Early in the morning a lot of small birds were active.
Zitting Cisticola, セッカ with a bug (spider?) for breakfast
I'm hiding😉!
Stejneger's Stonechat, ノビタキ a few more than 2 days before
Common Snipe, タシギ on a dried up rice-paddy One of many
And a very quiet Oriental Reed Warbler, オオヨシキリ
I thought I should catch up on warblers, but din't get any more then these. Where are all those Grasshopper Warblers???
The meeting of WBSJ was well attended. Ofcourse we all wore mouthcaps and tried to keep a social distance. In Japan this is usually not a problem. People don't touch each other generally. There were no real surprises, though the talk of the sighting of a Vulture nearby had everybody kind of excited. And there was that moment of a diving duck, as small as a Gargany but with markings of a Spot Bill. Hey, What's that?
Afterwards at Izumi River. The Chinese Egret, カシラサギ was still scuttering on the mudflats...
...chased by resident Small Egrets, コサギ as before
4 Terns on the wires. 3 Had the black cap markings, 1 had a bit of an ear patch. If only...
But no, all were Whiskered Terns, クロハラアジサシ
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