Bird AlbumSouth Korea · Kyonggi-do
Pocheon – Korea National Arboretum/Gwangneung Forest
128 species and 7,270 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–February, with up to 55 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Varied TitSittiparus varius
Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Japanese Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus kizuki
Yellow-throated BuntingEmberiza elegans
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great EgretArdea alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
Oriental MagpiePica sericaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Guri – Donggureung Royal Tombs (UNESCO World Heritage)15 km87 species
- Seoul – Dream Forest19 km108 species
- Seoul – Myeongil Park22 km65 species
- Hanam – Hangang Migratory Bird Observation Point24 km126 species
- Seoul – Children's Grand Park24 km115 species
- Seoul – Jungnangcheon-Salgoji Bridge/Hanyang area25 km92 species
All 128 species recorded here
- Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pallas's Rosefinch Carpodacus roseus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Yellow-bellied Tit Periparus venustulus
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella
- Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
- Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone
- Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Pocheon – Korea National Arboretum/Gwangneung Forest?
November–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 55 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Pocheon – Korea National Arboretum/Gwangneung Forest?
128 species, from 7,270 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Pocheon – Korea National Arboretum/Gwangneung Forest in November?
The most recorded in November: Varied Tit, Brown-eared Bulbul, Marsh Tit, Cinereous Tit and Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.