Bird Watching in Japan & Asia

2017-02-05

Birdwatching in Tretres, Java (27 January, 2017)

Good birding day to photograph Javan Banded Pitta in Tretes, Java.

Javan Banded Pitta (male)

Horsefiled's Babbler

Javan Three Shrew

Horsefiled's Babbler

2017-01-07

Birdwatching in Oike-Koen (7 January, 2017)

Although I missed Scaly Thrush, I enjoyed watching Orange-flanked Bush-Robin and Pale Thrush.

Black-faced Bunting

Brambling

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Dusky Thrush

Pale Thrush (male)

Pale Thrush (female)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin

2017-01-05

Birdwatching in Maioka Koen (5 January, 2017)

Very few birds. Wryneck was a bonus though very skulking for photographing.

Daurian Redstart (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Long-tailed Tit

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (male)

Eurasian Wryneck

Brown-eared Bulbul

2016-12-31

Birdwatching in Asahi City and Choshi Fishery Port, Chiba (30 December, 2016)

The Last birding day in 2016. We were so lucky to photograph Lesser Canada Goose in Asahi City. Then, we moved to Choshi for watching seabirds.

Lesser Canada Goose, Tundra Swan, Mallard, Spot-billed Duck, Northern Pintail, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Pochard, Tufted Duck, Greater Scaup, Harlequin Duck 1, Black-throated Loon, Red-necked Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Slavonian Grebe 1, Black-necked Grebe, Grey Heron, Large Egret, Eastern Reef Heron 1, Temminck's Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Pelagic Cormorant, Eurasian Kestrel, Eastern Marsh Harrier, Black-eared Kite, Common Coot, Black-tailed Gull, Glaucous Gull, Thayer's or Glaucous-winged Gull (1st w) 1, Vega Gull, Slaty-backed Gull, Common Black-headed Gull, Black-legged Kitiwake, Oriental Turtle Dove, Bull-headed Shrike, Skylark, White-cheeked Starling, Dusky Thrush, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, White Wagtail, Buff-bellied Pipit, Oriental Greenfinch.