Bird News from Nial Moores, Jason Loghry and Choi Su-Yeon (aka Angela Choi) A total of c. 96 species were recorded on Eocheong between 10:20 on the 2nd (when part of the Birdathon) and 11:00 on the 4th, a period … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, March 12th 2015 The Task Force News Bulletin 13 (February 2015), posted on the increasingly excellent EAAFP website, confirms that for now at least the rapid rate of decline of the charismatic and Critically Endangered … read more
Shanghai (& Seoul / globally), 29 October 2013 Recent survey of the Chinese coastline by the conservation network ‘SBS in China’ supported by 15 waterbird experts from the international Spoon-billed Sandpiper (SBS) Task Force(1), including the Korean NGO … read more
Nial Moores PhD, Birds Korea, October 19 Today was the last full-day of survey by our team along this section of the Jiangsu coast before a two-day workshop on Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservation in Rudong. While fuller count details will be … read more
Nial Moores PhD, Birds Korea, October 16 A very quick update from Rudong – one of the most important remaining tidal-flat areas for shorebirds anywhere in Asia (or the world!). This is a still vast area – with massively wide … read more
Birds Korea and The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Geum Estuary & Saemangeum Under overcast skies with occasional rain showers, the main team visited the Geum Estuary – capturing some excellent footage of a Spoon-billed Sandpiper coming in at high tide: … read more
Birds Korea and The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Gwangju AM; Geum Estuary PM Thanks to the generosity and hard work of Prof. Seong Ha-Cheol and his students and of course of the tireless Prof. Maria Lisak, a morning seminar on … read more
Birds Korea (Jason Loghry, Lee Jung-Kyu, Jeon Shi-Jin and Nial Moores) & CLO (Gerrit Vyn and Adam Sedgley): Nakdong Estuary Back out to the Nakdong Estuary under almost clear skies with a brisk northerly wind, whipping up waves … read more
Birds Korea (Jason Loghry, Lee Jung-Kyu, Jeon Shi-Jin and Nial Moores) & CLO (Gerrit Vyn and Adam Sedgley): Nakdong Estuary, October 3rd Birds Korea has for some time now been gathering material for a mini-documentary aiming to tell the story … read more
Birds Korea, September 30th 2013 Birds Korea is a legally-registered Korean NGO, working for the conservation of birds and their habitats in Korea and the wider Yellow Sea Eco-region. We conduct scientific research, develop plans and designs and we conduct … read more