Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi (Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Birds Korea) What a pleasant surprise! For the first time in eight years of more or less regular surveys in Han Estuary, we saw a flock of 10 Hill Pigeons in … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi (Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Birds Korea), Lara Dommitzsch (HSF Korea), Minjae Baek (EAAFP), Shin Dong-Ho (EAAFP) Last Friday, June 20, was mainly notable for the amounts of rain pouring down the whole day. Had we … read more
Bird News by Nial Moores My third visit to Baengnyeong this spring to try to capture as much of the migration as possible before the proposed construction of an airport. In all, 156 species were logged, with five additional species … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Hanns-Seidel-Foundation and Birds Korea Before an important meeting with the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership, where we are partners, an early morning walk along the tidal flat (high tide was at 6 … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores, with overseas members Paul Saraceni and Hugh Cotter (between April 28th and May 3rd morning) A total of 202 bird species were logged during this two-week period, with rarest in the national context a Common … read more
(Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea and Birds Korea) In early May, when the rice fields just start to get filled with water, it is the best time to observe waders in the rice fields of Korea. … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Birds Korea) Taejongdae Park is a landmark in Western Busan, with a long, royal history, and quite popular with visitors and the usual noise related to them. It is also a key birding site in … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Birds Korea) Before water is poured into the rice paddies and transforms ten percent of Korea into a temporary wetland, spring migration on rice fields is rather slow, with a few birds concentrated, where water … read more
Selected bird news from Nial Moores with Distinguished Professors Joanna Burger and Michael Gochfeld and Iain Campbell A quick tour of some of the ROK’s better-known and lesser-known birding sites, including a major shorebird roost on Yeongjong Island; Seosan Lake … read more
나일 무어스 탐조 소식 나일 무어스, 백승광, 이수영, 그리고 (31일에 참여한) 김희송, 이수진의 짤막한 탐조 소식. 올 듯 말 듯 쉽사리 봄을 허락하지 않는 날들이 이어지는 가운데 다시금 집중 조사를 수행했다. 며칠 동안 눈발이 흩날리고 밤에는 기온이 영하로 떨어졌으며 평균기온보다 따뜻한 … read more