Birdwatching in Kyoto (December 18, 2025)

 Hearing that there were two Ferruginous Ducks in Kyoto City, I visited the area with a friend. We went to the location we had heard about and quickly spotted the target birds. Afterward, we observed Common Mergansers and other species along the Kamo River in Kyoto City.

Gadwall

Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Hybrid: Ferruginous x Tufted Duck

Hybrid: Ferruginous x Tufted Duck

Little Egret

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Bull-headed Shrike

Bull-headed Shrike

Bull-headed Shrike

Bull-headed Shrike

Bull-headed Shrike

Bull-headed Shrike

Bull-headed Shrike

Bull-headed Shrike

Baikal Teal

Baikal Teal

Baikal Teal

Baikal Teal

Birdwatching in Miyazaki and Kagoshima （March 18 - 20, 2025)

 The main objective was to see Japanese Murrelets and a total of eight were encountered in Miyazaki. There were some waves and we were not able to get as close to the birds as we would have liked, so we will try again next year. We also saw Common Shelduck, Black-faced Spoonbill and others in Kagoshima.

Common Starling

Common Starling

Olive-backed Pipit

Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Pale Thrush

Pale Thrush

Pale Thrush

Pale Thrush

Pale Thrush

Pale Thrush

Daurian Redstart

Daurian Redstart

Little Egret

Little Egret

Little Egret

Black-faced Spoonbill

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Japanese Murrelet

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Brown Dipper

Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit