Daurian Redstart
After April 2008
Last Updated March 8, 2009 (since November 24, 2000)
Daurian Redstart
This page presents you most updated field note of my birding in Japan.
| February 22-25, 2009 Kyushu | ||||
| February 22: Imazu - Madaribuchi Dam - Aburayama February 23: Izumi February 24: Izumi - Sogi Waterfall - TadamotoPark - Miike - Kobayashi - Aya - Hyuga February 25: Hyuga - Hitotsuse River |
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| February 22 | February 23 | February 24 | February 25 | |
| Great Crested Grebe | ○ | |||
| Little Grebe | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Great Cormorant | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Bewick's Swan | 1 | |||
| Bean Goose | 2 | |||
| Shelduck | ○ | ○ | ||
| Mallard | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Spot-billed Duck | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Shoveler | ○ | ○ | ||
| Teal | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Mandarin Duck | ○ | |||
| Gadwall | 4 | |||
| Falcated Duck | ○ | |||
| Pintail | 3 | ○ | ||
| Wigeon | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Pochard | ○ | |||
| Tufted Duck | ○ | |||
| Red-breasted Merganser | 3 | |||
| Common Merganser | 1 female | |||
| Japanese Murrelet | 2 | |||
| Slaty-backed Gull | ○ | |||
| Herring Gull | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Black-tailed Gull | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Mew Gull | ○ | ○ | ||
| Saunder's Gull | ○ | |||
| CommonBlack-headed Gull | ○ | |||
| Black-crowed Night-Heron | ○ | |||
| Cattle Egret | ○ | |||
| Little Egret | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Great Egret | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Grey Heron | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Black-faced Spoonbill | ○ | ○ | ||
| Common Crane | 3 | |||
| Hooded Crane | ○ | |||
| White-naped Crane | ○ | |||
| Sandhill Crane | 1 imm. | |||
| Siberian White Crane | 1 imm, 1 ad | |||
| Coot | ○ | ○ | ||
| Moorhen | ○ | |||
| Northern Lapwing | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Dunlin | ○ | ○ | ||
| Common Sandpiper | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Eurasian Curlew | 1 | |||
| Common Snipe | 3 | |||
| Black-winged Stilt | 1 imm | |||
| Osprey | 1 | ○ | ○ | |
| Black Kite | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| European Sparrowhawk | 1 | |||
| Peregine Falcon | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hobby | 1 | |||
| Kestrel | 1 | 1 | ○ | ○ |
| Chinese Bamboo Partridge | call | |||
| Green Pheasant | 1male, 2female | |||
| Copper Pheasant (subspecies iijimae) | 1 male | |||
| Oriental Turtle Dove | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| White-bellied Green Pigeon | 1 | |||
| Crested Kingfisher | 1 | |||
| Common Kingfisher | 1 | ○ | ○ | |
| Japanese Woodpecker | call | 2 | ||
| Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker | ○ | call | ○ | ○ |
| (Japanese) Skylark | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Barn Swallow | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| House Martin | ○ | ○ | ||
| Grey Wagtail | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| White (Black-backed) Wagtail | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Japanese Wagtail | ○ | |||
| Olive-backed Pipit | ○ | |||
| Buff-bellied Pipit | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Bull-headed Shrike | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Ashy (Ryukyu) Minivet | ○ | |||
| Brown Dipper | ○ | ○ | ||
| Brown-eared Bulbul | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Bluethroat | 1 female | |||
| Daurian Redstart | 3 | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Blue Rock Thrush | 1 male | |||
| Pale Thrush | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Dusky Thrush | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Japanese Bush Warbler | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Goldcrest | ○ | |||
| Great Tit | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Varied Tit | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Long-tailed Tit | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Nuthatch | ○ | |||
| Japanese White-eye | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Meadow Bunting | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Chestnut-eared Bunting | 2 | ○ | ||
| Yellow-throated Bunting | 4 | ○ | ○ | |
| Black-faced Bunting | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Grey Bunting | 8 | |||
| Common Reed Bunting | ○ | ○ | ||
| Oriental Greenfinch | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Brambling | ○ | ○ | ||
| Japanese Grosbeak | ○ | ○ | ||
| Howfinch | ○ | |||
| Tree Sparrow | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Grey Starling | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Magpie | 1 (on highway) | |||
| Rook | ○ | ○ | ||
| Carrion Crow | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Large-billed Crow | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Since low pressure stayed during the week, weather was either cloudy or
rainy. However, birding result was generally fruitful. We were lucky to
see a flock of Grey Bunting in Aburayama on February 22, a male Copper
Pheasant in Miyazaki and a pair of Japanese Murrelet near Hyuga. Highlights
of the trip may be Copper Pheasant and Japanese Murrelets. Although the
pheasant was only briefly seen, it was really exciting to see the rare
subspecies iijimae first time (regarded as near threatened in the Red Data
Book). Other notable records were two Siberian White Cranes (adult and
immature) and Bluethroat. The two cranes sometimes battled with White-naped
Cranes in the feeding ground. The Bluethroat was found along the river
bank in Imazu. As I did not hear the news for the latter one, it was surprising
to see it. |
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| Date/Time | April 20, 2008 |
| Site Name | Maioka Park, Yokohama |
| Weather | cloudy |
| Species Observed | 1. Tufted Duck female 1 2. Chinese Bamboo Partridge 3. Oriental Tutle Dove 4. Japanese Green Woodpecker 1 (call) 5. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (call) 6. Brown-eared Bulbul 7. Dusky Thrush (call) 8. Brown-headed Thrush 9. Japanese Bush-Warbler 10. Eastern Crowned Warbler 1 (song) 11. Varied Tit (call) 12. Great Tit 13. Japanese White-eye 14. Siberian Meadow Bunting 15. Black-faced Bunting 16. Howfinch 17. Tree Sparrow 18. Grey Starling 19. Large-billed Crow |
| Comments | May be due to strong wind, there was little call of birds despite the peak migratory season. A first arrival of Eastern Crowned Warbler and a fairly large number of Brown-headed Thrush only reminded me spring. A female Tufted Duck has been still there. |
| Date/Time | April 12, 2008 |
| Site Name | Maioka Park, Yokohama |
| Weather | cloudy |
| Species Observed | 1. Spot-billed Duck 4 2.Tufted Duck female 1 3. Little Egret 1 4. Chinese Bamboo Partridge 5. Water Rail 1 6. Oriental Turtle-Dove 7. Common Kingfisher 8. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker 9. Brown-eared Bulbul 10. Dusky Thrush 11. Pale Thrush (call) 12. Japanese Bush Warbler 13. Great Tit 14. Varied Tit 15. Black-faced Bunting 16. Rustic Bunting ? (call) 17. Howfinch 18. Tree Sparrow 19. Grey Starling 20. Large-billed Crow |
| Comments | Although there was no sign of summer migrants, I was very happy to see a Water Rail with a good view. Black-faced Bunting and Japanese Bush-Warbler sing very vocally. |
| Spring Migration | Autumn Migration |
| Winter Migrants in Japan | Southern Japan |
| Ibaraki-Benten's Birds | Birding in Shinshu |
| Shorebirds in Japan | Birding in Japan |
| Birding Guide in Japan | Field Note in Japan |