(Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea and Birds Korea, with Dr. Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea,) On January 22nd, a whole day in the fields of Gimpo (Siam wetland, and the area around Yudo islet in the … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Birds Korea) Two days with sunshine, but an icy wind in Goseong, where Hwajinpo after some rather poor years saw this year again thousands of gulls roosting and feeding on the still open areas. Due … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation, Birds Korea) Cheolwon is certainly one of the biodiversity hotspots of the Korean Peninsula. Here, the number of cranes (mostly White-naped cranes and Red-crowned cranes) continually increased in the last two decades, partly due … read more
Bird news and photos by Leslie Hurteau. With many interesting sightings made through October in urban parks in Jeju City, November had a lot to live up to. The first couple of weeks certainly had a nice diversity of birds, … read more
A late autumn visit to Baengnyeong Island ahead of a major shift in weather produced a total of 105 bird species and three mammals: Spotted Seal, Siberian Weasel and multiple Finless Porpoise in waters between Daecheong and Baengnyeong islands. Two … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi (Birds Korea, Hanns-Seidel-Foundation) with Minjae Baek (EAAFP Communication Officer) A great re-union with Minjae Baek, now communication officer at the EAAFP, for a day-long survey of Han River Estuary, from Munsusan area to … read more
Bird news and photos by Leslie Hurteau October on Jeju began with a lot of excitement, with a Chestnut-flanked White-eye found in a local city park in Jeju City. At least one individual was there, but two were seen and … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Kim Eojin (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT4L9YtF2G0) and Park Cheong Un (October 24) and Subhojit Chakladar (October 26-27). All images below © Nial Moores Two weeks on Baengnyeong Island, with a typical autumn total of only 148 … read more
Circling Cinereous Vultures and White-naped Cranes over the inner border, skeins of geese heading south, Hill Pigeons, flocks of buntings (but still very few finches), and an internationally important count of 52 Scaly-sided Merganser…combined with a wonderfully positive education program … read more
Bird news and photos by Leslie Hurteau. Fall migration started with a slow trickle of interesting species in late August here in Jeju City. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Grey-backed Thrush, and Black Paradise Flycatchers were expected and found. as September began, the … read more