Bird News from Nial Moores On November 10th, a (brief) return trip to Baekryeong to survey the tail-end of autumn migration and to improve understanding of the impacts of the road through Hwadong wetland. The day started with good views … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Some excellent numbers and great diversity; but always a challenge to get good views of the more notable species and accurate counts of the movements! On 21st, a total of 73 species were logged, with … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores On the 15th, light southerlies and still warm conditions (with a very humid high of 20C), with highlights in Jincheon a water rail sp seen only in flight at dawn, a personal high count in … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores On the 10th, a poor ferry crossing for birds, with only three Streaked Shearwater and a single Pomarine Skua as highlights, while on the land best were single Amur Falcon and Common Starling. Amur Falcon … read more
Birds News from Nial Moores and Prof. Aaron Dollar On the 8th, a trip across to Yubu in very poor conditions (neap tides and heavy rain, followed by strong winds…) was nonetheless very successful, with five or six Spoon-billed Sandpiper … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, October 13th 2016 There were (at least) three important meetings held in September 2016 that were of direct relevance to conservation of the Yellow Sea’s endangered tidal flats: (1) in the DPRK, a seminar … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Choi Hyun-Ah (HSF). A return to Goseong County, Gangwon Province, to conduct a few additional counts of marine birds as part of a joint project with the Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea (HSF) to research … read more
For some images and short stories from the muddy margins of the Yellow Sea – now recognised as East Asia’s most threatened habitat – please visit Wetlands International’s blog at: Why #WaterbirdsCount: August read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Following what appears to be a record-breakingly hot summer, the first few signs of autumn migration in East Busan have included a First Calendar-year Black Paradise Flycatcher in the main gully at Igidae on August … read more
Bird survey news from Dr Nial Moores and Dr Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation, Korea) Female Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus confusus: one of the commonest landbirds seen in Rason during the present survey © Nial Moores Between July 1st and … read more