The second "Sunbird" Tour to Korea took place from 05 Dec to 18 Dec.
"Sunbird" followed much the same itinerary that Nial Moores provided for last year's trip, and we're grateful to Andy Stoddart for providing his trip record.

• December 5 2002: Imjingak / Han River

  White-naped Crane 75+
  Hooded Crane 1
  Swan Goose 12
  Black Vulture 60
  Daurian Jackdaw 2
  Snow Goose 1ad 3 juvs plus one apparent Snow / White-fronted Goose hybrid
  Long-tailed Tit 3 caudatus
  White-tailed Eagle 4
  Siberian Accentor 2

• December 6 2002: Ganghwa

  Red-crowned Crane 7-11
  Hooded Crane 1
  Japanese Reed Bunting 2
  Red-throated Thrush 1
  Siberian Accentor 2+
  Long-tailed Tit 4 caudatus
  Rough-legged Buzzard 2
  Baikal Teal 5

• December 7 2002: Song Do and Seosan 'A'

  Song Do

  Chinese Nuthatch 2
  Saunders's Gull 300

  Seosan 'A'

  Oriental White Stork 1
  Baikal Teal 7,000+
  White-tailed Eagle 2
  Dusky Warbler 1
  Lapland Bunting 500
  Chinese Penduline Tit 1

• December 8 2002: Sosan 'A'

  Oriental White Stork 2
  White-tailed Eagle 4+
  Baikal Teal 7,000+
  Lapland Bunting 400+
  Chestnut-eared Bunting 1
  Eurasian Spoonbill 3
  Smew 80
  Chinese Penduline Tit 5+
  Red-necked Stint 2

• December 9 2002: Soesan 'A', Geum River and Geum Barrage

  Sosan 'A'

  Steller's Sea Eagle 1
  Imperial Eagle 1
  White-tailed Eagle 5
  Baikal Teal 5,000
  Lapland Bunting 500

  Geum River

  Baikal Teal 10,000
  Falcated Duck 3
  Mandarin 1
  Swan Goose 25

  Geum Barrage

  Saunders's Gull 450++
  Whiskered Tern juv/1W

• December 10 2002: Jeju

  White-backed Woodpecker 1
  Black-faced Spoonbill 5
  Pacific Diver 1
  White-winged Scoter 2
  Mandarin 4

• December 11 2002: Jeju and Haenam / Kochonnam area

  Jeju

  Imperial Eagle 1
  White-backed Woodpecker 3

  Near Haenam

  Oriental White Stork 1
  Eurasian Bittern 1

  Kochonnam

  Baikal Teal 250,000++
  Hen Harrier 33+
  Eurasian Spoonbill 1

• December 12 2002: Haenam – Suncheon

  Stops Haenam to Suncheon

  Long-billed Plover 3
  Japanese Wagtail 2
  Azure-winged Magpie 15
  Baikal Teal 1

  Suncheon

  Hooded Crane c.70
  Common Crane 1
  HoodedXCommon Crane 4
  Saunders's Gull 200

• December 13 2002: Joonam / Tongpan to Pohang

  Joonam/Tongpan

  Chinese Pond Heron 1
  Snow Goose 1
  Tundra Swan 1
  Eurasian Spoonbill 10
  Falcated Duck 200
  Red-crested Pochard 1
  Collared Scops Owl 1
  Baikal Teal 3

  Busan – Pohang Expressway

  Steller's Sea Eagle 1 juv

  Pohang

  Relict Gull 2 1W
  Black Brant 3

• December 14 2002: Guryongpo

  Glaucous-winged Gull 3+
  Glaucous Gull 6
  Black Scoter 1
  White-winged Scoter 30
  Pelagic Cormorant 6
  Rhinoceros Auklet 5+
  Harlequin 3
  Long-billed Murrelet 1
  Ancient Murrelet 500
  Pacific Diver 500
  Black Brant 10

• December 15 2002: Andong

  Scaly-sided Merganser male and two females
  Falcated Duck 3
  Mandarin 60
  Baikal Teal 1
  White-tailed Eagle 1

• December 16 2002: Gwangnung and Han River

  Gwangneung

  Japanese Waxwing 6 (and at least 10 more waxwing sp.)
  Red-throated Thrush 4
  Solitary Snipe 1
  White-backed Woodpecker 1

  Han River

  White-naped Crane 25
  Hooded Crane 1
  Swan Goose 25

• December 18 2002: Chungyeoungjeon Palace, Seoul

  Red-flanked Bluetail 3
  Long-tailed Tit 2 caudatus
  Pale Thrush 2