Birding Reports in Nemuro & Eastern Hokkaido, Japan

2016年4月4日月曜日

Cape Nosattspu 1145

April 5th.,2016
＜Cape Nosattspu ＞　By Eagle
　　　　It is the best season now for watching a large number of Rhinoceros Auklets from the ocean-viewing hide in Cape Nosattspu. They have returned from the south after a long and cold winter. Today, I watched at least 1,500 individuals from the hide and the number is increasing rapidly day by day.
In Nosattspu, you can command a fantastic view of a large flock of breeding seabirds, which is one of the most popular and common ones at this time of the year in Nemuro Peninsula.
I also confirmed just one young Steller's Sea Eagle left on the nearby cliff.

【The list of birds observed】
Red-necked Grebe（３）
Temminck's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Red-faced cormorant (1)
Steller's Sea Eagle（jv.1)
White-tailed Sea Eagle（３）
Black-eared Kite
Harlequin Duck（３００＋）
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck（１０＋）
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Greater Scaup
Vega Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Gloucous Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Gull
Rhinoceros Auklet（１５００＋）
Spectacled Guillemot（１００＋）
White-cheeked Starling（２）

Steller's Sea Eagle（young）

A White-tailed Sea Eagle was flying over the houses in Nosattspu.

Harlequin Duck(♂）

A mixed flock of Long-tailed Duck　and Rhinoceros Auklets was moving
1 km off Cape Nosattspu.

Rhinoceros Auklet
８００m　offshore

We can watch many flocks of 10-20 Rhinoceros Auklets from the hide.
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2016年4月2日土曜日

Hanasaki Port、Nemuro　976

April 2, 2016
<Hanasaki Port in Nemuro> By Eagle NIIYA
Several Long-tailed Ducks are now changing to their breeding plumage.
Their faces are becoming blacker and blacker.
The Hanasaki Port is one of the best spots for their observation.

<Sighting Records>
Temminck's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Greater Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Harlequin Duck
ＣｏｍｍｏｎＧｏｌｄｅｎｅｙｅ
Eurasian Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Greater Scaup
Slaty-backed Gull
Gloucous Gull
Black-tailed Gull
White-tailed Sea Eagle
Black-eared Kite
Eurasian Skylark

Long-tailed Duck

Red-breasted Merganser♀

Red-breasted Merganser　♂

Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck　♀

2016年4月1日金曜日

Cape Nosattspu Hide　９７１

April 1, 2016
<Cape Nosattspu, Nemuro> By Eagle Niiya
Cloudy. 2 ℃。　Windy.

<Sighting Records>
Temminck's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Red-faced Cormorant（１）
Greater Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
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ＣｏｍｍｏｎＧｏｌｄｅｎｅｙｅ
Black-eared Kite
White-tailed Sea Eagle
Slaty-backed Gull
Vega Gull
Gloucous Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Spectacled Guillemot（５０＋）
Rhinoceros Auklet（２００＋）

For futher detail, please contact Eagle Niiya (kniiya@y8.dion.ne.jp)

Black-tailed Gull

Red-faced Cormorant

Pelagic Cormorant

Kaigarajima Lighthouse

2015年8月22日土曜日

Spoon－billed Sandpiper　！！ 567

Aug.16th.,2015
＜Notsuke Peninsula>　　　By　Eagle
A Spoon-billed Sandpiper　was observed at the tip of Notsuke Peninsula.
It was feeding with a small flock of Red－necked Stints。