hallo kantorians! 7 kantorians and 8 japanese birdwatchers joined at omonma birding today. weather : it was fair but strong wind. participants :fer-jan de vries,stefan gleissberg and his freind, lars hylander,dirk kunz,ikenaga hiroshi,katayama shusaku, haruhiko asuka,4 members at bird forum on niftyserve , 3 members from ryugasaki birdwatching club. observations: 1.little grebe [kaituburi] 2.great crested grebe[kanmuri kaituburi] 3.cormorant[kawau] 4.great egret[dai-sagi] 5.grey heron[aosagi] 6. mallad[magamo] 7.yerrow-nib duck[karugamo] 8.green-winged teal[kogamo] 9.wigeon [hidorigamo] 10.common pochard[hosi-hajiro] 11.tufted duck[kinkuro-hajiro] 12.black kite[tobi] 13.northern goshawk[ootaka] 14.buzzard[nosuri] 15.pheasant[kiji] 16.black-headed gull[yuri-kamome] 17.herring gull[seguro-kamome] 18.rufous turtre-dove[kijibato] 19.great spotted woodpecker[akagera] 20.japanese spoted woodpecker[kogera] 21.grey wagtail[ki-sekirei] 22.white wagtail[haku-sekirei] 23.japanese pied wagtail[seguro-sekirei] 24.water pipit[tahibari] 25.brown eared bulbul[hiyodori] 26.black-headed shrike[mozu] 27.daurian redstart[joobitaki] 28.dusky thrush[tugumi] 29.japanese bush warbler[uguisu] 30.white eye[mejiro] 31.great tit[shijukara] 32.siberian meadow bunting[hoojiro] 33.rustic bunting[kasiradaka] 34.masked bunting[aoji] 35.reed bunting[oojurin] 36.greenfinch[kawarahiwa] 37.long-tailed rose finch[beni-masiko] 38.tree spallow[suzume] 39.grey starling[mukudori] 40.hawfinch[sime] 41.jay[kakesu] 42.azure-winged magpie[onaga] 43.carrion crow[hasibosogarasu] 44.jungle crow[hasibutogarasu] many thanks ikenaga-san,katayama-san. haruhiko asuka