Ochi-ishi Nature Cruise 427

May 27th., 2015
<Ochi-ishi Nature Cruise>　　　By Eagle
Black-throated Diver (Arctic Loon)　（２）
Pacific Diver/Loom（1)
Temminck's Cormorant
Pelagic  Cormorant
Greater Scaup
Black Scoter（♂１）
Harlequin Duck
White-tailed Sea Eagle
Black-tailed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Spectacled Guillemot（１００＋）
Rhinoceros Auklet（２００＋）
Pacific Swift（２０＋）
White Wagtail
Ruddy Turnstone（３０＋）

ケイマフリ
Spectacled Guillemot

ケイマフリ
Spectacled Guillemot

Ochi-ishi Nature Cruise 413

May 25th, 2015
<Ochi-ishi Nature Cruise>       By Eagle

Black-throated Diver (Arctic Loon)
Red-necked Grebe
Pelagic  Cormorant
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Black-tailed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Spectacled Guillemot（５０＋）
Rhinoceros Auklet（１００＋）
Tufted Puffin（９）
Ruddy Turnstone（２０＋）
White-tailed Sea Eagle（２）

 ケイマフリ
Spectacled Guillemot

エトピリカ
Tufted Puffin

Black-tailed Gull　＆
White-tailed Sea Eagle

Black-throated Diver (Arctic Loon)

Nottsuka-mattsupu (Dart Road)

April 16th, 2015
<Nottsuka-mattspu (Dart Road)         By Eagle

Japanese Snipe / Latham's Snipe（１）
Eurasian Skylark
Siberian Stonechat
Japanese Bush Warbler
Coal Tit
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eastern Great Tit
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker（１）
Eastern Crowned Warbler（２）
White Wagtail
Chestnut-cheeked Starling(♂１、♀２）
White-tailed Sea Eagle（１）

Meiji Park 359

April 15th, 2015
<Meiji　Park>　　　By　Eagle
Tufted Duck
Slaty-backed Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Siberian Stonechat
Japanese Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Rose Finch
Black-faced Bunting
Oriental Greenfinch
Eastern Crowned Warbler
Coal Tit
Eastern Great Tit
Marsh Tit
Eurasian Nuthatch
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Oriental Turtle Dove
Large-billed Crow
Carrion Crow
＊＊There was the first sighting news 2 days ago about Siberian Rubythroat and Narcissus Flycatcher, but I could not find them today.

ベニマシコ（Long-tailed Rose Finch）

ノビタキ
Siberian Stonechat

キンクロハジロ
Tufted Duck

Meiji Park
One of the best places for bird-watching in Nemuro City.

The cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Nemuro now.

The monuments which represent "The Frontier Spirit" of the first comers to Nemuro.

Ochi-ishi Sanri-hama 340

May 12th, 2015
＜Ochi-ishi　Sanri-hama＞　By S.A
　Map⇒　https://goo.gl/maps/2i76r

Falcated Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Baikal Teal
Eurasian Teal
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Japanese Snipe / Latham's Snipe
Black-tailed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Black-eared Kite
White-tailed Sea Eagle
Carrion Crow
Large-billed Crow
Eurasian Skylark
White Wagtail

Baikal Teal

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Cape Nosattspu Hide

May 12th, 2015
<Cape Nosattspu Hide>   By Eagle
Pacific Diver/Loom（intermediate 1)
Diver/Loon　sp.（２０＋）　＊flying over the channel
Pelagic  Cormorant
Temminck's Cormorant
Red-faced Cormorant（br.1)
Black Scoter
Harlequin Duck
Ruddy Turnstone（５０＋）
Rhinoceros Auklet（３００＋）
Spectacled Guillemot（５＋）
Ancient  Murrelet（３）
White Wagtail
＊＊Minke Whale（１）　　＊passing through the channel.
＊＊Sea Lion（３０＋）

 A unique way for a clamp!

Ruddy Turnstone

”Kaigara-jima Lighthouse"

Ruddy Turnstone
They were playing with waves right in front of the hide.

