Today was the first of an eleven day birding trip to South Korea that I am leading, having led a similar trip to the country one year ago. After meeting everyone at Incheon airport, Seoul, we drove straight to the National Arboretum where we spent the whole afternoon birding around this lovely woodland park with [...]
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Photos From South Korea
I am back in Thailand enjoying the warmth after leading a cold but successful birding tour of South Korea alongside Nial Moores of BirdsKorea. Despite the unusually severe temperatures we found a high proportion of our target species including a magnificent Steller’s Sea Eagle, Relict Gull, 25+ Scaly-sided Mergansers, 3 Solitary Snipe, Red-crowned Crane, Hooded [...]
Birding South Korea – Top Quality Birds in Abundance
On the Southern half of the Korean peninsula is the Republic of Korea, more widely known as South Korea. Despite being one of the most modern and influential countries in Asia this is a nation much overlooked by westerners but one which has a lot to offer to birders. Better known for companies like Samsung [...]
Birding at Namhansanseong, South Korea
In June I made a very enjoyable trip to South Korea. This was not a birding trip as we spent most of our time doing typically touristy things but before my visit I emailed Nial Moores of BirdsKorea to ask him whether there were any locations close to the capital city, Seoul, where I could [...]