Northern Thailand 3-11Jan14

From Con

No	Name	Thai Lifer	Global Lifer
1	Grey-throated Sand-Martin	X	X
2	Lesser Whistling Duck	X
3	Dusky Warbler	X	X
4	Mallard	X
5	Blue Peafowl	captive
6	Purple Swamphen	X
7	Long-tailed Duck	X
8	Long-tailed Shrike	X
9	Cattle Egret	X
10	Citrine Wagtail	X	X
11	Small Pratincole	X
12	Spot-billed Duck	X	X
13	Great Egret	X
14	Little Ringed Plover	X
15	Crested Myna	X
16	Ferruginous Pochard	X	X
17	Common Coot	X
18	Little Egret	X
19	Chinese Pond Heron	X
20	Long-tailed Jacana	X
21	Common Moorhen	X
22	Black-hooded Oriole	X	X
23	Burmese Shrike	X	X
24	Barn Swallow	X
25	Straited Swallow	X	X
26	Ashy Woodswallow	X	X
27	Ultramarine Flycatcher	X
28	Golden-throated Barbet	X
29	Aberrant Bush-Warbler	X	X
30	Spot-breasted Parrotbill	X	X
31	Maroon Oriole	X	X
32	Blue-winged Minla	X
33	Scarlet-faced Liocichla
34	Grey-headed Lapwing
35	Oriental Honey Buzzard
36	Green Bee-eater
37	Pied Bushchat
38	Spectacled Barwing
39	Grey Bushchat
40	Chestnut bellied Rock Thrush
41	White-gorgeted Flycatcher
42	Rufous-bellied Niltava	X	X
43	Large Niltava
44	Himalayan Bluetail
45	Blue Rock Thrush
46	Giant Nuthatch	X	X
47	Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker	X	X
48	White-browed Shrike-Babbler	X
49	Siberian Rubythroat	X	X
50	Long-tailed Minivet	X
51	Olive-backed Pipit
52	Black Bulbul
53	Grey-backed Shrike
54	Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler
55	Silver-eared Laughingthrush
56	White-tailed Robin
57	Vivid Niltava	X	X
58	Davison's Warbler	X	X
59	Crested Finchbill	X	X
60	Golden Bush Robin	X	X
61	Chestnut-headed Tesia	X	X
62	Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
63	White-browed Laughingthrush	X	X
64	Rufous-backed Sibia	X	X
65	Common Rosefinch
66	Brown-breasted Bulbul	X	X
67	Red-Whiskered Bulbul	X
68	White-headed Bulbul
69	Chestnut Bunting	X	X
70	Verditer Flycatcher	X
71	Yellow Wagtail	X
72	White-capped Redstart
73	Slaty-backed Forktail	X
74	Black-breasted Thrush	X	X
75	Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
76	Bronzed Drongo
77	Ashy Bulbul	X
78	Blyth's Leaf Warbler
79	Rufous-winged Fulvetta
80	Striated Bulbul	X	X
81	Slaty-backed Flycatcher
82	Hill Blue Flycatcher
83	Ashy Drongo
84	Magpie Robin	X
85	Mountain Bamboo Partridge	X	X
86	Siberian Blue Robin
87	Grey-winged Blackbird	X
88	Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
89	Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush
90
	TOTALS	57	28
Partial List of other birds seen
	Hoopoe
	Streak-throated Woodpecker
	Yellow-bellied Fantail
	Pin-tailed Parrotfinch
	Black-crested Bulbul
	Blue Rock Thrush
	Black-collared Starling
	Siberian Stonechat

Mallards (female left, male right)

Domestic duck

Dusky Warbler

Juvenile pale OHB

Japan 10Feb13

From Yamane

I had birding at Oi Wild Birds Park in Tokyo in this morning. I send some pictures(*).

Little Grebe
Great Cormorant *
Mallard *
Northern Shoveler *
Tufted Duck *
Common Pochard *
Black Kite *
Common Buzzard
Oriental Turtle Dove
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker *
Japnese Pied Wagtail (White Wagtail)
Brown-eared Bulbul
Dusky Thrush
Pale Thrush *
Daurian Redstart *
Japanese Tit (Great Tit)
Japanese White-eye
Black-faced Bunting
Oriental Greenfinch
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
White-cheeked Starling *
Jungle Crow (Large-billed Crow)

Japan 3-16Nov08

From Yamane

On 3 Nov., I took some photos from my place. Yes, they are only common birds in Japan. But you cannot see some of them there.

Brown-eared Bulbul

Oriental Greenfinches

Carrion Crow

Large-billed Crow

In this month, I can see the winter migratory birds in Japan, the visitors from Siberia. Daurian Redstart on 9 Nov. around my place. They have each individual territories. Of course, males and females have each ones. In Japan, we cannot see the couples. Dusky Thrush on 13 Nov. around my place.

Mallard 16 Nov. in Lake Yamanaka near Mt.Fuji. The front one is a male. Another one is a female.

Eurasian Wigeon 16 Nov. in Lake Yamanaka near Mt.Fuji. The right one is a male. The left one is a female.

Europe 26Nov-10Dec06
I went to Europe from 26 Nov - 10 Dec and saw 36 species of birds, featuring only the common birds.

1. Little grebe (Rhine Falls, Switzerland)
2. Great crested grebe (Amsterdam, Netherland)
3. Great cormorant (common)
4. Grey heron (common)
5. Great egret (Amsterdam, Netherland)
6. White stork (Germany)
7. Common pheasant (common)
8. Mute swan (common)
9. Mallard (common)
10. Common goldeneye (Salzburg, Austria & Amsterdam, Netherland)
11. Red-crested pochard (Lucerne, Switzerland)
12. Common pochard (Lucerne, Switzerland)
13. Tufted duck (Lucerne, Switzerland)
14. Common buzzard (common)
15. Red kite (Germany)
16. Kestrel (common)
17. Common moorhen (Rhine Falls, Switzerland & Amsterdam, Netherland)
18. Common coot (common)
19. Black-headed gull (common)
20. Herring gull (common)
21. Yellow-legged gull (Venice, Italy)
22. Lesser black-backed gull (Rome, Italy)
23. Great black-backed gull (Amsterdam, Netherland)
24. Rock pigeon (common)
25. Wood pigeon (Germany)
26. Willow tit (Germany)
27. Magpie (common)
28. Jackdaw (Italy)
29. Alpine chough (Mount Titlis, Switzerland)
30. Hooded crow (Italy)
31. Carrion crow (common)
32. Starling (common)
33. Italian sparrow (Vatican City)
34. House sparrow (common)
35. Blackbird (common)
36. Wren (Lucerne, Switzerland)

Common birds of Italy

Mute Swan. Juvenile left, adult right

Tufted Ducks. Female left, male right

Red-headed Pochard. Common Pochard

Mallard pair. Common Goldeneye pair

Great Crested Grebe. Little Grebe

Juvenile Common Moorhen. Common Coot

Black-headed Gull. Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Yellow-legged Gulls.

Great Cormorant. Grey Heron

Common Pigeons. Female Italian Sparrow

Hooded Crow. Alpine Chough