Dear Birds Koreans and Birds Korea Supporters, With best wishes for the Lunar New Year… Between February 9th and 20th 2022 in our role as the only active ROK member of the EAAFP’s single species Task Force, Birds Korea will … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores A modest 106 or so species were logged in five part-days in the field in the south-east of the Peninsula during what already feels like the tail end of an extremely short and dry winter. … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea. January 14th 2022 Another year of COVID-19 meant almost no birdwatching meetings or formal events could be organised in 2021; and as the workload continued to grow throughout the year there really was also … read more
A few days back at the Hwaseong Wetlands Flyway Network Site (FNS), conducting a Training Workshop focused on the identification, counting and ecological requirements of geese, swans and ducks and also some survey work. Because of restrictions imposed by the … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Alternating between days of desk work and fieldwork, two weeks at Korea’s top migration hotspot of Baengnyeong Island (as it is increasingly spelt in official documents) yielded at least 137 species. Highlights included a Greater … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Birds Korea, August 31st, 2021 Introduction Asan Bay, centred at approximately 36°54’N, 126°53’E, is located on the west coast of the Republic of Korea (ROK), with main provincial jurisdiction divided between Chungcheongnam Province (Dangjin and Asan Cities) … read more
Nial Moores, Birds Korea Another week in Hwaseong; and another week of spectacles and surprises, with 38 species of shorebird logged! August 9th to 13th was spent conducting a training workshop for potential site wardens, with the focus on identification, … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores and Jung Hanchul Highlights of five days of survey along the Gyeonggi coast included 31 species of shorebird, with a minimum 2,755 Far Eastern Curlew in the Hwaseong Wetlands FNS and 443 in the Asan … read more
Bird news from Nial Moores and Jung Hanchul. Almost 6,400 waterbirds were recorded during this particular survey, including 2,188 shorebirds of 26 species. Southward Migration is already well underway! Highlights of three more days in the field at this top … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores A remarkable end to a remarkable spring – both nationally and on Baekryeong Island, increasingly recognized as the nation’s premier birding hotspot in terms of day-to-day diversity. This spring, Birds Koreans covered the island on … read more