Yagishiri

I went to Yagishiri and Teuri island to see birds migration.

Unfortunately, migration was later than usual, not many birds were observed.

Generally, I went to only Teuri island, changing of pace, I was forward to Yagishiri island before arriving Teuri in one day, the ferry was twice in a day.

Slaty-backed Gull.

Red-flanked Bluetail was only migration bird taken photos in Yagishiri island.....

Hole out site of Spotted Seal...

Corydalis ambigua

Yagishiri island, Hokkaido. 4th/May/2011.

Desert Wheatear

A young Desert Wheatear comes to Chiba prefecture.

I went my parents house via Kanto, then I went there.

It was very tamed to human, so I could take photo of it at very short range.

 Flying.

Chiba. 23/Jan/2011.

Onece more Sarobetu

Last Sunday, my friend said that wanted to see Red-necked Grebe's chick, I went to Sarobetu again with him.

At first, we were forward to Toyotomi to see Yellow-breasted Bunting etc., but we couldn't see the Bunting.

Chicks of Stonechat.

Tree Sparrow.

Barn Swallow.
Japanese subspecies of swallow has white belly, it seemed to be a Eurasian subspecies.

We moved to Horonobe for our main target.

Though there were over 20 birders to see the Grebes, we could see at short range.

According to a person stood by here before our arrival, a chick hatched in this morning.
We were lucky.

The grass impeded us to see chick, we could see chick on parent's (mother?) back, and observed feeding from father (?) to chick.

Reed Bunting.

Grey-headed Bunting breeding

A pair of Grey-head Bunting breed in Ishikari.

Male claimed their territory.

Female carried worms for their chicks.

Stonechat.

All photos in Ishikari. 20/Jun/2010.

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.

Red fox and more in Tomakomai

I found a Red Fox.

It was during hair changing.

Stone Chat was During grooming.

Black Kite and Carrion Crow.

All photos in Tomakomai, Hokkaido. 15/May/2010.