A very quiet week…a few common birds only around town; just 1 Common Crossbill, Japanese Bush Warbler, Masked Bunting, Asian House Martin, Bull-headed Shrike and a few Coal Tits.
In Yakumo today there were a few waders; Kentish Plover, Common Snipe, Pacific Golden Plover and this lone Red-necked Stint being the most noteworthy.
Also around were the Greater White-fronted Geese flock, various common ducks, lots of Stonechat and my first Chestnut-cheeked Starling of the year.
Maybe the last of 2023 from Yakumo this afternoon…
Even if there are no other waders around there will be these guys…
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f11 on a dark Monday…
Think that one must have over-summered locally…
Lots of common waders around at the weekend…
Wow that was a hot one. And it looks set to continue into September.
Yesterday was bearable in Yakumo; a bit of a cool breeze and under 30 at least. Lots of waders around including Great Knot and Long-toed Stint but not much posong for photos.
2 Common Terns flew past at Yakumo. I don’t see many terns in Hokkaido so this was a nice surprise.
Every beach seems to have some in this season…
Not much birding done recently but there were a couple of Red-necked Stints on one of the local beaches yesterday…
Hakodate had its hottest every day last week but amazingly we had another cool Monday (the high temps will return later this week…again).
The above Kestrel at Yakumo was a nice find; not a bird I often see in Hokkaido.
The storms were pushing the waves right up the beaches so it was tricky to find waders; only 3 species around today. And terrible conditions once again for photos.
Wow it’s been a hot humid summer this year. I’ve hardly left the house in the last 5 or so weeks…
But today the temperature dipped below 30 for the first time in what seems like ages and it was even breezy with low clouds. The waders had returned to the beaches anyway.
Hot temps will return tomorrow or the day after according to the forecast.
I might even get a get a good night’s sleep in this lull.
Also around were Red-necked Stint, Whimbrel and Kentish Plover as well as Eastern Marsh Harrier and lots of Great Egret.
We stopped at Yakumo on the way back from our trip…
An Osprey was fishing just offshore.
Not great conditions for BIfs.
