Birdwatching in Maioka Koen (January 3, 2011)

First birding in Year 2011.  Although the weather was windy and cloudy, birding of the day was relatively good as the park was so quiet.  The best bird of the day was a Water Rail.  There was a albino Daurian Redstart (female), which was so tame. 

Recorded species were as below.

1. Chinese Bamboo Partridge 2. Spot-billed Duck  3. Grey Heron 1 4. Black Kite 5. Water Rail 2  6. Oriental Turtle Dove 7. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker 8. Japanese Woodpecker 1 9. Brown-eared Bulbul 10. Bull-headed Shrike 3 female 11. Carrion Crow 12. Great Tit 13. Varied Tit 14. Long-tailed Tit 15. Japanese Bush Warbler 16.Japanese White-eye  17. Grey Starling  18. Pale Thrush 19. Brown-headed Thrush 20. Dusky Thrush 21. Daurian Redstart 1 female (albino) 22. Tree Sparrow 23. White Wagtail 24. Siskin 25. Hawfinch 26. Meadow Bunting 27. Black-faced Bunting 28. Grey Bunting (call)

Black-faced Bunting (female)

Meadow Bunting (male) was drinking water

White Wagtail (male)

Japanese Bush Warbler (probably, female)

Varied Tit

Great Tit

Japanese White-eye

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Dusky Thrush (male) was calling

Dusky Thrush (male)

Pale Thrush (male?)

Pale Thrush (male?)

Pale Thrush (male?)

Daurian Redstart (female) albino

Daurian Redstart (female) albino

Bull-headed Shrike (female)

Bull-headed Shrike (female)

Bull-headed Shrike (female)

Grey Heron

Water Rail

Water Rail

Water Rail

Something was hunted....