Birdwatching in Saitama (March 26, 2026)

 I took an 84-year-old visitor from the United States on a tour of birdwatching spots in Saitama. We were lucky enough to spot the Pallas’s Rosefinch, Grey Bunting and other birds that were still in the area.

Grey Bunting

Pallas's Rosefinch

Pallas's Rosefinch

Pallas's Rosefinch

Pallas's Rosefinch

Pallas's Rosefinch

Pallas's Rosefinch

Japanese Bush-warbler

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Birdwatching in Shiga Kogen (May 14-16, 2025)

 At Shiga Kogen, which is over 1,500 metres above sea level, there was still some snow left, and the trees had just started to bud. From the forest of the plateau, the calls of Brown-headed Thrushes and Narcissus Flycatchers could be heard, and Eurasian Nuthatches and Coal Tits were observed busily searching for food. Both the Yellow Bunting and Grey Bunting, which I had hoped to encounter on this plateau, were well observed.

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Asian Stubtail

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Northern Hawk-Cuckoo

Northern Hawk-Cuckoo

Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

Eurasian Nuthatch

Eurasian Nuthatch

Eurasian Nuthatch

Eurasian Nuthatch

Eurasian Nuthatch

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Japanese Thrush

Japanese Thrush

Japanese Thrush

Japanese Thrush

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

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting

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

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

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Eurasian Treecreeper

Eurasian Treecreeper

Eurasian Treecreeper

Japanese Bush Warbler

Japanese Bush Warbler

Brown-headed Thrush

Brown-headed Thrush

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting

Yellow Bunting