Nial Moores, February 8th 2013. Work on revising the Birds Korea Checklist continues, and as on previous occasions multiple questions remain, even about some widespread species. The Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni is one such species. It is a common … read more
The following announcement from Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (UK) will come as no surprise as Birds Korea and other conservation groups in East Asia have been sounding the alarm about Baer’s Pochard for some years now. Has the focus been … read more
Nial Moores, November 14th, 2012 Figure 1: Stejneger’s Stonechat, presumed First-winter Male (on tail pattern and wear), October 31st 2012, Gageo Island. Nial Moores / Birds Korea. With recent splits in formerly familiar species (such as Arctic Warbler) and proposed … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Birds Korea, November 12th It is clear that tidal-flat reclamation has led to massive declines in some species of shorebird (here in the ROK and at the population level). This is attested by our own research and … read more
A press-release from The Partnership for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway: read more
Nial Moores PhD, September 20th During the past decade, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (“Poultry Flu”) has caused deaths in wild birds and in some people that have come into close contact with infected poultry. Especially in East Asia, it has … read more
…of the most 100 threatened species on the planet. As much as I dislike these sorts of lists – a fern specialist or a freshwater invertebrate specialist could probably come up with a similar list that would be just as … read more
Written by Martin Sutherland, Birds Korea UK, September 2012: Sixty years on from the establishment of a ringing station at Sandwich Bay on the east Kent coast in England, Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory celebrated the anniversary with a two-day Bird … read more
Bird News from “Team Entomology” (Rob Wiedenmann, Jason Chapman, Ian Denholm, Alistair Drake, Don Reynolds) and Nial Moores. Four days of birding in above-average temperatures (with daily maxima of between 29C and 34C) found almost 100 species in total. These … read more
Talking Naturally has just posted a podcast of a conversation with Dr Nial Moores, Director of Birds Korea talking shortly before the Republic of Korea hosts another important conservation conference – this time the International Union for the Conservation of … read more