Charles Harper: Japan Life List Japan Checklist, All records Record(s) 1 to 422 of 422 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 05/02/1993 Funabashi KK, Chiba 2 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 03/01/2017 Hachoseki, Ibaraki minima? (with another larger sp/ssp which may appear on this list later) 3 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 17/01/2016 Arakawa River, Tokyo 3 imms wintering much farther south than normal 4 Swan Goose Anser cygnoides 10/10/1995 Irago-misaki, Aichi 5 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 10/02/1991 Lake Izunuma, Miyagi middendorffii 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 20/02/2009 Arasaki, Kagoshima 7 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 10/02/1991 Lake Izunuma, Miyagi 8 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 29/12/2021 Arasaki, Kyushu 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 04/05/1991 Ukishima, Ibaraki 10 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 10/02/1991 Lake Izunuma, Miyagi (bewickii) columbianus (Whistling): 2 Jan 2015 Chiba 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 10/02/1991 Lake Izunuma, Miyagi 12 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 27/12/1991 Arasaki, Kagoshima 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 12/02/1992 Meijijingu Park, Tokyo 14 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 01/01/1992 Sagamihara Reservoir, Kanagawa 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 23/09/2012 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo pair: female & eclipse male 16 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 04/11/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 04/11/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 18 Falcated Duck Mareca falcata 18/11/1990 Sagamihara Reservoir, Kanagawa 19 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 04/11/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 20 American Wigeon Mareca americana Yes 09/11/1990 Kyoto, Kyoto 21 Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 22 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 04/11/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 23 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 18/09/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 24 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 04/11/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 25 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis Yes 02/02/2016 Isanuma, Kawagoe, Saitama Wintering; seen and photographed by many 26 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Yes 20/01/2019 Utsunomiya, Tochigi Rare winterer; this one is a returnee. 27 Canvasback Aythya valisineria Yes 20/01/2001 Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki 28 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 02/09/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 29 Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri Yes 19/02/2017 Ukima Koen, Tokyo very rare winterer 30 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 11/10/2017 Kita-shin-yokohama Seen and photographed by many 31 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Yes 28/11/2020 Kodomo Shizen Koen, Yokohama Many photographers in attendance 32 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 04/11/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 33 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 19/09/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 34 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Yes 11/02/1996 Ueno Pond, Tokyo 35 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 03/01/1991 Choshi, Ibaraki 36 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 13/03/2023 Onnemoto hide, Hokkaido 37 Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri 29/12/1993 Kiritappu, Hokkaido 38 Black Scoter Melanitta americana 29/12/1993 Kiritappu, Hokkaido 39 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 29/12/1993 Kiritappu, Hokkaido 40 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 10/12/2022 Seisekisakuragaoka, Tama City, Tokyo, Japan winter vagrant 41 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 05/02/1993 Funabashi KK, Chiba 42 Smew Mergellus albellus 29/12/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 43 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 10/02/1991 Lake Izunuma, Miyagi 44 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 30/12/1993 Lake Furen, Hokkaido 45 Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus Yes 12/12/2010 Sagami River at Shake, Kanagawa female with female Goosanders 46 Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia 19/06/2002 Utonai, Hokkaido 47 Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 08/08/2021 Tateyama, Toyama prefecture 48 Copper Pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii 30/04/1994 Togakushi, Nagano 49 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 17/06/2002 Chitose, Hokkaido 50 Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor 14/12/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 51 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 25/03/2015 Ishigaki Island introduced 52 Chinese Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus 25/12/1990 Seya Citizens Forest, Yokohama 53 Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica 02/11/2008 Ukishima, Ibaraki 54 Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka 08/07/2012 Lake Yamanaka and Mt Fuji heard only 55 White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus 01/10/2023 Shirakabatoge, Nagano, Japan 56 Pacific Swift Apus pacificus 05/11/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 57 House Swift Apus nipalensis 09/09/1990 Sagamigawa, Kanagawa 