Bird news from Nial Moores A return to Goseong County to continue conducting counts of seabirds as part of a joint project with the Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea (HSF) to research biodiversity in the inner border region of Korea. On … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores, Jason Loghry, Ha Jeung Mun and Seo Hae-Min. Extraordinary weather conditions, with a maximum temperature of probably 16 or 17C; almost no wind at all; good to excellent visibility and a sea that became progressively … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll On the chilly morning of October 30th, countable Hooded Cranes numbered about 250, with 14 Eurasian Spoonbills nearby. Yellow-Throated Buntings have arrived at the bay, with a half-dozen active individuals being the first I’ve noted … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Three wet (!) days counting birds in and around Daejin/ Goseong as part of research with the Hanns Seidel Foundation in very unseasonal weather (mild, with high of 10-12C and heavy rain through much of … read more
Nial Moores and Jason Loghry In heavy overcast with occasional rain and northerly winds (mostly moderate, occasionally strong) a quick stop on the river at Pohang and another day spent on the peninsula, in the hope of determining whether the … read more
October 24, Gyeyangsan A return to our new favorite in-shore migrant spot yielded relatively few migrants, despite several hours of early morning rain (ending just before our arrival) and a change to northwesterlies and cool and clear. Highlights were: a … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll The three Amur Falcons that had been fixtures on the power lines near Suncheon Bay for a week were joined by a fourth on October 15th, but the best bird of the day by … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores and Jason Loghry With a storm up in Hokkaido/ The Okshotsk and the promise of northeasterly winds (4-5m/s+ throughout the day) and some drop in temperature (with a minimum of about 14C and a high … read more
Bird News from Subhojit Chakladar Back to Socheong after a period of 3 years for a weekend trip. Though the weather and winds looked interesting with pre-dawn rain, there was a not a cloud to be seen by the time … read more
Bird News from Jason Loghry with Roberto Rodriguez We took a short morning walk at Taejongdae to see if we could find any migrants on the move. Arriving at 7:30, temperatures were cool but warmer than expected. We first visited … read more