Bird News from Jason Loghry with Ha Jung Moon, Matt Poll, and Nial Moores As many birders in Korea already know, there has been only one record of Bar-headed Goose in Korea, which was seen for a couple of weeks in … read more
Bird Report by Jason Loghry with Matt Poll Saturday was easily one of the greatest days of birding I’ve ever had in June. We started early at Suncheon Bay. Just at sunrise we made it to some rice fields near … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll It feels like summer in Suncheon, with noisy Oriental Reed Warblers in every patch of reeds, Black-naped Orioles calling and nesting, and Oriental Dollarbirds chasing Chinese Sparrowhawks through the hot and muggy hills. On … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll On May 6th I spotted a pair of Chestnut-cheeked Starlings that appeared to be nest-building in a metal telephone pole. As I was on a moving bus at the time, I returned to the rural … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll A peaceful bit of coastal reedbeds near the Suncheon Bay park becomes a bit less peaceful every week, with construction creeping in from two sides, and a noticeable increase in noisy bike-tour groups in the … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll On March 14th Jason Loghry came to town, and we visited a small temple in the hills near Jirisan. We found three gorgeous Hill Pigeons roosting in the temple eaves, two Brown Dippers, and a … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll My first trip to Suncheon Bay was in the chilly early morning gloom of February 16th, with several visiting English birders. We initially spent a couple of hours in the quiet reedy area towards the … read more
Bird News from Jason Loghry and Mike Friel Mike Friel and I met up on Monday morning and headed for Suncheon Bay. We entered from the west, and on our way we passed a large flock of distant Rook. Unfortunately … read more
Bird News by Patrick Blake Jason Loghry, Mike Friel, and I spent the day birding throughout the Suncheonman area. Highlights of the day included c.400 Hooded Cranes in the fields around the Eco-park. Within this congregation we found three White-naped … read more
Nial Moores PhD, Birds Korea Director, September 17th 2013. Introduction The read more