58 Northern Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx hyperythrus 30/04/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 59 Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus 30/06/1991 Miyakejima, Tokyo 60 Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus 01/05/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 61 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 12/09/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 62 Rock Dove Columba livia 17/08/1990 Yokohama, Kanagawa 63 Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina 30/06/1991 Miyakejima, Tokyo 64 Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 16/08/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa (orientalis) stimsoni: 31 July 2022 Amami-Oshima 65 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/09/1996 Misato, Gunma 66 Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica 25/04/2024 Yonagunijima 67 White-bellied Green Pigeon Treron sieboldii 09/09/1995 Oiso, Kanagawa 68 Ryukyu Green Pigeon Treron permagnus 26/12/2002 Amami-oshima, Kagoshima (permagnus) medioximus: 27 Mar 2015 Iriomote 69 Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus 11/02/1991 Lake Izunuma, Miyagi 70 Okinawa Rail Hypotaenidia okinawae 11/03/1994 Okuma, Okinawa 71 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 72 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 73 Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca 29/12/1991 Arasaki, Kagoshima 74 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla 08/11/2015 Kasairinkai Koen, Tokyo, Japan rare; photographed 75 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea 26/03/2015 Ishigaki Island 76 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 11/03/1994 Kin, Okinawa 77 Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus Yes 20/02/2009 Arasaki, Kagoshima 78 Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis Yes 28/12/1991 Arasaki, Kagoshima 79 White-naped Crane Antigone vipio 27/12/1991 Arasaki, Kagoshima 80 Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo Yes 22/01/2017 Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Accidental. Many photographers. 81 Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis 03/05/1992 Ukishima, Ibaraki 82 Common Crane Grus grus Yes 20/02/2009 Arasaki, Kagoshima 83 Hooded Crane Grus monacha 27/12/1991 Arasaki, Kagoshima 84 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 85 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 03/01/1991 Choshi, Chiba 86 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 18/11/1990 Sagamihara Reservoir, Kanagawa 87 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 02/01/2004 Choshi, Chiba 88 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 03/01/1991 Choshi, Chiba 89 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 21/01/1996 Funabashi KK, Chiba 90 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 91 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 29/11/1993 Yatsuhigata, Chiba 92 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 02/09/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 93 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 94 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 03/04/1992 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 95 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 07/04/1991 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 96 Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus 16/12/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 97 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 25/11/1990 Kosukue, Kanagawa 98 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus 21/09/1991 Shiokawa, Aichi 99 Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 100 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii 06/08/1995 Yatsuhigata, Chiba 101 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 102 Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis 06/09/1991 Sobudaishita, Kanagawa 103 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Yes 06/08/2006 Ukishima, Ibaraki 104 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 09/09/1990 Sagamigawa, Kanagawa 105 Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis 12/11/1990 Yatsuhigata, Chiba 106 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 12/11/1990 Yatsuhigata, Chiba 107 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 108 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 109 Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus 19/08/2008 Yatsuhigata, Chiba 110 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 02/04/1995 Yatsuhigata, Chiba 111 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 08/02/2009 Maioka Park, Totsuka, Kanagawa 112 Amami Woodcock Scolopax mira 04/08/2022 Amami-Oshima, Kagoshima, Japan 113 Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria 09/04/2006 Maioka Park, Totsuka, Kanagawa 114 Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala 26/08/2012 Ukishima, Ibaraki 115 Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii 06/09/1992 Sobudaishita, Kanagawa 116 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 04/11/1990 Yatsuhigata, Chiba 117 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 15/09/1991 Sobudaishita, Kanagawa 118 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 119 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 120 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 29/09/1991 Shiokawa, Aichi 121 Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes 02/09/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 122 Wandering Tattler Tringa incana 30/05/2004 Akanehama, Tokyo 123 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 10/03/1994 Manko, Okinawa 124 