Bird Report and photos by Mike Friel This morning was buzzing with birds in my home village, Majin, near Jinju. First, before 8am, the persimmon tree was being stalked for its last two fruit by Magpies, Brown-eared Bulbuls and a … read more
Bird News by Jason Loghry and Mike Friel Our morning started with 16 White-cheeked Starlings and 4 Common Starlings perched on some wires not far from the park. It was clear and although cold, pleasantly sunny. On the park grounds … read more
In the 2010/2011 winter, Birds Korea conducted research on the distribution and habitat use of Scaly-sided Merganser on two rivers in the southeast of the ROK. This research recorded a peak count of 56 Scaly-sided Merganser on one main river … read more
Bird News from Bruce and Janet Eder with Nial Moores November 18, Geum River and Seosan Lake A The forecast heavy rain was replaced by occasional sunny spells and extremely mild, even warm, conditions (with a maximum of c. 21C). … read more
Mr. Jo Seong-sik Nim observed and photographed this albino Eurasian Nuthatch at a park in Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do. To enlarge any of the following, just click on the image. Why are albinos such a rare sight? Like most reported albinos, this … read more
Birds News from Mike Friel and Jason Loghry Birding Socheong-do for the first time was quite exciting. From the ferry, it wasn’t until we arrived closer to the island that we saw any sea birds. These included Pomarine Skua, Streaked … read more
Bird News from Tim Edelsten with Shim Kyu-Sik Notably on the crossing, 17 Pomarine Skua (including a “flock” of 8), up to 70 Streaked Shearwater, 500+ Black-legged Kittiwake (mostly concentrated in rafts near the island), and 5 Flesh-footed Shearwater. On … read more
This research has culminated in a momentous personal discovery of just how robust and diverse these tidal flats actually are. Of course I have marveled through the magnificent pages of Invisible Connections, but I don’t believe anything could have ever … read more
On October 1st and 2nd we observed a total 15 (+) Spoon-billed Sandpiper at the Geum Estuary, along with a further 23,000+ shorebirds. Scanning for SBS. Photo © Hiroshi Tomida/Birds Korea. Although it is now more than a week since … read more
Highlight of a boat-based survey of the outer Mangyeung “Estuary” (part of the Saemangeum Estuarine System, closed off by a 33km long seawall in 2006) was the discovery by the team of five Spoon-billed Sandpipers (one adult and four juveniles). … read more