A remarkable study published in Science (accessible in full here) by Rosenberg et al. (2019) estimates a loss of 2.9 billion birds from North America in only the past 50 years. This represents a decline of 29% in the total … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores In fairly steady weather, fairly slow birding for Baekryeong, with only 102 species logged in the first four days. Highlights so far have included two Swinhoe’s White-eyes (at least on 19th), one Greater Spotted Eagle, … read more
Jared Busen, October 13th 2019 I am a US Soldier stationed here in the Republic of Korea (ROK). I have been birding since 2003 when I saw my first Black-necked Stilt (LC) in the US. I became a … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Per Kaijser and Jared Busen A total of 34 shorebird species (out of a total 110 bird species logged) were found, with shorebird highlights that included a Pectoral Sandpiper below the Geum Barrage at … read more
Recent months have seen a major increase in interest in the future of the DMZ, with several focused meetings and a recent spike in media coverage, including an article last week by the Washington Post which introduced the perspectives of … read more
Nial Moores, Birds Korea, August 2019 Late last year, the IOC revised their taxonomy of white-eyes, which included recognizing the simplex subspecies of “Japanese White-eye” and several other taxa as Swinhoe’s White-eye; and reorganizing “Japanese White-eye”, which they now list … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, August 11th 2019 Every year there are multiple meetings held to discuss the future of the DMZ. The DMZ is a hugely complicated, multi-faceted and sensitive set of issues. We therefore usually avoid posting much … read more
Baekryeong Island is one of the most important remaining areas for birds and for bird conservation on the Korean Peninsula. Situated in the Republic of Korea at closest only 13 km from the DPRK coast, the island has breeding Black-faced … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea On July 5th, the Phase 1 Proposal to list multiple key wetlands as the “Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China” World Heritage Site was formally accepted by the … read more
Environmental Impact Assessments are “crucial in advancing environmentally friendly development” (United Nations 2018). Environmental Impact Assessments, if conducted honestly by people with appropriate skill-sets, are the most cost-effective tools for helping decision-makers to make decisions wisely, in the long-term interests … read more