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 04/05/1991 Ukishima, Ibaraki 125 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 10/03/1994 Manko, Okinawa 126 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 31/08/2008 Tonemachi, Ibaraki 127 Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer 08/06/2008 Funabashi KK, Chiba 128 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 03/05/1992 Ukishima, Ibaraki 129 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 130 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 131 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 02/09/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 132 Red Knot Calidris canutus 04/09/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 133 Ruff Calidris pugnax 01/09/1991 Sobudaishita, Kanagawa 134 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 04/09/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 135 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 04/05/1991 Ukishima, Ibaraki 136 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 29/08/1999 Yatsuhigata, Chiba 137 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 01/01/1998 Ukishima, Ibaraki 138 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 01/09/1991 Sobudaishita, Kanagawa 139 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 140 Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea Yes 31/08/2007 Funabashi KK, Chiba 141 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Yes 15/09/2019 Oyama, Tochigi 5th (?) Japan record. Many photographers. 142 Sanderling Calidris alba 12/11/1990 Yatsuhigata, Chiba 143 Dunlin Calidris alpina 02/09/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 144 Little Stint Calidris minuta Yes 16/08/2009 Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki 145 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Yes 08/08/2006 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 146 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 19/08/2007 Kawachimachi, Ibaraki 147 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 20/09/2009 Funabashi KK, Chiba 148 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 21/08/1994 Sobudaishita, Kanagawa 149 White Tern Gygis alba Yes 10/09/2017 Minami-iwojima 150 Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 10/09/2017 Minami-iwojima 151 Black Noddy Anous minutus 10/09/2017 Iwojima 152 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 02/09/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 153 Least Tern Sternula antillarum Yes 10/07/2016 Hisaki, Ibaraki 2nd (?) Asia record. Photographed by many. 154 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 19/08/2007 Funabashi KK, Chiba 155 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 17/12/2018 Manko, Okinawa 156 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 07/07/2006 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 157 Black Tern Chlidonias niger Yes 07/07/2006 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 158 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 11/09/1995 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 159 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 02/09/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 160 Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana 04/08/2022 Amami-Oshima, Kagoshima 161 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 07/07/2006 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 162 Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 08/10/2017 Irago-misaki, Aichi 163 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 03/01/1991 Choshi, Chiba 164 Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi 05/02/1993 Yatsuhigata, Chiba 165 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 166 Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris 16/08/1990 Yokohama, Kanagawa 167 Common Gull Larus canus 29/12/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa (kamtschatschensis) 168 Vega Gull Larus vegae 04/11/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 169 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 03/01/1991 Choshi, Chiba 170 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yes 01/01/2000 Choshi, Chiba Yellow-legged (cachinnans) 171 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 04/01/2004 Choshi, Chiba 172 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens 03/01/1991 Choshi, Chiba 173 Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus 24/12/1990 Jogoshima, Kanagawa 174 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Yes 02/01/2004 Choshi, Chiba ('Thayer's', thayeri) 175 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 28/12/1993 Tokyo-Kushiro ferry 176 Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata 29/04/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 177 Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella 05/05/1994 Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Close view in surf after storm 178 Spectacled Guillemot Cepphus carbo 30/12/1993 Nosappu, Hokkaido 179 Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba 14/03/2023 Kiritappu Cape, Hokkaido Both columba (kaiurka) & snowi 180 Common Murre Uria aalge 04/05/2004 Tobishima, Yamagata 181 Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus 30/12/1993 Nosappu, Hokkaido 182 Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume 03/05/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 183 Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 10/09/2017 Minami-iwojima 184 White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus 10/09/2017 Kita-iwojima 185 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 01/01/2004 Choshi, Ibaraki 186 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 02/01/1998 