Bird AlbumSouth Korea · Kyonggi-do
Hwaseong – Hwaseong Lake
126 species and 1,767 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April, with up to 48 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great EgretArdea alba
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
Oriental MagpiePica serica
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Vinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbiana
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Eurasian CootFulica atraSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Hwaseong – Hwaseong Lake Reclamation Area4 km190 species
- Hwaseong – Hwaseong Seawall Section 14 Retention Pond6 km135 species
- Ansan – Daesong Wetland/Sihwa Lake-East20 km163 species
- Ansan – Ansan Reed Wetland Park21 km113 species
- Ansan – Sihwa Lake Estuary23 km107 species
- Asan – Geolmae-ri Tidal Flats30 km110 species
All 126 species recorded here
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Vega Gull Larus vegae
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Chinese Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Common Gull Larus canus
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Long-billed Plover Thinornis placidus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Hwaseong – Hwaseong Lake?
March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 48 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Hwaseong – Hwaseong Lake?
126 species, from 1,767 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Hwaseong – Hwaseong Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-tailed Gull, Grey Heron, Great Egret, Great Cormorant and Eastern Spot-billed Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.