Chinese Merganser and Goledn-crowned Sparrow

On my way going back to Sapporo via Tokyo, I had enough time of birding in Kanto (around Tokyo), I tried to seek three stray birds I got information.

At first I went to Sagami river, Kanagawa prefecture for Chinese Merganser which lived in north east Russia and Chinese.

A young male Chinese Marganser was in flock of Common Merganser.
I heard it is difficult to see because it flew away to up or downstream constantly, so I was lucky.
After observation its floating water they flew away to downstream.

Soon I moved to Edo river, Chiba prefecture to see Red-breasted Frycatcher and Goledn-crowned Sparrow.

I could see Red-breasted Frycatcher easily but Goledn-crowned Sparrow didn't appear easily.

Pygmy Woodpecker.

Common Coot.

"no-tail"Long-tailed Tit caught a bug.

I beared until appearing of it. It was seen before my deadline...

26/Jan/2011.

Passage migrants in Teuri1

Many Siberian Ruby-throats were singing around in the island.

On birding, the main contents were flycatchers, 

Spotted FlycatcherGrey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta (I mistake English name),

Siberian Flycatcher,


Blue&White Flycatcher,

Mugimaki Flycatcher which was my precious bird in this birding because of my lifer. "Mugimaki" is from Japanese: it passes Japan region in wheat sowing season, Mugi means wheat and maki means sowing.


Though I couldn't take photo, I saw Narcissus Flycatcher, Gray Flycatcher, Eastern Crowned Willow Warbler, and Pale-legged Willow Warbler.

Around Sapporo birding

I got up too early (before 3 A.M.), I couldn't sleep well. I gave up to sleep and prepare for breakfast.

In this day, I had plan of birding around Sapporo before  noon in stead of birding for Tomakomai-Mukawa.

At first I went to Miyaoka park which was a spot of small bird in spring.
But gate of parking area closed, the time of opening gate at 7 A.M., I got to here at 5 A.M. So I went to harbor of Shinkawa to see shorebirds.

I saw Grey-tailed Tattler, Rufous-necked Sandpiper, Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover, and Kentish Plover, but I didn't take photo of them.

I took photos of  Sand Martin.

Every year, they make their colony around here. Four individuals prepared their new nest at terrace, they were seemed to be advance team.

This nest was under construction.

During costing my time for Sand Martin, the time of opening gate came, I headed to Miyaoka park.
There were many small birds in this park, especially Blue-and-White Flycatcher.

I found about ten individuals of male.

I  confirmed Narcissus Flycatcher, Brown Flycatcher, Eastern Crowned Willow Warbler, and Oriental Cuckoo, but I could take photos of Blue-and-White Flycatcher.


I met two members of Birding club of HU, they wanted to see Siberian blue Robin, one of them saw the day before yesterday around here. But we could not see in this day.

After birding, I invited them to my car because they came here by subway.
And they claimed to go to see Sand Martin and Shore birds, I went to harbor of Shinkawa again.