2016 marks ten years after the final construction of the seawall that changed the face of the Saemangeum tidal flat, and took life from one of our world’s most important stopover locations for migratory shorebirds. Here is a compilation of … read more
For the past five years, the Amur Bird Project at Muraviovka Park in Far East Russia have been establishing a long-term monitoring project for both breeding and migrant birds, with the aims of improving knowledge of migration, trends in populations, … read more
Jason Loghry, September 17 Some of us have been in the field with him, and many of us have been inspired by him and have learned from him. Not many of us know his story. Here is a glimpse into … read more
Birdlife International Tue, 10/11/2015 – 07:35 BirdLife International and the Government of Seocheon County have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on the conservation of the Geum Estuary in the Republic of Korea. Through the MOU, BirdLife and Seocheon County have … read more
Please send WWF Japan information and case studies about the effects of disturbance (such as change in the behavior, distribution or flying routes of birds) caused by construction of structures. For details go to: http://www.eaaflyway.net/seeking-articles-and-reports-on-the-effects-of-building-structures-on-waterbirds/ read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Birds Korea Song Do Tidal-flat, late 2014 (including much of the “Ramsar site”): it used all to be internationally important for waterbirds. Two recent online articles capture some of the challenges that Birds Korea is trying … read more
The international Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force is still keen to receive all records of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in the ROK in order to help refine understanding of this Critically Endangered species’ population trend and movements. In return they can help with … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Birds Korea, September 30th 2015 The Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus is both exquisitely-plumaged and globally Endangered. It breeds only along forest-sided rivers in some of the wildest country in Far East Asia. Shy and elusive, its often … read more
SBS in China and a group of international wader experts (Nigel Clark of BTO, Guy Anderson from RSPB, Richard Hearn from WWT, Ewan Weston from Highland Ringing Group and David Melvile from New Zealand) were in China to join Professor … read more
Another paper providing a sobering estimate of population declines, this time in the world’s seabirds, published on Plos One: http://www.plosone.org/article/comments/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0129342 Three quick take-aways: 1) Seabirds are valuable indicators of marine ecosystem health; 2) Many populations of the world’s seabirds are … read more