A Redesign Of The Old Site With Updated Info & A Fresh Look ! The post LATEST NEWS appeared first on West Hokkaido Birds ..read more

This day was a chance again to see the Siberian Rubythroat for it usual short time and location, on its way passing through. As well I got to enjoy the annual Black-browed Reed Warbler. Flocks of Chestnut-Eared Buntings were out and about, more than I listed. PLACE DATE/TIME WEATHER eBIRD LIST Hamanasu-No-Oka Seaside Park 16 July 2023 13:00-15:00 Hot & Humid BIRDS SEEN (11): (1) Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) (3) Black-Tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) (6) Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) (3) Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) (3) Black-Eared K ..read more

Needlebacks flying joyfully in and out of the wooded ravine near the ocean. PLACE WEATHER DATE/TIME eBIRD LIST Asari Tunnel Sunny & Humid 16 July 2023 12:00 PM checklist BIRDS SEEN (3) White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) The post Asari Tunnel (trip 2) appeared first on West Hokkaido Birds ..read more

Western Hokkaido Birders Oh my….. LATEST NEWS 2021 news Below is the latest on my site updates. MOST of the official Wild Birding Society groups here in Japan are still cancelling due to Covid Advisories. In the meantime, out on my own birdwatching a few times a month, more if I can. Now working daily on various site updates. So […] Oh my….. Hokkaidojef-editor ..read more

Western Hokkaido Birders Yoichi (visit 19) Yoichi Jeff ? Yoichi Crow Field Yoichi River (Niki Area) TRIP DETAILS Trip PlaceDateWeatherGeareBird Excursion #: 130 Place: Yoichi Crow Field, Yoichi River (Niki Area), Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan Date: Date: mar. 28, 2021Time: 10:15-14:50 Weather: Conditions: Mostly CloudyTemperature: 2 CHumidity: 44%Wind: 12 mph Equipment: Camera: Camera: Nikon D90Lens: Tamron 150-600 mm G2 F5-6.3 Binoculars: Nikon […] Yoichi (visit 19) Hokkaidojef-editor ..read more

Western Hokkaido Birders Lake Utonai (visit 3) Lake Utonai Jeff ? TRIP DETAILS Trip #PlaceDateWeatherGeareBird Excursion #: 129 Place: Lake Utonai, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan Date: Date: Mar. 20, 2021Time: 11:55-17:25 Weather: Conditions: FairTemperature: -5 CHumidity: 52%Wind: 12 mph Equipment: Camera: Camera: Nikon D90Lens: Tamron 150-600 mm G2 F5-6.3Binoculars: Nikon “Monarch 5” 10×42 6°Other: Velbon up-400 Monopod eBird checklist /map: https://ebird.org/checklist/S83883155 Day list […] Lake Utonai (visit 3) Hokkaidojef-editor ..read more

Western Hokkaido Birders Naebo Park (visit 34) Naebo Park Jeff ? TRIP DETAILS Trip #PlaceDateWeatherGeareBird Excursion #: 128 Place: Naebo Park, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan Date: Date: Mar. 7, 2021Time: 9:30-11:30 Weather: Conditions: Light Snow ShowerTemperature: -3 CHumidity: 69%Wind: 6 mph Equipment: Camera: Camera: Nikon D90Lens: Tamron 150-600 mm G2 F5-6.3 Binoculars: Nikon “Monarch 5” 10×42 6°Other: Velbon up-400 Monopod eBird checklist /map: […] Naebo Park (visit 34) Hokkaidojef-editor ..read more

Western Hokkaido Birders Shukutsu (visit 13) Otaru Port Tour 2021 Jeff ? Port Shukutsu Todoiwa Island Cape Shukutsu Shukutsu Marina Area Port Takashima TRIP DETAILS Trip #PlaceDateWeatherGeareBird Excursion #: 127 Place: Shukutsu/Takashima, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan Date: Date: Feb. 28, 2021Time: 9:50-14:20 Weather: Conditions: Partly to Mostly CloudyTemperature: 1 CHumidity: 57%Wind: 8 mph Equipment: Camera: Nikon D90Lens: Tamron 150-600 mm G2 F5-6.3 […] Shukutsu (visit 13) Hokkaidojef-editor ..read more

Western Hokkaido Birders Naebo Park (visit 33) Naebo Park Jeff ? TRIP DETAILS Trip #PlaceDateWeatherGeareBird Excursion #: 126 Place: Naebo Park, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan Date: Date: Jan. 3, 2021Time: 9:50-13:00 Weather: Conditions: Cloudy to Light Snow ShowersTemperature: -6 CHumidity: 74%Wind: 5 mph Equipment: Camera: Nikon D90Lens: Tamron 150-600 mm G2 F5-6.3Binoculars: Other: eBird checklist /map: https://ebird.org/checklist/S78549253 Day list of birds sighted: Solitary […] Naebo Park (visit 33) Hokkaidojef-editor ..read more

Western Hokkaido Birders Katsunai Rinkai Park (visit 7) Katsunai Rinkai Park. Jeff ? TRIP DETAILS Trip #PlaceDateTimeWeatherGeareBird Excursion#: 125 Place: Katsunai Rinkai Park, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan Date: Dec 30, 2020 Time: 13:20-13:25 Weather: Equipment: Nikon D90Tamron 150-600 mm G2 F5-6.3 eBird checklist /map: https://ebird.org/checklist/S78295756 Day list of birds sighted: 4 Common Goldeneye duck Bucephala clangula clangula (5) Distance:  meters/ feet Focal Length: mm  ISO: F/stop: Shutter:  sec […] Katsunai Rinkai Park (visit 7) Hokkaidojef-editor ..read more