고성 조사를 마치며 – 새와 우리의 거리
백민재, 한스 자이델 재단 한국 사무소 올겨울, 동해안을 찾아온 새들을 만나러 배에 올랐다. 겨울바람에 맞서며, 짙푸른 고성 바다의 파도 사이로 바다쇠오리, 알락쇠오리, 큰논병아리, 흰수염바다오리 등이 보이기 시작했다. 처음에는 윤슬과 새들이 헷갈리기도 하고, 저 멀리 보이는 새가 아비인지 아닌지 동정에 자신이 … read more
Author Archives: Bernhard Seliger
Kangseo Seubji, Seoul, to Ara Waterway
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation, Birds Korea) A morning stroll along the Han River in very birding conditions. Though not much movement on the water, there was a pleasant mixture of winter birds in the wetland almost deserted by … read more
Birds from Paju to Yeoncheon, and the Korean misunderstanding of landscape remodelling
(Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Hanns-Seidel-Foundation and Birds Korea) Whenever birds return to Korea in the winter (or summer) season, they frequently find their habitat shrunken or gone away. This is one factor (not the only one, fortunately) behind the success of … read more
Some observations on the status and conservation of geese in DPRK (North Korea)
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Seliger – Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea and Birds Korea Bird protection is a complicated interplay of more species-oriented protection (for example, protection against illegal hunting or the use of harmful chemicals) and more habitat-oriented … read more
Birds and interesting talks in Gimpo, Han river estuary, September 18, 2023
Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Hanns Seidel Foundation and Birds Korea, with John MacKinnon, Jennifer George and Yoonjae Bae, both EAAFP. The late summer period along the Han River Estuary is a not so easy time to observe … read more
Paju, Book City Wetland, Rice fields and Jangneung Royal Tomb, 29.05.2023
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation, Birds Korea) A pleasant make-up holiday spent in Paju. Unfortunately, the rapid destruction of the pleasant rice-field area below Odusan progresses, with construction machines everywhere building a huge new dyke, presumably for a road … read more
Jejudo, Jeju city to Hado-Ri, May 3rd
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Hanns Seidel Foundation / Birds Korea In dismal weather conditions, bird watching did not work as planned… the first day, there was fast and continuous rain with strong gusts of wind, the second day, rain and … read more
The 11th Meeting of Partners of the East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) and the situation of birds on the Korean Peninsula
The 11th Meeting of Partners of the East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) took place in Brisbane, Australia, from March 12-17. The Korean Peninsula is centered in the middle of the flyway, where annually around 50 million birds migrate, and … read more
Birding in Seoul city: Baeksasil Valley, February 18, 2023
Baeksasil Valley, bordering Buam-dong and Pyeongchang-dong in Seoul, is not only famous as a summer retreat in the 19th century, with some remaining ruins, but also as a protected area, in particular due to Korean salamanders living around the clear … read more
Bird Feeding and more in Gimpo, Siamri wetland and Yudo area
Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Dr. Bernhard Seliger (both Hanns Seidel Foundation, Birds Korea), and Eunjeong Lee, Eunjeong Kim, Insook Jeon, Donguk Han (EcoKorea), Maddie Joyce (Royal Holloway, University of London) Thanks to EcoKorea we were able to enter the CCZ in … read more