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Seoul – Namsan Botanic Garden
100 species and 4,352 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January, with up to 42 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Oriental MagpiePica serica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Varied TitSittiparus varius
Daurian RedstartPhoenicurus auroreus
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Japanese Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus kizuki
Vinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbiana
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Seoul – Namsan Park0 km89 species
- Seoul – Namsan Mountain Park1 km126 species
- Seoul – Yongsan Family Park3 km81 species
- Seoul – Seoul Forest Park3 km118 species
- Seoul – Jungnangcheon4 km96 species
- Seoul – Changgyeonggung4 km123 species
All 100 species recorded here
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Chinese Nuthatch Sitta villosa
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Yellow-bellied Tit Periparus venustulus
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Northern Boobook Ninox japonica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps
- White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Pallas's Rosefinch Carpodacus roseus
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
- Yellow Bunting Emberiza sulphurata
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Seoul – Namsan Botanic Garden?
December–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 42 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Seoul – Namsan Botanic Garden?
100 species, from 4,352 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Seoul – Namsan Botanic Garden in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown-eared Bulbul, Marsh Tit, Oriental Turtle Dove, Cinereous Tit and Oriental Magpie.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.