Bird Watching in Japan & Asia

2013-01-13

Birdwatching in Maioka Koen (January 13, 2013)

A warm and peaceful day. Although no special bird was seen, a very good day for photographing birds. Comparing to last week, very few number of Bullfinches were seen while no Long-tailed Rosefinch was seen.

1. Oriental Turtle Dove 2. Japanese Woodpecker 1 (male) 3. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker 4. Brown-eared Bulbul 5. White Wagtail 6. Daurian Redstart 1 (male) 7. Pale Thrush 1 (female) 8. Dusky Thrush 9. Great Tit 10. Varied Tit 11. Long-tailed Tit 12. Japanese White-eye 13. Black-faced Bunting 14. Hawfinch 15. Bullfinch 3 16. Tree Sparrow 17. Large-billed Crow 18. Mallard 1 (male)

Mallard (male)

Bullfinch (female)

Bullfinch (male)

Pale Thrush (female)

Black-faced Bunting (male)

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Japanese Woodpecker (male)

Daurian Redstart (male)

2013-01-06

Birdwatching in Maioka Koen (January 6, 2013)

Cold but fine day. Glad to see two flocks of Bullfinches, which were first time for me to see in Maioka Koen while a few calls of Long-tailed Rosefinches were heard. Although Solitary Snipe didn't come this winter, two Eurasian Woodcocks have been staying here. Birds which were seen today were as below.

1. Eurasian Woodcock 2 2. Common Snipe 2 3. Japanese Woodpecker 1 4. Greater Spotted Woodpecker (call) 5. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker 6. Oriental Turtle Dove 7. Bull-headed Shrike 8. Brown-eared Bulbul 9. White Wagtail 10. Daurian Redstart 1 (male) 11. Dusky Thrush 12. Pale Thrush (call) 13. Japanese Bush Warbler 14. Great Tit 15. Varied Tit 16. Long-tailed Tit 17. Japanese White-eye 18. Rustic Bunting 1 19. Black-faced Bunting 20. Meadow Bunting 21. Hwamei (call) 22. Bullfinch 15 23. Long-tailed Rosefinch 2 (call) 23. Tree Sparrow 24. Large-billed Crow