Bird News from Bernhard Seliger An afternoon check with a mixed team of the EAAFP secretariat (Spike Millington, Kim Minseon, Lee Ga-on) and Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea office (Bernhard Seliger, Felix Glenk, Janna Wörner) on February 9 at Songdo (Gojang direction) brought … read more
Bird News from Bernhard Seliger Bamseom is a pair of islets in the Han river. On a space of around 27 ha, birds – in particular cormorants – use the island for roosting, and in the summer breeding. Registered as … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea, 11-15 January 2017 Approximately 90% of Korean bird species are migratory; therefore, the protection of habitat along the migratory routes to the north and south of Korea and on the whole of … read more
A morning walk around Paldang Daegyo (starting a kilometer or so upstream and walking downstream) brought good views of more than 150 Whooper Swans, several Scaly-sided Mergansers and a single Stellar’s Sea Eagle earlier reported this month by Nial Moores, … read more
Gangseo Seupji (Ecological Park) is one of the downstream wintering areas of birds at Han River in Seoul. Due to Avian Influenza the main walking area has been closed for the public since end of November, but still a glimpse … read more
Bird News from Bernhard Seliger While much degraded and suffering from the perennial noise of the Dongbukansondoro highway, for birders living and working in central Seoul it is a blessing to have places like Chungrangcheon. Monday 26, a walk from … read more
Bird News from Bernhard Seliger After years of construction the new bridge over the Chungrangcheon near Seoul Forest, where the small rivulet meets Han river, has been finalized and the temporary bridge dismantled. This might mean a little less disturbance … read more