{"id":9056,"date":"2013-06-02T16:59:35","date_gmt":"2013-06-02T07:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=9056"},"modified":"2013-06-06T15:35:03","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T06:35:03","slug":"tsushima-april-27-may-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=9056","title":{"rendered":"Tsushima, April 27 – May 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bird News from Yoshiki Watabe<\/strong><\/p>\n

I stayed Tsuhima, Nagasaki Pref. Japan from 27th April to 3rd May 2013. Total number of species observed was 123 including introduced species. The daily number of species were 44 to 68.<\/p>\n

It was my fourth visit to Tsushima. My past records are as follows:<\/p>\n

29th April to 5th May 1981: total number of observed species was 103, the daily number of species observed were 26 to 63. I stayed mainly at Sago on Kami-jima.<\/p>\n

29th April to 3rd May 2007: total number of species observed was 102, the daily number of species were 51 to 77.<\/p>\n

29th 29th April to 4th May 2008: total number of species observed was 100, the daily number of species were 39 to 76.<\/p>\n

Tsushima is separated as the north island of Kami-jima and the south island of Shimo-jima. The weather, observation location, and number of species were as follows:<\/p>\n

27th April: some rain, at Shimo-jima, 57 species.
\n28th April: clear, at Shimo-jima, 56 species.
\n29th April: cloudy with occasional rain, at Kami-jima, 53 species.
\n30th April: cloudy, at Kami-jima, 66 species.
\n1st May: cloudy; later clear, at Shimo-jima, 59 species.
\n2nd May: clear, at Shimo-jima, 70 species.
\n3rd May: partly cloudy. at Kami-jima and Shimo-jima, 46 species.<\/p>\n

There were more birds on Shimo-jima than on Kami-jima. Some of Emberiz<\/em>a species (e.g.: Little Bunting<\/strong>, Yellow-browed Bunting<\/strong>) were observed only on Shimo-jima. Some rare species (e.g.: Black-faced Spoonbill<\/strong>, Pied Harrier<\/strong>, Black Drongo<\/strong>, Citrine Wagtail<\/strong>) were observed only on Shimo-jima.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, I observed no Blue Rock Thrush<\/strong>. The individual number of Blue Rock Thrush<\/strong> on Tsushima is probably few.<\/p>\n

A male Amur Falcon<\/strong> (Falco amurensis<\/em>) was observed from 28th to 30th April at Tsutsu on Shimo-jima by some birders who live on Tsushima. I, however, could not observed the bird.<\/p>\n

Species List:<\/p>\n

Mandarin Duck<\/strong> (Aix galericulata<\/em>): Several at Shushi on Kami-jima
\nEurasian Wigeon<\/strong> (Anas penelope<\/em>): 1 male and 1 female on Shimo-jima
\nMallard<\/strong> (Anas platyrhynchos<\/em>): 3 males and 1 females
\nEastern Spot-billed Duck<\/strong> (Anas zonorhyncha<\/em>): several
\nNorthern Shoveler<\/strong> (Anas clypeata<\/em>): 1 male at Shushi on Kami-jima
\nEurasian Teal<\/strong> (Anas crecca<\/em>): More than 25 on Shimo-jima
\nLittle Grebe<\/strong> (Tachybaptus ruficollis<\/em>): Several
\nBlack Wood Pigeon<\/strong> (Columba janthina<\/em>): I heard a song (30th April).
\nRufous Turtle Dove<\/strong> (Streptopelia orientalis): Common
\nPacific Loon<\/strong> (Gavia pacifica): 5 at Kashi on Shimo-jima (2nd May).
\nTemminck’s Cormorant<\/strong> (Phalacrocorax capillatus<\/em>): 3 on Shimo-jima
\nJapanese Night Heron<\/strong> (Gorsachius goisagi<\/em>): 1 (song) on Kami-jima and 2 (1 song and 1 seen) on Shimo-jima
\nBlack-crowned Night Heron<\/strong> (Nycticorax nycticorax<\/em>): Several calls at Mine on Kami-jima
\nStriated Heron<\/strong> (Butorides striata<\/em>): 1 at Kuwa on Shimo-jima
\nChinese Pond Heron<\/strong> (Ardeola bacchus<\/em>): 1 at Sasuse on Shimo-jima, and 2 on Kami-jima(at Sago and Tanohama)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/a>Chinese Pond Heron<\/strong> Ardeola bacchus<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Yoshiki Watabe<\/center> <\/p>\n

