Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar A short trip post Chuseok holidays. Weather was clear and sunny on 24th and cloudy on the remaining 2 days. September 24th Ferry ride over calm seas with limited outside access produced only a handful … read more
Bird News from Leslie Hurteau A Saturday was spent with a visiting friend in the southwest of Jeju Island looking for migrants. While waiting for the ferry to Mara-do, we had an hour to spare and decided to check the … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Choi Hyun-Ah (Birds Korea, Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea) Still in hot summer temperatures climbing up to 30 degrees, the survey brought us first to the Han Estuary near Yudo islet, and later to Siam wetland. … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea, Birds Korea) Two visits mainly unrelated to birding were used to check sites in Goseong County, Gangwon Province. Disturbance at the beaches and, unfortunately, also in the wetlands around Hwajinpo, was high due … read more
Nial Moores, Birds Korea Another week in Hwaseong; and another week of spectacles and surprises, with 38 species of shorebird logged! August 9th to 13th was spent conducting a training workshop for potential site wardens, with the focus on identification, … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar 2 days of birding in the important wetland habitat of Hwaseong in the wonderful company of Prof Todd Hull, Dr Soyoung Sung and Prof Jiwone Lee, with a guest appearance by Dr Nial Moores. Starting … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores and Jung Hanchul Highlights of five days of survey along the Gyeonggi coast included 31 species of shorebird, with a minimum 2,755 Far Eastern Curlew in the Hwaseong Wetlands FNS and 443 in the Asan … read more
Bird News from Leslie Hurteau A Saturday morning in Mid-July was spent on a trip to Mara-do to see the Styan’s Grasshopper Warblers. The ferry ride was relatively smooth, with cloudy weather and little wind. A small group of Streaked … read more
Bird news from Nial Moores and Jung Hanchul. Almost 6,400 waterbirds were recorded during this particular survey, including 2,188 shorebirds of 26 species. Southward Migration is already well underway! Highlights of three more days in the field at this top … read more
Subhojit Chakladar Most of the time we write something on the blog, its either Bird News, Field Identification or issues (usually grim) related to Conservation. However, being in the field birding can also throw up a lot of drama – … read more