(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
Bird News in Brief from Nial Moores, Baek Seung-Kwang and Lee Su-Young, with Kim Hee-Song and Lee Soojin (on 31st only). Another intensive survey in Yeoncheon at the cusp of a stubbornly reluctant spring, with several days with snow showers … read more
(Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Hanns-Seidel-Foundation and Birds Korea members) Geese were still there, around a 1000 of them (and more flying in) in the early morning (around 6.30 a.m.) in Siam wetland, but their behavior was very different … read more
나일 무어스 탐조 소식 나일 무어스, 백승광 님의 탐조 소식 2.5일간의 조사 활동에서 총 66종이 기록되었고, 3월 초 강설과 평균 이하의 기온에도 불구하고 새들의 북향 이동 징후가 뚜렷했다. 주목할 만한 점으로, “새로운” 지역들에서 기러기 무리가 발견되었다. 국제적으로 중요한 개체수로서 약간 증가한 … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Baek Seung-Kwang A total of 66 species were logged during 2.5 days of survey work, with obvious signs of northward migration in spite of snowfall and below average temperatures at the start of the … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores As part of preparation for a possible restoration project (MUCH more on that in later blog posts if all proceeds well), I spent the day in glorious spring weather walking through some riverine habitats, observing … read more