There were 3 or 4 singing Common Reed Buntings at Omusaro. This is a species we get down near Hakodate and of course is also common back in the UK. They do seem especially tame in north Hokkaido though…………
North Hokkaido 2019 #4
Tag: Common Reed Bunting
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……………
Golden Week 2019 #5
A male Common Reed Bunting in Yakumo at the end of Golden Week a couple of days ago. This is a common summer visitor to suitable habitats in south Hokkaido,