Left over birds May

There really wasn't much to report from the west over the last 2 weeks of May. The few photos I took are below

Peregrine Falcon, ハヤブサ

Oriental Reed Warbler, オオヨシキリ

With a bit more colored surrounding

Black-faced and Eurasian Spoonbills,  クロツラヘラサギ、ヘラサギ not migrating maybe.

Oriental Magpie, カササギ

Varied Tit, ヤマガラ

Parent and child Eurasian Tree Sparrow, スズメ

Baby Black Kite, トビ growing up

Oriental Greenfinches, カワラヒワ eating from the thistles or whatever is left of them

Not seed, but larves? 

Mid May sightings

A collection of wings that flew in the 2nd and 3rd week of May, mostly around Fukuoka.

The Japanese Paradise Flycatcher, サンコウチョウ was calling on May 6th, but I didn't get to see it until the 13th. And only briefly, with no one else around. Too bad, others would have taken buch better pictures...

There was a time when I hardly looked up to yet another one. Now I have to search hard.

Asian Brown Flycatcher, コサメビタキ

Inspecting the housing situation. Mr. and Mrs. Blue Rock Thrush, イソヒヨドリ

A migrator in Nishi-ku but not close by. Black-faced Bunting, シベリアアオジ

The first Narcissus Flycatcher, キビタキ to start nesting in a nearby park.

Japanese Wagtail, セグロセキレイ on a rainy Mayday. Feeding chicks, I reckon.

Up in a tall, tall tree the baby Black Kite,トビ was born.

A curious spectator. Ryukyu Minivet, リュウキュウサンショクイ.

Birds around Fukuoka in July

Not many. as expected. However a few surprises

Japanese Paradise Flycatcher, サンコウチョウ

Black Kite baby, トビ

Family of Chinese Bamboo Partridge, コジュケイ

Around the fields in the west

  The first Sunday's WBSJ meeting on May 7th was cancelled due to bad weather. The next day some members walked the usual route to counts the birds. Against all expectations there was very little to report. The wind was strong, the tide high and the few waders that we saw were perched in a tree. Never seen that before!

There are some Grey-tailed Tattlers, キアシシギ and Terek Sandpipers, ソリハシシギ. Others I cannot identify

Spoonbills, ヘラサギ and クロツラヘラサギ in the rain. Are these going to stay here during the summer?

A very wet Black Kite, トビ

Quickly in and quickly out, Peregrine Falcon, ハヤブサ

The air around the fields is heavy with the smell of onions. Does the Skylark, ヒバリ like that?

The only wader I saw on May 7th, a Wood Sandpiper, タカブシギ in an old field.

Red-throated Pipit, ムネアカタヒバリ and some more

 Last but not least the bird I had been looking for all day. I set all my hopes on a field with lots of other pipits and bingo! It appeared briefly before it popped out of sight again. I watched it for just a few seconds. But it was there! I'm tempted to go look for it again... 

Red-throated Pipit, ムネアカタヒバリ

Its back feathers look distinctly different from the other pipits, the Buff-bellied Pipits, タヒバリ

Buff-bellied Pipit, タヒバリ

Chestnut-eared Bunting, ホオアカ

The collection would not be complete without 1 image of a Lapwing. They were there in large numbers, but slightly less than during my previous visit 6 weeks before. Northern Lapwing, タゲリ

A lovey-dovey couple of Black Kites,トビのラブラブ

Offering a present (just a twig, but maybe mend for a nest)

Flying synchronized

Their acrobatic flights are awesome, but I didn't see any of that. Were they passed that stage yet?

Driving at night at least 12 Raccoon dogs, タヌキ crossed my path

Taken from the car. Below no trimming!

Finally, some more of the male Kestrel, チョオゲンボウ that kept me company all the time.

Hope to see you again!