Bird Watching in Japan & Asia: Dusky Thrush

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2026-09-16

Birdwatching in Nagasuna Koen and Oarai (March 16, 2026)

During the winter of 2025–2026, the Chinese Grosbeak was also frequently recorded. A friend told me about a park in the neighbouring prefecture, so I drove out there. It was a rather bleak park, consisting merely of trees planted alongside a vast lawn, but I was able to spot flocks of Bohemian Waxwings and Japanese Waxwings—both on their migratory passage—as well as a large flock of Dusky Thrushes. In the afternoon, I went to Oarai Harbour and was able to spot a Yellow-billed Loon that had been staying there for some time. I also observed Red-necked Grebes, Black-necked Grebes and other birds.

Black-necked Grebe

Yellow-billed Loon

Dusky Thrush

Chinese Grosbeak

Great Cormorant

Red-necked Grebe

Pelagic Cormorant

2026-07-17

Birdwatching in Inbanuma, Lake Saiko, Karuizawa and Komoro (January 23-25, 2025)

I went birdwatching in central Honshu—at Lake Imba and Karuizawa—as part of a Rockjumper tour. At Lake Imba, I saw a flock of tens of thousands of Baikal Teals, and in Karuizawa I was lucky enough to spot a Mountain Hawk-eagle.

Brambling

Mountain Hawk-eagle

Dusky Thrush

Baikal Teal

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Smew

2025-05-06

Birdwatching in Bijo-ike, Fukushima and Nasu, Tochigi etc. ( March 7 & 10, 2025)

I woke up early in the morning to go out to see a Canvasback in Fukushima Prefecture, which had been mentioned in the newspaper. It was the first time I had seen a pair of Canvasbacks, and even though they were more than 100 m apart, it was easy to identify them as Common Pochard because of the whitish back colour.

On 10 March I went to Tochigi Prefectural Forest, but there were few small birds and I could only hear Eurasian Wren.