Scaly-sided Merganser is one of my favourite species – and also one of Birds Korea’s conservation priorities (see blog post on winter survey). I was a bit disturbed therefore when visiting the awesome Birding Beijing blog recently to read Terry … read more
Yet even more “Construction begins on Saemangeum sea port” According to the Korean Herald article: “The manmade, environment-friendly waterway, created between the new Saemangeum port and its seawall, will transform the area into a living ecological park, the ministry said.” read more
Bird News by Nial Moores Following the discovery of Black Woodpigeon on a small island off Geoje in early April by Birds Korean Mr. Matt Poll (many thanks!), a quick trip to the same island found 12 in all, with … read more
Birds News by Jason Loghry Last week I was tipped off about an area within Gimhae that might be good habitat for forest birds – near the Gaya Country Club. I decided to have a gander. Southwest past the golf … read more
A Wild Goose Chase through the Literature… by Nial Moores, June 9, 2012. Brant, East Coast. Photo © Robin Newlin. The Ramsar Convention COP 11 is coming up in July – time for Wetlands International (WI) to finish … read more
Birds News by Jason Loghry with Lee Ki Soo A lovely day of birding began near a temple in the Goseong area. Two weeks earlier, Mr. Lee Ki Soo had observed a pair of Ruddy Kingfishers at the temple. We … read more
Congratulations to 2012 WMBD Birdathoners and sponsors! So far, we have collected a total of ₩999,000 for Birds Korea research of the Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper! And we still expect at least another ₩500,000 that has been pledged. Please remember … read more
Bird News by Subhojit Chakladar with Jason Loghry The second consecutive week searching for Locustella warblers ended in failure but the effort turned up some pleasant surprises, including as many as 5 lifers for me. Weiyon-do is a delightful little … read more
(*Taken from the Birds Korea home page.) Introduction Yellow Sea intertidal wetlands are among the most threatened habitats on Earth. Already, we have lost 75% or more of our nation’s tidal-flats to “reclamation”. The loss of intertidal wetlands, … read more
Bird Report by Jason Loghry with Park Seonyeong and Bradlee Sulentic. As part of our research on the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper, our team set out early on Saturday morning to survey Yubu Island. It was a long day and … read more