Bird news from Leslie Hurteau Spring migration started slowly in March down in Jeju Island, with waders showing up on coastal areas and in wetlands and reservoirs. Waders such as Spotted Redshank, Common Redshank, and Great Knots began to show … read more
Bird news from Leslie Hurteau A belated post on a fine day of birding on the east coast of Jeju Island on March 19th. The weather was rather stormy for most of the day, until clearing up a bit in … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar With an interesting weather system developing near the Shanghai coast, I was tempted to see what would the storm bring to an isolated island like Gageo as the winds sweep migrating birds across the Yellow … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns-Seidel-Foundation and Birds Korea) with Debora Tydecks-Zhou and Kim Young-Soo (Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Munich and Korea) A visit of various projects in Goseong brought the possibility for a short, 2 hour, rapid survey on Saturday, and a 3 hour … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Rain and strong southerlies are the ideal conditions for falls of Japanese-bound migrants in Busan. This spring has remained stubbornly dry locally, however, with abundant sunshine and winds often tending to the east. My personal … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (HSF Seoul and Birds Korea) with family Growing up in the German countryside, I thought it is normal to have birds singing loudly from 4 a.m. in the spring and summer mornings. The strength of the bird … read more
Nial Moores, Baek Seung-Kwang, Lee Su-Young, Jang Ryang, Lee Su-Jin and Kim Hi-Song. The following are a few highlights and insights from research conducted by Birds Korea under contract from Yeoncheon County in the internationally important Core and Buffer Zones … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi (Birds Korea, Hanns Seidel Foundation) In between the rain on Thursday and the snow-rain on Saturday, we managed to spend a day with clouded skies, but a perfectly clear view in Gimpo. Though … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi (Hanns Seidel Foundation, Birds Korea) After the 2022 Pyeongchang Peace Forum, the was time for a quick check-up on birds in Goseong County. Goseong, a divided county directly at the inner-Korean border, with roughly … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, March 2nd 2022 Funded by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (Korea office), “Team Hosa” (comprised of Dr Bernhard Seliger, Ms Lee Su-Young, Mr Baek-Seung-Kwang and myself) surveyed several major rivers and their tributaries largely in the … read more