On this day (August 3rd)..........................

August 3rd 2014.

A Osprey with a big fish in Kamiiso 4 years ago today. Amazing what size fish they can carry...................

Hoarding

One of the disadvantages of having cheap external hard drives with lots of space is the accumulation of thousands of photos...............

A mild Monday

Monday saw record breaking temperatures further south in Japan (the hottest day ever in Japan, the hottest day ever in Tokyo) but  surprisingly it wasn't so hot near Hakodate...............

First flight

The young Ospreys are looking well..................

North Hokkaido 2018 #13

The last batch of photos from this month's trip up to north Hokkaido.............

North Hokkaido 2018 #12

Some birds from the way and way back.....................

North Hokkaido 2018 #11

Some more Yellow Wagtails from last week...............

North Hokkaido 2018 #10

The Siberian Rubythroat chicks had already left the nest......................

North Hokkaido 2018 #9

Common Reed Buntings are very, well, common in north Hokkaido.............

North Hokkaido 2018 #8

You come across Siberian Rubythroats all over the place on north Hokkaido............

North Hokkaido 2018 #7

Black-browed Reed Warblers seemed to be more numerous on the Ohotsku coast than I remember............

North Hokkaido 2018 #6

Middenforffs Warblers are common in the grasslands of north Hokkaido............

On this day (July 17th)................................

July 17th 2014.

A Wryneck near Monbetsu 4 years ago today.

One of the more interesting summer visitors to Hokkaido and one that can be difficult to photograph. This was one of a pair nesting in a very public place. The tree stump has since been removed though...............

North Hokkaido 2018 #5

The grassland we visit every summer had its Siberian Rubythroats performing nicely.............

North Hokkaido 2018 #4

On one grassland we found a family of  the local race (taviana) of Yellow Wagtails................

North Hokkaido 2018 #3

A Long-tailed Rosefinch from a few days ago..............

North Hokkaido 2018 #2

We stayed on one of our favourite campsites in north Hokkaido for the 5th year in a row...........

North Hokkaido 2018 #1

Not a good photo at all but this roadside Northern Hobby near Asahikawa was taken just after sunrise at the start of a short camping trip we just returned from.

The weather wasn't great for most of the trip and we drove north through rain and dark skies. Hobby is always a nice bird to see though and one I rarely get to photograph.

More posts to follow after I sort through my photos.

On this day (July 12th).........................

July 12th 2015

A Lanceolated Warbler at Mukawa 3 years ago today. This species isn't found near Hakodate: this may be the nearest place it breeds. It was a lifer at the time although I've seen some since.............

On this day (July 10th)...............

July 10th 2011.

A Chinese (Swinhoes) Egret in Kikonai 7 years ago today.

Not a good photo, this is pretty much a 100% crop but it does show a bit of a rarity. It remains the only one I've ever seen in my life.............