Bird News from Tim Edelsten Given the increasing disturbance by recreational fishermen and numerous spent shotgun cartridges scattered along its banks, it is not surprising that the western reservoir near Wangsan held significantly reduced numbers of wildfowl. Counts -which can … read more
Here’s the latest Korea Times article on AI: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/01/116_150752.html Bird flu spreading to broader provinces By Kim Da-ye Bird flu reached two new regions ― Gyeonggi and South Gyeongsang provinces ― Wednesday as the mass exodus for the Lunar New … read more
Nial Moores PhD, Birds Korea, January 27th 2014 A total of 149 Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus were recorded nationwide by the Birds Korea survey, conducted between January 5th and 22nd 2014. This number is remarkably similar to the 140-149 recorded … read more
Bird News from Tim Edelsten At the crack of dawn I was in Amsa Eco-Park to see Korea’s second European Robin (apparently present for a week or more?) dart out of a thicket for ten seconds and then head off to feed. It … read more
2014년 1월 24일, 동아시아-대양주 철새이동경로 파트너십으로 부터: “이번 주 전라북도 오리 농장에서 조류독감이 또 발병함으로써 우리는 질병 전파에서의 철새의 역할에 대한 일반적인 추측과 잘못된 정보에 노출되어 있음을 알게 되었습니다. 특별한 증상을 보이지 않는 저병원성 조류 인플루엔자 (LPAI)는 야생조류 및 가금류에서 … read more
From the East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership, January 24, 2014: “As a new bird flu outbreak hits domestic duck farms in North Jeolla province in Korea this week, we are hearing the usual speculation and misinformation about the role of … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Ed Keeble and others As part of the Birds Korea survey on Scaly-sided Merganser, we visited various inland riverine sites from January 11th -14th; and again for part of January 19th and 22nd. In addition, we visited … read more
Bird News from Tim Edelsten with Jason Loghry, Nial Moores, Ed Keeble and Jang Ji-Eung Focused survey work in temperatures down to minus 10, along various mostly-frozen rivers on the 13th and 14th was followed by some recreational coastal birding … read more
Bird news from Andreas Kim In the late morning with sunshine and very cold wind when arriving at the Usop Swamp a big flock of Taiga Bean Geese just flew off and started a position change of geese and Whopper Swans; most geese … read more
Bird News from Tim Edelsten Again at Eungbong, but the main attraction – the Ferruginous Duck – has left. There remains an assortment of waterfowl, which seem a bit different to previous years, including the following: Greater White-fronted Goose Anser … read more