Prefectures covered：Miyagi
OSJ8
Number of orders recorded： 13
Number of families recorded： 25
Number of genera recorded： 43
Number of species recorded： 66
Observed species (native species)#
- Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
- Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
- Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
- Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
- Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
- American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
- Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
- Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
- Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
- Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
- Smew (Mergellus albellus)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
- Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)
- Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
- Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
- Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
- Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
- Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
- Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
- Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris)
- Mew Gull (Larus canus)
- Vega Gull (Larus vegae)
- Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus)
- Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
- Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus)
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Western Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus)
- Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
- Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
- Japanese Tit (Parus cinereus)
- Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
- Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
- White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)
- Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
- Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- Japanese Wagtail (Motacilla grandis)
- Grey-capped Greenfinch (Chloris sinica)
- Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides)
- Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica)
- Masked Bunting (Emberiza personata)
Observed species (introduced species)#
No data
Team comments#
I went on the 2nd and didn’t try for woodland birds - just stuck to the coast.
I think the day was interesting for the birds didn’t see rather than the ones I did - no Dusky Thrush or Rook!