Choshi, Ibaraki 187 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica 02/05/2004 Tobishima, Yamagata 188 Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis 28/12/1993 Tokyo-Kushiro ferry 189 Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes 18/05/2014 ferry from Miyakejima, Tokyo 190 Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus 01/03/2015 Miyakejima ferry c. 20, all ages 191 Fork-tailed Storm Petrel Hydrobates furcatus 01/01/2010 Choshi, Chiba sick/tired bird inside breakwater 192 Matsudaira's Storm Petrel Hydrobates matsudairae 06/05/2017 Ogasawara Maru 193 Tristram's Storm Petrel Hydrobates tristrami 01/03/2015 Miyakejima ferry 200 194 Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca 06/05/2017 Ogasawara Maru 195 Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas 12/11/1990 Yatsuhigata, Chiba sick/tired bird after storm 196 Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica 03/05/2017 Ogasawara Maru 197 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 03/05/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 198 Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris 22/05/2008 Funabashi KK, Chiba 199 Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii 08/09/2017 Ogasawara Islands ferry 200 Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana 19/06/2016 Shin-Masato, Saitama, Japan 201 Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 10/10/1999 Iragomisaki, Aichi 202 Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 30/09/2018 Chiba 2 juveniles, seen and photographed by many 203 Red-footed Booby Sula sula 09/09/2017 Ogasawara Islands ferry 204 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 29/12/1991 Kagoshima 205 Red-faced Cormorant Urile urile 13/03/2023 Nosappu-Misaki, Hokkaido 206 Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus 03/01/1991 Choshi, Chiba 207 Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus 24/12/1990 Jogashima, Kanagawa 208 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 209 Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon 05/05/2012 Sado Island, Niigata 210 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 20/02/2009 Hikawagawa, Kagoshima 211 Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor 10/03/1994 Manko, Okinawa 212 Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 30/05/2004 Lake Inbanuma, Chiba 213 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 11/03/1994 Kin, Okinawa 214 Von Schrenck's Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus 13/07/2012 Inbanuma, Chiba 215 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 216 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 217 Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus 28/03/2015 Banna Park, Ishigaki Island 218 Japanese Night Heron Gorsachius goisagi 17/11/2013 Ojima, Tokyo 219 Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra 03/01/1991 Choshi, Chiba 220 Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes 14/09/2008 Kasai Rinkai Koen, Chiba 221 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 222 Striated Heron Butorides striata 23/08/1991 Sobudaishita, Kanagawa 223 Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus 23/07/1994 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 224 Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus 17/09/1990 Nagano, Nagano 225 Great Egret Ardea alba 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 226 Medium Egret Ardea intermedia 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 227 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 228 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 26/03/2015 Ishigaki Island 229 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 27/12/1991 Arasaki, Kagoshima 230 Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 02/10/1994 Iragomisaki, Aichi 231 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela 26/03/2015 Ishigaki Island (perplexus) 232 Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis 05/10/2008 Gongenyama, Kanagawa 233 Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga Yes 20/02/2009 Takae, Kagoshima 234 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 28/01/1996 Myogi, Gumma 235 Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis 11/10/1999 Iragomisaki, Aichi 236 Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis 10/10/1995 Iragomisaki, Aichi 237 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 25/09/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 238 Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 25/11/1990 Kosukue, Kanagawa 239 Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus 11/02/1991 Lake Izunuma, Miyagi 240 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 11/02/1991 Lake Izunuma, Miyagi 241 Black Kite Milvus migrans 16/08/1990 Yokohama, Kanagawa 242 Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus 30/12/1993 Lake Furen, Hokkaido 243 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 11/02/1991 Lake Izunuma, Miyagi 244 Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus 11/03/1994 Okuma, Okinawa 245 Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus 11/02/1991 Lake Izunuma, Miyagi toyoshimai: 3 May 2017, Hahajima 246 Northern Boobook Ninox japonica 14/07/1996 Sagami Lake, Kanagawa totogo: 25 Mar 2015 Ishigaki 247 Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans 01/08/2022 Amami-Oshima 248 Japanese Scops Owl Otus semitorques 11/03/1994 Hentona, Okinawa (pryeri) 249 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 21/11/2010 Samugawa, Kanagawa Winter roost, 5 birds 250 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 29/01/2006 Watarase Marsh, Kanagawa 251 Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni 27/06/2004 Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido 