Bird News from Patrick Blake, Jason Loghry, and Jang Jiung I spent an enjoyable weekend birding with Mr. Jason Loghry and Mr. Jang Jiung at several locations in the Busan area. The weather turned against us, with both days having … read more
Biodiversity News (!), Nial Moores A two-hour walk near the Birds Korea office in east Busan provided several interesting encounters. The first was a squid sp., swimming at the surface in a small harbour in wide arcs. With a body … read more
Bird News from Jason Loghry, later joined by Nial Moores and Ha Jung Moon Starting this morning at 6:44, skies were mostly cloudy, with a chilly temperature of 8° and winds from breezy to an occasional gust. First birds of … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Two full-days in the field in the local Igidae Park – which despite all the noise and disturbance can be surprisingly birdy in the right conditions. The park, several hundred hectares in area, occupies a … read more
Birds News from Jason Loghry Having a late start at 1550, the afternoon conditions were on the chilly side, with strong winds reaching 44.4 km/h and a temperature of 12°C (dew point of 9°C). Still, with at least a couple … read more
Bird News from Jason Loghry This morning at Taejongdae, the sky was clear but the wind was strong and gusty. Nonetheless, a very birdy day was had starting with great views of two personata Black-faced Buntings. Shortly after, in the … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores & Jason Loghry Following the westerly passage of a vigorous low pressure system on Saturday April 6th (with heavy rain and occasionally moderate to strong winds) a day spent birding several of Busan’s better birding … 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
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii in Busan: August 1st-2nd 2012 Nial Moores (NM), August 3rd. On August 1st, Jason Loghry and NM watched an adult Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii offshore from Igidae, Busan. Although it was too distant … read more