Bird News by Jason Loghry It’s been another marvellous week for birding, but this time in my own neighbourhood. I was tipped off a few months back that Bunsungsan is a reliable spot for migrating flycatchers, great for raptor watching, … read more
Thanks to the concerted efforts of a large number of people from both NGO and GO bodies, Motion 32 calling for the “Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds, with particular reference to the Yellow Sea” has … read more
Nial Moores, September 14th Some folks have asked why I am not at the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress (WCC). This is an extremely hard question to answer simply. In 2008, the Ramsar Convention conference in Changwon (ROK), with all of … read more
Jason Loghry/Birds Korea Good news. Just got word from Jeju this morning that the IUCN motion on “Improving conservation and sustainability of the Yellow Sea” has been adopted with recommendation for changes in policy implemented by the central government of … read more
Birds Korea, September 10th As reported in blogpost 5775 (https://www.birdskoreablog.org/?p=5775) students at Chadwick International School, Song Do (Incheon) have been hard at work during the year, preparing a scientific poster for the IUCN WCC. Under the guidance of science teacher … read more
Nial Moores, September 7th On August 31st, a day or so after the passage of Typhoon Bolaven, a small sandy-toned plover was found and photographed feeding by itself on Yubu Island by Kevin Johnson, Nial Moores, Vince Smith, Therese Catanach … read more
Mr. Spike Millington, Chief of the Secretariat of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership, September 5th 2012. Reproduced with permission. “Yubu Island is Korea’s most important shorebird site and large numbers of shorebirds depend on this area during their migration. It … read more
Nial Moores (PhD, Director of Birds Korea), September 5th 2012 Figure 1: A “Shopping bag” of shorebirds: appropriate treatment? Yubu Island, September 4th, 2012. Image copyright of Lee Jung-Kyu. On September 4th 2012, two Birds Koreans (Ms. Lee Jung-Kyu … read more
“Waterbirds of Korean Intertidal Wetlands face Extinction” Seoul Press Centre, 10:00-10:30 September 3rd Organised by: Birds Korea/ Microhabitat/Soomdo Center Sponsored by: EcoScience Institute of Ewha University/Roots & Shoots Korea Presented by: Honourable Mr. Park Won-Soon, Mayor of Seoul (Video … read more
Jason Loghry, August 30th As part of ongoing research for Birds Korea on the Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper, six individuals (four post-breeding adults, one adult in non-breeding plumage, and one juvenile) were found during a two week survey (Aug 14-26) … read more