A study published in Conservation Genetics Volume 12, Number 3, 839-844, DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0180-y looks at the genetics of the Endangered Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus, a species that winters on broad, shallow rivers in Republic of Korea. The full paper is … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Counting from the wonderful January Pension produced a total of 1644 birds south in the first hour of light (between 0725 and 0825), with most numerous Temminck’s Cormorant (1086), Loons (326: almost all considered likely … read more
Responses to the proposed Incheon Tidal Power Plant are now live on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) website. Included are comments from eg Birds Korea, KFEM, Eco-Horizon Institute, Korean citizens and groups, and from overseas opponents including Australasian Wader Studies … read more
Bird news from Matt Poll It’s great to be back in Korea! I knew my new home on Geoje Island was going to be a promising spot for birds when I spotted a Black Kite on the car ride from … read more
A short podcast interview discussing Scaly-sided Mergansers Mergus squamatus and the work that Birds Korea is doing to discover more about the status of this Endangered and beautiful duck in the Republic of Korea is now available. The interview is … read more
Discussion of Identification of claimed Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China: Nial Moores, December 27th 2011 Sometime during 2011, I found myself added to an English-language mailing list sharing some wonderful bird information from along the Chinese coast. While much of … read more
Further Discussion of Identification of claimed Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China: Nial Moores, December 27th 2011 Yes, despite all the necessary caveats that come with trying to identify a bird from images (especially poor images) I do also have an opinion … read more
Written by Charlie Moores, 19 Dec 2011: I’m just back in from an extraordinary day at Slimbridge, the Gloucestershire HQ of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. I’ve been to Slimbridge many times over the years and know some of the … read more
Taimyr Gull Larus (heuglini) taimyrensis: an Update by Nial Moores Background A valuable paper by van Djik et al. (2011) in Dutch Birding provides a much-needed review of the distribution of the poorly-known Taimyr Gull Larus (heuglini) taimyrensis. On present … read more
Bird News from Nigel Marven and Nial Moores December 11th, Cheorwon-Arboretum-Geum River A cool, dry dawn (c. -7C) was followed by long sunny periods, and much greyer conditions on the west coast. The morning flight of cranes in Cheorwon … read more