Bird Sightings
Maekdo & Samnak Eco-parks, Busan: pre-restoration research, December 9th
Birds Koreans already likely know that we are working on an SER-Microsoft supported collaborative restoration project, which is being developed through our MOU with the Busan Nakdong River Project Management Office. Among the many component parts of this project is … read more
Events
NEASPEC SOM in Mongolia, flagship birds and habitat conservation on the Korean Peninsula
From September 22-23, in Ulaan-Baatar in Mongolia, the Senior Officials Meeting of the Northeast Asian Subregional Programme for Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC) of the UN-ESCAP took place. For two days, the states of Northeast Asia (Mongolia, China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, … read more
Conservation
November Update: Restoration of Eastern Taiga Bean Goose Habitat
Work continues on planning for restoration of Eastern Taiga Bean Goose 큰부리큰기러기 habitat in Maekdo Eco-park, Busan City. This is an SER-Microsoft supported collaborative project being developed through our MOU with the Busan Nakdong River Project Management Office. With sincere … read more
Field Identification
National First Record of Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides, Gimpo, Republic of Korea
Dr Nial Moores, National Director, Birds Korea, January 25th 2025. Shrikes can be among the easiest species to identify (adult males in breeding plumage, for example), or can be among the most difficult, due to a combination of seasonally different … read more
Public Awareness
Safety First? Building Airports in Wetlands and next to Migratory Bottlenecks
Dr Nial Moores, National Director, Birds Korea, January 2025. In response to the tragic crash and loss of 179 lives at the Muan International Airport on December 29th 2024, relevant authorities in the Republic of Korea (ROK) have stated publicly … read more
블로그
가덕도 붉은배새매 이동 조사 by 김혜민
글: 김혜민(새와 생명의 터 회원) 9월의 어느 날 새와 생명의 터 나일 무어스 박사님과 새덕후 김어진님이 가덕도를 지나는 가을철 이동 맹금류 조사를 한다는 소식을 듣고 무작정 달려갔다. 매년 9월 중순을 전후로 한국, 만주 등 북쪽 지방에서 번식을 하고 여름을 난 … read more
Animal Welfare
SCIENTIFIC TASK FORCE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA AND WILD BIRDS STATEMENT – JULY 2023
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea In July, a statement on High Pathogenicity Avian Infuenza or HPAI (long called “Poultry Flu” by Birds Korea) was released by the Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds, co-convened under the Convention … read more
Education
Conservation and the Maehyang-ri Tidal Flat: Birdwatching and an interview (2)
Text and two images by Jane Hahn, September 2025 On August 23rd… I stood on the tidal flat at Maehyang-ri, squinting through a scope while the August heat shimmered off the mud. Our task was to count shorebirds. It meant … read more
Projects
2024년 새와 생명의 터 조류목록 간소화판
나일 무어스 & 하정문, 2024년 8월 17일 지난 2022년 발표한 새와 생명의 터 2022년 조류 목록 이후, 다양한 피드백을 받았습니다. 이와 관련된 내용을 반영한 전체판을 발표하기에 앞서, 기본적인 내용을 담은 간소화판을 먼저 선보입니다. 본 간소화판은 2024년 7월까지 국내에서 기록된 모든 … read more