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We spent one night in the car near Tomakomai. The car park, next to a busy-ish road, was adjacent to some grassland. There were lots of birds around in the early morning including several Siberian Rubythroat.
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The Tomakomai area must be right on the southern limit of this species range in Japan (they don’t breed near Hakodate).
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This one was singing on an old electrical wire next to a railway line.
You can’t go wrong with Rubythroats….. more photogenic than sparrows, anyway…
Whenever I’ve slept in a car, I’ve spent the next day very tired, so I admire your dedication !
Actually we spent 2 consecutive nights in our small car. Ugh.