The lone Great Egret was on the river yesterday. No only was it the only Egret, there were hardly any other birds around as has been the case all year in town. Just a single Winter Wren and a couple of Dusky Thrush and the usual sparrows, crows, spotbills and bulbuls.
Thank you again for inspiring us to visit your area of Hokkaido which we will do in November. Could you recommend a couple hotels in/around Hakodate?
La Vista in Hakodate is supposed to be good or you could try the Prince Hotel in Onuma………….or if you want to go really upmarket try Nagisatei in Yunokawa or Epuy in Onuma. If you want to save money Route Inn/Hotel Grandia/Tokyu Inn are all cheap but OK.