Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea On August 14th spent an interesting afternoon in Suncheon – my second home back in the late 1990s – participating in a public workshop focused on possible ROK-DPRK link-ups for the conservation of migratory waterbirds: … read more
Nial Moores, Birds Korea, August 9th 2018 In addition to the sometimes fascinating birding, one of the reasons for setting up the Birds Korea office in Busan was the mildness of the climate. Squeezed into the very southeastern corner of … read more
According to the Yonhap News (June 28th 2018): “Three major rivers in South Korea have shown marked improvement in water quality and ecosystems after the opening of some weirs built across the rivers under a controversial project (the Four Rivers … read more
Funded by the wonderfully-ethical company Lush, this survey was conducted as part of a larger project we are now starting on Baekryeong Island with several partners, including (of course!) the Hanns Seidel Foundation. In often poor weather conditions (with days … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores, Bernhard Seliger, Amael Borzee and staff from Rason City This was the sixth bird survey in Rason (with previous surveys by NM and BS in March 2014; July 2016; November 2016; and April 2017; and … read more
Bird news from Nial Moores with Bernhard Seliger (HSF representative and Birds Korea member), accompanied by three researchers from the State Academy of Sciences (SAOS) and several staff from the Ministry of Land and Environment Protection. After a major meeting … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores, Bernhard Seliger and Choi Hyun-Ah (from late on 25th) In generally clear and sunny conditions, with winds swinging round to all points west on the 27th, we logged approximately 140 species, with rarest in the … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores and Park Meena With funding support from our wonderful colleagues SBS in China, we surveyed five areas on the west coast of the Republic of Korea (ROK): (1) Hwaseong / Namyang during the afternoon high … read more
(The following is a Press Release from the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership based in Incheon, Republic of Korea. Birds Korea had no role in the preparation of this Press release.) Press Release, released publicly by the EAAFP Secretariat on April … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Three visits to Igidae in east Busan in search of early spring migrants in weather that changed from sunny and warm (max. 19C) on 2nd; to heavy overcast with rain showers and cooler (max 13C) … read more