Birdwatching in Karuizawa (May 13-14, 2025)

 In the middle of May, the forests of Karuizawa were not yet lush, and I was able to hear many summer migrants singing their territorial songs. I encountered Green Pheasant and Chestnut-eared Bunting in the grasslands, and the next day I had the opportunity to observe White-backed Woodpecker.

Japanese Serow

Green Pheasant

Green Pheasant

Green Pheasant

Green Pheasant

Green Pheasant

Green Pheasant

Green Pheasant

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

White-backed Woodpecker

White-backed Woodpecker

White-backed Woodpecker

White-backed Woodpecker

Birdwatching in Kiryu, Gunma

 At the invitation of a friend, I went to the mountains of Gunma Prefecture to look for blue-and-white flycatchers. At the forest park we visited, several blue-and-white flycatchers had arrived in early May, and their calls could be heard everywhere. Perhaps because they had just arrived, the males had not yet established their territories, and we were able to see some of them at close range.

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Birdwatching in Kasai Rinkai Park, Izumi Nature Park, Igashira Koen and Otsuka Koen (December 16 & 30, 2024)

 

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Osprey

Olive-backed Pipit

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Japanese Wagtail

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Smew

Smew

Smew