Onnetou Forest Road 267

April 30th, 2015
＜Onnetou Forest Road＞　　　　　Ｂｙ Eagle
Fair,５℃. Rather cold

Grey Heron
Great White Egret（６）　　＊Quite rare in Nemuro.
Little Ringed Plover（３）
Black-tailed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Greater Scaup
Eurasian Wigeon
Tufted Duck
Eurasian Teal
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Red-breasted Merganser
Goosander
White Wagtail
Black-eared Kite
White-tailed Sea Eagle（１）
Marsh Tit
Eastern Great Tit
Coal Tit
Eurasian Nuthatch
Long-tailed Rose Finch
Oriental Greenfinch
Black-faced Bunting
Siberian Stonechat（２）
Red-flanked Bluetail
Japanese Robin（１０－２０）
Eurasian Bullfinch
Brown-headed Thrush　(♂１）
Great Spotted Woodpecker（♂２、♀１）
Oriental Turtle Dove
Eurasian Jay（６）
Large-billed Crow
Carrion Crow

Great White Egret

 

Skunk Cabbage

Eurasian Bullfinch
















White-tailed Sea Eagle

Meiji Park 256

April 29th, 2015
＜Birding Report from a Nemuro citizen, Mr.A＞　　　　
Cloudy & very foggy.

Japanese Snipe / Latham's Snipe
Black-faced Bunting
Tufted Duck
Slaty-backed Gull
Siberian Stonechat
Long-tailed Rose Finch
Common Reed Bunting（♂♀）
Oriental Turtle Dove
Eurasian Wryneck（！）
Marsh Tit　　　　
Coal Tit
Oriental Greenfinch
Japanese Bush Warbler

Lake Nanbu ＆ Nokkamappu cape

April 28th, 2015     By　S.A

＜Makinouchi  Lake Nanbu＞
 https://goo.gl/maps/YwsA8

Oriental Turtle Dove
Red－crowned Crane
Latham's Snipe
Black－tailed Gull
Slaty－backed Gull
Black－eared Kite
White-tailed Sea Eagle
Steller's Sea Eagle　　　　SA
Carrion Crow
Large-billed Crow
Marsh Tit
Eurasian Skylark
Japanese Bush Warbler
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sturnus cineraceus
Siberian Stonechat
White Wagtail
Oriental Greenfinch
Long-tailed Rose Finch
Black-faced Bunting
Common Reed Bunting

Steller's Sea Eagle　SA

Eurasian Skylark

Sturnus cineraceus

＜Nokkamappu Cape＞
 https://goo.gl/maps/FSgbY

Black Scoter
Temminck's Cormorant
Latham's Snipe
Slaty-backed Gull
Black-eared Kite
Eurasian Wryneck
Carrion Crow
Large-billed Crow
Eurasian Skylark
Siberian Stonechat
White Wagtail
Oriental Greenfinch
Long-tailed Rose Finch
Black-faced Bunting

Siberian Stonechat　♂

Siberian Stonechat　♀

Nemuro Fishing Port / Long-tailed Duck（Br.) 246

April 27th, 2015     By Eagle

 ＜Nemuro Fishing Port / North Seawall＞
Temminck's Cormorant　　＊They are increasing the number quite rapidly.
Pelagic  Cormorant
Long-tailed Duck（♂２、♀２）　＊What strange faces!
Black Scoter（１０＋）
Harlequin Duck（５０＋）
Red-breasted Merganser（１０＋）
Common Goldeneye（♀１）
Black-tailed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
White Wagtail
Eurasian Skylark
Siberian Stonechat（♂１）

 ＊＊＊Extra Information:
Hoopoe（１）　　＊At Cape Nosattspu

（Long-tailed Duck）
 Br.♂♀

（Long-tailed Duck）　Br.♂

 （Long-tailed Duck）　Br.♂
What a long tail!















                                                                                                                     

Cape Ochiishi ＆ Lake Furen Shunkunitai Bay

April 23, 2015　　　by S.A

＜Cape Ochiishi (Ochiishi Misaki)＞
 https://goo.gl/maps/TTLxZ

Black Scoter
Oriental Turtle Dove
Temminck's Cormorant
Latham's Snipe
Slaty-backed Gull
Black-eared Kite
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Eurasian Jay
Carrion Crow
Large-billed Crow
Goldcrest
Marsh Tit
Coal Tit
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Nuthatch
Red-flanked Bluetail
Siberian Stonechat
White Wagtail
Oriental Greenfinch
Black-faced Bunting
Common Reed Bunting

Red-flanked Bluetail

＜Lake Furen  Shunkunitai Bay＞
 https://goo.gl/maps/LCMYL

Eurasian Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Eurasian Teal
Red-breasted Merganser
Grey Heron
Red-crowned Crane
Eurasian Oystercatcher　　　（11）
Black-tailed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Gloucous Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Black-eared Kite

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Cape Nosattspu 194

Apri 25th, 2015　　Ｂｙ　Eagle　
Cloudy, +６℃。Very strong chilly wind.

