Sunday 4 October 2009

4th October 2009 Hegura-jima

4/10/09 Awoke to WSW 4 with rain at dawn but soon sunny although the strong wind persisted keeping the temperature down. Storms arrived at 3pm that persisted until 5pm with heavy cloudbursts and SW5-6 winds. Identified from photographs and then relocated a Red-headed Bunting near the Dragon's Pool. Found a Pallas's Leaf Warbler at midday and and Amur Falcon along with a Hobby, Kestrel and Peregrine late afternoon.


Lapland Bunting and first-winter Red-headed Bunting feeding together along the western shore


First-winter Red-headed Bunting along the western shore

Rocky headland near the Dragon's Pool along the western shore

The Hegura-jima ferry

Female Yellow-throated Bunting along the Central Track

First-winter male Blue-and-white Flycatcher near the Lighthouse

Pallas's Leaf Warbler along the Central Track

Adult female Tristram's Bunting along the Central Track

Monarch-like Butterfly near the NTT Tower

Adult female Amur Falcon over the School Field

Lighthouse under threatening skies

Juvenile Slaty-backed Gull in the sheltered harbour

Species noted:
Streaked Shearwater 5
Japanese Cormorant 3
Great Egret 1
Grey Heron 6
Mandarin Duck 10
Wigeon 1
Teal 1
Mallard 1
Black-eared Kite 5
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Amur Falcon 1
Hobby 1
Peregrine 2
Common Snipe 1
Far Eastern Curlew 1
Black-tailed Gull 100
Slaty-backed Gull 1
Rufous Turtle Dove 3
Richard's Pipit 1
Siberian Buff-bellied Pipit 3
Grey Wagtail 7
Black-backed Wagtail 20
Brown-eared Bulbul 1
Blue Rock Thrush 6
Pale Thrush 5
Japanese Bush Warbler 5
Arctic Warbler 5
Pallas's Leaf Warbler 1
Blue-and-white Flycatcher 1
Grey-streaked Flycatcher 1
Narcissus Flycatcher 1
Large-billed Crow 4
Starling sp. 1
Brambling 25
Oriental Greenfinch 20
Siskin 1
Lapland Bunting 1
Black-faced Bunting 6
Yellow-throated Bunting 2
Tristram's Bunting 1
Red-headed Bunting 1