Bird Sightings
Geese in Siam-Ri, October 9, 2024
Happy to use part of the holiday for a short visit of Siam wetland and Hangang Estuary after a long long summer hiatus. Too many bicyclists in the more Southern part – the “pyongwha-nuri-gil”, a bicycle lane along the border … read more
Events
The 1st East Asian Australasian Flyway Science Symposium in Beijing, October 16-18, 2024, and the birds of Korea
Protecting migratory birds is a cross-border, multinational effort of ornithologists, activists and diplomats. It is also a challenge for science: our knowledge of bird migration still has many gaps, though scientists all around the globe, and also around the East … read more
Conservation
It’s official: Designation of the Yeoncheon Imjin River Flyway Network Site
Dr Nial Moores, National Director, Birds Korea. We are happy to share that the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) formally designated the Yeoncheon Imjin River as Flyway Network Site “EAAF156” on October 11th this year. As stated by the EAAFP … read more
Field Identification
A silent leaf warbler on Marado, Jeju, on April 4th 2024: is it possible to identify out-of-range Claudia’s and Hartert’s?
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, August 26th 2024 (with additional information and images, September 1st) The simplified 2024 Birds Korea Checklist includes Hartert’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus goodsoni for the first time. The species is included in a Review Category (i.e., … read more
Public Awareness
A Global Perspective: Why is the high risk of bird strike at the proposed Gadeokdo airport still being overlooked?
Dr. Nial Moores, National Director, Birds Korea. (Below is a modestly extended English-language version of an article on the proposed Busan New Airport on Gadeok Do which was translated by Park Meena, Birds Korea National Coordinator, for publication in Korean … read more
블로그
새와 생명의 터 회원 여러분, 반갑습니다!
새와 생명의 터 회원 여러분, 반갑습니다! 여러분께서 이미 아시듯이, 새와 생명의 터는 20여 년의 긴 시간 동안 한국과 광역의 황해생태권역의 새와 서식지 보전을 위해 기여해왔습니다. 새들은 그 자체로도 놀랍도록 중요하지만, 수분(가루받이)과 해충 방제부터 정서적 안정을 안겨주는 등 인간에게 많은 혜택을 … 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
Birding Boot Camp: Baengnyeongdo May 8-12
John Kitcher, May 2024 I had the pleasure of spending a few days during the 2024 peak migration period in birding boot camp on Baengnyeongdo with Dr. Moores, Birds Korea’s Director. I say “boot camp” because I have only been … 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