Birdwatching in Oike Koen (February 15, 2023)

 There was a news of Pallas's Leaf Warbler.  However, I wasn't able to see it during my stay in the park.  A local birder saw the warbler on last Saturday, though he saw only once.  A female Ring-necked Duck came back after her absence of 1.5 months.

Black-faced Bunting

Black-faced Bunting

Black-faced Bunting

Black-faced Bunting

Black-faced Bunting

Black-faced Bunting

Black-faced Bunting

Black-faced Bunting

Black-faced Bunting

Long-tailed Tit

Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Great Tit

Great Tit

Great Tit

Birdwatching in Chiba (February 12, 2023)

With my wife's friend's family, we visited Natusume-no-seki and Kawamura Museum.  Among thousands of ducks, there were about 300-400 Baikal Teal, though they were mostly away from the lakeside.  A few hundred Bewick's Swan were still present with a few Tundra Swan.  

In Kawamura Museum, we saw several Mandarin Ducks as well as tits and Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker.

Mandarin Duck

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (male above)

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Baikal Teal

Birdwatching in Iioka and Ichinomiya River (February 9, 2023)

 I was so lucky to find a male Lesser Scaup among three hundred Greater Scaup.  Red-necked Grebe was seen in Iioka Fishery Port.  

Red-necked Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Lesser Scaup and Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup and Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup and Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup and Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup and Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup and Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup and Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup and Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup and Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup and Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup