuncheon – Namiseom(island)53 km117 species
- Pocheon – Korea National Arboretum/Gwangneung Forest53 km128 species
- Paju – Samneung Royal Tombs67 km96 species
- Guri – Donggureung Royal Tombs (UNESCO World Heritage)69 km87 species
All 136 species recorded here
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
- Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Daurian Jackdaw Coloeus dauuricus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Pallas's Rosefinch Carpodacus roseus
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Vega Gull Larus vegae
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
- Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Von Schrenck's Bittern Botaurus eurhythmus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at DMZ – Cheorwon Basin?
January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 66 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at DMZ – Cheorwon Basin?
136 species, from 2,774 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at DMZ – Cheorwon Basin in November?
The most recorded in November: Greater White-fronted Goose, Oriental Turtle Dove, Oriental Magpie, Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Yellow-throated Bunting.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.