This morning heard some genuinely devastating news: Dr Lew Young had a fatal heart attack yesterday. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family, Deborah and Omi and Ken, and to his hundreds of friends. We have all lost a … read more
Bird News, Nakdong Estuary and Eco-parks, March 4th An excellent half-day in the field in Busan in unseasonably warm spring sunshine, with twenty minutes at the Nakdong Estuary (where highlights were one First-winter Relict Gull still and a probable Far … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores, Bernhard Seliger, Andrey Averin, Zeng Qing and Lu Cai with officials from the Ministry of Land and Environment Protection In early December, agreement was reached at the Scaly-sided Merganser Task Force meeting in Dongting and … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores, on own on 3rd, and from January 4th-14th with the very good-humored Team Zoothera (Nick Upton, Lee Collins, Stephen Davis, Jeff Higgott, Simon Roddis, Peter Zelenyj, David Cousins, John and Pauline Arkle and Nick Blackwood). … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Jason Loghry On December 31, much of the day was spent in Taejongdae in Busan where highlights included good views of one (rather self-conscious!) White’s Thrush, Red-flanked Bluetail, good numbers of Japanese White-eye and … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Two quick visits to local woodland on December 25th and to Igidae on 28th and one half-day at the Nakdong Estuary (on 27th) produced several species of note, though no real surprises. Highlights in an … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea, December 11 2018 As 2018 draws to a close, we wanted to share a dozen or so conservation highlights of Birds Korea’s year organised by month; to thank our members and supporters; and to … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores With a presentation to give in Seoul in the evening, a chance on December 3rd to spend an hour and a half visiting the tidal creek at Siheung to look for the long-staying male Green-winged … read more
Presentation to the Korea Green Foundation, November 26 2018 Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, November 29 2018 Throughout 2018, the reduction in political and military tension on the Korean Peninsula has allowed the deep underlying interest in “DPRK issues” held … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Choi Hyun-Ah and Felix Glenk (Hanns Seidel Foundation, Korea office) and Gimpo City officials As part of a project initiated by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (Korea) and Gimpo City designed to improve understanding of … read more