“With only about 100 breeding pairs remaining in the wild, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus) is in crisis. To help save this species from extinction, SOS – Save Our Species – are financially supporting an innovative conservation project to boost … read more
Birds Korea, October 6th 2012 The English-language “Birds Korea 2008 Bird Review” is now online. Written and compiled by Tim Edelsten and Nial Moores, with additional editing and layout by Charlie Moores and Andreas Kim, and substantial contributions by Shim … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores A few hours in the field (well, woodland!) in Igidae found high numbers of several widespread species and a few especially notable ones. Most numerous were Vinous-throated Parrotbill, with two flocks of 100, one of … read more
Bird News by Bradlee Sulentic Gayabong – September 28, 2012 – After getting a late start, I took my two sons up to Gayabong for some birding on a perfect Autumn day. Unfortunately, events conspired against us in the early … read more
Bird News by Jason Loghry Surveying Yubu-do most specifically for Spoon-billed Sandpiper, some difficulty was had as human pressure was notably high. Due to disturbance, birds flushed on several occasions at high tide on both days of the survey, including … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores On Saturday 22nd in light southerlies with 7/10 cloud cover, seawatching from the north of Igidae found 55 large white-headed gulls moving south between 1420 and 1700, with additional highlights a juvenile Parasitic Jaeger south … read more
Bird News by Bradlee Sulentic Took a trip to Seosan Lake A with my son Anthony and a good friend, Theo. It was Theo’s first birding trip, so I focused on giving him a memorable day instead of doing a … read more
Bird News by Jason Loghry There is nothing more rewarding than finishing a good day of work with a great afternoon of birding – especially during this comparatively birdy migration season. At Bungsunsan, Grey-Streaked and Dark-sided Flycatchers have been consistently … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores Following the passage of Typhoon Samba about 150km to the west of Busan on 17th, much of the 18th was spent looking at the sea. Conditions were bright under occasional cloud, with a still moderate southerly … read more
Highlights from Nial Moores, Kevin Johnson, Vince Smith, Therese Catanach and Kazunori Yoshizawa. A belated report on a week in the field, at Seosan (25th), Mokpo, Heuksan Island (26th-29th), Gocheonnam (30th), the Geum Estuary (31st) and several sites between Jeonju … read more