Selected bird news from Nial Moores with Distinguished Professors Joanna Burger and Michael Gochfeld and Iain Campbell A quick tour of some of the ROK’s better-known and lesser-known birding sites, including a major shorebird roost on Yeongjong Island; Seosan Lake … read more

From November 14-17, 2024, the 2nd Asian Ornithological Conference in Beijing, probably the largest bird-related conference in Asia until now, took place at the Chinese National Convention Center with hundreds of ornithologists from Asia and all over the world attending. … read more

(This text was kindly contributed on our request by Dr. Hans-Ulrich Rösner, WWF Germany, regarding the German experience with embankments in tidal flats.) Dr. Hans-Ulrich Rösner, WWF Germany: First and foremost, I would like to emphasize that I do not … read more

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

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

새와 생명의 터 회원 여러분, 반갑습니다! 여러분께서 이미 아시듯이, 새와 생명의 터는 20여 년의 긴 시간 동안 한국과 광역의 황해생태권역의 새와 서식지 보전을 위해 기여해왔습니다. 새들은 그 자체로도 놀랍도록 중요하지만, 수분(가루받이)과 해충 방제부터 정서적 안정을 안겨주는 등 인간에게 많은 혜택을 … read more

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

John Kitcher, May 2024 I had the pleasure of spending a few days during the 2024 peak migration period in birding boot camp on Baengnyeongdo with Dr. Moores, Birds Korea’s Director. I say “boot camp” because I have only been … read more

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