We are pleased to announce a conference next month in Tainan, Taiwan on restoring habitat and promoting ecology. The date is May 3-6. Please see agenda below. The conference brings together people from National Parks, Scenic Areas, Wildlife Protection Areas, … read more
Nial Moores, Birds Korea Dr. Peter Prokosch (Left), Dr. Rob Sheldon (Centre) and Mr. Ju Yung-Ki (Right) at the Gomso Bay Saltmarsh and Tidal-flat Restoration Project area, March 14th 2012. Image © Nial Moores/Birds Korea. On March 14th, had the … read more
Birds Korea, March 2012 1. Introduction 1.1. Site Location Gomso /Jeulpo Bay (centred at approximately 35°35′ N, 126°36′ E), is located in Gochang and Buan counties, Jeollabuk Province to the south of “Saemangeum” on the Yellow Sea coast of … read more
On this recent birding trip with some of our members, we were asked what methods are useful for counting birds at various encounters. Low and behold eBird has just published the second installment of a two-part series on bird counting. … read more
The Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds has just announced its latest awards, and Birds Korea has been awarded a grant to finance studies of staging Spoon-billed Sandpipers Eurhynorhynchus pygmeus in the Republic of Korea. The main research aims that … read more
A summary of 2011 Autumn SBS survey at Rudong by Li Jing, Tong Menxiu and Zhang Lin of Rudong Spoon-billed Sandpiper Survey Group Figure 1. Our highest count of SBS totalled 103 at Xiao Yangkou in autumn of 2011. This … read more
by Nial Moores View from Tsushima © Markus Truesdale. Held a meeting on February 13th in Busan with Dr. Kaz Uematsu of the Japanese Non-Profit Organisation NRDA-Asia (NRDA = Natural Resource Damage Assessment), to discuss research needs and birdwatching-based ecotourism … read more
인천 조력발전소 계획 추진 관계자들께 대한민국 인천만에 계획된 조력 발전소에 대한 우리의 염려를 표하고자 몇 자 올립니다. 인천만 조력발전소는 20.9킬로미터나 되는 제방을 축조하여 대한민국에 남아있는 천연 조간대 습지의 15%에 해당하는 조간대 습지를 막아 물을 가두는 형식의 조력발전 계획을 … read more
A short podcast interview discussing Scaly-sided Mergansers Mergus squamatus and the work that Birds Korea is doing to discover more about the status of this Endangered and beautiful duck in the Republic of Korea is now available. The interview is … read more
Written by Charlie Moores, 19 Dec 2011: I’m just back in from an extraordinary day at Slimbridge, the Gloucestershire HQ of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. I’ve been to Slimbridge many times over the years and know some of the … read more