Birding Reports of Japan

Birding Reports - Japan

	Dates (d/m/y)	9/10/1999 26/9/1999 18/9/1999 11/9/1999	Place	Tamagawa Yatsu Higata Tamagawa Estuary Minami Tama
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"Japan is an extremely challenging country for bird watchers, who can see more than 300 species a year here" - Mark Brazil	9/10/1999 (d/m/y)	Place	Tamagawa river upstream, Komya station, Hachiko line from Hachioji, Japan
		Weather	Sunny(25 C)
		Comment	The bushes next to the river hold many passerines - though they are difficult to spot.
		Birds	Grey Heron - 15+ Large Egret - 10 + Japanese Wagtail - 2 Yellow breasted wagtail - 2 Grebe - 1

	26/9/1999 (d/m/y)	Place	Yatsu-Higata, a tide flat in Chiba, Japan
		Weather	Cloudy (29C)
		Comment	The far end from the station is ideal viewing spot
		Birds	Black-winged Stilt - 8 Common Sandpiper - 15 Sanderling - 6 Dunlin - 14 Kentish Plover - 5 Curlew - 5 Black-bellied Plover - 10+ Mongolian Plover - 2 Green Shank - 5 Bar -tailed Godwit - 12 Marsh Sandpiper - 15 Black-tailed Gull - 6 Great Cormorant - 10+ Little Egret - 30+ Great Egret - 10+ Gray Heron - 7 Pintail - 8 Spot-billed duck - 10+

	18/9/1999 (d/m/y)	Place	Kojima Shinden, Tamagawa river side - mud flats and reed beds, Kawasaki, Japan
		Weather	Cloudy (29C)
		Comment	August end is the best time to check out migrating waders.
		Birds	Large Egret - 1 Intermediate Egret - 5 Grey Heron - 8 Great Cormorant - 15 Ringed Plover - 4 Lesser Golden Plover - 2 Black-Bellied Plover - 2 Sandpiper - many types Stint - Moorhen - 1 juvenile

	11/9/1999 (d/m/y)	Place	Minami-Tama river side, small lake and 'waterfall' formed by man made wall, Tokyo , Japan
		Weather	Hot (31C) and bright sunny day.
		Comment	Most active feeding at dusk.
		Birds	Large Egret – 1 Little Egret – 8 Black-crowned Night Heron – 2 adult, 2 juvenile Common Sandpiper – 6 Great Cormorant – 8 Grey Heron – 3 Spot-billed Duck – 11 ? Bunting – a flock

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