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Recent Birding Tour of Northwestern Kyushu

Recent Birding Tour of Northwestern Kyushu

October 5, 2013December 23, 2019 John Wright Leave a comment

Between September 16 and 19 I led a couple from Canada around birding spots in Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Saga, Fukuoka and Oita prefectures. Before the tour started, I took the ferry across to Kumamoto from Shimabara, spotting a large flock of Streaked Shearwater just out from Shimabara Port, and then Brown Booby as the ferry neared […]

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Japanese Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon japonicus)

Japanese Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon japonicus)

May 30, 2013December 22, 2019 John Wright Leave a comment

A juvenile photographed in Shimabara, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan.

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Action at the Lake

April 18, 2013December 22, 2019 John Wright 1 Comment

Late this afternoon I stopped in at what is reputedly the smallest and newest lake in Japan, Lake Shirachi in Shimabara. Actually more of a large pond than a lake, it is surrounded by streets but usually has herons and egrets as well as a few resident “soup” ducks. However it is also a good […]

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Reikyu Park, Shimabara

Reikyu Park, Shimabara

April 3, 2013December 22, 2019 John Wright Leave a comment

Another spot I don’t usually visit is Reikyu Park in Shimabara City. Although at first glance this seems like a good birding area, it is usually pretty quiet. But now is Cherry Blossom time, so plenty of birds are visiting to feed on the flowers, and this congregation attracts other birds as well. Today I […]

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