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Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #14

June 30, 2023 by Stuart Price, posted in Shikotsuko
Long-tailed Tit

You have to admit they’re cute…

Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
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Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #13

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 by Stuart Price, posted in Shikotsuko
Japanese White-eye

Another common but cute bird…

Japanese White-eye
Japanese White-eye
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Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #12

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 by Stuart Price, posted in Shikotsuko, Woodpeckers
Eastern Crowned Warbler

Some other of the pool birds…

Great Spotted Woodpecker
Narcissus Flycatcher
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Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #11

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 by Stuart Price, posted in Shikotsuko
Long-tailed Tit

A family of Long-tailed Tits visited the pool…

The one above is an adult but the rest are juveniles.

Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
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Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #10

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 by Stuart Price, posted in Shikotsuko
Grey Bunting

We visited the forest pool in Chitose for a couple of hours…

Grey Bunting

A shy species, these are all females…

Grey Bunting
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An early spring trip #9

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 by Stuart Price, posted in Shikotsuko
Eastern Crowned Warbler

Not many summer visitors around but there were quite a few of these…

Eastern Crowned Warbler
Eastern Crowned Warbler
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An early spring trip #8

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 by Stuart Price, posted in Shikotsuko
Japanese White-eye
Japanese White-eye

Noe called Warbling White-eye actually…

Japanese White-eye
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An early spring trip #7

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 by Stuart Price, posted in Shikotsuko
Brown-headed Thrush

Our campsite had quite a few birds. The Oriental Turtle Dove below was in front of our tent one morning.

Oriental Turtle Dove

There was also a noisy Brown Hawk Owl calling at night.

Plus various common woodland stuff…

Blue-and-white Flycatcher
Brown-headed Thrush
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An early spring trip #6

May 11, 2023 by Stuart Price, posted in Shikotsuko
Grey Bunting

The most interesting species at the pool was this male Grey Bunting…

Grey Bunting
Grey Bunting
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An early spring trip #5

May 11, 2023 by Stuart Price, posted in Shikotsuko
Oriental Greenfinch

A very common bird in Japan but it was a pool ‘tick’ for me. A male and a female…

Oriental Greenfinch
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An early spring trip #4

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 by Stuart Price, posted in Shikotsuko
Asian Stubtail

About a dozen species were on view…

Coal Tit
Japanese Bush Warbler
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An early spring trip #3

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 by Stuart Price, posted in Shikotsuko
Japanese Thrush

One specialty of the pool is Japanese Thrush. This first summer male and female both put in an appearance…

Japanese Thrush
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