Event News from Patrick Blake and Professor Maria Lisak: The Gwangju Birds Korea chapter is hosting an outing to Haenam county on December 7, 2014. The outing is expected to last from 8AM to 8PM, starting from the U+ Square … read more
Bird News from Patrick Blake with Peter Hirst I spent a nice afternoon birding around Gocheonnamho Lake in Haenam County with Peter Hirst. Waterfowl numbers were very low on the lake, with the most common species being Eurasian Wigeon (~300); … read more
Bird News from Patrick Blake Spent the Chuseok holiday on Gageo-do, hoping to catch some migrants on their movement south. Weather throughout the trip was perfect, with predominantly clear sunny skies; this was probably the reason there was a decided … read more
Bird News from Patrick Blake I spent a pleasant morning around Suncheon Bay, wandering through the rice paddies in search of birds. I arrived a few hours after low tide, so shorebird numbers on the bay itself were lower than … read more
The Global Flyway Network published the GFN Bohai Report 2014. For several years the GFN undertakes a three months long field trip to the Bohai Bay in China and researches the northward migration of Red Knot Calidris canutus at the … read more
Trip report by Philippe Malenfert and Jean-Jacques Guillou Read the magnificent trip report with about 150 species accounts and c. 60 bird and landscape images from their recent spring visit to Heuksan Island and Gageo Island which is now online … read more
Bird News from Patrick Blake and Melanie Proteau Blake While on a hike through Mudeungsan National Park, Ms. Melanie Blake and I came onto a truly unexpected bird. We heard a Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha) singing from one of the … read more
Bird News from Robin Newlin and Im Kwang Wan Birds seen (and sometimes heard) included Mandarin Duck, Northern Scops Owl, Black-naped Oriole, Oriental Dollarbird, Daurian Redstart, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Black Woodpecker. Heard birds included Ruddy Kingfisher, Black-capped … read more
Bird News from Patrick Blake My wife and I spent a sunny and warm afternoon in the mountains on the east side of Gwangju. There were many signs of nesting around, including a Pale Thrush nest with five chicks, estimated … read more
To celebrate and raise awareness on the subject of migratory birds and their habitats, EAAFP secretariat held an open event in the G-Tower, Central Park, Songdo. The event started on Friday 9th with an opening ceremony and a photo exhibition … read more