Bird Watching in Japan & Asia

2025-08-16

Birdwatching in Mt. Fuji (June 12, 2025)

There is a watering hole at Okuniwa-so, located at the 5th station of Mt. Fuji, where you can see subalpine birds up close. Eurasian Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Japanese Leaf Warbler, Red-flanked Bluetail, and other birds came to the watering hole one after another.

Red-flanked Bluetail (male)

Japanese Leaf Warbler

Goldcrest

Eurasian Bullfinch

2025-08-15

Birdwatching in Jokoji, Tochigi (June 9, 2025)

On the first day of WINGS Birding Tours, we went out to search for Northern Boobooks in Tochigi Prefecture. Immediately after arriving, we encountered Northern Boobooks in the grounds of a temple. Perhaps because breeding had not yet begun, or perhaps because they had not been there long after migrating, the males had their eyes open and were searching for insects such as grasshoppers and dragonflies.

2025-08-14

Birdwatching in Shiga Kogen (May 30-31, 2025)

At the request of Hotel Takimoto, I conducted a birdwatching tour on 31 May. Including preparations, I arrived at Shiga Highlands on 30 May. The snow had melted, making it an ideal time for birdwatching, but due to cloudy or rainy weather throughout the period, the locations I visited were limited.

I encountered species such as the White-backed Woodpecker, Eastern Crowned Warbler, and Siberian Blue Robin, but unfortunately, we were unable to hear the call of the Northern Hawk Cuckoo, which I had been hoping to hear.