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
Birds Korea, June 2019 During our recent bird surveys of Bijarim Ro requested by Jeju Doseong we heard three Japanese Night Herons and made sound recordings on June 11th, June 14th, 15th and 17th. We also saw one additional Japanese … read more
May 2nd – We reached the island at about midday and, after a brief meeting with Matt Poll who was leaving on the same boat, we got straight into the birds. Skies were clear with a light northerly breeze and … read more
Nial Moores, Birds Korea, June 13th 2019 Birds Korea strives to avoid disturbance to birds. We therefore have, since our foundation in 2004, refused to post images of birds at the nest; and purposefully made vague the location of sites … read more