Yamanako
Some bird observations by Fer-Jan de Vries
Yamanakako in the prefecture Yamanashi is one
of the five lakes at the foot of mount Fuji. It is roughly 10 km long
and at most 500 m wide on the north east-side of the old vulcano. It
is a kind of holidays resort in easy reach from Tokyo. But in the end
of March it is still quiet, especially the east end of the lake. You
can get there by highway bus from Shinjuku-sation, as described in the
Lonely Planet. I stayed there as guest of the pleasant seminar of SCORE.
Visit: 26th-28th March 1996. Spring had not really started yet. The last two days were pleasantly warm.
Great crested grebe
Podiceps cristatus
Kanmuri-kaitsuburi
25.
Mute swan
Cygnus olor
Kobu-hakuchou:
5.
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Ma-gamo:
More than 40.
Spot-billed duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Karu-gamo:
10.
Falcated teal
Anas falcata
Yoshi-gamo:
15.
Gadwall
Anas strepera
Okayoshi-gamo
15.
Eurasian wigeon
Anas penelope
Hidori-gamo:
More than 200.
Pochard
Aythya ferina
Hoshi-hajiro:
More than 300
Tufted duck
Aythya fuligula
Kinkuro hajiro:
5.
Smew
Mergus albellus
Miko-aisa:
15.
Common merganser
Mergus Merganser
Kawa-aisa:
3.
Coot
Fulica atra
Ou-ban:
120.
Black kite
Milvus migrans
Tobi:
25.
Barn swallow
Hirundo rustica
Tsubame:
1. March 28: my first of the season!
Great tit
Parus major
Shiji-kara:
Several around building of Tsukuba Daigaku.
Oriental greenfinch
Carduelis sinica
Kawara-hiwa:
Several around building of Tsukuba Daigaku.
Last modified: May 13, 1996.
Fer-Jan de Vries, ferjan@harl.hitachi.co.jp