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Some winter bird pics from Japan A Stellers Sea Eagle at Yakumo in January. It's been a very mild winter so far with much less snow than usual and temperatures above freezing almost every day. Onuma Lake is still frozen however and here's another Eagle looking pensive on the ice last week.  The tame flock of Nuthatch and paridae have been present all winter at Onuma.   And the Owl at Onuma from December was a bit more revealing in the New Year.  The usual winter waterbirds/seabirds have been around. Here are some Japanese Cormorant and a Brent Goose at Menagwa from January.   A Daurian Jackdaw near Hakodate on Jan 1st was a lifer. It was with a large flock of Rooks which were new to my Hokkaido list. The only other new addition to my Hokkaido list was an Ancient Murrelet in January. This Bean Goose (together with a Whitefronted Goose) was new to my Oshima list.  A big influx of Japanese and Bohemian Waxwings were the main highlight of winter near my flat. Other interesting local birds have included a Thayers Gull, Merlin and White Tailed Eagle. More info on my new blog here 23:37 - 1/3/2007 - post comment
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