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

Birdwatching in Numappara (May 27, 2024)

 Numappara Marsh is about 1,300 m above sea level, close to the border with Fukushima Prefecture. Unfortunately, due to the weather, I had to leave after a short time, but there is an extensive beech forest and many small song birds are likely to be seen.

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Birdwatching in Shiga Kogen (May 15-16, 19-20, 2023)

 From 15 May I visited the Shiga Plateau again. The trees were beginning to show new buds, summer migrants were arriving in large numbers, Yellow and Grey Bunting, which had not been seen on 5-6 May, could be heard, and Narcissus Flycatcher numbers had increased.

Highlight of the trip was a male Siberian Thrush.

Long-tailed Tit

Trillium grandiflorum

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

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Common Teal

Common Teal

Willow Tit

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Siberian Thrush

Siberian Thrush

Siberian Thrush

Siberian Thrush

Siberian Thrush

Siberian Thrush

Siberian Thrush

Siberian Thrush