Eurasian Siskin, マヒワ and some more

I went to the same place on a warm winter day. The small flock of Siskins remained hiding in the trees till midday, when they ventured out to their watering hole. Green Pigeons were calling.

Eurasian Siskin, マヒワ male

female

A dark place, under a small stream

At the orange orchards. 

My camera likes the oranges rather than the small fast moving birds.

Japanese Bush Warbler,ウグイス

Warbling White-eyes, メジロ

A single female Elegant Bunting, ミヤマホオジロ showed up as well.

The first plum blossom 梅 on January 19th 

Masked Bunting, アオジ

One day at N-shima

I drove to N-shima on a cloudy but pleasant weekday. I don't remember what I expected, but certainly not this. It was quiet. There was nobody! No birders and no cameramen looking for their favorite Rosefinches. Ehh? I walked along the sealed road, and heard all sorts of birds, but saw little. Just Bramblings, Masked Buntings and Pale Thrushes. And they seemed to be all over the place. After an hour I realized why there were no others. No Rosefinches were coming out. I could hear them in the tall grass, and see them occasionally for a few seconds or so... No raptors either. 

Brambling, アトリ

Red-flanked Bluetail, ルリビタキ

Long-tailed Rose finch, ベニマシコ

No bright reddish pink colored feathers, just a pink hue. Young male?

A female, playing hide and seek.

Rustic Bunting, カシラダカ - Happy to see you. There aren't many around MF

Masked Bunting, アオジ

Overwhelmingly friendly

Oriental Greenfinch subsp, オオカワラヒワ

Weasel, イタチ, maybe Siberian

Pied Avocet, ソリハシセイタカシギ and Red-breasted Flycatcher, ニシオジロビタキ

While in Saga I stopped at Higashiyoka to see who was there. It was the "wrong" time of the month and there were no people carrying scopes or cameras. However, the 3 Avocets I came to see were there, say it at a fair distance. Among the shelducks and gulls. All the birds in that corner were black and white.

Winterscene: mostly Shelducks and Gulls.

Saunders's Gull, ズグロカモメ

In the park was a very friendly Red-breasted Flycatcher, ニシオジロビタキ - a female again...

Pretty girl!

Common Goldeneye, ホオジロガモ on a sunny day

After the cold spell, the days became warm and sunny. There was little wind and the water surface became like a mirror. That's when I searched for this duck and found it in the middle of a mixed flock.

A bit of display... for who?