Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar 2 days of birding in the important wetland habitat of Hwaseong in the wonderful company of Prof Todd Hull, Dr Soyoung Sung and Prof Jiwone Lee, with a guest appearance by Dr Nial Moores. Starting … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores and Jung Hanchul Highlights of five days of survey along the Gyeonggi coast included 31 species of shorebird, with a minimum 2,755 Far Eastern Curlew in the Hwaseong Wetlands FNS and 443 in the Asan … read more
Bird News from Leslie Hurteau A Saturday morning in Mid-July was spent on a trip to Mara-do to see the Styan’s Grasshopper Warblers. The ferry ride was relatively smooth, with cloudy weather and little wind. A small group of Streaked … read more
Bird news from Nial Moores and Jung Hanchul. Almost 6,400 waterbirds were recorded during this particular survey, including 2,188 shorebirds of 26 species. Southward Migration is already well underway! Highlights of three more days in the field at this top … read more
Subhojit Chakladar Most of the time we write something on the blog, its either Bird News, Field Identification or issues (usually grim) related to Conservation. However, being in the field birding can also throw up a lot of drama – … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar Summer can be a difficult time to come to terms after such an event filled spring! With migrants gone and no more trips to the islands till fall/autumn, it means looking for birds in the … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores A remarkable end to a remarkable spring – both nationally and on Baekryeong Island, increasingly recognized as the nation’s premier birding hotspot in terms of day-to-day diversity. This spring, Birds Koreans covered the island on … read more
Birding news from Subhojit Chakladar With some unstable and frequently changing weather prediction, I thought it’d be worthwhile to check out Baekryeong island in the tail end of spring. This was a solo trip (and an intense one!). Of the … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar (with Soyoung Sung, Jiwone Lee, David Farr and Elizabeth Skakoon) A return visit to the Korea’s premier birding destination after little more than a week resulted in a very different mix of species. Personally, I … read more
Observation of a Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus on Hongdo, Shinan-gun, Ro Korea Vivian Fu, May 29th 2021. During the weekend of May 22nd and 23rd, 2021, Ms. Miyoung Choi and I visited Hongdo (Hong Island), Shinan County, Ro Korea. This … read more