252 Ural Owl Strix uralensis 31/12/1995 Ukishima, Ibaraki 253 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 02/05/2004 Tobishima, Yamagata 254 Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 14/07/1996 Sagami Lake, Kanagawa 255 Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda 13/06/2011 Togakushi, Nagano (major) bangsi: 1 August 2022, Amami-Oshima 256 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 23/09/1990 Futagoyama, Kanagawa 257 Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris 30/12/1990 Koremasa, Kanagawa 258 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 27/06/2004 Ochiishi-misaki, Hokkaido 259 Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki 23/09/1990 Futagoyama, Kanagawa (nippon) amamii: 2 August 2022, Amami-Oshima 260 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 19/05/1991 Togakushi, Nagano 261 Okinawa Woodpecker Dendrocopos noguchii 11/03/1994 Okuma, Okinawa 262 White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos 18/06/2002 Utonai, Hokkaido owstoni ('Owston's'): 26 Dec 2002 Amami-oshima 263 Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 19/06/2002 Shikotsuko, Hokkaido 264 Japanese Green Woodpecker Picus awokera 14/07/1991 Hakone, Kanagawa 265 Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus 19/06/2002 Shikotsuko, Hokkaido 266 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 18/09/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 267 Merlin Falco columbarius 31/12/2005 Edosaki, Ibaraki 268 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 09/10/1995 Iragomisaki, Aichi 269 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 31/12/1992 Sagamigawa, Kanagawa 270 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 06/07/2003 Senkawa, Tokyo 271 Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus 09/10/1994 Sobudaishita, Kanagawa Probably an escapee 272 Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus 02/05/1994 Togakushi, Nagano 273 Ryukyu Minivet Pericrocotus tegimae 11/03/1994 Okuma, Okinawa 274 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Yes 24/04/2024 Yonagunijima 275 Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata 02/10/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 276 Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus Yes 15/03/2020 Minuma, Saitama City, Japan 277 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 04/05/2011 Tobishima, Yamagata 278 Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus 09/09/1990 Sagamigawa, Kanagawa 279 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Yes 27/09/2012 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo ssp fuscus (?) 280 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 02/10/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 281 Lidth's Jay Garrulus lidthi 26/12/2002 Amami-oshima, Kagoshima 282 Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 283 Oriental Magpie Pica serica 29/12/2021 Kumamoto, Kyushu locally common 284 Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 29/05/1994 Mount Fuji, Shizuika 285 Daurian Jackdaw Coloeus dauuricus 27/12/1991 Arasaki, Kagoshima 286 Rook Corvus frugilegus 27/12/1991 Arasaki, Kagoshima 287 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 20/08/1990 Enoshima, Kanagawa 288 Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos 16/08/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa (japonensis) connectens: 10 Mar 1994 Okinawa osai: 25 Mar 2015 Ishigakijima 289 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 10/05/2003 Tobishima, Yamagata 290 Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica 10/05/2003 Tobishima, Yamagata 291 Coal Tit Periparus ater 07/11/1990 Kyoto, Kyoto 292 Yellow-bellied Tit Pardaliparus venustulus Yes 03/01/2016 Shiosaikoen, Choshi, Chiba accidental, female; seen & photographed by many 293 Varied Tit Sittiparus varius 23/09/1990 Futagoyama, Kanagawa amamii: Okinawa, 12 March 1994 294 Owston's Tit Sittiparus owstoni 17/05/2014 Miyakejima 295 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 17/06/2002 Utonai, Hokkaido 296 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 06/01/1991 Oyama, Tanzawa, Kanagawa 297 Japanese Tit Parus minor 17/08/1990 Meijijingu Park, Tokyo (minor) amamiensis: 26 Dec 2002 Amami-oshima; okinawae: 12 Mar 2004 Okinawa (cinereus) nigriloris: 26 Mar 2015 Ishigakijima 298 Chinese Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus 08/03/1992 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 299 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 27/06/2004 Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido 300 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 12/05/2003 Tobishima, Yamagata 301 Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis 16/08/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa (amaurotis) ogawae: 26 Dec 2002 Amami-oshima; pryeri: 12 Mar 1994 Okinawa; stejnegeri: 25 Mar 2015 Ishigaki; squamiceps: 3 May 2017 Hahajima 302 Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis 12/03/1994 Yone, Okinawa 303 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 09/10/1995 Shiokawa, Aichi 304 Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica 11/03/1994 Okuma, Okinawa 305 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 09/09/1990 Sagamigawa, Kanagawa 306 Siberian House Martin Delichon lagopodum 03/05/2011 Tobishima, Yamagata 307 Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus 09/09/1990 Sagamigawa, Kanagawa 308 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 09/09/1990 Sagamigawa, Kanagawa 309 Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone 07/11/1990 Kyoto, Kyoto (cantans) riukiuensis: 14 March 1994 Okinawa; diphone: 1 March 2015, Miyakejima, 3 May 2017 Hahajima 