Bernhard Seliger (migrated)

Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi (Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Birds Korea), Lara Dommitzsch (HSF Korea), Minjae Baek (EAAFP), Shin Dong-Ho (EAAFP) Last Friday, June 20, was mainly notable for the amounts of rain pouring down the whole day. Had we not preplanned to meet with the EAAFP team, maybe we would have canceled the trip. Like this, it was a great trip with very few birds, and almost no good views, with one exception, but very good talks and pleasant company. Unfortunately,...

Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Hanns-Seidel-Foundation and Birds Korea Before an important meeting with the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership, where we are partners, an early morning walk along the tidal flat (high tide was at 6 a.m., and we arrived a little later) and good views of a variety of shorebirds, including Ruddy Turnstones, Bar-Tailed Godwits, Far Eastern Oystercatchers, Common Redshank (only one), Common Greenshank, Siberian Sandplover, Kentish Plover,...

(Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea and Birds Korea) In early May, when the rice fields just start to get filled with water, it is the best time to observe waders in the rice fields of Korea. One-tenth of the Korean territory transforms into wetlands. This time, almost every field which already had water inside, also had a couple of waders inside. While the numbers are nowhere near to those in coastal areas, it is still great to see them running around...