Birdwatching in Tsumagoi, Gunma (2 June, 2021)

 Tsumagoi is just about 30 minutes drive from Karuizawa, one of the most famous birding spot to see summer migrants.  Birds seen there is basically same as Karuizawa.  However, number of birders are very few.  So, we enjoyed very relaxed and quiet birding.

Birds seen/heard were as below:

1. Oriental Turtle Dove 2. Northern Hawk-Cuckoo 3. Lesser Cuckoo 4. Eurasian Cuckoo 5. Japanese Buzzard 6. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker 7. Greater Spotted Woodpecker 8. Ashy Minivet 9. Japanese Paradise Flycatcher 10. Bull-headed Shrike 11. Eurasian Jay 12. Coal Tit 13. Varied Tit 14. Japanese Tit 15. Barn Swallow 16. Asian House Martin 17. Brown-eared Bulbul 18. Japanese Bush Warbler 19. Asian Stubtail 20. Long-tailed Tit 21. Sakhalin Leaf Warbler 22. Eastern Crowned Warbler 23. Japanese White-eye 24. Oriental Reed Warbler 25. Eurasian Nuthatch 26. Eurasian Wren 27. Japanese Thrush 28. Brown-headed Thrush 29. Narcissus Flycatcher 30. Blue-and-White Flycatcher 31. Grey Wagtail 32. Olive-backed Pipit 33. Meadow Bunting 34. Japanese Yellow Bunting 35. Grey Bunting

Mnais pruinosa

Mnais pruinosa

Parnassius citrinarius

Parnassius citrinarius

Eurasian Cuckoo

Narcissus Flycatcher (male)

Narcissus Flycatcher (male)

Narcissus Flycatcher (male)

Narcissus Flycatcher (male)

Narcissus Flycatcher (male)

Narcissus Flycatcher (male)

Narcissus Flycatcher (male)

Inachis io

Nephargynnis anadyomene

Nephargynnis anadyomene

Primula japonica

Primula japonica

Japanese Thrush (male)

Japanese Thrush (male)

Japanese Thrush (male)

Japanese Thrush (male)

Japanese Thrush (male)

Japanese Thrush (male)

Japanese Thrush (male)

Japanese Thrush (male)

Japanese Thrush (male)

Primula sieboldii

Disporum smilacinum

Japanese Yellow Bunting (male)

Japanese Yellow Bunting (male)

Japanese Yellow Bunting (male)

Lanthus fujiacus

eope niphonica

Celastrina argiolus

Rhododendron molle