Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, August 2023 It was supposed to be a way of promoting the massive Saemangeum reclamation project and (apparently) of getting more money from central government. Instead, the failed hosting of the World Scouts Jamboree in … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea In July, a statement on High Pathogenicity Avian Infuenza or HPAI (long called “Poultry Flu” by Birds Korea) was released by the Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds, co-convened under the Convention … read more
Michael Farrant (Head of the Science Department), Ethan Cho & Seohyun Choi The Seoul Foreign School (SFS) Science Department is in the process of organising their ‘Group 4 Project (G4P)’, an essential practical component for all International Baccalaureate Diploma Program … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea / 새와 생명의 터 In celebration of their now 30-year history, the Korean Environment Institute (KEI) and the Korean Federation for Environmental Movements (the nation’s largest environmental NGO) hosted an offline and online seminar … read more
Bird News from Dr Nial Moores (Birds Korea) with Lee Su-Young, Baek Seung-Kwang, and, on single dates, Lee Soojin and Jang Ryang (all Birds Korea Yeoncheon). Under contract from Yeoncheon County, six days of up-at-dawn productive survey in some of … read more
Bird news from Nial Moores (with Shim Kyu-Sik and Song In-Sik on May 28th PM, 29th, and morning of 30th). A total of 146 species were logged during the week, including a mix of local breeders (including globally Vulnerable Chinese … read more
Nial Moores, Birds Korea, May 26th 2023 Every year in the second half of May, much of the survey focus at migrant hotspots turns toward “grasshopper warblers” (Locustellidae). This group contains several poorly known, highly skulking and similarly-plumaged species. Fortunately, … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores & Marshall Iliff A few hours on Gadeok Do (proposed location of the new Expo-linked Busan International Airport), where highlights included probably 3 Russet Sparrow (very local in summer away from Ulleung Do); at least … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea On May 10th, I spent most of a day within the northern part of the Saemangeum reclamation area with Mr Oh Dong-Pil (오동필) and other members of the Saemangeum Citizens Ecological group. The group … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores (with 이건희 on April 29th-May 3rd). Another two weeks of survey of the ROK’s top migrant hotspot. In total, 189 species were logged, all of which except Eurasian Curlew (19 seen heading north on April … read more