We were up bright and early for another long day in the spring sunshine...............
But like yesterday I barely got any decent pictures. Up Mt Hakodate we got various common migrants including lots of Japanese White-eye.
There were lots of Red-flanked Bluetail but they were very hard to photograph as they kept just out of reach and flitted around in the shadows, this blurry one was the best I could manage.
Other stuff included the usual resident tits and woodpeckers, lots of Black-faced Bunting, Blueand White Flycatcher and Long-tailed Rosefinch.
Out west Intermediate Egret was the best species but it flew off before I could get a shot. Other stuff included Rhinoceros Auklet, Black-throated Diver, Peregrine and Osprey. St onuma there were more summer arrivals including Japanese Thrush, Russet Sparrow and Asian Stubtail but, again, no shots survived the cull.
I like those little White-eyes. Like a colourful Goldcrest.
ReplyDeleteThey are real characters, shame we don't have any of them in Europe.
DeleteLove that little guys white eye
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret.............
DeleteThe Japanese White-eyes recall fond memories of Taiwan for me.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the ones in Hokkaido overwinter in Taiwan............
DeleteTaiwan or Eastern China, why not ?
DeleteThey definitely go somewhere in winter although it may be just further south in Japan.
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