Bird News, Part 1, from Nial Moores with Team Zoothera Several excellent days of birding in below-average temperatures, with morning lows close to -15C on both the 22nd and 23rd. On the 21st, highlights of a visit by Team Zoothera … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Dr Bernhard Seliger and Dr Choi Hyun-Ah of the Hanns Seidel Foundation Birding highlights of this Birds Korea-Hanns Seidel Foundation marine bird survey of the Korean inner border/ Daejin-Geojin coast included seven (!) species … read more
Gangseo Seupji (Ecological Park) is one of the downstream wintering areas of birds at Han River in Seoul. Due to Avian Influenza the main walking area has been closed for the public since end of November, but still a glimpse … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Mike Friel, Huang Yu Li (Rock), Loretta Kao and Gary Yang. Multiple birding highlights among ~130 species seen included a vagrant Great Bustard, 400,000+ Baikal Teal, single Greater Spotted and Steller’s Sea Eagles, a … read more
Bird News from Bernhard Seliger While much degraded and suffering from the perennial noise of the Dongbukansondoro highway, for birders living and working in central Seoul it is a blessing to have places like Chungrangcheon. Monday 26, a walk from … read more
Bird Research News from Nial Moores, with Dr Bernhard Seliger and Dr Choi Hyun-Ah (on 12th only) Highlights included single Least Auklet and Long-tailed Duck, two Yellow-billed Loon, high numbers of Ancient Murrelet (6,500 counted) and Rhinoceros Auklet (550), four … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Dr Paul Prevett, Candy McManiman and Mike Friel Major highlights of the second part of this Anatidae and crane-focussed visit included close encounters with Oriental Stork and Red-crowned Crane, and decent views of Swan … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Dr Paul Prevett, Candy McManiman and Mike Friel Scaly-sided Mergansers, great views of Taiga and Tundra Bean Geese, Relict Gull and White-naped Cranes were among the highlights of this Anatidae-focused visit to the North … read more
Bird Research News from Nial Moores and Bernhard Seliger Surf Scoter, Relict Gull, almost 2,000 Long-tailed Duck, several Steller’s Sea Eagle, Ural Owl and probable Water Pipit were some of the outstanding highlights out of 102-103 species recorded during this … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores and Choi Hyunah Bird survey was again conducted between Daejin and Geojin as part of research on biodiversity conservation close to the inner border region of Goseong County from November 17th to 19th. Dawn in … read more