Birdwatching in Notsuke (July 12-13, 2025)

 This summer, temperatures were high, and unlike the usual scene in early July, many flowers had already fallen. Birds were also less singing, and the voices of Black-browed Reed Warbler, Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler, and Siberian Rubythroat, which can usually be heard everywhere, were sparse, and the Lanceolated Warbler was hardly heard at all.

Eurasian Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Black-browed Reed Warbler

Black-browed Reed Warbler

Black-browed Reed Warbler

Black-browed Reed Warbler

Black-browed Reed Warbler

Black-browed Reed Warbler

Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler

Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler

Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler

Neptis rivularis

Neptis rivularis

Ezo Deer

Ezo Deer

Ezo Deer

Ezo Deer

Ezo Deer

Ezo Deer

Ezo Deer

Birdwatching in Shiga Kogen (June 2-4, 2024)

 

In June, the Shiga Kogen plateau was very beautiful with fresh greenery. Unfortunately the weather was cloudy and rainy, but we were able to observe birds we had never seen before in Shiga Kogen, such as White-backed Woodpecker and Eurasian Treecreeper.

White-backed Woodpecker

Eurasian Cuckoo

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Japanese Robin

Japanese Robin

Japanese Robin

Japanese Robin

Japanese Robin

Meadow Bunting

Meadow Bunting

Meadow Bunting

Meadow Bunting