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.
In addition to these 3 common species I also saw Bull-headed Shrike, Meadow Bunting and Barn Swallow nearby…
Some common birds from this morning…
The first day of spring 2024 but the birds near my apartment this morning hadn’t changed much although there seem to be far fewer of them…
Looking for cones entangled in the grass…
Still some Coal Tits around too…
There were also Eastern Great Tit, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Dusky Thrush.
I took the 400 f5/6L this morning hoping to get better crossbill shots (as they were so tame yesterday) but the crossbills didn’t pose for any photos…
Not only crossbills are associated with pinecones in my mind…
From the big park near my place this afternoon…
Some common birds from the 2 tiny parks in my neighbourhood the last 2 days…
Like I said, no crossbill or redpoll pics but there were plenty of other small birds around.
Crossbills aren’t the only birds on the pine trees…
3 species of heron about near my apartment including 8 Great Egret.
Also around were Dusky Thrush, Daurian Redstart, Nuthatch, 3 species of tit, Long-tailed Rosefinch, the injured Whooper Swan and 5 species of duck including 4 Goosander.
