March produced two unexpected rarities (at least I think they were rarities ..); an Oriental White Stork (Konotori) on March 15, and a Hoopoe (Yatsugashira) on the 28th. We observed 77 species on March 28.
-Arctic Loon Gavia arctica Ohamu -Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica Shiroeri-ohamu -Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Abi Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Kanmuri-kaitsuburi Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Akaeri-kaitsuburi Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Mimi-kaitsuburi Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Hajiro-kaitsuburi Little Grebe Podiceps ruficollis Kaitsuburi Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kawa-u Temminck's Cormorant P. filamentosus Umi-u Pelagic Cormorant P. pelagicus Hime-u Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kobu-hakucho +Whooper Swan C. cygnus O-hakucho Bewick's Swan C. columbianus Ko-hakucho -Brant Branta bernicla (nigrescens) Koku-gan !Gr. White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Ma-gan +Bean Goose Anser fabalis Hishikui +Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Ma-gamo +Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Karu-gamo Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Hashibiro-gamo +Common Teal Anas crecca Ko-gamo -Garganey Anas querquedula Shimaaji Falcated Duck Anas falcata Yoshi-gamo Gadwall Anas strepera Okayoshi-gamo +Northern Pintail Anas acuta Onaga-gamo +Eurasion Wigeon Anas penelope Hidori-gamo +Common Pochard Aythya ferina Hoshi-hajiro +Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Hojiro-gamo +Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kinkuro-hajiro +Greater Scaup Aythya marila Suzu-gamo Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Shinori-gamo +Smew Mergus albellus Miko-aisa Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Umi-aisa Common Merganser Mergus merganser Kawa-aisa -Common Murre (Guillemot) Uria aalge Umigarasu -Thick-billed Murre (Brunnich's G)Uria lomvia Hashibuto-umigarasu Spectacled Guillemot Cepphus carbo Keima-furi Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Umisuzume +Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata Utou +Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus O-seguro-kamome Herring Gull Larus argentatus vegae Seguro-kamome Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris Umineko Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Washi-kamome Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Shiro-kamome !Common Gull Larus canus Kamome +C. Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Yuri-kamome -Black-legged Kittewake Larus tridactylus Mitsuyubi-kamome Great Egret Egretta alba Dai-sagi Gray Heron Ardea cinerea Ao-sagi -Oriental White Stork Ciconia ciconia(?) Konotori +European Coot Fulica atra O-ban -Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Ko-chidori -Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Shiro-chidori -Dunlin Calidris alpina Hama-shigi Sanderling Crocethia alba Miyubi-shigi Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Tsuru-shigi -Common Redshank Tringa totanus Akaashi-shigi White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilia Ojiro-washi Steller's Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus O-washi +Black Kite Milvus migrans Tobi Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Nosuri -Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Haiiro-chuhi -Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis O-taka -European Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Hai-taka -Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Haya-busa -Merlin Falco columbarius Ko-chogenbo -Com. (Green) Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kiji Rufous Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Kiji-bato -Hoopoe Upupa epops Yatsugashira Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus major Aka-gera Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos kizuki Ko-gera Skylark Alauda arvensis Hibari -Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Ki-sekirei +Black-backed Wagtail Motacilla lugens Haku-sekirei -Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis Seguro-sekirei Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis Hiyodori -Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus Mozu -Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Misosazai -Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus Jo-bitaki -Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Isohiyodori Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni Tsugumi Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kikuitadaki Willow Tit Parus montanus Ko-gara Coal Tit Parus ater Hi-gara Great Tit Parus major Shiju-kara -Varied Tit Parus varius Yama-gara Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Enaga Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides Hojiro Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Kashira-daka Japanese Reed Bunting Emberize yessoensis Ko-jurin +Reed Bunting Emberiza schoenicius O-jurin Oriental Greenfinch Carduelis sinica Kawara-hiwa -Siskin Carduelis spinus Ma-hiwa Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Atori -Long-tailed Rose Finch Uragus sibiricus Beni-mashiko Hawfinch Coocothraustes coccothraustes Shime +Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Suzume +Gray Starling Sturnus cineraceus Mukudori Jay Garrulus glandarius Kakesu Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana Onaga Carrion Crow Corvus corone Hashiboso-gara +Jungle Crow Corvus macrorhynchos Hashibuto-garasu Mike Aomori-ken March 31, 1998