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 Eastern Hokkaido (June 18-21, 2025)

 
June in Hokkaido is highly appealing for birdwatchers. Seabirds such as the Spectacled Guillemot and Rhinoceros Auklet display their distinctive breeding plumage, while on the grasslands, the Amur Stonechat, Siberian Rubythroat, and Long-tailed Rosefinch offer beautiful song. Furthermore, in the mountain passes, one may encounter the Pine Grosbeak, which in Japan is only found in Hokkaido.

Grey-headed Woodpecker

Grey-headed Woodpecker

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Northern Fulmar

Northern Fulmar

Northern Fulmar

Northern Fulmar

Brown Bear

Brown Bear

Brown Bear

Short-tailed Shearwater

Amur Stonechat

Amur Stonechat

Amur Stonechat

Amur Stonechat

Amur Stonechat

Siberian Rubythroat

Siberian Rubythroat

Siberian Rubythroat

Siberian Rubythroat

Siberian Rubythroat

Siberian Rubythroat

Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo

Killer Whale

Killer Whale

Killer Whale

Killer Whale

Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler

Chestnut-eared Starling

Chestnut-eared Starling

Spectacled Guillemot

Spectacled Guillemot

Spectacled Guillemot

Spectacled Guillemot

Spectacled Guillemot

Pine Grosbeak

Pine Grosbeak

Pine Grosbeak

Pine Grosbeak

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Narcissus Flycatcher

Eurasian Cuckoo

Eurasian Cuckoo

Eurasian Cuckoo

Eurasian Cuckoo

Eurasian Cuckoo

Eurasian Cuckoo

Eurasian Cuckoo

Eurasian Cuckoo

Eurasian Cuckoo

Slaty-backed Gull

Slaty-backed Gull

Rhinoceros Auklet

Rhinoceros Auklet

Rhinoceros Auklet

Eurasian Wryneck

Eurasian Wryneck

Eurasian Wryneck

Eurasian Wryneck

Eurasian Wryneck

Eurasian Wryneck

Eurasian Wryneck

Eurasian Wryneck

Eurasian Wryneck

Pacific Swift

Pacific Swift