Another paper providing a sobering estimate of population declines, this time in the world’s seabirds, published on Plos One: http://www.plosone.org/article/comments/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0129342 Three quick take-aways: 1) Seabirds are valuable indicators of marine ecosystem health; 2) Many populations of the world’s seabirds are … read more
Nial Moores, July 7th/ 8th 2015 (with much essential input from Peter Pyle and Tristan McKee, in December and again in July 2015) Revisiting a potential first for Korea (and Asia?) in the hope of more comments! At dusk on … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Occasional visits to local wooded areas in eastern Busan provided evidence of a good diversity of breeding species, though all proved extremely hard to see well in the dense undergrowth and heavy canopy. Breeding species … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores, Bernhard Seliger and Choi Hyun-Ah A rapid survey of birds and habitats in Goseong County (including by boat between close to the NLL and the headland off Geojin; around Hwajin Po; and from the road … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Birds Korea, June 17th In late May, one of the nation’s most-watched reality TV shows featured an episode with a family visiting an owl café in Japan. The beloved young girl, her father and grandfather were given … read more
The Jiangsu coastline is the most important staging site in the world for the Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper and the Endangered Nordmann’s Greenshank. This year, researchers will gather more detailed information on shorebird distribution along this coastline and conduct research … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores In initially misty and humid conditions, a few hours in a different area to that usually visited produced an unexpected highlight: good views of Pacific Swift feeding and then resting on rock faces as they … read more
Nial Moores, June 10th 2015 In consideration of the paucity of information on birds in the northern provinces of the Korean Peninsula, the following three reports help confirm seasonal presence / breeding of several species: 1. KCNA News Report, June … read more
Nial Moores, June 4th 2015 Last year I was contacted by one of the UK’s top environmental writers, Mr. Michael McCarthy. He was planning to visit the ROK to see Saemangeum, as part of a book looking at the loss … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores A few hours in the local park in Busan on May 30th and June 3rd produced a good mix of resident species, summer visitors and passage migrants. In addition to distant looks at two Pacific … read more