Bird Watching in Japan & Asia: Narcissus Flycatcher

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2023-06-20

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

Eurasian Jay

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

2023-06-16

Birdwatching in Yatsugatake and Tateshina, Nagano (May 25-27, 2023) 1

Yatsugatake area holds a good variety of song birds. My first target was Japanese Robin while I also tried looking for Siberian Thrush and Dark-sided Flycatcher. Although I visited a bit late to see the robin, they were still active and seen well in a few locations. On the other hand, I didn't even hear any call of Siberian Thrush nor Dark-sided Flycatcher.

Other highlights include Japanese Thrush, Siberian Stonchat, Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Chestnut-eared Bunting.