Another common summer bird…
I tried a few BIFs but without much success…
Midsummer Trip 2024 #3
Tag: Chestnut-cheeked Starling
A quiet midsummer
A very quiet last 2 or 3 weeks; illness, laziness and other things got in the way. These Chestnut-cheeked Starlings were near my apartment a week or 2 ago…
End of May dirt birds…
Just a few common species around town now…
Changing of the guard
The same park that had the crossbills until just a few weeks ago now has these starlings…
I did see 2 crossbills a couple of days ago but nearly all have departed.
House-hunting
The tiny park near my place has several Chestnut-cheeked Starling pairs checking potential nestholes…
Golden Week 2024 #24
In the shade…
Golden Week 2024 #22
A familiar local sight at this time of year…
Golden Week 2024 # 2
I got up early to check the tiny local park near my place but not much about. Eurasian Siskin was the most noteworthy. The starlings posed nicely. As you can see, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
Spring break upon us
I have a few days off coming up…
Lots of this species around now. These photos are from near my apartment this morning.
I also saw Blue-and-white Flycatcher and Eastern Crowned Warbler, a few Common Crossbill, lots of Coal Tit…
A walk along the river
I was surprised to see a pair of Hawfinch taking a bath in the river near my apartment…don’t really see this species much in summer.
There were other birds bathing too:
And using the river’s other facilities..
Other stuff around included lone singing Japanese Bush Warblers and Oriental Reed Warblers (both probably just passing through), Bull-headed Shrike, Asian House Martin and Masked Buntings.
Plus the usual…
Starlings in the gloom
A grey overcast day…
Several Japanese Bush Warbler and a couple of Masked Buntings were singing on the riverside near my apartment. The only passage migrant was a lone Asian Brown Flycatcher.
The Chestnut-cheeked Starlings add a bit of east Asian exotica though.
A grey Sunday afternoon in the neighbourhood
Some archetypal small brown birds passing through town…
And our local summer starlings…