Cattle Egret<\/strong> (Bubulcus ibis<\/em>): Common
\nGrey Heron<\/strong> (Ardea cinerea<\/em>): Common
\nGreat Egret<\/strong> (Ardea alba<\/em>): Common
\nIntermediate Egret<\/strong> (Egretta intermedia<\/em>): Common
\nLittle Egret<\/strong> (Egretta garzetta<\/em>): Fewer than Great<\/strong> and Intermediate Egret<\/strong>
\nPacific Reef Heron<\/strong> (Egretta sacra): 1 at Azamo on Shimo-jima
\nEurasian Spoonbill<\/strong> (Platalea leucorodia<\/em>): 1 at Tanohama on Kami-jima (30th April)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Eurasian Spoonbill<\/strong> Platalea leucorodia<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Yoshiki Watabe<\/center><\/p>\n

Black-faced Spoonbill<\/strong> (Platalea minor<\/em>): 1 at Kechi and 1 at Kashi on Shimo-jima (27th April). The individual at Kechi flew away to the Northeast at about 9:00.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Black-faced Spoonbill<\/strong> Platalea minor<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Yoshiki Watabe<\/center><\/p>\n

Common Moorhen<\/strong> (Gallinula chloropus<\/em>): Several
\nNorthern Hawk-Cuckoo<\/strong> (Hierococcyx hyperythrus<\/em>): 1 song at Tanohama on Kami-jima
\nOriental Cuckoo<\/strong> (Cuculus optatus<\/em>): 6 song at Shimo-jima
\nGrey Nightjar<\/strong> (Caprimulgus jotaka<\/em>): 1 male was observed in midnight 27th April at Izuhara on Shimo-jima. I could observed a flying individual in lights of sports park.
\nPacific Swift<\/strong> (Apus pacificus<\/em>): About 10 individuals on 2nd May at Kakinoki-nodo on Shimo-jima
\nPacific Golden Plover<\/strong> (Pluvialis fulva<\/em>): 1 at Tanohama on Kami-jima
\nLittle Ringed Plover<\/strong> (Charadrius dubius<\/em>): 3 on Shimo-jima
\nMarsh Sandpiper<\/strong> (Tringa stagnatilis<\/em>): 3<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Marsh Sandpiper<\/strong> Tringa stagnatilis<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Yoshiki Watabe<\/center><\/p>\n

