Bird News from Dr Bernhard Seliger Gangwon province is always worth traveling, the more so in this beautiful season. This time, a conference took me to Yanggu, but on the way back to Seoul I took a long detour via … read more
Goseong with its varied habitat of sea, lagoon lakes, forests and mountains and paddies and wetlands is still worth a trip, though habitat loss takes place at a disturbing speed. Currently, a large new road project takes away much of … read more
Bird news by Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Felix Glenk of Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea together with Spike Millington, CEO of EAAFP, Raphael Glement and Angela Joehl Cardena of IUCN and the very supportive team of Mr. Kim and Ms. Pang … read more
This is a short report on a trip to Pyongyang and Pyongang-Namdo from June 7 to 15. It included a stay near the Potong river in Pyongyang as well as a trip to the model afforestation of Hanns Seidel Foundation … read more
Bird news from Bernhard Seliger with Ji-Hyun Park, Johann Seliger and Joseph Seliger Following are some photos from a (mainly not-bird-themed!) trip to Jeju-do. Around the Jumun beach resort, thrushes, wagtails, tits, flycatcher and other small birds where seen, including … read more
On March 9, ten thousands of Rook Corvus frugilegus could be seen on migration in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK), circling the city before roosting on trees at the banks of Potong River. In the south (in the ROK), you can … read more
Bird News from Dr. Bernhard Seliger with Dr. Choi, Hyun-Ah and Mr. Felix Glenk On February 16, a survey by the team of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation, Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Dr. Choi, Hyun-Ah and Mr. Felix Glenk, was carried out along the Han … read more
Bird News from Bernhard Seliger An afternoon check with a mixed team of the EAAFP secretariat (Spike Millington, Kim Minseon, Lee Ga-on) and Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea office (Bernhard Seliger, Felix Glenk, Janna Wörner) on February 9 at Songdo (Gojang direction) brought … read more
Bird News from Bernhard Seliger Bamseom is a pair of islets in the Han river. On a space of around 27 ha, birds – in particular cormorants – use the island for roosting, and in the summer breeding. Registered as … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea, 11-15 January 2017 Approximately 90% of Korean bird species are migratory; therefore, the protection of habitat along the migratory routes to the north and south of Korea and on the whole of … read more