On Saturday, IKENAGA Hiroshi, FerJan DEVRIES, and I had a short afternoon trip to the Tozaki area near Lake Kasumigaura [followed by a brief visit to Shishitsuka-oike] Shorebirds were present only in small numbers, but we enjoyed an excellent view of three MARSH SANDPIPERS [Koaoashi-shigi], as well as spotting many species which were first timers for this season.
Here is the list: [in between brackets estimates by Fer-Jan de Vries]
- LITTLE GREBE [Kaitsuburi] + [more than 100]
+ INTERMEDIATE EGRET [Chuu-sagi] 3
- LITTLE EGRET [Ko-sagi] 3 [more than 30]
- MALLARD [Ma-gamo] +
- SPOT-BILLED DUCK [Karu-gamo] 1
- COMMON TEAL [Ko-gamo] + [more than 50]
- EURASIAN WIGEON [Hidori-gamo] + [Shishitsuka-oike]
- NORTHERN SHOVELER [Hashibiro-gamo] +
- BLACK KITE [Tobi] 1 [Tsuchiura]
+ JAPANESE LESSER SPARROWHAWK [Tsumi] 1 [Tsukuba]
- GREY-FACED BUZZARD [Sashiba] Eagle 2
- GREEN PHEASANT [Kiji] 1
- COMMON MOORHEN [Ban] 3
- EURASIAN COOT [Oo-ban] + [more than 30]
+ LITTLE RINGED PLOVER [Ko-chidori] 1
+ SPOTTED REDSHANK [Tsuru-shigi] 5
+ MARSH SANDPIPER [Koaoashi-shigi] 3
+ WOOD SANDPIPER [Takabu-shigi] 3
+ COMMON SNIPE [Ta-shigi] +
- COMMON BLACK-HEADED GULL [Yuri-kamome] +
- VEGA GULL [Seguro-kamome] 2
- RUFOUS TURTLE DOVE [Kiji-bato] +
- EURASIAN SKYLARK [Hibari] +
- BARN SWALLOW [Tsubame] + [more than 30]
- WHITE WAGTAIL [Haku-sekirei] 2
- JAPANESE WAGTAIL [Seguro-sekirei] 5
- JAPANESE PIPIT [Tahibari] 2
- DUSKY THRUSH [Tsugumi] +
- BUSH WARBLER [Uguisu] 2
- ORIENTAL REED WARBLER [Oo-yoshikiri] 1
- FAN-TAILED WARBLER [Sekka] 1
- SIBERIAN MEADOW BUNTING [Hoojiro] 2
- BLACK-FACED BUNTING [Aoji] 2
- REED BUNTING [Oo-jurin] 6
- ORIENTAL GREENFINCH [Kawara-hiwa] 2
- EURASIAN TREE SPARROW [Suzume] 5
- GREY STARLING [Mukudori] +
- AZURE-WINGED MAGPIE [Onaga] 2 [Shishitsuka-oike]
- CARRION CROW [Hashiboso-garasu] +
- JUNGLE CROW [Hashibuto-garasu] +