Birdwatching in Kiryu, Gunma

 At the invitation of a friend, I went to the mountains of Gunma Prefecture to look for blue-and-white flycatchers. At the forest park we visited, several blue-and-white flycatchers had arrived in early May, and their calls could be heard everywhere. Perhaps because they had just arrived, the males had not yet established their territories, and we were able to see some of them at close range.

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Blue-and-White Flycatcher

Birdwatching in Oku-Nikko (April 30, 2025)

 I saw Japanese Robins in Okunikko last year, so I went looking for them in late April. Unfortunately, they had not yet arrived, so I was unable to confirm any Japanese Robins. However, I was able to see many Brown-headed Thrushes and Red-flanked Bluetails.

Red-flanked Bluetail

Red-flanked Bluetail

Red-flanked Bluetail

Red-flanked Bluetail

Russet Sparrow

Russet Sparrrow

Eurasian Nuthatch

Brown-headed Thrush

Brown-headed Thrush

Brown-headed Thrush

Brown-headed Thrush

Brown-headed Thrush

Brown-headed Thrush

Brown-headed Thrush

Brown-headed Thrush

Brown-headed Thrush

Brown-headed Thrush

Japanese Woodpecker

Birdwatching in Shimotsuke, Tochigi (April 5 & 21, 2025)

 Japanese Sparrowhawk locally breeds in the residential area in the eastern Honshu.  I visited Shimojo City twice in April to see a pair of the hawk that come to breed in the street trees of the children's park.

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Azure-winged Magpie

Azure-winged Magpie

Azure-winged Magpie

Azure-winged Magpie

Azure-winged Magpie

Azure-winged Magpie

Azure-winged Magpie

Azure-winged Magpie

Azure-winged Magpie

Azure-winged Magpie

Azure-winged Magpie