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Katherine Leung | Shogatsu BigDay 2026

Prefectures covered:Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi

OSJ8

Number of orders recorded: 10
Number of families recorded: 21
Number of genera recorded: 30
Number of species recorded: 37

Observed species (native species)
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  1. Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
  2. Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
  3. Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha)
  4. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
  5. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
  6. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
  7. Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
  8. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
  9. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
  10. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
  11. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
  12. Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
  13. Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
  14. Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris)
  15. Vega Gull (Larus vegae)
  16. Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus)
  17. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
  18. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
  19. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
  20. Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
  21. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
  22. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
  23. Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus)
  24. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
  25. Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
  26. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
  27. Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
  28. Japanese Tit (Parus cinereus)
  29. Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
  30. Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
  31. White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)
  32. Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus)
  33. Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
  34. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
  35. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
  36. Grey-capped Greenfinch (Chloris sinica)
  37. Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides)

Observed species (introduced species)
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No data

Team comments
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It is good fun to be able to participate in this event while having a holiday trip with my friends. We visited Lake Kawaguchi on a clear day and had great view of Fuji Mountain. I enjoyed strolling around the Kameido Central Park in the city the next morning. In the afternoon, I went to Enoshima with my friends with nice weather and some good birds along the coast. Birding can be done anytime, anywhere.