March 1st, 1997: Ibaraki-birdathon
Starting at sunrise
and finishing at sunset we visited
In total we saw some 80 birdspecies, which is a good total for Ibaraki.
Participants: Hiroshi Ikenaga-san, Neil Fergusson, Douglas MacNeil, ?, Norito
Kawaji-san and Fer-Jan de
Vries.
Weather: overcast, most of the time dry, rather windy,
3-8 degrees Celsius
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Artic loon
Gavia artica
[Ouhamu] ?
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Great crested grebe
Podiceps cristatus
[Kanmuri-kaitsuburi]
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Eared grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
[Hajiro-kaitsuburi]
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Little grebe
Podiceps ruficollis
[Kaitsuburi]
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Great cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
[Kawa-u]
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Temminck's cormorant
Phalacrocorax filamentosus
[Umi-u]
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Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
[Ou-hakuchou]
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Whistling (Bewick) Swan
Cygnus columbianus jankowskii
[Ko-hakuchou]
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Bean goose
Anser fabalis middendorffi
[Ou-hishikui]
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Mallard
Anas Platyrhynchos
[Ma-gamo]
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Spot-billed duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
[Karu-gamo]
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Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
[Hashibiro-gamo]
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca crecca
[Ko-gamo]
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Falcated Teal
Anas falcata
[Yoshi-gamo]
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Gadwall
Anas strepera
[Okayoshi-gamo]
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
[Onaga-gamo]
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Eurasian Wigeon
Anas penelope
[Hidori-gamo]
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Pochard
Aythya ferina
[Hoshi-hajiro]
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Common goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
[Hojiro-gamo]
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Tufted duck
Aythya fuligula
[Kinkuro-hajiro]
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Greater scaup
Aythya marila
[Suzu-gamo]
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Harlequin duck
Histronicus histronicus
[Shinori-gamo]
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Common merganser
Mergus merganser
[Kawa-aisa]
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Ancient murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
[Umi-suzume]
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Slaty-backed gull
Larus schitisagus
[Ou-seguro-kamome]
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Herring gull
Larus argentatus
[Seguro-kamome]
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Black-tailed gull
Larus crassirostris
[Umineko]
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Glaucous gull
Larus hyperboreus
[Shirokamome]
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Mew gull
Larus canus
[Kamome]
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Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundus
[Yuri-kamome]
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Little egret
Egretta garzetta
[Ko-sagi]
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Intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
[Chuu-sagi]
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Great egret
Egretta alba
[Dai-sagi]
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Grey heron
Ardea cinerea
[Ao-sagi]
- Coot
Fulica atra
[Ou-ban]
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Common Gallinule
Gallinula chloropus
[Ban]
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Snowy plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
[Shiro-chidori]
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(Northern) Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
[Tageri]
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Dunlin
Caladris alpina
[Hama-shigi]
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Sanderling
Crocethia alba
[Miyubi-shigi]
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Common sandpiper
Tringa hypoleucos
[Iso-shigi]
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Common snipe
Gallinago gallinago
[Ta-shigi]
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Black kite
Milvus migrans
[Tobi]
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Common buzzard
Buteo buteo
[Nosuri]
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Eastern Marsh harrier
Circus aeruginous
[Chuuhi]
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Northern goshawk
Accipter gentilis
[Ou-taka]
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European sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
[Hai-taka]
- Merlin Falco columbarius
[Ko-chougenbou]
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Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
[Chougenbou]
- Short eared owl
Asio flammeus, Komimi-zuku.
[Komimi-zuku]
- Bamboo partridge
Bambusicola thoracica [Kojukei]
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Common pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
[Kiji]
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Rufous turtle dove
Streptopelia orientalis
[Kiji-bato]
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Rock pigeon
Columbia livia
[Hata]
- Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis [Kama-semi]
- Japanese green woodpecker Dendrocopos awokera [Aogera]
- Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major [Akagera]
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Japanese pygmy woodpecker
Dendrocopos kizuki
[Ko-gera]
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Skylark
Alauda arvensis
[Hibari]
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White wagtail
Haku-sekirei
[Motacilla alba]
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Japanese wagtail
Motacilla grandis
[Seguro-sekirei]
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Water pipit
Anthus spinoletta
[Tahibari]
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Brown-eared bulbul
Hypsipetes amaurotis
[Hiyodori]
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Bull-headed shrike
Lanius bucephalus
[Mozu]
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Brown thrush
Turdus chrysolaus
[Akahara]
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Dusky thrush
Turdus naumanni
[Tsugumi]
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Bush warbler
Cettia diphone
[Uguisu]
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Great tit
Parus major
[Shijuu-kara]
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Coal tit Parus ater [Hi-gara]
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Varied tit
Parus varius
[Yama-kara]
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Siberian meadow bunting
Emberiza cioides
[Hoojiro]
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Rustic Bunting
Emberiza rustica
[Kashiradaka]
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Black-faced bunting
Emberiza spodocephala
[Aoji]
- Reed bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
[Ou-jurin]
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Oriental greenfinch
Carduelis sinica
[Kawarahiwa]
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Tree sparrow
Passer montanus
[Suzume]
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Gray starling
Sturnus cineraceus
[Mukudori]
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Jay
Garrulus glandarius
[Kakesu]
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Carrion crow
Corvus corone
[Hashiboso-garasu]
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Jungle crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
[Hashibuto-garasu]
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Last modified: March 3, 1997.
Fer-Jan de Vries, ferjan@etl.go.jp