South Korea · Incheon
Yeongjong-do (island)
168 species and 1,425 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September, with up to 30 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Oriental MagpiePica serica
Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis
Great EgretArdea alba
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostrisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Yeongjong-do – Songsan Basin&Tidal Flats3 km106 species
- Ganghwa-do – Southern Tidal Flats11 km176 species
- Songdo – Yonghyeon Wetland13 km115 species
- Ganghwa-do – Southern Rice Fields14 km163 species
- Ganghwado – Jeondeungsa16 km92 species
- Incheon – Michuhol Park18 km125 species
All 168 species recorded here
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Vega Gull Larus vegae
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Northern Boobook Ninox japonica
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
- Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis canturians
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi
- Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus
- Daurian Jackdaw Coloeus dauuricus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes ochotensis
- Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Sanderling Calidris alba
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Yeongjong-do (island)?
September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 30 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Yeongjong-do (island)?
168 species, from 1,425 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Yeongjong-do (island) in November?
The most recorded in November: Oriental Magpie, Brown-eared Bulbul, Great Egret, Cinereous Tit and Grey Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.