Pacific Loon, シロエリオオハム (winter plumage) and others at the coast

There was no big flock, as other years, but a few birds were seen here and there. This one came feeding close to the rocks near the shore.

Always here: Pacific Reef Egret, クロサギ

Eastern Blue Rock Thrush, イソヒヨドリ male

Another trip at sea 2, Cormorants etc

Cormorants again. In grey-ish weather we can't quite see the birds' colors, however their profile doesn't look too bad.

Again a bit of light makes all the difference

Below 2 Pelagic Cormorants, ヒメウ (in front and far left) and 3 Temminck's, ウミウ

Temminck’s Cormorant ウミウ

This time we scored 3 Falcons, all of them seemed to have a nest. Peregrine Falcon, ハヤブサ

A pair of Ospreys, ミサゴ on the very top;

And the dark morph of Pacific Reef Egret, the only one we can see here in Japan. クロサギ

On the other side of  Genkai Island Loons were feeding in a big flock.

Pacific Loon, シロエリオオハム

It must be good to live around Genkaishima

Cruising the coast

After a last bout of snow the weather improved. Time to check the shoreline and see what's up.

Black-necked Grebe, ハジロカイツブリ

Summer plumage!  夏羽

Pacific Loon, オオハム

Pacific Reef Egret, クロサギ

角島, Tsunoshima 5

The last post of this day, the last birds of Tsunoshima and that little harbor across.

ウミウ,  Temminck's Cormorant

  

From a distance they look so much like the Great Cormorant that we get in Fukuoka.

Today I could distinguish them by the shape of the base of the bill quite well.

below  オオハム, Black-throated Loon

and シロエリオオハム,  Pacific Loon

A familiar fishing harbor sight