Bird News from Nial Moores and Jason Loghry In continuing settled, sunny and mild conditions (with a low of -1C and a high of +8C), a couple of hours at dawn and dusk at the Nakdong Estuary and the remainder … read more
Bird News from Andreas Kim Today it was quite the same bird-wise on the stream between Samhyang and Yeongsan bridge as for the last couple of days. Only that today 2 Red-breasted Merganser and 2 Great Crested Grebe were additional to the handfulEastern Spotbilled … read more
Birds Korea, December 28, 2013 We are proud to announce the release of The Birds Korea Bird Review: 2010. This is the ninth in a series of Year Reviews made freely available by Birds Korea in html format or as a downloadable … read more
Birds News by Jason Loghry and Mike Friel Today was spent almost entirely above 600 meters. Although it was sunny day, temperatures were low at around -4°C. The wind was at times very strong and icy. Still, birds were active … read more
Bird News from Andreas Kim The end of the stream between Samhyang and Yeongsan bridge, a tidal stretch of about 100m, was again quite birdy all morning until the low tide made all ducks move out: Eastern Spot-billed Duck 9, Mallard 7 and one … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores In mild conditions (with an overnight low of -1C and a high of +7C, though with traces of snow still lying from a light dusting a couple of days earlier), a couple of hours in … read more
Nial Moores PhD, Director, Birds Korea, December 20th The Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus is a globally Endangered, exquisitely-patterned and typically shy duck. In winter, it is most often found in small flocks on fast-flowing and relatively undisturbed stretches of … read more
Bird News from Andreas Kim The early cloudy and grey afternoon showed c. 500 Black-headed Gull, 21 Great Cormorant, 11 Eastern Spot-billed Duck, 7 Red-breasted Merganser very distant and 3 Little Grebe very close on the open water in front of the barrage On the stream towards … read more
Bird News from Robin Newlin I made an afternoon visit to the stream at Eungbong, just above the confluence with the Han River. Weather was cool and cloudy. For once, it was good to be at some distance from the … read more
Bird News from Choi Yongsung, Izle Choi, Mike Friel and Nial Moores A five day birding trip full of discussion and good spirits to several key winter birding sites (Yeongjong on 12th; East Seoul and the National Artboretum on 13th; … read more