Flocks of Brown-eared Bulbul heading south across the Tsugaru Straits at the weekend................
There were several Peregrines around we well as other southbound migrants including Japanese White-eye......................
The bulbuls are noisy 'vulgar' birds. I usually don't pay them much attention.but it was quite a sight seeing them head south............
Not much else around. A few Whooper Swans and White-fronted Geese..................
And Scaup are gathering off the coast..............
I picked up a bit of a nasty cold after taking these pics and have been housebound a couple of days, I still feel like s**t.
I am sure it was an impressive experience to witness the flocks of bulbuls. These formations are somewhat reminiscent of the large concentrations of starlings and shorebirds.
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing huge flocks of Starlings in Preston Town Centre, very spectacular as the flock formed all kinds of weird shapes. Sadly I think numbers have declined a lot since..........
DeleteI've never seen such numbers of brown eared bulbuls like that. They are common here and I can overlook them but I don't know if they are really vulgar, the poor beggars.
ReplyDeleteThey gather in big flocks in certain migration hotspots, one of which is SW Hokkaido.
DeleteThey are as loud and brash as a Chinese tour group. Only joking............
Some of our wintering bulbuls arrive in flocks, too, but the v-formations of migrating egrets are more disinctive for me.
ReplyDeleteSaw some egrets on the move yesterday actually...........
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