Posted by Jason Loghry, June 22 A new note by Dr. Nial Moores posted today on Common Rosefinch, including images of two stunning males digi-scoped (courtesy of Swaorvski Optik!) on Eocheong Island, in May 2011: http://www.birdskorea.org/Birds/Identification/ID_Notes/BK-ID-Common-Rosefinch.shtml Information on biometrics, plumage, … read more
Posted by Jason Loghry, June 7 A fascinating article with sound-recordings of all four of Korea’s cuculus cuckoo species, images of last week’s mystery cuckoo on Baekryeong, and an extra image of an “orange-headed cuckoo” (photographed by Dr. Choi Soon-Kyu … read more
Nial Moores, February 8th 2013. Work on revising the Birds Korea Checklist continues, and as on previous occasions multiple questions remain, even about some widespread species. The Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni is one such species. It is a common … read more
From the ABA blog Open Mic, birder and artist Catherine Hamilton shares her remarkable insight and beautiful illustrations identifying a new field mark differentiating Stints and Peeps: http://blog.aba.org/2013/02/open-mic-a-new-field-mark-for-differentiating-stints-and-peeps.html read more
Nial Moores, November 29th 2012 November 2012 has been a good month for seeing Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula in the ROK – with records throughout the country. This note is written to share some images of the various taxa … read more
On November 13th and 14th at Songdo Lagoon, aka Namdong Reservoir, Incheon, a curious aythya duck was seen and photographed (below) by Mr Spike Millington and John Clark. It was described as showing a prominent white wing-bar in flight, and was identified … read more
Nial Moores, November 14th, 2012 Figure 1: Stejneger’s Stonechat, presumed First-winter Male (on tail pattern and wear), October 31st 2012, Gageo Island. Nial Moores / Birds Korea. With recent splits in formerly familiar species (such as Arctic Warbler) and proposed … read more
Nial Moores, October 18th On October 16th, after cancelled travel plans and a disappointing three-hour session at Igidae counting visible migrants, I walked up the SK bank and relocated both the long-staying Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach and a / the … read more
Jason Loghry, August 30th Two remarkably pale Kentish Plover-types were digiscoped on Yubu Island, Geum Estuary (first on August 16th, second on 17th, and a third on the 23rd – which is only on video and perhaps the same bird … read more
Jason Loghry, August 9th 2012 In an effort to continuously sharpen and improve my shorebird identification skills when I’m not in the field or with my great mentor, I often read blogs, forums, and websites – especially the archive sections. … read more