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  1. J

    Unfamiliar Egrets and Waders (Tokyo, Japan)

    Whatever the reason, (imagination/environmental context/genuine differences between subspecies or individual birds) this was certainly the case to my eyes. I had very close views of modesta (it seems) here and equally have had very close views of alba in the UK very recently before arriving to...
  2. J

    Unfamiliar Egrets and Waders (Tokyo, Japan)

    Thank you for this informative reply. I now see why I was confused, as the Great White Egret's here pictured were smaller than those I see in the UK (leading me to suspect Intermediate Egret), so must be due to differences in sub-species. Shame I wasn't able to get Intermediate Egret before...
  3. J

    Unfamiliar Egrets and Waders (Tokyo, Japan)

    Hello, I'm a UK birder currently in Japan and quite unfamiliar with some of species (including common) ones here, having not had as much time to research prior to coming as I would have ideally liked. I'm getting stuck on Intermediate Egret vs Great White Egret particularly. Could anyone...
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