Birdwatching in Oike-Koen (February 20, 2021)

 A rather warm and sunny day.  Although most of highlight species were not seen well, it was glad for me to see a female Ring-necked Duck after 30 December.  Japanese White-eyes were busy to feed nectar of plum flowers.  

Black-faced Bunting (male)

Black-faced Bunting (male)

Black-faced Bunting (male)

Black-faced Bunting (male)

Black-faced Bunting (male)

Eastern Spot-billed Dick

Common Kingfisher (male)

Grey Wagtail

Tufted Duck (male)

Tufted Duck (male)

Ring-necked Duck (female)

Ring-necked Duck (female)

Ring-necked Duck (female)

Ring-necked Duck (female)

Ring-necked Duck (female)

Ring-necked Duck (female)

Great Tit (female)

Great Tit (male)

Great Tit (male)

Great Tit (female)

Great Tit 

Great Tit (male)

Great Tit (male)

Great Tit (male)

Great Tit (male)

Great Tit (male)

Great Tit (male)

Great Tit (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Pale Thrush (female)

Dusky Thrush (male)

Dusky Thrush (male)

Dusky Thrush (male)

Dusky Thrush (male)

Dusky Thrush (male)

Dusky Thrush (male)

White's Thrush

Meadow Bunting (female)

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Varied Tit

             Varied Tit

            Varied Tit

Varied Tit

Red-flanked Bluetail (immature male)

  

Red-flanked Bluetail (immature male)

Red-flanked Bluetail (immature male)

Birdwatching in Shonan-daira & Hiratsuka (February 14, 2021)

 Although it was cloudy, I tried walkingup to Shonan-daira to check whether or not waxwings are there.  As very few fruits remains on the orchids, I just confirmed no more waxwing there.  There were a large flock of Japanese Grosbeak on the slope.  After going down to Hiratsuka, I briefly dropped in the waxwing's spot where I saw 11 February.  They are still there while many of them stay along the riverside to drink water or rest on the tree.

Japanese Grosbeak

Japanese Grosbeak

Long-tailed Tit

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Bohemian Waxwing

Bohemian Waxwing

Bohemian Waxwing

Bohemian Waxwing

Bohemian Waxwing

Pale Thrush (immature)

Daurian Redstart (female)

Japanese Wagtail

Dusky Thrush

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye