An April Morning in Douhou-koen
Douhou-koen in
Tsukuba in Ibaraki April 18, 1999: 6-9 am.
Below a report of a
brief sunday morning visit to Douhou-koen with Miyabe-san and two
collegae of him. It was their first birding experience. I realized how
difficult it is to let newcomers to birdwatching actually see the
birds. Douhou-koen is both a good and a difficult place to start birdwatching. A good place, because most of the birds there seem to accept the close presence of human beings; and a difficult place because the vegetation allows many birds to remain partially or completely hidden. I hope they could enjoy it, despite the early hour:-)
Participants: Kimoto Kenji, Kouma
Takashi, Miyabe Keisuke Miyabe and Fer-Jan de Vries.
Weather: Dry, mild, overcast.
Observed species
-
Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
[Karu-gamo]
-
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca crecca
[Ko-gamo]
-
Common Gallinule
Gallinula chloropus
[Ban]
- Bamboo Partridge
Bambusicola thoracica [Kojukei]
-
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
[Kiji]
-
Rufous Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
[Kiji-bato]
-
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Dendrocopos kizuki
[Ko-gera]
-
Japanese Skylark
Alauda japonica
[Hibari]
-
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
[Tsubame]
-
Japanese Wagtail
Motacilla grandis
[Seguro-sekirei]
-
Indian Tree Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
[Binzui]
-
Brown-eared Bulbul
Hypsipetes amaurotis
[Hiyodori]
-
Brown Thrush
Turdus chrysolaus
[Akahara]
-
Pale Thrush
Turdus pallidus
[Shirohara]
-
Dusky Thrush
Turdus naumanni
[Tsugumi]
-
Bush Warbler
Cettia diphone
[Uguisu]
-
Great Tit
Parus major
[Shijuu-kara]
-
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus
[Enaga]
-
Japanese White-eye
Zosterops japonica
[Mejiro]
-
Siberian Meadow Bunting
Emberiza cioides
[Hoojiro]
-
Black-faced Bunting
Emberiza spodocephala
[Aoji]
-
Oriental Greenfinch
Carduelis sinica
[Kawarahiwa]
-
Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
[Suzume]
-
Gray Starling
Sturnus cineraceus
[Mukudori]
-
Azure-winged Magpie
Cyanopica cyana
[Onaga]
-
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
[Hashiboso-garasu]
-
Jungle Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
[Hashibuto-garasu]
Birds in Japan and Asia
Last modified: April 18, 1999.