When I set off in the morning I fully expected to find Mama duck followed by a train of flufflings. But I never saw that. Mum was there, a Dad-type duck as well, and the kids were all over the place. They were all around the pond, in small groups or just by themselves. I could barely count them (I think there were 10). I guess they felt safe.
Birds seem to come and go fast. Some of what I saw in the brief moments they and I where there:
7 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, ウズラシギ
In a park the east, where I saw the Japane Thrush. At the same time a White's Thrush appeared. It didn't seem to be in a hurry to move on.
White's Thrush, トラツグミ
At another park a コサメビタキ, Asian Brown Flycatcher flew by once
I went to a park in the east on a different mission. Guess my surprise when I saw this handsome male roaming among the flowers!
Every year it's a tense question. Will we see it again in Fukuoka? Will it come to the usual park?
One morning I arrived early and headed for the 'komadori kaidan'. Something was there! I could see it, hear it. There were 2 or 3. Soon they appeared:
Red-billed Leiothrix, ソウシチョウ
A bit disappointing, but at the water basin they looked good
