Cheonsu Bay, March 19
Bird News from Bradlee Sulentic Even though I’ve been a birder for less than 5 years, it is days like today that remind me of why I love birding. My companion for today’s outing was my beautiful six year old … read more
Bird News from Bradlee Sulentic Even though I’ve been a birder for less than 5 years, it is days like today that remind me of why I love birding. My companion for today’s outing was my beautiful six year old … read more
Belated Bird News from Malcolm Oxlade, Stephen Elliott, Andrew Ashworth, Christopher Straw and Nial Moores: February 19th-21st Song Do: yet another internationally important wetland being lost to “reclamation”. Image © Nial Moores/Birds Korea. February 21st, Cheorwon, National Arboretum, … read more
Birds News by Jason Loghry with Ju Yong Ki and Tim Edelsten The night before last, it was very hard to sleep. I suspect all others reading this understand the excitement, anticipation, and even butterflies that come along with knowing … read more
Bird News from Ju Yung-Ki Surveying ongoing destruction of this once vast intertidal wetland, found a small group of White-naped Crane and one adult Siberian Crane. There were three different Siberian Cranes in the country late last year: is this … read more
Bird News by Bradlee Sulentic with Dr. Nial Moores, Ju Yong-ki Nim, Jason Loghry, Tim Edelsten, Matt Poll and Subhojit Chakladar Ancient Murrelets Synthliboramphus antiquus. Photo © Subhojit Chakladar. I had the opportunity to spend the weekend with six fellow … read more
Bird News by Matt Poll with Trenton Sheridan Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus. Photo © Matt Poll. Taking advantage of some mild weather and a day off, I drove up to the northwest corner of Geoje Island. In Hacheong Harbour there … read more
Birds News by Jason Loghry with Simon Downing and Jack Dryden I woke up a bit after sunrise, for a quiet wintry walk along the reeds of Suncheon Bay. They were golden and swaying to the soft, cold wind. On … read more
Bird News from Mike Knox and Nial Moores Cheorwon-NE River, February 12th Another day of glorious, windless sunshine, and some great birds. Overnight temperatures fell to -12C (rather milder than forecast), and the maximum briefly reached zero or even … read more
Birds News by Subhojit Chakladar The Uiwang reservoir and some of the adjoining channels were frozen. Waterfowl in the unfrozen parts included the usual Spot-Billed Ducks and Mallards. There were also a group of Rooks on the frozen part of … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores and Park Meena Gyeongju and Guryongpo Peninsula, February 3rd Day One of a five-day survey of sites that have held Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus found a lot of ongoing construction, and no scalies. Happily, a … read more