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We did the Ochiishi boat trip. It was pretty foggy but we saw plenty of birds. This Brunnich’s Guillemot posed nicely close to the boat.
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The commonest alcids were Rhinoceros Auklets and Spectacled Guillemots and we also saw Ancient Murrelet, Northern Fulmar, Red-necked Pharalope and Sooty (or Short-tailed?) Shearwater.
I was hoping to get a shot of a Tufted Puffin. I’d seen one on this trip before but couldn’t get a photo. We didn’t see any this time but we did manage to see this Horned Puffin. Crappest of crappy pics but a lifer…
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Glad you had an exciting trip to North Hokkaido – somewhere I want to get to one day. Brunnich’s was a new lifer for me in Norfolk last year blown in by storms but sadly succumbed later in the day. Horned Puffin a special bird along with the Red-faced Cormorant. Any good Butterflies and Dragonflies up there?! Swallowtails in flight around Hakodate I hear…
Didn’t really notice butterflies although I’m sure some were around.
Hope you can make it to Hokkaido again, not looking possible in 2022 sadly.