Common Greenshank<\/strong> (Tringa nebularia<\/em>): Common
\nGreen Sandpiper<\/strong> (Tringa ochropus<\/em>): 1 at Azamo on Shimo-jima
\nWood Sandpiper<\/strong> (Tringa glareola<\/em>): Common
\nTerek Sandpiper<\/strong> (Xenus cinereus<\/em>): 1 at Azamo on Shimo-jima and 1 at Shushi on Kami-jima
\nCommon Sandpiper<\/strong> (Actitis hypoleucos<\/em>): 1 or 2 at Nai-in on Shimo-jima
\nLong-toed Stint<\/strong> (Calidris subminuta<\/em>): 1 on Shimo-jima
\nCurlew Sandpiper<\/strong> (Calidris ferruginea<\/em>): 1 at Sago on Kami-jima
\nOriental Pratincole<\/strong> (Glareola maldivarum<\/em>): 1 at Mine on Kami-jima
\nBlack-tailed Gull<\/strong> (Larus crassirostris<\/em>): Common
\nSlaty-backed Gull<\/strong> (Larus schistisagus<\/em>): About 10 individuals at Kashi on Shimo-jima
\nWhiskered Tern<\/strong> (Chlidonias hybrida<\/em>): 1 at Mino-gata on Shimo-jima
\nWestern Osprey<\/strong> (Pandion haliaetus<\/em>) : 2 at Tsutsu on Shimo-jima and 1 at Ina on Kami-jima
\nOriental Honey Buzzard<\/strong> (Pernis ptilorhynchus<\/em>): 1 female at Kakinoki-nodo on Shimo-jima
\nBlack Kite<\/strong> (Milvus migrans<\/em>): Common
\nPied Harrier<\/strong> (Circus melanoleucos<\/em>): 1 male at Kashi on Shimo-jima. The individual flew to the North at about 9:00. The Black-faced Spoonbill<\/strong> at the point flew away at the same time too. I obtained information that 4 males of Pied Harrier<\/strong> were recorded on Tsushima this season.
\nJapanese Sparrowhawk<\/strong> ? (Accipiter gularis<\/em> ?) I heard a call of likely to be<\/em> this species (2nd May). My wife confirmed 1 female of Japanese Sparrowhowk<\/strong> at Kakinoki-nodo on Shimo-jima (1st May).
\nEurasian Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Accipiter nisus<\/em>): 1 at Tsutsu on Shimo-jima (28nd April)
\nGrey-faced Buzzard<\/strong> (Butastur indicus<\/em>): Several on 29th and 30th April on Shimo-jima
\nEastern Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo japonicus<\/em>): 1 at Kakinoki-nodo on Shimo-jima (2th May)
\nNorthern Scops Owl<\/strong> ? (Otus semitorques<\/em> ?): 1 on midnight of 2nd May on Kami-jima
\nUral Owl<\/strong> ? (Strix uralensis<\/em> ?): 1 on midnight of 28th April
\nCommon Kingfisher<\/strong> (Alcedo atthis<\/em>): Several
\nOriental Dollarbird<\/strong> (Eurystomus orientalis<\/em>): 1 at Uchiyama on Shimo-jima
\nJapanese Pygmy Woodpecker<\/strong> (Dendrocopos kizuki<\/em>): Common
\nPeregrine Falcon<\/strong> (Falco peregrinus<\/em>): 2 at Sago and 2 Tanohama on Kami-jima
\nAshy Minivet<\/strong> (Pericrocotus divaricatus<\/em>): Several calling (I didn’t observed Ryukyu Minivet)
\nBlack Drongo<\/strong> (Dicrurus macrocercus<\/em>): 1 at Kakinoki-nodo on Shimo-jima on 1st and 2nd May
\nBrown Shrike<\/strong> (Lanius cristatus<\/em>): 1 at Azamo on Shimo-jima(1st May) ssp. L. c. lucionensis
\nEurasian Jay<\/strong> (Garrulus glandarius<\/em>): Not many
\nRook<\/strong> (Corvus frugilegus<\/em>): Several
\nCarrion Crow<\/strong> (Corvus corone<\/em>): Common
\nLarge-billed Crow<\/strong> (Corvus macrorhynchos<\/em>): Common
\nVaried Tit <\/strong>(Poecile varius<\/em>): Most common of the Tits
\nCoal Tit<\/strong> (Periparus ater<\/em>): Several
\nEastern Great Tit<\/strong> (Parus minor<\/em>): Common
