On this day (May 15).....................................

May 15th 2013

A male Siberian Blue Robin in Goryokaku Park 2 years ago today. This is a shy skulking forest dwelling species and I was lucky to have one so confiding................

To those who remain................

Most of the winter wildfowl has left by now.............

Some group shots..............

Some shots from Oshamanbe yesterday afternoon...................

Long Toed Stint and other stuff..............

A Long Toed Stint at Yakumo this afternoon...............

On this day (May 10).......................

May 10 2012

A male Mugimaki Flycatcher in Goryokaku park 3 years ago today. This was just coming into bredding plumage, one of these springs I'll get the male in full colours................

Waders in the smog

Strong west winds have blown over hazy smoggy air from China...................

A lull

It's a busy holiday week in Japan..................

A baby fox.................

We went up Mt Hakodate this morning................

Not one but two Lifers............

A Collared (or Japanese?) Scops Owl this morning, my first lifer for over a year..............

Black Throated Diver

We headed west to Esashi yesterday afternoon to see if the strong winds had bown anything interesting to our little corner of Hokkaido.

An early bath

We were up early and in one of the local parks this morning to check for spring migrants................

Summer Dunlin

The Dunlins were still at Oshamanbe and were looking very summery..............

A windy Sunday

An Osprey at Yakumo this afternoon.................

The final cut

A female Black Faced Bunting this afternoon................

A spring afternoon in Onuma

A beautiful spring afternoon saw us in Onuma for a couple of hours.......................

A grey rainy Monday morning

It's been pouring down for several hours as I type this.....................

The other Sparrow

A male Russet Sparrow at Onuma this afternoon.

Swallows in the Sakura

A very nice spring afternoon saw me in Goryokaku Park..............

Some more Dunlin

Some more Dunlin shots from Sunday................

Definitely Spring..............

The flock of Dunlin at Oshamanbe were coming into summer plumage............