Birdwatching in Chiba (February 12, 2023)

With my wife's friend's family, we visited Natusume-no-seki and Kawamura Museum.  Among thousands of ducks, there were about 300-400 Baikal Teal, though they were mostly away from the lakeside.  A few hundred Bewick's Swan were still present with a few Tundra Swan.  

In Kawamura Museum, we saw several Mandarin Ducks as well as tits and Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker.

Mandarin Duck

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (male above)

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Baikal Teal

Birdwatching in Chiba (December 31, 2022)

 

Common Pochard

Common Pochard

Snow Goose

Snow Goose

Snow Goose

Snow Goose

Snow Goose

Snow Goose

Great Egret

Herring Gull

Herring Gull

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Whistling Swan

Whistling Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Great Crested Grebe

Temminck's Cormorant

Birdwatching in Asahi City, Natusume-no-Seki, Imba-numa and Tega-numa (January 15, 2022)

 Although our target was Branta hutchinsii minima, we were unable to find it in Chiba.  Over 40,000 Baikal Teals were seen in Inba-numa, though they were really far away.  

Eurasian Coot

Northern Pintail 

Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

Great Crested Grebe

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Cackling Goose

Cackling Goose

Cackling Goose

Cackling Goose

Cackling Goose

Cackling Goose

Cackling Goose

Cackling Goose

Cackling Goose

Eastern Marsh Harrier

Baikal Teal

Great White Pelican