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That’s that then, spring migration is pretty much over…
Very quiet today and the last few days. The above Latham’s Snipe was roadside just out of town.
That’s that then, spring migration is pretty much over…
Very quiet today and the last few days. The above Latham’s Snipe was roadside just out of town.
Heavy crop but the first scarce bird of the spring. Eurasian or Common Starling.
Never seen one of these in summer plumage in Hokkaido before (and I’ve only seen half a dozen of them here anyway).
Wonder if this species will start breeding in Hokkaido?
An annual visitor to SW Hokkaido in spring and always appreciated…
I went back early in the morning to check if the waders from the other day were still in the ricefields…
The 2 stilts were still there.
A few waders around; the above tattler on the coast and Wood Sandpiper, Pacific Golden Plover and Black-winged Stilt in the only irrigated part of the ricefields. Shame they were too far off…
A common bird near my apartment to finish Golden Week.
My god, the caterpillars are already here.
And a last bit of birdscaping…
Dreadful day for photos in the park this morning. Quite a few interesting birds; Green Sandpiper, Eyebrowed Thrush, Common Crossbill, Oriental Cuckoo plus all the usual stuff.
This Wryneck played hide and seek with me. It won.
More birdscaping…
A lot of time spent outside today but not many birds about. West of town there were Wood Sandpiper and plenty of Ospreys, just outside town there were Northern Shoveler, a few Grey-tailed Tattler and the above Little Ringed Plover and near my apartment there was a Sakhalin Leaf Warbler. Slim pickings as the spring holiday nears its end…
The last few photos from this morning…
A female…
Plenty of Narcs in the park now…