Bird AlbumSouth Korea · Kyonggi-do
Hwaseong – Hwaseong Seawall Section 14 Retention Pond
135 species and 3,364 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and September, with up to 52 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
Great EgretArdea alba
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostris
GadwallMareca strepera
DunlinCalidris alpina
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Hwaseong – Hwaseong Lake Reclamation Area5 km190 species
- Hwaseong – Hwaseong Lake6 km126 species
- Asan – Geolmae-ri Tidal Flats24 km110 species
- Ansan – Ansan Reed Wetland Park24 km113 species
- Ansan – Daesong Wetland/Sihwa Lake-East26 km163 species
- Ansan – Sihwa Lake Estuary29 km107 species
All 135 species recorded here
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Vega Gull Larus vegae
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Chinese Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Long-billed Plover Thinornis placidus
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Daurian Jackdaw Coloeus dauuricus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Hwaseong – Hwaseong Seawall Section 14 Retention Pond?
April and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 52 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Hwaseong – Hwaseong Seawall Section 14 Retention Pond?
135 species, from 3,364 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Hwaseong – Hwaseong Seawall Section 14 Retention Pond in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Heron, Eastern Spot-billed Duck, Great Egret, Common Greenshank and Great Crested Grebe.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.