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In late February, our team visited the Hwaseong Wetlands FNS, and were very concerned to see that extensive structures were being built across the nationally protected Maehyang-ri tidal flat as part of a blue carbon project. Concerns were expressed, and … read more
By 김영걸 1983년 세계 최초로 바다새들에 대한 필드가이드북 “Seabirds: An Identification Guide”를 출간하여 전세계적으로 바다새 탐조 열풍을 불러일으킨 영국 탐조가 피터 해리슨씨가 지난 5월 29일 인천공항에 도착했다. 본인의 책에 소개된 434종의 바다새 중 그간 유일하게 관찰하지 못한 뿔제비갈매기(Chinese Crested Tern)를 … read more
Bird News by Nial Moores My third visit to Baengnyeong this spring to try to capture as much of the migration as possible before the proposed construction of an airport. In all, 156 species were logged, with five additional species … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Hanns-Seidel-Foundation and Birds Korea Before an important meeting with the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership, where we are partners, an early morning walk along the tidal flat (high tide was at 6 … read more

Bird Sightings

Baengnyeong Island, April 24-May 7

Bird News from Nial Moores, with overseas members Paul Saraceni and Hugh Cotter (between April 28th and May 3rd morning) A total of 202 bird species were logged during this two-week period, with rarest in the national context a Common … read more

Waders galore in Gimpo, Han Estuary, May 7, 2025

Taejongdae Park, Busan, April 28

Migrants and lingering birds in Paju ricefields, April 21, 2025

Various Locations, April 18-23

Events

2nd Asian Ornithological Conference (AOC) in Beijing, November 14-17, 2024

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

The 1st East Asian Australasian Flyway Science Symposium in Beijing, October 16-18, 2024, and the birds of Korea

International Symposium (August 2nd) and Two Related Work Sessions: Yeoncheon

Korea, Korean birds and the COP 14 of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)

Some observations on the status and conservation of geese in DPRK (North Korea)

Conservation

Lahnungen – Embankments – WWF

(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

Mid-March Update on the Blue Carbon Project in the Hwaseong Maehyang-Ri Wetland Protected Area

부산 가덕도 공항 예정지에서 실시한 조류충돌 세미나

Ongoing “Blue Carbon” Construction Work in the Hwaseong Maehyangri Wetland Protected Area

Science지 2월호-새만금-국내 언론보도(2025/02/21)

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

Identification of Silver-throated Bushtit 검은턱오목눈이 and hybrids with Long-tailed Tit 오목눈이

A silent leaf warbler on Marado, Jeju, on April 4th 2024: is it possible to identify out-of-range Claudia’s and Hartert’s?

Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 덤불개개비, Baengnyeong Island, October 2023

Tree Pipit: Some notes on identification

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

새와 생명의 터 사이트 재구성 및 관리 / Birds Korea Website Re-Structure and Management

Winterbirds in Incheon

A Global Perspective: Why is the high risk of bird strike at the proposed Gadeokdo airport still being overlooked?

Recent Cancellation of a Proposed New International Airport next to an estuary in Portugal: something for us to learn from!

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새와 생명의 터 회원 여러분, 반갑습니다!

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

멸종위기에 처한 강의 요정, 호사비오리 보전 활동

‘대한민국의 호사비오리 보전현황 개선’ 프로젝트 지원사업 요약보고서(2022)

2023년 다시 대한민국의 조류보전을 향해 도전하다

연천 임진강 생물권보전지역 보전관광, 11월 26 – 27

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

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