Temminck’s Cormorant
They are increasing in number.

Meiji Park 320

April 9th, 2015
＜Meiji　Park, Nemuro City＞　　　By　Eagle

White-tailed Sea Eagle（１）
Tufted Duck
Slaty-backed Gull
Eastern Crowned Warbler
Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
Japanese Bush Warbler
Eastern Great Tit
Marsh Tit
Coal Tit
Oriental Greenfinch
Siberian Stonechat
Black-faced Bunting
Long-tailed Rose Finch
Eurasian Wryneck　　＊Very frequent in summer.
Brown-headed Thrush（１）
Chestnut-cheeked Starling
Brown-eared Bulbul
Oriental Turtle Dove


A special type of cherry called "Chishima-zakura" in Meiji Park,  Nemuro City. They are almost in full bloom now.

Chishima-zakura.

アオジ
Black-faced Bunting

ベニマシコ(♂）
Long-tailed Rose Finch
＊They are summer visiters in Nemuro.













                                                                                                                                                                                          
Tufted Ducks in a pond.


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

On-ne-tou, On-ne-tou Forest Road 306

May 7th, 2015　　By Eagle
＜On-ne-tou＞
Great White Egret（１２）
Intermediate Egret（２）
Grey Heron（２）
Little Ringed Plover（２）
Lesser Sand Plover（２０＋）
Ruddy Turnstone(♀１）
Buff-bellied Pipit
 Olive-backed Pipit（１）
Eurasian Skylark
White Wagtail
White-tailed Sea Eagle（１）
Black-tailed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Teal
Northern Pintail
Greater Scaup
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Red-breasted Merganser（２）
Eurasian Oystercatcher（３）


 ＜On-ne-tou Forest Road＞
Oriental Greenfinch
Eastern Great Tit
Coal Tit
Eurasian Nuthatch
Long-tailed Rose Finch
Japanese Bush Warbler
Siberian Stonechat
Red-flanked Bluetail
Japanese Robin　＊There are many along each creek.
Winter Wren
Black-faced Bunting
Eurasian Siskin
Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
Eurasian Jay
Great Spotted Woodpecker

Ruddy Turnstone
キョウジョシギ
２５０ｍ

Lesser Sand Plover
メダイチドリ
２５０ｍ

コチドリ
Little Ringed Plover
２５０ｍ

On-ne-tou Sand Marsh at low tide

Eurasian Skylark
Take-off.

ヒバリ
Eurasian Skylark

ヒバリ
Hovering

ダイサギ
Great White Egret

ミヤコドリ
Eurasian Oystercatcher

A flock of Great White Egrets & Intermediate Egrets.
They are rather rare in Nemuro.

Ochi-ishi Nature Cruise 286

May 3rd, 2015
＜Ochi-ishi Nature Cruise  PM＞　　　　By Eagle
We have just started the seabird cruise operation of this summer. This is the special bird-watchig cruise which features especially northern seabirds of Japan.  For reservation, please contact 0153-27-2772 .
Today, we had a very foggy weather, but beautiful breeding Rhinoceros Auklets, Spectacled Guillemots, Red-faced Cormorants, and a Brunnich's Guillemot and a lot divers(looms) could be watched. We also believe breeding Tufted Puffins & Horned Puffins will be here in the area called "Ochi-ishi" in Nemuro, Hokkaido very soon.

 《Species sighted》
Black-throated Diver (Arctic Loon)　sp(30+)　
Short-tailed Shearwater　or Sooty Shearwater (50+)  *Very difficult to distinguish in dense fog.
Temminck's Cormorant
Pelagic  Cormorant
Red-faced Cormorant　（４＋）　＊A beautiful flying figures could be seen from the boat.
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Black-tailed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Gloucous Gull
Brunnich's Guillemot（br.1)
Spectacled Guillemot（br.１００＋）　　＊Very easy to watch!
Rhinoceros Auklet（br.300+)  *Very easy to watch!  They are increasing in number.

ケイマフリ
Spectacled Guillemot

ウトウ
Rhinoceros Auklet

Birds are very close from the boat!