Red-necked Stints, トウネン

The next day I returned for better light conditions. There were 7 Stints now.

Migrators update July 30th

Several migrating birds have arrived recently. I was particularly happy to see the Red-necked Stints. As every year. There were 5 birds on a barren field. Their feathers still showed summer colors, but on a brown field with nothing green what so ever the beauty doesn't come out well.

Red-necked Stint, トウネン

There were lots of juvenile plovers, Little Ringed Plover, コチドリ

And 1 Kentish Plover, シロチドリ   So cute!

In the river and the nearby triangular pond small ducks caught my eye. There were 2... maybe 5 Garganeys, シマアジ; 2 Falcated Ducks, オカヨシガモ and 1 female Mandarin Duck, オシドリ

Sorry for the poor quality of the photos. It is just to show who is there. 😼

And 1 single Pochard, ホシハジロ ?

Also 1 Far-Eastern Curlew, ホオロクシギ

Last week's Black-winged Stilt, セイタカシギ is still there. All by itself

Another one arrived at another field.

I thought they would team up, but that didn't happen. Nr 2 moved on.

Below some Intermediate Egrets, チュウサギ

(The Cattle Egrets, アマサギ are also still around)

Japanese Paradise Flycatcher, サンコウチョウ 3, - BABIES!

 Another day at the usual location and the Sankocho flycatchers were calling out loud. The male in his usual cheerfully challenging way hoi hoi hoi, the female with her throaty keh-keh. And... some more tiny keh keh sounds

My only decent images of the ever so lively, swift and supersonic male.

1 of 2 or 3 chicks. Very shy and fiercely protected by Mum

The following day I tried to locate them and found the whole family high up in the canopy...

where they will probably stay till ETD

July 26 - The first waders

Migration season has started and some waders have arrived. At the mudflats 3 Tattlers were flying across the river. There were several ducks, Eastern Spot-billed and some unidentified.

Grey-tailed Tattler, キアシシギ

Imazu breed

Who are those 2 small ducks in front?

Garganeys, XXX. On the right a male eclipse, on the left a female.

Thanx to Mr. K

In Taromaro I saw 1 single Black-winged Stilt, セイタカシギ

A little further west 3 Wood Sandpipers, タカブシギ

Cattle Egrets, アマサギ was gathering

Back at Tajiri: Zitting Cisticola, セッカ checking its nest

Kanatake walk July 19th

 A selection of the photos taken during our monthly walk. I have added their names as far as I could. 1 or 2 still remain a question mark. It is special to me; I can use it as a referral. Starting with the cutest of all frogs:

シュレーゲルアオガエル, Schlegel's Green Tree Frog

Japanese Tree Frog, ニホンアマガエル

Diana Treebrown, クロヒカゲ

Red Helen, モンキアゲハ

Chinese Bushbrown, ヒメジャノメ

Pea Blue, ウラナミシジミ

Kokamomezuru, コカモメヅル

St. John's Wort, Otogirisou, オトギリソウ

ムラサキミガナ？

Left Lily Turf, ヤブラン with Crab Spider カニグモ科   Right Hime Yaburan, ヒメヤブラン

Kawajisha, カワヂシャ

Beni Itotombo, ベニイトトンボ 

Mayutate Akane dragonfly, マユタテアカネ

Noshime dragonfly、ノシメトンボ

Kooniyanma, コオニヤンマ

Common Mapwing larva, イシガケチョウ 幼虫

Yamato jewel beetle, タマムシ

Wasp nest, ハチの巣

Fire Belly Newt, アカハライモリ

Kobeso Maimai, コベソマイマイ

Caterpillar of Impatiens Hawkmoth, セスジスズメ 幼虫