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
Observation of a Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus on Hongdo, Shinan-gun, Ro Korea Vivian Fu, May 29th 2021. During the weekend of May 22nd and 23rd, 2021, Ms. Miyoung Choi and I visited Hongdo (Hong Island), Shinan County, Ro Korea. This … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores (Director of Birds Korea) and Jung Hanchul (Gyeonggi KFEM and Birds Korea member). Highlights of the 19th survey of these wetlands as part of the Hwaseong Wetlands Project included single Little Stint and Pied Harrier, … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores (Director of Birds Korea) and Jung Hanchul (Gyeonggi KFEM and Birds Korea member). While awaiting news on the proposed protected status of the tidal flats, highlights in among 32,000 shorebirds of 31 species counted in … read more
Nial Moores, Birds Korea, May 17th 2021 (with sonogram by Ha Jungmoon added on May 23rd). At midday on May 8th 2021, in the northwest of Baekryeong Island during team birding for the global Big Bird Day, Nial Moores (NM) … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Between April 17th and 30th, I logged approximately 168-170 species on the island, including the national second or third record of Claudia’s leaf Warbler on 26th; a singing Yellow-streaked Warbler on 28th (still probably fewer … read more