\nGreater Short-toed Lark<\/strong> (Calandrella brachydactyla<\/em>): 2 at Shushi on Shimo-jima(30th April)
\nSand Martin<\/strong> (Riparia riparia<\/em>): 1 at Tsutsu and about 10 at Kakinoki-nodo on Shimo-jima (1st and 2nd May)
\nBarn Swallow <\/strong>(Hirundo rustica<\/em>): Common
\nRed-rumped Swallow<\/strong> (Hirundo daurica<\/em>): Fewer than Barn Swallow<\/strong>
\nAsian House Martin<\/strong> (Delichon dasypus<\/em>): more than Red-rumped<\/strong> and fewer than Barn Swallow<\/strong>
\nBrown-eared Bulbul<\/strong> (Hypsipetes amaurotis<\/em>): Many; some migrant flocks observed.
\nJapanese Bush Warbler<\/strong> (Cettia diphone<\/em>): Common
\nAsian Stubtail<\/strong> (Urosphena squameiceps<\/em>): Several from 29th April to 3rd May
\nLong-tailed Tit<\/strong> (Aegithalos caudatus<\/em>): Common
\nDusky Warbler<\/strong> (Phylloscopus fuscatus<\/em>): 1 at Tanohama on Kami-jima(29th and 30th April)
\nYellow-browed Warbler<\/strong> (Phylloscopus inornatus<\/em>): Several
\nSakhalin Leaf Warbler<\/strong> (Phylloscopus borealoides<\/em>): Several
\nPale-legged Leaf Warbler<\/strong> (Phylloscopus tenelllipes<\/em>): Confirmed song of 3 individuals.
\nEastern Crowned Leaf Warbler<\/strong> (Phylloscopus coronatus<\/em>): Common
\nJapanese White-eye<\/strong> (Zosterops japonicus<\/em>): Many
\nZitting Cisticola<\/strong> (Cisticola juncidis<\/em>): 1 at Shushi on Kami-jima (30th April).
\nWhite-cheeked Starling<\/strong> (Spodiopsar cineraceus<\/em>): 2 on Kami-jima (29th April).
\nChestnut-cheeked Starling<\/strong> (Agropsar philippensis<\/em>): about 10 at Tanohama on Kami-jima (3rd May).
\nWhite’s Thrush<\/strong> (Zoothera dauma<\/em>): Few but confirmed in every day without 1st May.
\nGrey Thrush<\/strong> (Turdus cardis<\/em>): confirmed by the song in every day without 27th May.
\nEyebrowed Thrush<\/strong> (Turdus obscurus<\/em>): 1 at Hacchokaku on Shimo-jima (27th April).
\nPale Thrush<\/strong> (Turdus pallidus<\/em>): 3 (27th April and 1st and 3rd May)
\nBrown-headed Thrush<\/strong> (Turdus chrysolaus<\/em>): 2 (28th and 29th April)
\nDusky Thrush<\/strong> (Turdus eunomus<\/em>): Few
\nSiberian Rubythroat<\/strong> (Luscinia calliope<\/em>): confirmed 1 song at Azamo on Shimo-jima.
\nSiberian Blue Robin<\/strong> (Luscinia cyane<\/em>): Few
\nRufous-tailed Robin<\/strong> (Luscinia sibilans<\/em>): 2 at Tanohama on Kami-jima (29th and 30th April).
\nStejneger’s Stonechat<\/strong> (Saxicola stejnegeri<\/em>): few (27th and 28th April, 1st and 2nd May).
\nAsian Brown Flycatcher<\/strong> (Muscicapa dauurica<\/em>): Common
\nNarcissus Flycatcher<\/strong> (Ficedula narcissina<\/em>): Common
\nBlue-and-white Flycatcher<\/strong> (Cyanoptila cyanomelana<\/em>): Common
\nEurasian Tree Sparrow<\/strong> (Passer montanus<\/em>): Common
\nYellow Wagtail<\/strong> (Motacilla flava<\/em>): Common, ssp. macronyx<\/em>, simillima<\/em> and taivana<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/a>Male Yellow Wagtail<\/strong> Motacilla flava macronyx<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Yoshiki Watabe<\/center><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Female Yellow Wagtail<\/strong> Motacilla flava macronyx<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Yoshiki Watabe<\/center><\/p>\n