310 Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps 12/05/1991 Futagoyama, Kanagawa 311 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 02/10/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 312 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 02/05/1996 Hegurahima, Ishikawa 313 Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 04/05/2011 Tobishima, Yamagata 314 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 04/05/2011 Tobishima, Yamagata 315 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yes 13/12/2020 Kasai Rinkai Koen, Tokyo Rare winterer found & photographed by others earlier this week. 316 Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus 19/05/1991 Togakushi, Nagano 317 Ijima's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus ijimae 30/06/1991 Miyakejima, Tokyo 318 Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides 02/05/2004 Tobishima, Yamagata 319 Japanese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus xanthodryas 30/06/1991 Miyakejima 320 Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis 23/04/1991 Arakawa, Tolyo 321 Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps 13/06/1993 Ukishima, Ibaraki 322 Sakhalin Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes amnicola 18/06/2002 Shikaribetsuko, Hokkaido 323 Marsh Grassbird Helopsaltes pryeri 12/11/1990 Yatsuhigata, Chiba 324 Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes ochotensis 27/06/2004 Ochiishi-misaki, Hokkaido 325 Styan's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes pleskei 18/05/2014 Miyakejima, Tokyo 326 Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata 27/06/2004 Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido 327 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 20/01/1991 Sagamigawa, Kanagawa 328 Bonin White-eye Apalopteron familiare 04/05/2017 Hahajima, Ogasawara Islands 329 Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus 23/09/1990 Futagoyama, Kanagawa (japonicus) stejnegeri: 18 May 2014 Miyakejima, 3 May 2017, Chichijima. loochooensis: 27 Mar 2015 Iriomotejima 330 Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea 12/05/1996 Mount Fuji, Shizuoka 331 Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus 18/02/2007 Okutama, Tokyo 332 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 03/03/1991 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 333 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 20/01/1991 Sagamigawa, Kanagawa 334 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 19/05/1991 Togakushi, Nagano 335 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 24/05/1998 Togakushi, Nagano 336 Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus 20/01/1993 Kamioooka, Kanagawa 337 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 24/04/2024 Yonagunijima 338 Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus 13/02/2011 Kasairinkai Koen, Tokyo Wintering with Grey Starlings. Many photographers 339 White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 340 Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis 01/05/1994 Togakushi, Nagano 341 White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis Yes 18/01/2015 Naka-itabashi, Tokyo photographed by many (= Gray-backed Myna) 342 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 25/01/2009 Ukishima, Ibaraki 343 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea 25/12/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 344 Amami Thrush Zoothera major 31/07/2022 Amami-Oshima, Kagoshima 345 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica 02/05/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 346 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yes 03/03/2014 Sagamigawa-shizen no Mura Park, Sagamihara 100s of photographers 347 Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus Yes 30/04/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa a rarity even on this island 348 Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis 02/05/1995 Togakushi, Nagano 349 Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus 02/05/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 350 Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus 25/12/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 351 Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus 30/12/1990 Koremasa, Kanagawa 352 Izu Thrush Turdus celaenops 30/06/1991 Miyakejima, Tokyo 353 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Yes 28/02/2013 Rokugodote (Tama River), Tokyo vagrant seen and photographed by hundreds 354 Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus 18/11/1990 Sagamihara Reservoir, Kanagawa 355 Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni 30/04/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 356 Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta 29/09/1991 Irago-misaki, Aichi 357 Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica 19/06/2002 Utonai, Hokkaido 358 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 23/09/1990 Futagoyama, Kanagawa 359 Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi Yes 10/05/2023 Tsushima Vagrant, 3(?) previous records in Japan 360 Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 30/04/1994 Togakushi, Nagano 361 Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus Yes 02/12/2021 Tokyo (Shinjuku Gyoen) 3rd (?) Japan record. Gazillions of photographers 362 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 23/02/2006 Yokohama, Kanagawa 363 Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope 30/04/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 364 Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane 19/06/1991 Togakushi, Nagano 365 Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige 30/04/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 366 Izu Robin Larvivora tanensis 18/05/2014 miyakejima, Tokyo-to 367 Okinawa Robin Larvivora namiyei 11/03/1994 Okuma, Okinawa 368 Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia 10/05/2003 Tobishima, Yamagata 369 Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina 29/04/1994 Togakushi, Nagano 370 Ryukyu Flycatcher Ficedula owstoni 27/03/2015 Iriomotejima (owstoni) 371 Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki 10/05/2003 Tobishima, Yamagata 372 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Yes 28/01/2011 Matsudo, Chiba After much internet discussion, pale lower mandible base, fine bill, fringes & thorns on tertials, 'cute' appearance point to parva rather than albicilla. 