Birdwatching in Igashira-Koen (December 5 & 15, 2025)

 

By December, I was finally able to see Falcated Ducks and Smews. Neither had yet fully changed into their beautiful breeding plumage, but I still observed their plumage to be sufficiently splendid.

In the park's copse, I was fortunate enough to encounter a male Long-tailed Tit.

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Falcated Duck

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Smew

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Hybrid: Baikal Teal x Northern Pintail

Hybrid: Baikal Teal x Northern Pintail

Daurian Redstart

Daurian Redstart

Hawfinch

Birdwatching in Miyazaki and Kagoshima （March 18 - 20, 2025)

 The main objective was to see Japanese Murrelets and a total of eight were encountered in Miyazaki. There were some waves and we were not able to get as close to the birds as we would have liked, so we will try again next year. We also saw Common Shelduck, Black-faced Spoonbill and others in Kagoshima.

Common Starling

Common Starling

Olive-backed Pipit

Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Pale Thrush

Pale Thrush

Pale Thrush

Pale Thrush

Pale Thrush

Pale Thrush

Daurian Redstart

Daurian Redstart

Little Egret

Little Egret

Little Egret

Black-faced Spoonbill

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit