Golden Week 2022 #22 May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in HokutoRed-flanked BluetailThe Bluetail posed nicely as the sun got higher in the sky this morning…Red-flanked BluetailRed-flanked Bluetail
Golden Week 2022 #18 May 3, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in HokutoRed-flanked BluetailThe female Red-flanked Bluetail was in the same spot: it has been there for several days.Red-flanked BluetailRed-flanked Bluetail
Golden Week 2022 #14 May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in HokutoRed-flanked BluetailA male would have been nicer…Red-flanked BluetailRed-flanked Bluetail
Golden Week 2022 #10 May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in HokutoEurasian SiskinLots of small birds in the park this morning…Eurasian SiskinOriental GreenfinchRed-flanked Bluetail
Golden Week 2022 #6 May 1, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in Oshamambe, ShorebirdsDusky ThrushSome common birds at this time of year posing for the camera…Red-flanked BluetailLittle Ringed Plover
Summer arrivals April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in Hokuto, Shorebirds, YakumoRed-flanked BluetailSummer stuff is arriving all the time: Stejneger’s Stonechat, Chestnut-cheeked Starling, Common Reed Bunting etc etc. The above Red-flanked Bluetail was in Yakumo yesterday and this Little Ringed Plover was near Hakodate today.Little Ringed Plover
Golden Week 2021 #1 April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 by Stuart Price, posted in HokutoRed-flanked BluetailA few common species in a park just outside town kicked off Golden Week………….Eurasian SiskinIt was an overcast grey day, not great for photos.Eurasian Nuthatch