Dr. Nial Moores, Birds Korea, May 29th : with further edits on June 2nd 2015 “Barking Cuckoo” Cuculus sp. Baekryeong Island, May 28, 2014 © Nial Moores. Note the brown forehead; the strong flank barring; and the greatly reduced barring … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, May 28th 2015 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus cristatus. Baekryeong Island, May 15 2015 © Nial Moores Korea is probably the best place in the world to enjoy the full variation shown by Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus, especially … read more
Nial Moores, 2015년 4월 14일 4월 11일, 밝고 따뜻한 날씨에 다섯 명의 새와 생명의 터 회원들(Jason Loghry, 하정문, Robin Newlin, 서해민, Nial Moores)로 이뤄진 팀이 배를 타고 낙동강 하구 바깥쪽을 확인했습니다. 가장 흥미로웠던(적어도 제게는!) 것은 약 100마리 정도의 줄무늬노랑발갈매기 Larus … read more
Nial Moores, April 14th 2015 On April 11th, in very bright and reasonably calm conditions a team of five Birds Koreans (Jason Loghry, Ha Jung Mun, Robin Newlin, Seo Hae-Min and NM) checked the outer part of the Nakdong Estuary … read more
Dr Nial Moores, April 7th 2015 Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri , December 21st 2014, Osaka, Japan © Neil Davidson Encouraged by discussions with some in the fledgling Baer’s Pochard Task Force, this second post follows on from the one last … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Birds Korea, March 13th 2015 (with additional material: March 14th) As part of the fledgling Species Action Plan and Task Force (under the EAAFP), we were asked by the coordinator to collate records of the now Critically … read more
Nial Moores, March 7th 2015 As we know, Korea is a great place for birding and for helping push the frontiers of knowledge on ecology, conservation and identification. There are many obviously exciting species here (from cranes to shorebirds, East … read more
First-winter Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus, Busan, February 16th 2015 © Nial Moores For those who are really into the wonderful world of gulls and gull identification, the following paper in Birding on Slaty-backed Gulls might be of some interest: … read more
Nial Moores, 2015년 2월 2일 미성숙 가마우지, 고성군, 강원도, 2013년 1월 @ Nial Moores 2014년 새와 생명의 터 조류목록에는 3종의 가마우지 류가 포함되어 있습니다: 쇠가마우지 Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus, 민물가마우지 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, 그리고 가마우지 Temminck’s Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus … read more
Nial Moores, February 2, 2015 Immature Temminck’s Cormorant, Goseong County, Gangwon, January 2013 © Nial Moores The 2014 Birds Korea Checklist includes three cormorant species: Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo and Temminck’s Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus (the latter being … read more