Birds of Japan: the ultimate field guide to one of Asia’s most diverse and rewarding birding destinations, right as spring migration gets underway.
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Small bird standing in shallow water. Bright light is reflecting off of the water in the foreground, and there is a reflection of the bird on the surface of the water. The bird is in the lower right of the frame, and the background is a waterfall with bright water droplets in front of a dark background. The bird is white underneath, and gray on the back and tail. The head is black with white on the forehead and above the eye, and under the beak.
Japanese wagtail, Shukugawa, Nishinomiya, Japan. (photo taken in November).
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Brown-eared Bulbul perched on a tree branch at Mitsuike Park in Yokohama, with soft natural light and a blurred green background.
Quiet moment at Mitsuike Park this morning.
This Brown-eared Bulbul just sat there watching everything go by.
Anyone else seeing more of these lately?
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Spotted these after the rain cleared
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A bird standing in water, at the top of a waterfall, so the water is coming from the right and falling over the edge. Our view is over the top, so we don't see the water falling, just spilling over the edge. To the left we see some large, blurry, orange rocks, and some blurry water that looks like it is moving or has some foam on top. The bird is standing right at the edge, facing toward the right, with one leg lifted like it is stepping forward. The head, beack, neck, back, and tail are dark gray. There is some white above the beak and above the eye. The underside of the bird is white. The legs are dark.
Japanese wagtail at the top of a small waterfall, Shukugawa, Nishinomiya, Japan. (photo taken in November)
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grey herons showing gorgeous pinkish bills & legs 😍
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large-billed crow again💓
They've adapted life with humans in cities, very good at spotting people with food 🥪 😆 quite a large bird but not as much as a raven.
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Small bird close up and large in the frame, standing on a flat gravel path with a few dried leaves on the ground. It is in profile, facing toward the left. The bird has an orange body. The face, neck, and beak are black. The top of the head is gray. The wing is black with a white spot, and there is black along the top of the tail, which is orange underneath. The legs are black.
Daurian redstart, Shukugawa, Nishinomiya, Japan. (taken in November)
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You google Tokyo Bay, the AI tells you it's one of the most extremely industrialised, densely populated, and heaviky contaminated bays in the world 😭 and it's true 😭 and yet, thousands of Scaups come every winter😍
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perfect place for a little snack, paddy fields are 🪱🦟🕷️🪰
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all sorts of 🐦friends paid a visit to our garden in the snow ❄️
a bull-headed shrike turned up and every little one became very nervous 😬
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a female blue rockthrush 💓
they're spreading into inland, thriving in cities as they can find their favourite food without much effort on streets & near rubbish bins 🪰🪲🕷️🪳🦗
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a brown-eared bulbul 💕 & ume blossoms 🌸 in the snow ❄️
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unusual heavy snow in Chiba☃️
& an unusual visitor 😳❤️🔥
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white-cheeked starlings are pairing up now 💗❤️🔥🌸
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Three sparrows sitting on a flat hand rail. The rail runs from the lower left corner to the middle of the frame, and then turns and runs straight to the back of the frame. The sparrows are sitting on the bend in the rail. One sparrow is looking directly at the camera, and the two others are further back and facing to the right. The sparrows have a light-brown belly and brown striped back and wings. The top of the head is a grayish brown, and the face is black and white. Black around the eyes and under the beak, and a black spot on either cheek. The background is blurry and various colors and shapes.
Eurasian tree sparrows, Hinoike Park, Nishinomiya, Japan. (photo taken in November)
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elegant pintails💝
very common in Tokyo Bay.
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Duck in the lower left of the frame, with its head in the center of the frame. All feathers brown with white highlights on the tips. Broad beak is brownish with orange around the edges. Orange feet can be seen in the water. Rest of the frame is water with bright reflection of the sky. A reflection of the duck on the water.
Northern shoveler female, Hinoike Park, Nishinomiya, Japan.
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went back to the same reservoir I visited last week.
around a thousand of swans (mainly bewick's) and a few thousand of ducks again ❤️
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a handsome Japanese tit❤️
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lovely little birds ❤️ but actually very fierce especially each other in winter😆 #JapaneseWhiteEye #gardenbirds #gardenbirdwatch2026 #birdsofjapan
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king 👑 of shades 😆
- White's thrush
Jan26 Chiba, Japan
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a small flock of grey-capped greenfinches in the early morning glorious ☀️,
a common kingfisher with a tiny 🐟 in his beak,
a common kingfisher & grey heron sitting in the same 🌳
All made me happy💓
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smews & bewick's swans among lots and lots of 🦆🦆🦆
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The individual looks like this gorgeous one💕
a male Baikal teal in Chiba, Japan Feb2025
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One larger bird and several gulls sitting on rocks surrounded by water. The rocks and the birds are on the right side of the frame. The larger bird is dark with some white on his neck and face. Also some yellow on the face. The beak is long and gray, squared and hooked downward at the end. It tail is long and dark. The neck appears to be long and bent in an S shape. It is looking out over the water to the left. It is much taller than the gulls. The gulls have gray backs, darker tails, and white heads and bellies. There are dark smudges behind the eyes. Most of them have their heads bent down and are preening. The leftmost gull is leaning toward the water with its head turned to the side.
Great cormorant and black-headed gulls (photo taken in November), Nishinomiya, Japan.
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