373 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 30/12/1991 Miike, Kagoshima 374 Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus 28/10/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 375 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 20/08/1990 Enoshima, Kanagawa 376 Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri 23/09/1990 Futagoyama, Kanagawa 377 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 02/05/2004 Tobishima, Yamagata 378 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 24/12/2010 Inbanuma, Chiba imm? male winter 379 Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii 07/07/1991 Susugaya, Kanagawa 380 Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus 27/12/1991 Arasaki, Kagoshima 381 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 16/08/1990 Yokohama, Kanagawa 382 Red Avadavat Amandava amandava 28/04/1991 Arakawa, Tokyo 383 Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella Yes 22/03/2016 Okutama Dam, Tokyo rare in winter 384 Japanese Accentor Prunella rubida 11/06/1995 Mount Fuji, Shizuoka 385 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 03/05/2011 Tobishima, Yamagata 386 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 17/09/1990 Nagano, Nagano 387 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo (lugens) leucopsis: 27 Mar 2015 Iriomotejima ocularis: 27 Mar 2015 Iriomotejima 388 Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis 09/09/1990 Sagamigawa, Kanagawa 389 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Yes 03/05/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 390 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 01/01/1991 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 391 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 12/05/2003 Tobishima, Yamagata 392 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens 18/11/1990 Sagamihara Reservoir, Kanagawa 393 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 06/01/1991 Oyama, Tanzawa, Kanagawa 394 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 01/01/1991 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 395 Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata 30/04/1994 Togakushi, Nagano 396 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 06/01/1991 Oyama, Tanzawa, Kanagawa 397 Asian Rosy Finch Leucosticte arctoa 29/12/1993 Kiritappu, Hokkaido 398 Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus 11/02/1991 Lake Izunuma, Miyagi also 15 August 2016, Bekkai, Hokkaido 399 Pallas's Rosefinch Carpodacus roseus 03/02/2019 Kenmin-no-mori, Chichibu, Saitama A cracking male. Seen and photographed by many 400 Grey-capped Greenfinch Chloris sinica 17/08/1990 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 401 Bonin Greenfinch Chloris kittlitzi 05/05/2017 Hahajima 402 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 04/05/2011 Tobishima, Yamagata 403 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 05/11/2023 Choshi, Chiba irruption this year 404 Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 17/02/1991 Hakone, Kanagawa 405 Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides 25/10/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 406 Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami 29/04/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 407 Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata 28/12/1991 Arasaki, Kagoshima 408 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 29/04/1996 Hegurajima, Ishikawa 409 Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys 04/05/2011 Tobishima, Yamagata 410 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 14/12/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa 411 Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans 30/12/1991 Kirishima, Kagoshima 412 Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola 26/04/2024 Yonagunijima 413 Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila 26/04/2024 Yonagunijima 414 Yellow Bunting Emberiza sulphurata 19/05/1991 Togakushi, Nagano 415 Masked Bunting Emberiza personata 28/10/1990 Seya Citizens' Forest, Kanagawa personata 416 Grey Bunting Emberiza variabilis 29/04/1994 Togakushi, Nagano 417 Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi 24/03/2019 Sakaigawa Yusuichi Park, Yokohama, Japan seen & photographed by many 418 Ochre-rumped Bunting Emberiza yessoensis 04/05/1991 Ukishima, Ibaraki 419 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 29/12/1990 Tamagawa, Kanagawa 420 Sooty Fox Sparrow Passerella unalaschcensis Yes 02/01/2010 Nanasawa, Kanagawa Long-tailed; slightly bigger, heavier than Reed Bunting; all rust-tinged brown above; no marks on head, face or back; large, close blotches on side making whole bird look dark; large finch bill. Darker than unalaschensis, rustier than fuliginosa in illustration. 421 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 23/04/2013 Oi Bird Park, Tokyo 422 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Yes 28/01/2011 Matsudo, Chiba