Bird Watching in Japan & Asia: Siberian Stonechat

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2025-11-12

Birdwatching in Eastern Hokkaido

Hokkaido in early September was very quiet, without the songs of summer migrants. Perhaps due to a late migration to their wintering grounds, only Amur Stonechat was noticeable, but most of the birds were in the middle of molting, and the bright breeding plumage was absent. Even the usually lively tits were hardly heard, and it was difficult to find them.

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Hawfinch

Red-crowned Crane

Amur Stonechat

Marsh Tit

Coal Tit

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Crested Kingfisher

2025-11-07

Birdwatching in Kiritappu and Nemuro, Hokkaido (July 10-11, 2025)

I took a vacation from July 10th to 13th and went to Hokkaido with some friends. Unfortunately, the first two days were cloudy and the temperature was low, so we couldn't observe as many wild birds as we had hoped. However, we were able to see Long-tailed Rosefinches and Middendorff's Grasshopper Warblers everywhere, which are typical of summer in Hokkaido.