Bird News by Leslie Hurteau (Birds Korea member and eBird Reviewer for Jeju) On March 5th, 2023, Thilinda Shiraj and I were birdwatching in Seogwipo Harbour area, on the south side of Jeju Island. While scanning through a group of … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Five visits to (and eBird Checklists from) this hilly wooded park in eastern Busan, on 6th, 12th, 14th, 18th and 19th of April. Much less well-positioned to receive migrants than Taejongdae to the south, this … read more
나일 무어스 탐조소식 나일 무어스, 백승광, 이수영이 전하는 탐조 소식 국제적으로 중요한 연천 임진강 생물권보전지역과 연천군을 뒷받침하기 위한 조사와 논의가 이어지고 있다. 새와 생명의 터의 주요 관심은 지난해와 마찬가지로, 세계적인 멸종위기종 호사비오리Mergus squamatus의 서식지 이용에 관해, 그리고 강과 강변의 여러 … read more
Bird news from Nial Moores, Baek Seung-Kwang and Lee Su-Young Research and discussion continues in support of the internationally important Yeoncheon Imjin River Biosphere Reserve and Yeoncheon County. Birds Korea’s focus, much as last year, remains on improving understanding of … read more
February 28th A trip to Hado Wetland on the east coast of Jeju. Nearly perfect weather for birdwatching, clear skies, very little wind, and slightly warm temperature for late winter. There were lots of Pallas’ Reed Bunting, with a surprise … read more
A short late afternoon hike along the trail leading to the summit of Inwangsan. I visited this area a few days back and had good views of Alpine Accentor. Decided to go back today and get some photographs. In addition … read more
Baeksasil Valley, bordering Buam-dong and Pyeongchang-dong in Seoul, is not only famous as a summer retreat in the 19th century, with some remaining ruins, but also as a protected area, in particular due to Korean salamanders living around the clear … read more
Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Dr. Bernhard Seliger (both Hanns Seidel Foundation, Birds Korea), and Eunjeong Lee, Eunjeong Kim, Insook Jeon, Donguk Han (EcoKorea), Maddie Joyce (Royal Holloway, University of London) Thanks to EcoKorea we were able to enter the CCZ in … read more
Birds News by Bernhard Seliger A not-yet-so-cold post-Seollal day in Cheolwon started with great views of the nature rising from mists in the winter sun and trumpeting cranes overhead, on their way from roosts in the DMZ to the rice paddies … read more
Some belated birdwatching tour highlights from Dr Nial Moores (with all images below digiscoped and copyright of Nial Moores and Birds Korea – as I have yet to receive any of the much better images from either group!). I first … read more