Charles Harper: Japan Year List 2024 Japan Checklist, All records Record(s) 1 to 144 of 144 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,04/01/2024,"Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi prefecture",
2,Snow Goose,Anser caerulescens,,03/01/2024,Lakes Izunuma and Uchinuma ,65 inc 2 blue phase 
3,Taiga Bean Goose,Anser fabalis,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
4,Tundra Bean Goose,Anser serrirostris,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
5,Greater White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
6,Lesser White-fronted Goose,Anser erythropus,,04/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma , Miyagi prefecture",
7,Tundra Swan,Cygnus columbianus,,05/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture","also, NA (sub)species, Whistling Swan, seen in group"
8,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
9,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,26/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
10,Northern Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
11,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,04/01/2024,"Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi prefecture",
12,Falcated Duck,Mareca falcata,,04/02/2024,"Gounoike Pond, Ibaraki",
13,Eurasian Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
14,Eastern Spot-billed Duck,Anas zonorhyncha,,01/01/2024,"Yamashita Koen, Yokohama",
15,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
16,Northern Pintail,Anas acuta,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
17,Eurasian Teal,Anas crecca,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
18,Common Pochard,Aythya ferina,,04/01/2024,"Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi prefecture",
19,Ring-necked Duck,Aythya collaris,Yes,01/02/2024,"Futamatagawa, Kanazawa",Returning winter rarity
20,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,04/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma , Miyagi prefecture",
21,Greater Scaup,Aythya marila,,01/01/2024,"Yamashita Koen, Yokohama",
22,Stejneger's Scoter,Melanitta stejnegeri,,11/02/2024,"Sanbanze, Chiba",
23,Black Scoter,Melanitta americana,,04/01/2024,"Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi prefecture",
24,Common Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,04/01/2024,"Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi prefecture",
25,Smew,Mergellus albellus,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
26,Common Merganser,Mergus merganser,,03/01/2024,"Lakes Izunuma and Uchinuma, Miyagi prefecture ",
27,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,04/02/2024,"Choshi, Chiba",
28,Chinese Bamboo Partridge,Bambusicola thoracicus,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
29,Rock Dove,Columba livia,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
30,Oriental Turtle Dove,Streptopelia orientalis,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
31,Common Emerald Dove,Chalcophaps indica,,24/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
32,Ryukyu Green Pigeon,Treron permagnus,,25/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
33,Common Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
34,Eurasian Coot,Fulica atra,,01/01/2024,"Yamashita Koen, Yokohama",
35,Ruddy-breasted Crake,Zapornia fusca,,17/01/2024,"Maioka Park, Totsuka",
36,White-breasted Waterhen,Amaurornis phoenicurus,,25/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
37,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
38,Red-necked Grebe,Podiceps grisegena,,04/02/2024,"Choshi, Ibaraki ",
39,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
40,Horned Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,04/01/2024,"Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi prefecture",
41,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,03/01/2024,Lakes Izunuma and Uchinuma ,
42,Eurasian Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,11/02/2024,"Sanbanze, Chiba",over 200 this winter
43,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
44,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,11/02/2024,"Sanbanze, Chiba",
45,Northern Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
46,Siberian Sand Plover,Anarhynchus mongolus,,14/04/2024,"Sanbanse, Chiba",
47,Kentish Plover,Anarhynchus alexandrinus,,11/02/2024,"Sanbanze, Chiba",
48,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,14/04/2024,"Sanbanse, Chiba",
49,Eurasian Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
50,Common Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
51,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
52,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
53,Grey-tailed Tattler,Tringa brevipes,,26/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
54,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,25/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
55,Common Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,26/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
56,Ruddy Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,26/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
57,Temminck's Stint,Calidris temminckii,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
58,Red-necked Stint,Calidris ruficollis,,14/04/2024,"Sanbanse, Chiba",
59,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,14/04/2024,"Sanbanse, Chiba",
60,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,11/02/2024,"Sanbanze, Chiba",
61,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,Yes,26/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
62,Oriental Pratincole,Glareola maldivarum,,24/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
63,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,14/04/2024,"Sanbanse, Chiba",early sighting
64,Whiskered Tern,Chlidonias hybrida,,26/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
65,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,01/01/2024,"Yamashita Koen, Yokohama",
66,Black-tailed Gull,Larus crassirostris,,01/01/2024,"Yamashita Koen, Yokohama",
67,Vega Gull,Larus vegae,,04/01/2024,"Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi prefecture",
68,Slaty-backed Gull,Larus schistisagus,,04/01/2024,"Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi prefecture",
69,Pelagic Cormorant,Urile pelagicus,,04/02/2024,"Choshi, Ibaraki ",
70,Japanese Cormorant,Phalacrocorax capillatus,,04/01/2024,"Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi prefecture",
71,Great Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
72,Black-faced Spoonbill,Platalea minor,,14/04/2024,"Sanbanse, Chiba",4 individuals (usually only one or two)
