Nial Moores, February 2, 2015 Immature Temminck’s Cormorant, Goseong County, Gangwon, January 2013 © Nial Moores The 2014 Birds Korea Checklist includes three cormorant species: Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo and Temminck’s Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus (the latter being … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Hanns Seidel Foundation (Korea), February 2, 2015 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus, Goseong County @ Bernhard Seliger For a long time, the lagoons in Goseong County on the Korean East coast were famous wetlands for wintering Whooper Swans … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores A productive day in the field at the Nakdong Estuary, Junam Reservoir and Hwapo Cheon that started overcast with a raw northwesterly wind, clearing by midday. In spite of the Beaufort 3-4 wind, still mild … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Birds Korea, January 28th Part of the CCZ, Cheorwon County, December 2013 @ Birds Korea. Most of this area was “under construction” in January 2015 The demilitarized zone (DMZ) or inner Korean border is often portrayed as … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, January 28th 2015 There still seems to be a widespread belief that conservation is somehow anti-development and almost a betrayal of our species, preventing people from benefitting from the “new” global wealth. This is far from true, … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores In continuing mild conditions (with temperatures rising from 7C early on to 10C), there were several hints of early spring migration at Igidae in east Busan. Species of note included a single Red-necked Grebe on … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Patrick and Kate Hodgson Various Sites in the North and Northeast, January 11-16. Time was spent on Yeongjong and at the North River, followed by a drive to Chungju (11th); in Odae Mountain National … read more
Bird News from Shim Kyu-Sik Outstanding highlight was a Demoiselle Crane in the main flock of White-naped Crane, seen and off in Cheorwon since its discovery there first on November 8th by local birder Lee Sun-Woo. The bird is usually … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores and Jason Loghry A day spent “gulling” under largely clear skies with the westerly wind increasing from light to moderate and temperatures rising to a mild 7C or 8C before falling sharply again in the … read more
A strikingly-patterned First-winter gull was found in Gangneung on December 6th, 2014. We have now posted a detailed description of this gull on the Birds Korea website, in an ID article containing expert input from gullers in North America and … read more