Today my brother was visiting from the U.S. so we took a drive down to Osatsunuma and Utonai ko.
Osatsunuma had as low of water as I have ever seen it. There were a few shorebirds around but more scarce than I was hoping.
Little-ringed plovers 10
Latham's Snipe 1
Wood Sandpiper 1
We continued down to Utonai ko where there were:
Falcated Teal 25
Common Teal 20
Gadwall 2
Mute Swan (on nest) 2
Common Merganser 30
Wryneck (calling) 1
Crowned-willow Warblers 10 (calling)
Gray Thrush
Japanese White-eye 10
Marsh Harrier 1
Black-faced Buntings 30
Common Read Buntings 10
Long-tailed Rosy Finch 3
The prize of the day was off on a side road near Utonai ko where it dead-ended in a small grave yard. There was some commotion from the small birds in the area and I soon found out why when a Japanese lesser Sparrowhawk flew buy and perched for a while for a good look.
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