Birds of the Yellow Sea

The intertidal mudflats of the Yellow Sea contain the most important stopover sites for migratory shorebirds in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway - a flyway that has transported birds from breeding grounds in the Russian and Alaskan Arctic to wintering areas in Southern Asia, Australia and New Zealand for hundreds of thousands of years. The productivity of the Yellow Sea’s mudflats and the food they provide to migratory birds are critical to the survival of many species.

This film provides a primer on the basic biological principles of migratory shorebird ecology and why the Yellow Sea is a critical international hub for bird migration.

Film is also available in Korean, Mandarin, Japanese and Russian.

Filmed and narrated by Gerrit Vyn
Edited by Tom Swarthout

#birds #birdwatching #nature #yellowsea #china

Music:
"Trip," "Long Road," "Ways," Ehrlich, Loy (SACEM) Kosinus APM (ASCAP), Courtesy APM

[ArhivAvtorskoyPesny]

There is a Russian proverb dedicated to these birds: every sandpiper praises its swamp. Thank you very much for your work.

[nancyfrank]

I moved to Ithaca in 1964 and was stunned to discover the Lab! 2 miles from my home and was able to rear my children to love and understand the beauty of birds and also to lead my G.S. troops in the same experience. The grad students met them early on Sat. mornings to explore and learn!
My son is now a bird photographer! It has been so exciting to see how the Lab. has grown! thank you SO much!

[constanceharris]

Really wonderful. Thank you, Mr. Vyn, for putting on the chest waders and lying in the muck, and walking the tundra, to get such amazing footage. Things I will never get to see in my lifetime except through your lens. Thank you so much!

[vickyabramowitz]

I never realized that so many of these migrating birds depend on these mudflats. Thank you, Cornell, for keeping people from all parts of the globe informed through YouTube.

[johngreen]

Wonderful filming of these beautiful and most vulnerable birds!

[crazydragy]

Even though the video is so old, it's still a great watch. Great craftsmanship

[goognamgoognw]

Watching this video again years later, I realize this is one of the video that got me started on loving birds and becoming a bird watcher.

[RickyLJones]

Amazing video, just fantastic! Thank you Cornell!

[ingridbobekova]

Incredible videography. I respect the amount of dedication that goes into filming a video like this and sharing such a heartfelt story of the incredible journeys of these birds.

[ruotui]

This is not just a unusual record. The photographer also has a very good sense of art!

[janettheilen]

My compliments to this devoted photographer. Thank you for your comittment to these beautiful birds.

[chengwang]

Beautiful wonderful yet fragile nature

[v.gorski]

Absolutely fascinating video! Thank you for creating and posting this.

[kolkerya]

I've always respected the fact that nature is amazing and even more for those who care.

[jeffkingsfield]

What a fantastic piece. Great story telling and so very interesting.

[mmbmbmbmb]

THANK you for this wonderful documentation and excellent photography!

[edwardmclaughlin]

Absolutely enthralling. Marvellous visuals and narration.

[markholter]

Everything about this production is fantastic. Thanks.

[carmenmichaelian]

The Birds of the Yellow Sea was a great video to watch. I enjoyed it very much.
Thank you!

[herrroy]

Simply beautiful. Both the filming but of course mostly all these wonderful birds. 😍