Birdwatching in Oike-koen (3 January, 2012)

Very cold morning with very few birds.  Some common birds were only seen well. 

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Dusky Thrush (male)

Varied Tit

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Birdwatching in downtown Meiji-jingu Shrine (27 December, 2011)

The shrine seems to be ready to welcome over 10 thousands of people who visit in the new year's day, though it is still quiet today. 

Orange-flanked Bush-Robin has come back though number of Grey Buntings is still small in this winter.  Due to low temperature in this couple of days, ponds in the shrine was frozen.  Ducks, such as Mallard, Spot-billed Duck and Mandarin Duck, were skating and slipping to catch acorne on the ice.

Varied Tit

Varied Tit

Varied Tit

Varied Tit

Varied Tit

Varied Tit

Great Tit

Great Tit

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Orange-flanked Bush Robin (male)

Grey Bunting (1st year male)

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Mallard

Mallard