2012-05-08

Birdwatching & Insect watching in Maioka-Koen (7 May, 2012)

Unpredictable but nice encounter with Chinese Bamboo Partridge.  Number of butterflies and dragonfiles have started increasing.

Meadow Bunting (female)

Meadow Bunting (female)

Meadow Bunting (female)

Great Tit

Great Tit

Great Tit

Japanese Bush Warbler (male)

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)
Mycalesis francisca

Papilio helenus

Papilio helenus

Papilio helenus

Papilio machaon

Papilio machaon

Actias artemis

Asiagomphus melaenops

Asiagomphus melaenops

Asiagomphus melaenops

Elateridae sp

Gallerucida bifasciata

Gallerucida bifasciata

Anoplodermorpha cyanea

Iris sanguinea

3 comments:

  1. Hi friend!

    I'm Victor Gallego, a PhD student from Valencia (Spain).

    Few days ago I arrived to Miura because I'm working about fish species in MMBS (Unversity of Tokio) during around of 3 months (from June to September).

    I love birds (I'm a spanish bird-watcher!!) and recently I have discovered your amazing blog.
    I'm interested to know/discover good places to see birds closed to my residence... where can enjoy in my spare time...

    Do you know any "hot/interesting bird places" in the peninsula of Miura)?? I have a bycycle to can move in short distances ...

    I have read many of his posts and probably in the next weekends I will visit the Maioka Koen, and other places which you recommend me...

    Of course, if you want to share a birding-day with me...I'll be so happy!! the day would return in Spain :)

    In advance, thanks a lot!!

    and congratulation for your blog and specially, for your amazing pictures of birds and small criatures!!!

    Victor

    email: victtuki@hotmail.com

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    1. Hi Victor,

      You would be better to go to Johga-shima, to see seabirds and Blue Rockthrush or Morito River (Morito-gawa Rindo), near Zushi. A good place to see Japanese Green Woodpecker and Blue-and-White Flycatcher.

      Enjoy your stay in Japan.

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  2. Hi.
    I stumbled across your blog while looking for pictures of Chinese bamboo partridges - I needed to confirm if that was indeed the identity of the bird I saw on my way to work.

    Anyway, I love your photos, and I've taken the liberty of adding your blog to my blogroll.
    Best of birding to you.

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