Hattori Ryokuchi Koen 3-24-2012

Hattori Ryokuchi Koen (in Osaka) 3-24-2012

7:30 am - 9:30 am

Intermittent light rain (since yesterday),   9 degrees C,  Windy

Birds seen:

Great Cormorant: 1 (flying)

Mallard (mostly in male/female pairs) total: 12

Spot-billed Duck  (some in male/female pairs) total: 40

Eurasian Wigeon  (some in male/female pairs) total: 8

Northern Shoveler (some in male/female pairs) total: 12

Falcated Teal (some in male/female pairs) total: 6

Pochard: 2

Tufted Duck: 1


Black-crowned Night Heron: 1


Gray Heron: 3 (2 of which were standing very close to each other -- a pair?)

European Coot:  5

Common Gallinule:  4

Rufous Turtle Dove:  5

Common Kingfisher (heard): 1

White Wagtail: 2

Pale Thrush: 1

Dusky Thrush: 1

Bush Warbler: 1 male (singing)

Great Tit: 2 (singing)

Varied Tit: 1

Long-tailed Tit: 2

Japanese White-eye: more than 10 (twittering in blooming red plum trees)

Black-faced Bunting: 2


Oriental Greenfinch: 15

Tree Sparrow: 20

Carrion Crow: 20

Jungle Crow:  2