Bird Sightings
Common Terns and more in Goseong
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea and Birds Korea member) On September 8, a short visit to Hwajinpo Wetland brought some great views of roosting Common Terns on the fences of the main wetland. Other notable birds included a Brown Shrike, … read more
Events
Seminar on Project for the Restoration of Eastern Taiga Bean Goose Habitat – September 11, Busan
On September 11th, 2025, from 14:00-16:30, a seminar on the project to restore habitat for the Eastern Taiga Bean Goose Anser (fabalis) middendorffii will be held in the Nakdong Estuary Eco Centre. This is the second of several proposed seminars … read more
Conservation
7,604-11,046 Chinese Sparrowhawks: Gadeokdo, Busan, September 2025
Dr. Nial Moores, Kim Eojin and Kim Haemin. Almost 90 hours of visible migration counts over 16 dates in Daehang, Gadeokdo, Busan, this September resulted in 12,837 -17,117 individual birds counted, with the five most numerous species Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza … read more
Field Identification
National First Record of Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides, Gimpo, Republic of Korea
Dr Nial Moores, National Director, Birds Korea, January 25th 2025. Shrikes can be among the easiest species to identify (adult males in breeding plumage, for example), or can be among the most difficult, due to a combination of seasonally different … read more
Public Awareness
Safety First? Building Airports in Wetlands and next to Migratory Bottlenecks
Dr Nial Moores, National Director, Birds Korea, January 2025. In response to the tragic crash and loss of 179 lives at the Muan International Airport on December 29th 2024, relevant authorities in the Republic of Korea (ROK) have stated publicly … read more
블로그
세계를 다른 방식으로 느끼고 경험하는 것은 왜 중요한가
제목: 토크 콘서트의 질문 중에서 발췌 이미지 저작권: 포항 달팽이 책방 9월의 마지막 목요일인 25일의 늦은 오후에 포항으로 향했다. 땡볕에 휴가의 의욕조차 녹아내리던 8월부터 몇 차례의 이메일링이 오갔고, 2025 기후정의 포항행진 토크 콘서트(주최: 포항시민단체연대회의 주관:2025기후정의포항행진)에서 얘기를 나눌 대상들이 궁금해졌다. 형산강의 … read more
Animal Welfare
SCIENTIFIC TASK FORCE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA AND WILD BIRDS STATEMENT – JULY 2023
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea In July, a statement on High Pathogenicity Avian Infuenza or HPAI (long called “Poultry Flu” by Birds Korea) was released by the Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds, co-convened under the Convention … read more
Education
Conservation and the Maehyang-ri Tidal Flat: Birdwatching and an interview (2)
Text and two images by Jane Hahn, September 2025 On August 23rd… I stood on the tidal flat at Maehyang-ri, squinting through a scope while the August heat shimmered off the mud. Our task was to count shorebirds. It meant … read more
Projects
2024년 새와 생명의 터 조류목록 간소화판
나일 무어스 & 하정문, 2024년 8월 17일 지난 2022년 발표한 새와 생명의 터 2022년 조류 목록 이후, 다양한 피드백을 받았습니다. 이와 관련된 내용을 반영한 전체판을 발표하기에 앞서, 기본적인 내용을 담은 간소화판을 먼저 선보입니다. 본 간소화판은 2024년 7월까지 국내에서 기록된 모든 … read more