＜Cape Nosattspu Hide＞
Red-necked Grebe（br.５＋）
Pelagic  Cormorant
Temminck's Cormorant
Red-faced Cormorant（br.2 flying）　＊2 birds flying in the long distance. Maybe 1,000m from the hide.
Harlequin Duck
Black Scoter
Black-tailed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Rhinoceros Auklet（２００＋）　＊The number of this bird is increasing very rapidly.They breed here every summer.
Spectacled Guillemot（br.１）　*Usually there are more.　They breed around Ochiishi Area.
Pigeon Guillemot（C.c.kaiurka　nbr.１）＋（C.c.snowi  intermediate１）
White Wagtail（２）
Siberian Stonechat（１）

Red-faced Cormorant
Distance:　１，０００ｍ

Pigeon Guillemot
C.c.kaiuｒka　（nbr)
Distance: １，５００ｍ

The same as above.

A view from Nosattspu Hide.

 

The Kaigarajima Lighthouse.
The closest point of the disputed northern islands (A part of Japanese territories which were illegally captured by Soviet Union 70 years ago)


Rhinoceros Auklet
Distance: ５０ｍ

Rhinoceros Auklet

On-ne-tou Forest Road 188

April.24th.,2015
＜On-ne-tou Forest Road＞　　　Ｂｙ Eagle

Grey Heron
Northern Pintail
Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Teal
Red-breasted Merganser
Whooper Swan
White Wagtail
Oriental Turtle Dove
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Red-flanked Bluetail
Winter Wren
Black-eared Kite
White-tailed Sea Eagle
Steller's Sea Eagle　(ad.1)
　＊Suprising! Still here.
Coal Tit
Eastern Great Tit
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Siskin
Oriental Greenfinch
Hazel Grouse(♂１、♀１）　＊First sighting in this spring.
Brown-headed Thrush

Hazel Grouse（♂♀）

Hazel Grouse　♂

Hazel Grouse　♂

Red-flanked Bluetail（♂）

Bettouga 183

April 23, 2015

＜Bettouga＞
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Goosander
Oriental Turtle Dove
Red-crowned Crane
Latham's Snipe
Black-tailed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Black-eared Kite
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Carrion Crow
Large-billed Crow
Marsh Tit
Coal Tit
Eastern Great Tit
Eurasian Skylark
Brown-eared Bulbul
Japanese Bush Warbler
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Treecreeper
Winter Wren
Japanese Robin
Red-flanked Bluetail
Siberian Stonechat
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
White Wagtail
Oriental Greenfinch
Long-tailed Rose Finch

Red-flanked Bluetail

Red-flanked Bluetail

Latham's Snipe

Latham's Snipe　display flight①

Latham's Snipe　display flight②

Latham's Snipe　display flight③

Eurasian Treecreeper

Siberian Stonechat

Nemuro Citizen's forest 179

April 23, 2015

＜Nemuro Citizen's forest＞
Oriental Turtle Dove
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Carrion Crow
Large-billed Crow
Marsh Tit
Coal Tit
Eastern Great Tit
Eurasian Skylark
Japanese Bush Warbler
Eurasian Nuthatch
Siberian Stonechat
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Brambling
Oriental Greenfinch
Long-tailed Rose Finch

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Marsh Tit

Meiji Park 159

April 19, 2015

<Meiji Park　Bird-watching Meet>　　　By Eagle
From year 2010, we have held bird-wathing meets at  Nemuro Meiji Park twice a month, on 2nd & 3rd Sundays from 8:00am. Any persons can join us. No booking or registration in advance is necessary.
Today's meet was the 144th. one.
9 people got together and 20 different species of spring birds were confirmed.

The list of birds confirmed.
Eurasian Teal(4)
Tufted Duck
Oriental Turtle Dove
Black-tailed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
White-tailed Sea Eagle（４）
Bull-headed Shrike
Carrion Crow
Large-billed Crow
Goldcrest（２＋）
Coal Tit
Eastern Great Tit
Eurasian Skylark
Brown-eared Bulbul
Eurasian Nuthatch
Siberian Stonechat(♂１）　*First sighting in this event. Singing was also confirmed.
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
White Wagtail
Oriental Greenfinch
Long-tailed Rose Finch

ノビタキ　≪Siberian Stonechat≫

ウミネコ（左１）　≪Black-tailed Gull≫
オオセグロカモメ（右４）　≪Slaty-backed Gull≫

参加者の皆様

Hanasaki Port 150

April 18, 2015

<Hanasaki Port>  By Eagle
Temminck's Cormorant
Pelagic  Cormorant　　
Red-necked Grebe
Mallard
Red-necked Grebe
Harlequin Duck
Black Scoter
Long-tailed DuckCommon Goldeneye
White-winged Scotr
Red-breasted Merganser
Slaty-backed Gull
Black-tailed Gull
White-tailed Sea Eagle　（４）
White Wagtail (2)
＊A pair of White Wagtailｓ were attracting each other on the concrete breakwater. I saw a court dancing of White Wagtail for the first time.