Birdwatching in Shiga Kogen (June 1-4, 2023) 1

 Shiga Kogen Highland is located northeast of Nagano City, famous with Nagano Winter Olympic Game in 1998.  The highland holds good variety of song birds.  Highlights in the highland were Grey Bunting, somehow very common, Japanese Yellow Bunting and Siberian Blue Robin.  Song of Siberian Thrush was heard but not seen.  Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo, previously a part of Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo, were commonly calling.  Three summer migrant warblers, Sakhalin, Japanese and Eastern Crowned, are all common there.

Despite the variety of avifauna, very few people visit for birding.

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

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Eurasian Jay

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Birdwatching in Tanzawa (March 16, 2023)

Nothing much.  But, beautiful montane scenery.

Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Jay

Coal Tit

Varied Tit

Varied Tit

Varied Tit

Varied Tit

Oriental Greenfinch

Oriental Greenfinch