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.

Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan
Lesser Canada Goose

Lesser Canada Goose

Lesser Canada Goose

Lesser Canada Goose
Glaucous Gull

Glaucous Gull




Black-legged Kitiwake
Temminck's Cormorant
Temminck's Cormorant

Common Kestrel

Common Kestrel

Common Kestrel

Eastern Marsh Harrier




2016-12-24

Birdwatching in Maioka Koen (24 December, 2016)

Very few birds.  Only a Common Snipe was cheeful for photographing.

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

2016-12-10

Birdwatching in Kashio River (10 December, 2016)


Common Teal (male)

Common Teal (male)

Common Teal (male)

Common Teal (male)

2016-12-04

Birdwatching in Maioka Koen (4 December, 2016)

Very few birds!  A male Pochard is still there.

Common Pochard (male)

Varied Tit

Varied Tit

Pale Thrush (male)

Common Teal

2016-11-20

Birdwatching in Maioka Koen (20 November 2016)

Testing 300mm f2.8. 

Black-crowned Night Heron (juvenile)

Black-crowned Night Heron (juvenile)

Common Pochard (male)

Common Kingfisher (juvenile)

Common Kingfisher (juvenile)

Common Kingfisher (juvenile)

Common Kingfisher (juvenile)

Common Kingfisher (juvenile)


Common Kingfisher (juvenile)
Common Kingfisher (juvenile)