Some more birds snapped whilst waiting in vain for the Brown Shrikes to come closer…
Midsummer Trip 2024 #9
Tag: Chestnut-eared Bunting
Golden Week 2024 #28
A common bird near my apartment to finish Golden Week.
My god, the caterpillars are already here.
And a last bit of birdscaping…
Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #8
Another morning in the Mukawa area…and a very close Latham’s Snipe.
I was surprised how common Chestnut-eared Buntings were.
And this is a common species up there too.
Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #7
Back in Mukawa 2 of the common summer buntings were very numerous in the grasslands…
Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #3
Whilst I was waiting for the Brown Shrike to appear in nice light there were several other common species more obliging…
A not so shy one
A normally wary species but this one was not so shy.
Buntings on a windy cape
These 2 bunting species were in the same spot as the Ospreys. Also around were Blue Rock Thrush, Lesser Cuckoo and Rhinoceros Auklet whilst nearer Hakodate some stray wildfowl including a drake Falcated Duck and at Kikonai there was a lone Greater White-fronted Goose.
A couple of cape Buntings
Both these Bunting species are summer visitors to Hokkaido. They occur in many habitats but both can often be found together on local capes and headlands.
These were on a cape on the west coast today. Other stuff around included Osprey, Peregrine, lots of Rhinoceros Auklet offshore, Blue Rock Thrush, Oriental Reed Warbler and 3 species of Cuckoo calling including several Lesser Cuckoo.
North Hokkaido 2019 #3
On the other side of Mombetsu are 2 lakes: Komuke and Shibunotsunai. The former held 5 Japanese Crane and the latter had about 100 Greater Scaup. The narrow strips of land between these 2 lakes and the sea is very good for birding. White-tailed Eagle, Hobby, Japanese Green Pigeon, Eastern Marsh Harrier and many passerine species were present.
The above Chestnut-eared Bunting was there and was the only one seen on the trip: they seem far less numerous than down near Hakodate.
Chestnut-eared Bunting
A Chestnut-eared Bunting from near Oshamanbe this morning. This is a common summer visitor and a frequently seen roadside bird…………….
Other stuff nearby included Oriental and Common Cuckoo, Black-browed Reed and Gray’s Grasshopper Warblers, Latham’s Snipe and Eastern Marsh Harrier.
