Bird News from Nial Moores A slow-moving low pressure system proved the weather forecast wrong, and instead of light shows petering out by mid-morning the 29th was a day of rain, fog, heavy rain and occasional even heavier thundery showers. … read more
Dear Birds Koreans and Birds Korea Supporters, Only a week or so to go now! Spring migration is reaching its peak here in Korea, with a wonderful diversity of bird species: time for our fifth annual Birdathon (May 2nd-10th) in … read more
A new book, Environmental Challenges and Governance: Diverse Perspectives from Asia (published by Routledge) includes a must-read chapter on “Green-blind Growth” in the Republic of Korea by Dr. Rakhyun Kim (the 2013 winner of the prestigious Oran R. Young prize). … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Four days were spent (April 14th, 16th, 20th and 21st) with the aim of assessing turnover of migrants through this mainland site. Of greatest note was a small arrival of Sakhalin Leaf Warbler on 20th … read more
A message received today from the wonderful Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG), Birds Korea’s partners during the Saemangeum Shorebird Monitoring Program (2006-2008). The AWSG has been a lead organisation in shorebird conservation on this Flyway for many years. They now … read more
Nial Moores, April 14th 2015 On April 11th, in very bright and reasonably calm conditions a team of five Birds Koreans (Jason Loghry, Ha Jung Mun, Robin Newlin, Seo Hae-Min and NM) checked the outer part of the Nakdong Estuary … read more
Nial Moores, April 13th 2015 During a boat-based survey of the Nakdong Estuary on April 11th, our Birds Korea team (Robin Newlin, Ha Jung Mun, Jason Loghry, Seo Hae-Min and NM) could find only small numbers of shorebirds compared with … read more
Bernhard Seliger (with Johann and Joseph Seliger) During Easter holiday, we took a family trip with some casual birding to Gangneung and from there to Ulleung Island and Dokdo. The first two days in Gangneung (April 6th-7th) were rainy and … read more
Dr Nial Moores, April 7th 2015 Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri , December 21st 2014, Osaka, Japan © Neil Davidson Encouraged by discussions with some in the fledgling Baer’s Pochard Task Force, this second post follows on from the one last … read more
Birds Korea’s Fifth Birdathon will be held this year between Saturday, the 2nd of May and Sunday, the 10th of May. Timed to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day (on May 9th-10th), we aim to raise funds towards publishing the Korean-language … read more