Cape Nosattspu Hide & its vicinity 318

April 8th, 2015　　　By Eagle
＜Cape Nosattspu Hide＞
Ruddy Turnstone（３５＋）
Pelagic  Cormorant
Temminck's Cormorant
Black Scoter
Harlequin Duck　
Spectacled Guillemot
Rhinoceros Auklet
Pigeon Guillemot（１）　＊Ｃ．ｃ．ｋａｉｕｒｋａ（intermediate)
Ancient Murrelet（２）
Pacific Diver/Loom（１）
White-tailed Sea Eagle（１０）　＊On the shoal near the Kaigarajima Lighthouse

＜Vicinity＞
Chestnut-cheeked Starling（♂１、♀２）　　＊The first sighting for this summer.
Siberian Stonechat
Eurasian Siskin（３）
Eurasian Wryneck（１）

Ruddy Turnstone
Cape Nosattspu

Harlequin Duck
Cape Nosattspu

Harlequin Duck
Look like almost eclipse.

The kaigarajima Lighthouse. and the  nearby shoal.
The Kaigarajima is the closest point of disputed Northern Japanese Territories.

The Kaigarajima Lighthouse

There seems to be 20 to 30 Sea Lions lying on the shoal. There are also 10 White-tailed Sea Eagles behind them. There might be a dead body of Sea Lion or something on the shoal which has attracted eagles.

The Cape Nosattspu
There are a lot of sightseeners today.

 

Ruddy Turnstones　on the rocks.
They are eating kelp (seaweed).





 

                                                                                                                                                                                             Chestnut-cheeked Starling