Birds Korea, July 1st, 2013 Most Birds Koreans and followers of the blog will already know about a wonderful animation project, initiated by the dynamic Ms. Vivian Fu of the Hong Kong Birdwatching Society. First, Ms. Fu designed and … read more
Jason Loghry, August 30th As part of ongoing research for Birds Korea on the Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper, six individuals (four post-breeding adults, one adult in non-breeding plumage, and one juvenile) were found during a two week survey (Aug 14-26) … read more
As described in the Birds Korea Preliminary Report on the “Anticipated Impacts of the Four Rivers Project on Waterbirds” published in 2010, the Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus is a globally Endangered and declining species that is ecologically dependent on rivers. … read more
A study published in Conservation Genetics Volume 12, Number 3, 839-844, DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0180-y looks at the genetics of the Endangered Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus, a species that winters on broad, shallow rivers in Republic of Korea. The full paper is … 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
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
After research in the Nakdong Estuary on September 27th, a small team of researchers will be at Saemangeum and in the Geum Estuary from September 30th to October 3rd, and again at the Nakdong Estuary between October 4th and 6th. … read more