Good luck, all of you!
Saturday, 23 May 2015
Fledglings!
A couple of Tree Sparrow (Suzumeスズメ) fledglings paid a visit onto our wood-deck today. The ones we saw were old enough to fly well and to eat by themselves (I spotted one of them pecking something on the ground!) but they all were still begging for food.
Good luck, all of you!
Good luck, all of you!
Sunday, 17 May 2015
Little Grebe
The only Little Grebe (Kaitsuburiカイツブリ) chick has been doing very well and is well-fed by both parents.
the same chick on the 5th May
http://birdinginjapan.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/chick.html
The lake in the Ecology Park was rather calm on that day. There was the Little Grebe family, who were very active, a young Grey Heron (Aosagiアオサギ), who was standing on the island almost all day and a pair of Spotbill Ducks (Karugamoカルガモ), who were also resting almost all day on the opposite side of the island from the heron.
the same chick on the 5th May
http://birdinginjapan.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/chick.html
The lake in the Ecology Park was rather calm on that day. There was the Little Grebe family, who were very active, a young Grey Heron (Aosagiアオサギ), who was standing on the island almost all day and a pair of Spotbill Ducks (Karugamoカルガモ), who were also resting almost all day on the opposite side of the island from the heron.
Friday, 15 May 2015
Meadow Bunting
Male Meadow Buntings (Hoojiroホオジロ) were in a singing competition by the Miyako tributary.
Saturday, 9 May 2015
A Tough Time for the Wriggly
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Inage Kaihin Park
I hadn't been to the would-be breeding ground for the Little Terns since I took part in the voluntary work and I'd been wondering if any Little Terns had been spotted at the site and decided to stay for the summer so I cycled there (for 6.5 miles!) to have a look.
The visitor centre for the park
It was rather deserted as it was mid-week but I can imagine how hellish it could be on weekends.
When I got to the beach, I heard Little Terns' calls and spotted 2 of them but they didn't stay long. Both birds flew out into the sea. Well, it could have been a good sign, they could have been there to check the site. We'll see.
Instead, a pair of Kentish Plovers (Shirochidoriシロチドリ) were foraging on the shoreline.
a handsome lad!
He went into the protected area and sat down in the bushy grass. Was he brooding? or just playing hide-and-seek? I can't tell.
We had some pairs of Kentish Plovers, which successfully bred in the protected area last year so we could expect that to happen again this year. Fingers crossed.
The clock tower in the park seemed to have a Tree Sparrows' nest inside.
on sentry duty?
The visitor centre for the park
It was rather deserted as it was mid-week but I can imagine how hellish it could be on weekends.
When I got to the beach, I heard Little Terns' calls and spotted 2 of them but they didn't stay long. Both birds flew out into the sea. Well, it could have been a good sign, they could have been there to check the site. We'll see.
Instead, a pair of Kentish Plovers (Shirochidoriシロチドリ) were foraging on the shoreline.
We had some pairs of Kentish Plovers, which successfully bred in the protected area last year so we could expect that to happen again this year. Fingers crossed.
The clock tower in the park seemed to have a Tree Sparrows' nest inside.
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Chick!
One out of three eggs of the Little Grebe (Kaitsuburiカイツブリ) has hatched!
Nobody knows what happened to the other two. Maybe infertile, maybe hatched but the chicks died, there's no way of knowing. Anyway, the only chick looked very healthy and well looked after.
The chick has become rather big for a piggyback!
Nobody knows what happened to the other two. Maybe infertile, maybe hatched but the chicks died, there's no way of knowing. Anyway, the only chick looked very healthy and well looked after.
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