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    Is it too late for the common kingfisher in late april?

    I will be in Tokyo and Kyoto the last week of April. Will it be too late to see the common kingfisher? It's a lifer for me. Will also take any recommendations on locations to go birding, that might not be listed on ebird hotspots. Best, Cyn
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    • common kingfisher commonkingfisher (alcedo atthis) japan japan birds
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    • Forum: Japan
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    Japanese 10x50s - JB/JE era and later?

    Hey folks, Curious about Japanese 10x50s from the JB/JE era (and indeed later). We know they did 7x35s and 7x50s well, but none of their 8x30 offerings really seemed to stand out (except maybe the Nikon A-series - but I think, possibly incorrectly, of Nikon as somewhat distinct from the mass...
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    • japan porro
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Others
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    Japan June 2025

    Hi, I'm planning to go to Japan with my partner for two weeks early June next year. Main perspective of the trip isn't birding, but I have planned to spend a few (2-4) days in Hokkaido for some birds I hope to see. Rest of the trip is more tourist stuff on Honshu, where I'm probably able to get...
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    Help with Cuculus sp.? Spotted in Yoshikawa, Saitama, Japan on Oct. 1st.

    Hello, I have 0 experience identifying Cuculus Cuckoos, so I was hoping to get some help here. This individual never landed for very long, constantly moving around. At one point when it did land for about 30 seconds, it gave a somewhat raspy call. Never sang. The distance made it a bit hard to...
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    Help identify my binoculars please…

    Hi all I recently found a pair of binoculars in my dad’s shed. I can’t seem to find any info on them. I’ve attached photos hoping someone can help me identify and how to look up their price etc. Thank you Tee
  6. dusky thrush

    dusky thrush

    The distance is about 5 meters!
    • petitebouquet
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    • dusky thrush japan turdus eunomus
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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    Sea Eagle Photography in Utoro

    Hello, everyone! I am currently planning my second trip to Japan which will hopefully be for December 2024 to January 2025. The plan is to be in Hokkaido in mid-January and I would love to photograph the sea eagles besides other wildlife and I am having a primary quandary. From what I can...
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    Nippon Kogaku and Ednar binoculars

    Hello, I am trying to find out more information and the possible value of two pairs of binoculars that I have recently received. The first one is a Nippon Kogaku Mikron 6x30, 274609. It has a leather strap and a red felt-lined leather case. The second one is an Ednar 7x35, 0593, Japan HT. I...
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    NE of Nagano, Japan - Raptor ID

    A couple shots of raptors over the mountain foothills. 1. Mountain Hawk Eagle? 2. Gray Faced Buzzard? 3. I'm not sure. Not these are the same birds (color difference due to lighting) 4. No idea. Merlin thinks oriental honey buzzard?
  10. Sword-tailed Newt (Cynops ensicauda)

    Sword-tailed Newt (Cynops ensicauda)

    I originally assumed this was the widespread Japanese Fire-bellied Newt (C. pyrrhogaster). However the newts on the Ryukyu Archipelago including Amami Oshima, are actually this very rare, critically endangered Sword-tailed Newt. It may be distinguished from the Fire-bellied Newt by its larger...
    • jmorlan
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    • amami oshima cynops ensicauda japan kagoshima sword-tailed newt
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Amphibians
  11. Peregrine Egret attack

    Peregrine Egret attack

    I was looking at the snow covered mountains through my 500mm lens when a Peregrine appeared right in the middle of the viewfinder far, far away. I followed it as it accelerated closer and realised a poor Great Egret was casually cruising over the water. It seemed the falcon had the egret in its...
    • stoop
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    • birds in flight falcon falcon peregrinus flight great egret hunter hunting japan peregrine falcon stoop wetlands
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Eastern Marsh Harrier Miss

    Eastern Marsh Harrier Miss

    A duck ducks under water to avoid an Eastern Marsh Harrier
    • stoop
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    • circus spilonotus duck flight harrier hunter japan prey raptor
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. 123-139f.jpg

    123-139f.jpg

    female of Lemyra imparilis
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    • arctiidae japan taiwan
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  14. 123-139pair.jpg

    123-139pair.jpg

    Arctiidae,
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    • arctiidae japan taiwan
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  15. Black-crowned Night Heron

    Black-crowned Night Heron

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    • black-crowned night-heron japan nycticorax nycticorax
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Autumn in Kyoto

    Autumn in Kyoto

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    • ardea cinerea grey heron japan
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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    092-417-dscn.jpg

    Geometridae, also occurs in Japan,
    • fluorite
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    • geometridae japan taiwan
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  18. Whooper Swans in blizzard

    Whooper Swans in blizzard

    Whooper Swans in snow at Akan Crane Centre, Japan
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    • akan japan whooper swan
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Red-crowned Crane

    Red-crowned Crane

    At Akan Crane Centre, Japan
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    • akan japan japanese crane red-crowned crane
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Pacific Reef-Heron

    Pacific Reef-Heron

    This species is also known as the Pacific Reef Egret (OBC, Robson) but here I follow Clements who calls it Pacific Reef-Heron (IOC goes with Reef Heron without the hyphen). These birds occur in both a dark morph as seen here, and also a white morph which bears a resemblance to the Chinese Egret...
    • jmorlan
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    • egretta sacra sacra japan naha okinawa okinawa prefecture
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Reflection Mandarin

    Reflection Mandarin

    Taken at the Hirosaki Castle
    • DaninJapan
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    • canon japan mandarin duck
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. Black Scoter

    Black Scoter

    This is a male. Formerly considered conspecific with the Common Scoter (M. nigra), Black Scoter has an extensive North American distribution with widely separated breeding populations in Alaska and Northern Quebec. However another population breeds in the Russian Far East and these are...
    • jmorlan
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    • black scoter hokkaido prefecture japan melanitta americana
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Masked Bunting

    Masked Bunting

    This is an adult male showing black chin. Formerly lumped with Black-faced Buning but now split based on several recent studies showing the genetic distinctiveness of this taxon (Pckert et al., Saitoh et al., Weissensteimer et al.). This population differs markedly from mainland Black-faced...
    • jmorlan
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    • emberiza personata japan masked bunting
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Male Red Spots

    Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Male Red Spots

    This is a Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker male showing the red nape-side spots which are usually hidden by other feathers. And with bonus Cherry Blossom!
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    • japan japanese pygmy woodpecker male nara red spots yungipicus kizuki
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Willow Tit

    Willow Tit

    This species closely resembles the Marsh Tit (P. palustris) and characters which separate the two seem to change geographically. Here in the Honshu highlands, Willow Tit is the expected species and Marsh Tit does not occur. These birds are P. m. restrictus which is restricted to Japan. It is a...
    • jmorlan
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    • japan poecile montanus restrictus
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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