Judging by the behaviour of various Stonechat pairs at Yakumo the young must be just about ready to hatch………..
This is an abundant summer visitor and is everywhere in grassland/farmland areas……….
About to hatch
Tag: Stejneger's Stonechat
It’s over
Well the spring migration season is over. Just common bird around now.
The common bird are still reasonably interesting: Wryneck, Oriental Honey Buzzard, various brownish warblers………..
And lots of Stonechats of course.
North Hokkaido 2019 #11
These are 2 common species which were both present on the Ohotsku grasslands although in slightly smaller numbers than down near Hakodate.
East Hokkaido 2019 #3
Some other commn birds from Kiritappu. Common Reed Buntings were singing all over the place and up above Pacific Swifts were hawking……….
Offshore were Specatcled Guiilemot and Rhinoceros Auklet, several White-tailed Eagles were in the area and the usual common Hokkaido summer birds like Siberian Stonechat were present.
Latham’s Snipe were displaying above our campsite and at night you could hear the strange calls of Laech’s Petrels coming ashore……………
One closer to home
A Siberian Stonechat in Hakodate a couple of days ago. On the same patch of waste ground there were also Chestnut-eared and Common Reed Bunting as well as Rhinoceros Auklet offsore.
The commonest?
Siberian Stonechats (sometimes split as Stenjeger’s Stonechat) are one of the commonest summer visitors and on the grasslands they are abundant at this time of year.
The young have just left the nest and the adults tanely sit atop bushes and reeds watching over them. Very easy to photograph………..
Blue Rock Thrush
A male Blue Rock Thrush to the west of town yesterday. Summer is starting and just the breeders remain now. Other noteworthy species around included Kentish Plover and a few Rhinoceros Auklet close inshore chasing the sardines. Not quite close enough for any decent photos although one did pop very briefly nearby the port.
Otherwise just the regular summer stuff around: Reed and Chestnut-eared Buntings, Oriental Reed Warblers and lots of Siberian Stonechats.
