신안군 가거도에서의 봄소식 (1)
특히 갯벌과 섬에서 다양한 새들을 볼 수 있기에 봄이야말로 탐조를 즐기기엔 최고의 계절 중 하나가 아닐까? 가거도에서 조사 중이신 나일 무어스 대표님께서 지난 주에 120종의 조류를 관찰했다는 소식을 전해 왔는데, 그 중 아메리카메추라기도요 Calidris melanotos (4월 21일과 22일) 1 개체와 … read more
Field Identification
Identification: Spoon-billed Sandpiper or…? Part One.
Discussion of Identification of claimed Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China: Nial Moores, December 27th 2011 Sometime during 2011, I found myself added to an English-language mailing list sharing some wonderful bird information from along the Chinese coast. While much of … read more
Identification: Spoon-billed Sandpiper or…? Part Two
Further Discussion of Identification of claimed Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China: Nial Moores, December 27th 2011 Yes, despite all the necessary caveats that come with trying to identify a bird from images (especially poor images) I do also have an opinion … read more
Taimyr Gull Larus (heuglini) taimyrensis: an Update
Taimyr Gull Larus (heuglini) taimyrensis: an Update by Nial Moores Background A valuable paper by van Djik et al. (2011) in Dutch Birding provides a much-needed review of the distribution of the poorly-known Taimyr Gull Larus (heuglini) taimyrensis. On present … read more