73,Eurasian Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
74,Pacific Reef Heron,Egretta sacra,,04/02/2024,"Choshi, Ibaraki ",
75,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
76,Chinese Pond Heron,Ardeola bacchus,,24/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
77,Eastern Cattle Egret,Bubulcus coromandus,,24/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
78,Great Egret,Ardea alba,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
79,Medium Egret,Ardea intermedia,,24/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
80,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
81,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,11/02/2024,"Sanbanze, Chiba",
82,Eurasian Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis,,26/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
83,Eastern Marsh Harrier,Circus spilonotus,,03/01/2024,Lakes Izunuma and Uchinuma ,
84,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
85,Black Kite,Milvus migrans,,01/01/2024,"Yamashita Koen, Yokohama",
86,Eastern Buzzard,Buteo japonicus,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
87,Common Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
88,Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker,Yungipicus kizuki,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
89,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
90,Common Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,05/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
91,Peregrine Falcon,Falco peregrinus,,03/01/2024,Lakes Izunuma and Uchinuma ,
92,Black Drongo,Dicrurus macrocercus,Yes,24/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
93,Brown Shrike,Lanius cristatus,,24/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
94,Bull-headed Shrike,Lanius bucephalus,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
95,Eurasian Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,03/01/2024,Lakes Izunuma and Uchinuma ,
96,Azure-winged Magpie,Cyanopica cyanus,,09/03/2024,"Naka-ku, Yokohama",
97,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
98,Large-billed Crow,Corvus macrorhynchos,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
99,Varied Tit,Sittiparus varius,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
100,Japanese Tit,Parus minor,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
101,Eurasian Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
102,Brown-eared Bulbul,Hypsipetes amaurotis,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka","Yonagunijima, 24 April."
103,Light-vented Bulbul,Pycnonotus sinensis,,24/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
104,Barn Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,30/03/2024,Yokohama,
105,Red-rumped Swallow,Cecropis daurica,,24/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
106,Japanese Bush Warbler,Horornis diphone,,03/01/2024,Lakes Izunuma and Uchinuma ,
107,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
108,Oriental Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus orientalis,,25/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
109,Zitting Cisticola,Cisticola juncidis,,24/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
110,Warbling White-eye,Zosterops japonicus,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
111,Chinese Hwamei,Garrulax canorus,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
112,Eurasian Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,28/01/2024,"Miyagase Lake, Kanagawa",
113,Crested Myna,Acridotheres cristatellus,,12/02/2024,"Kamiooka, Kanagawa",local resident feral population
114,Common Myna,Acridotheres tristis,,24/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
115,White-cheeked Starling,Spodiopsar cineraceus,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
116,White's Thrush,Zoothera aurea,,17/03/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka, Kanagawa",
117,Pale Thrush,Turdus pallidus,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
118,Brown-headed Thrush,Turdus chrysolaus,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
119,Dusky Thrush,Turdus eunomus,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
120,Grey-streaked Flycatcher,Muscicapa griseisticta,,26/04/2024,Yonagunijima,
121,Blue-and-white Flycatcher,Cyanoptila cyanomelana,,05/05/2024,"Futagoyama, Kanagawa",
122,Narcissus Flycatcher,Ficedula narcissina,,05/05/2024,"Futagoyama, Kanagawa",
123,Red-flanked Bluetail,Tarsiger cyanurus,,01/02/2024,"Futamatagawa, Kanagawa ",
124,Daurian Redstart,Phoenicurus auroreus,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
125,Blue Rock Thrush,Monticola solitarius,,04/01/2024,"Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi prefecture",
126,Eurasian Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,01/01/2024,"Yamashita Koen, Yokohama",
127,Eastern Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla tschutschensis,,25/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,100+ individuals 
128,White Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
129,Japanese Wagtail,Motacilla grandis,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
130,Olive-backed Pipit,Anthus hodgsoni,,25/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
131,Buff-bellied Pipit,Anthus rubescens,,04/02/2024,"Edosaki, Ibaraki ",
132,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,28/01/2024,"Miyagase Lake, Kanagawa",
133,Hawfinch,Coccothraustes coccothraustes,,10/01/2024,"Maioka koen, Totsuka, Kanagawa pref",
134,Eurasian Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,17/01/2024,"Maioka Park, Totsuka",
135,Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch,Carpodacus sibiricus,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
136,Grey-capped Greenfinch,Chloris sinica,,03/01/2024,Lakes Izunuma and Uchinuma ,
137,Meadow Bunting,Emberiza cioides,,05/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",
138,Little Bunting,Emberiza pusilla,,25/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
139,Rustic Bunting,Emberiza rustica,,04/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma , Miyagi prefecture",
140,Yellow-throated Bunting,Emberiza elegans,,02/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture ",
141,Yellow-breasted Bunting,Emberiza aureola,,26/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
142,Chestnut Bunting,Emberiza rutila,,26/04/2024,Yonagunijima ,
143,Masked Bunting,Emberiza personata,,01/01/2024,"Maioka Koen, Totsuka",
144,Common Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,05/01/2024,"Lake Izunuma, Miyagi prefecture",