Citrine Wagtail<\/strong> (Motacilla citreola<\/em>): 1 male and 2 female at Naiin on Kami-jima (27th and 28th April, 1st and 2nd May).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Male Citrine Wagtail<\/strong> Motacilla citreola<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Yoshiki Watabe<\/center><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Female Citrine Wagtail<\/strong> Motacilla citreola<\/em>, Photo \u00a9 Yoshiki Watabe<\/center><\/p>\n

Grey Wagtail<\/strong> (Motacilla cinerea<\/em>): Common
\nWhite Wagtail<\/strong> (Motacilla alba<\/em>): ssp. ocularis<\/em> (common) and ssp. lugens<\/em> (few).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>White Wagtail<\/strong> Motacilla alba lugens<\/em> Photo \u00a9 Yoshiki Watabe<\/center><\/p>\n

Richard’s Pipit<\/strong> (Anthus richardi<\/em>): 1 at Naiin on Shimo-jima (28th April) and 1 at Sago on Kami-jima (30th April).
\nOlive-backed Pipit<\/strong> (Anthus hodgsoni<\/em>): Common
\nRed-throated Pipit<\/strong> (Anthus cervinus<\/em>): Common
\nBuff-bellied Pipit<\/strong> (Anthus rubescens<\/em>): Several on 27th and 28th April.
\nBrambling<\/strong> (Fringilla montifringilla<\/em>): Several
\nGrey-capped Greenfinch<\/strong> (Chloris sinica<\/em>): Common
\nEurasian Siskin<\/strong> (Carduelis spinus<\/em>): Several
\nCommon Rosefinch<\/strong> (Carpodacus erythrinus<\/em>): 1 female at Naiin on Shimo-jima (28th April)
\nHawfinch<\/strong> (Coccothraustes coccothraustes<\/em>): 3 on Kami-jima (3rd May).
\nChinese Grosbeak<\/strong> (Eophona migratoria<\/em>): 1 at Sago on Kami-jima (30th April).
\nMeadow Bunting<\/strong> (Emberiza cioides<\/em>): Common
\nTristram’s Bunting<\/strong> (Emberiza tristrami<\/em>): Several both on Kami-jima and Shimo-jima (30th April and 2nd May).
\nLittle Bunting<\/strong> (Emberiza pusilla<\/em>): More than 3 at Kuwa(30th April) and 1 at Kakinoki-nodo (1st May) on Shimojima.
\nYellow-browed Bunting<\/strong> (Emberiza chrysophrys<\/em>): More than 2 at Kuwa and Niin (28th April) and about 10 at Naiin (2nd May) on Shimo-jima.
\nRustic Bunting<\/strong> (Emberiza rustica<\/em>): Several (1st and 2nd May).
\nYellow-throated Bunting<\/strong> (Emberiza elegans<\/em>): 1 at Kuwa on shimo-jima (27th April).
\nYellow Bunting<\/strong> (Emberiza sulphurata<\/em>): 1 at Hacchokaku and more than 2 at Naiin (27th April) and 1 at Naiin (2nd May) on Kami-jima.
\nBlack-faced Bunting<\/strong> (Emberiza spodocephala<\/em>): ssp. spodocephala<\/em> (common) and ssp. personata<\/em> (few)
\nPalla’s Reed Bunting<\/strong> (Emberiza pallasi<\/em>): 1 at Kashi on Shimo-jima (27th April)<\/p>\n

Introduced species observed:<\/p>\n

Chinese Bamboo Partridge<\/strong> (Bambusicola thoracicus<\/em>): Common
\nRing-necked Pheasant<\/strong> (Phasianus colchicus<\/em>): Common
\nMute Swan<\/strong> (Cygnus olor<\/em>) Mute Swan was described as an introduced species in Japan by check-list of Japanese birds 6th revised edition (The Ornithological Society of Japan 2012).
\nRock Dove<\/strong> (Columba livia<\/em>): 20 at Sago on Kami-jima<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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