Lots of wildfowl passing through. These 2 Gadwall were at Yakumo.
At Onuma there were 000’s of Pintail and Bewick’s Swan as well as Taiga Bean Goose, Falcated Duck and Baikal Teal. But nothing close enough for a photo. Except this Redpoll…
Still a few redpolls around…
And this horribly backlit Black-necked Grebe was starting to turn…
There was a flock of 30 or so Common Redpoll near my place this morning…
There were also 3 Long-tailed Rosefinch, 6 Brambling and this male Daurian Redstart.
A quiet Sunday afternoon in Onuma: Whooper Swans, White-tailed Eagle, Bean Geese, Black Woodpecker and Common Redpoll were the most noteworthy birds.
The crossbills didn’t come down to play today but there were other birds around…
Some last shots of the tame redpoll a few days ago…
More redpolls poking around…
A great winter for these 2 species…
Much more discreet than the crossbills…
I know, way too many photos of some species recently. But when invasions occur…
This was a very tame Redpoll feeding at the side of a quiet road in town.
On Sunday I walked much further than usual and discovered another spot for redpolls and crossbills…
Winter 2023/4 has been unbelievable for these 2 species. Not a sniff of either species the previous 18 months.
After a mild few days there was a dumping of snow last night…
Still quite a lot of interesting birds in town. Not everything was as tame as the above Dusky Thrush though.
