Bird News from Nial Moores A four-hour walk from the Birds Korea office through a very dry and rather disturbed Igidae to SK View, covering most of the same areas e.g. in mid-April (see bird news archives).. The weather was … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores With the onset of milder temperatures (maxima of 31C on the 29th falling to 27C on 4th), a few hours spent seawatching off Igidae, and a quick check of a couple of the best areas … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores In rather hot (30C), humid and hazy conditions, a quick late afternoon trip out to Igidae. This was both to look for early signs of autumn and also to test out my new “long-loan” scope: … read more
Posted by Jason Loghry, April 26th Igidae and Taejongdae parks in Busan are less than 50km as the bird flies from the Japanese migrant hot spot island of Tsushima (Teima Do), and seem likely to share many of the same species … read more
Bird news from Nial Moores Following rain through most of the 23rd until c. 4AM of the 24th, a full day in the field (6AM-6PM) at Igidae. After heavy overcast and low cloud until 9AM, the weather started to clear … 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
Bird News from Nial Moores A full day in Igidae Park (6am-6pm) under generally clear blue skies with W/NW 3 winds and temperatures rising to 16-17C. Despite the crowds of people and vehicles, again some truly excellent birding. Covering a … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores A quick late afternoon visit to Igidae in fair weather (long sunny periods, with Beaufort 3 westerly winds and a maximum temperature of c.14C) was surprisingly bird-rich. Although there was no time to check several … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores A walk through Igidae in Busan after the recent cold snap (with a few hours of snow and maxima struggling to only 4 -5C for much of the past week) found 20-30 Goldcrest (well down … read more