Bird news from Leslie Hurteau. Gargantuan black pigeons, squid, and pumpkin makgeolli; these are the things that stood out to me during my three day stay on the mysterious Ulleung Island. While birdwatchers in Korea like to visit the many … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Park Heajeong (Hwaseong KFEM) and Jung Hanchul. Three more days of survey in sweltering summer heat, with a minimum 7,166 shorebirds counted within the Hwaseong Wetlands FNS and 9,418 shorebirds counted within the Asan … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores (Birds Korea) with Jung Hanchul and Park Hea-Jeong (Hwaseong KFEM) The fourth in ten or so surveys of shorebirds and other waterbirds at the Hwaseong Flyway Network Site (FNS) as part of the EAAFP-Hwaseong City … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Jungmoon Ha, and Jung Hanchul and Park Hea-jeong (Hwaseong KFEM). Outstanding highlights during the third of ten surveys at this premier shorebird site included 30 shorebird species in a day; single Little Stint on … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Hwaseong KFEM’s Park Hea-Jeong and Jung Hanchul Four more days spent in the field at one of the ROK’s premier shorebird sites as part of this EAAFP and Hwaseong City-led project, with highlights up … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Hwaseong KFEM’s Park Hea-Jeong and Jung Hanchul Six (part-)days in the field and rain as the first of ten or so surveys for the EAAFP-led and Hwaseong City funded Hwaseong Wetlands Project. Highlights included … read more
Bird news from Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Dr. Choi Hyun-Ah (Hanns-Seidel-Foundation, Birds Korea) Yeonpyeong Island is an island (group) in the Korean West Sea (Yellow Sea), 80 km west of Inhceon and 12 km south of the coast of South Hwanghae … read more
Bird news from Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns-Seidel-Foundation, Birds Korea) An early morning walk along Gongneungcheon stream in Paju and through the rice fields, to the Jayuro near the Odusan observatory brought all kinds of egrets and herons, Mandarin ducks, dozens … read more
Bird news from Dr Seliger with Prof Amael Borzëe, Dr Hyun-Ah Choi and Ms Teresa Wellner Another long day of surveys of birds during the whole day in the Siam wetland and Yudo area, this time with Prof. Amael Borzée, … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar (with Dr Nial Moores and Dr Shim Kyu Shik since May 23rd) Late spring birding in one of the best (if not THE best) site in ROK. Encouraged by some interest weather system prediction, I … read more