Japan 09Jun13

From Yamane

I report you about my birding at my favourite place on 9 Jun. Japanese Paradise-flycatchers started brooding!

9. Jun 2013 Hayama/Morito River Upperstream 5:30-14:00

1. Chinese Bamboo Partridge
2. Oriental Turtle Dove
3. Lessor Cockoo
4. Black Kite
5. Common Kingfisher
6. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
7. Japanese Green Woodpecker
8. Japanese Paradise-flycatcher

Male

Female

* This nest is near the top of the tree, very high place. The photographers have to point their bazooka to the top.
* This pair was taking turns brooding every about 20~40 minutes.
* At least 2 pairs of Japanese Paradise-flycatchers are making their nests, except this pair.

9. Varied Tit
10. Japanese Tit
11. Barn swallow
12. Brown-eared Bulbul
13. Japanese Bush Warbler
14. Asian Stubtail
15. Eastern Crowned Warbler
16. Japanese White-eye
17. Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Male/Female)

This is the broken nest, the place of Red circle, of Blue-and-white Flycatcher by kidnapper who seemed to take chicks away last Friday. Everybody was looking forward to seeing the chicks' flying the nest... * Some pairs of Blue-and white Flycatchers seem to start breeding or brooding.

18. Eurasian Tree Sparoow
19. Meadow Bunting
20. Jungle Crow
21. Carrion Crow