The Little Owl Athene noctua plumipes is a scarce species in the southern provinces of Korea. However, the species appears to be rather more widespread in the northern provinces, especially in the west, with recent records from e.g. central Pyongyang … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Peter Humphrey (“The Dagestan Man”). Five days of high-quality birding together with Peter Humphrey (a specialist in the birds and culture of Dagestan) in weather that ranged from typically cool, with a high of … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar A boat trip from Daejin and a few hours of birding around the harbor in the wonderful company of Dr Nial Moores (and his guest) and the members of the University Birding Club produced quite … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Bernhard Seliger, Ha Jung-Moon and Choi Hyun-Ah As part of Birds Korea-HSF research on the birdlife of the inner border region of Korea, we spent two full and two half-days on Baekryeong in weather … read more
At a trip accompanying the Co-Chairman of the German-Korean Forum Hartmut Koschyk to the inner-Korean border in Yeoncheon, most of the Hangang river and the Imjin River was still completely frozen. In the Civilian Control Zone in Yeoncheon however, after … read more
In icy conditions, a rapid survey was carried out at the Goseong coastline in Daejin harbor and lighthouse as well as Hwajinpo lagoon and coastal area, plus the small streams near Ganseong (South river – Namcheon; North river – Bukcheon, … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores A 10-km hike along the Nakdong River north of the estuarine barrage in very bright and cold conditions (with a minimum -8C and a high of 2C) produced a total of 66 species, with several … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Cheong Hyun-Deok (KBS PD) and team Another day in the Nakdong Estuary with the KBS documentary team, this time spent largely in heavy overcast and light rain before the arrival of clear skies heralding … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Mike Danzenbaker, Lee Hung and Angus Wilson The highlight of a few hours spent in much milder weather (with a morning low of +2C) in Namhansanseong was a close encounter with a group of … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Mike Danzenbaker, Lee Hung and Angus Wilson More than 90 species recorded during a day back in and around Gunsan, where the weather was much milder and brighter than during the whiteout on the … read more