Birds in Junsaichi Koen

 A pair of Eastern Great Tits (Shijukaraシジュウカラ)

a very swift moving Japanese Bush Warbler (Uguisuウグイス)

a Grey Starling (Mukudoriムクドリ)

a Little Egret (Kosagiコサギ)

a Great Egret (Daisagiダイサギ)

Little & Great Egrets together

a male Kingfisher (Kawasemiカワセミ)

Tree Sparrows (Suzumeスズメ）

a White Wagtail (Hakusekireiハクセキレイ)

an Oriental Turtle Dove (Kijibatoキジバト)

a Kingfisher perching under the bridge

To get to Junsaichi Koen from the north exit of JR Ichikawa Station:
Take a 市81 or 市82 bus towards Kokubun-shoshajo or Kita-kokubun Statkon and
get off at the stop called Junsaichi Koen, which is right in front of the entrance of the park.

Ducks in Junsaichi Koen

Junsai-Ike Koen, about 1.5 miles north of JR Ichikawa Station, which is just like one of the many busy stations in and around Tokyo, is a haven away from all the hustle and bustle. There are a lot of resident ducks as well as wintering birds found in the park.

Nearly a hundred ducks resting on the island and on the water.

unmistakable black and white Tufted Ducks (Kinkurohajiroキンクロハジロ)

elegant yet rather friendly (or greedy?) Pintails (Onagagamoオナガガモ)

neatly resting little Teals (Kogamoコガモ)

a male Shoveller (Hashibirogamoハシビロガモ) just woken up from a nap

Teals and a Shoveller

a pair of Wigeons (Hoshihajiroホシハジロ)

leucism?


Resident Spotbill Ducks (Karugamoカルガモ)

a lone male Smew (Mikoaisaミコアイサ) - the star of the day:)

What's he doing, I wonder?

Red-flanked Bluetail

A gorgeous female (or the 1st winter) Red-flanked Bluetail (Ruribitakiルリビタキ) is wintering in the ecology park.