Hello Kantorians,
A little late, but here's our birdlist from our Tobishima trip. The
designation (x:y+zH) means noted on x number of days, with a cumulative
total
of y individuals seen, plus an additional z individuals heard.
Tobishima May 1-6, 1999
Arctic Loon (2:20) Ohamu Gavia arctica
Streaked Shearwater (2:25) O-Mizunagidori Calonectris leucomelas
Temminck's Cormorant (6:50) Umi-u Phalacrocorax filamentosus
Pelagic Cormorant (2:3) Hime-u Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Black-cr. Night Heron (2:5) Goi-sagi Nycticorax nycticorax
Mallard (1:2) Ma-gamo Anas platyrhynchos
Spot-billed Duck (3:3) Karu-gamo Anas poecilorhyncha
Black Kite (6:50) Tobi Milvus migrans
Peregrine Falcon (6:4) Hayabusa Falco peregrinus
Slaty-backed Gull (3:5) O-seguro-kamome Larus schistisagus
Black-tailed Gull (6:500) Umineko Larus crassirostris
Ancient Murrelet (2:25) Umisuzume Synthliboramphus antiquus
Rhinoceros Auklet (2:6) Utou Cerorhinca monocerata
Japanese Wood Pigeon (3:1-2) Karasu-bato Columba janthina
Rufous Turtle Dove (6:10) Kiji-bato Streptopelia orientalis
Oriental Cuckoo (5:5) Tsutsudori Cuculus saturatus
Brown Hawk Owl (3:5) Aoba-zuku Ninox scutulata
Pacific Swift (5:100) Amatsubame Apus pacificus
Great Spotted Woodpecker (1:1H) Aka-gera Dendrocopus major
Barn Swallow (5:10) Tsubame Hirundo rustica
Red-rumped Swallow (1:1) Koshi-aka-tsubame Hirundo daurica
Asiatic House Martin (1:1) Iwa-tsubame Delichon ??
Gray Wagtail (2:3) Ki-sekirei Motacilla cinerea
Black-backed Wagtail (4:8) Haku-sekirei Motacilla lugens
Olive Tree Pipit (6:20) Binzui Anthus hodgsoni
Water Pipit (1:1H) Tahibari Anthus spinoletta
Ashy Minivet (3:5) Sansho-kui Pericrocotus divaricatus tegimae
Brown-eared Bulbul (6:200) Hiyodori Hypsipetes amaurotis
Bull-headed Shrike (1:1) Mozu Lanius bucephalus
Brown Shrike (1:1) Aka-mozu Lanius cristatus
Waxwing, sp. (2:5) ?-renjaku Bombycilla, sp.
Wren (1:1) Misosazai Troglodytes troglodytes
Japanese Robin (6:8+8H) Komadori Erithacus akahige
Siberian Rubythroat (4:2+4H) Nogoma Erithacus calliope
Siberian Blue Robin (4:4+3H) Ko-ruri Erithacus cyane
Red-flanked Bluetail (6:12) Ruri-bitaki Tarsiger cyanurus
Daurian Redstart (1:1) Jo-bitaki Phoenicurus auroreus
Stonechat (2:4) No-bitaki Saxicola torquata
Blue Rock Thrush (6:4) Isohiyodori Monticola solitarius
Siberian Ground Thrush (1:2) Mamijiro Z. sibiricus
White's Ground Thrush (4:3+1H) Tora-tsugumi Z. dauma
Gray Thrush (6:12) Kuro-tsugumi Turdus cardis
Brown Thrush (6:200) Akahara Turdus chrysolaus
Pale thrush (6:20) Shirohara Turdus pallidus
Dusky Thrush (6:200) Tsugumi Turdus naumanni
Short-tailed Bush Warbler (6:25+25H) Yabusame Cettia squameiceps
Bush Warbler (6:20+20H) Uguisu Cettia diphone
Arctic Warbler (1:1) Meboso-mishikui Phylloscopus borealis
Sakhalin Leaf Warbler (6:20+10H) Ezo-mushikui Phylloscopus tenellipes
Eastern Crowned Warbler (5:15) Sendai-mushikui Phylloscopus occipitalis
Narcissus Flycatcher (5:10) Ki-bitaki Ficedula narcissina
Blue-and-White Flycatcher (6:25) O-ruri Cyanoptela cyanomelana
Gray-spotted Flycatcher (2:1-2) Ezo-bitaki Muscicapa griseisticta
Asian Brown Flycatcher (3:3) Ko-same-bitaki Muscicapa latirostris
Great Tit (6:30) Shiju-kara Parus major
Japanese White-Eye (6:100) Mejiro Zosterops japonica
Meadow Bunting (6:40) Hojiro Emberiza cioides
Gray-headed Bunting (3:6) Hoaka Emberiza fucata
Rustic Bunting (5:100) Kashiradaka Emberiza rustica
Black-faced Bunting (6:300) Aoji Emberiza spodocephala
Gray Bunting (4:20) Kuroji Emberiza variabilis
Brambling (5:20) Atori Fringilla montifringilla
Oriental Greenfinch (6:50) Kawara-hira Carduelis sinica
Siskin (3:5+10H) Ma-hiwa Carduelis spinus
Red Crossbill (2:1+1H) Isuka Loxia curvirostra
Long-tailed Rose Finch (3:1+3H) Beni-mashiko Uragus sibiricus
Bullfinch (4:6+8H) Uso Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Japanese Grosbeak (2:2+2H) Ikaru Eophona personata
Hawfinch (5:6) Shime Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Russet Sparrow (1:10) Nyunai-suzume Passer rutilans
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (6:30) Suzume Passer montanus
Red-cheeked Myna (3:5) Ko-mukudori Sturnus philippensis
Carrion Crow (6:?) Hashiboso-garasu Corvus corone
Jungle Crow (6:?) Hashibuto-garasu Corbus macrorhynchos
Good birding,
Mike and Lee