Taken on the winter Birdquest to Japan

Taken on the winter Birdquest to Japan

A scarce winter visitor to Japan, taken on the winter Birdquest to Japan

A rarity still in Japan, taken on the winter Birdquest to Japan

This little known 'form' is vocally and morphologically distinct and is one of several forms 'ripe' for splitting in Japan. Taken on the Summer Birdquest tour.

Becoming increasingly rare and hard to find due to predation by introduced mongooses. Taken on the summer Birdquest tour.

There are supposedly less than 60 of these rare and elusive thrushes left! Taken on the summer Birdquest tour.

1st year male

Good numbers of these stunners seen on the tour this year

This vagrant was present among the 11,000+ cranes (mostly Hooded and White-naped) at this fantastic site

This vagrant was present among the 11,000+ cranes (mostly Hooded and White-naped) at this fantastic site

c500 of these megas seen !

c500 of these megas seen !

One of five of these brilliant owls seen on the tour

Note the creamy yellow belly, a conspicuous feature when head on

With all the current interest in geese, here's what the serrirostris form of Tundra Bean Goose looks like at the opposite end of Eurasia. What a bill!

And here is the rare middendorffii form of Taiga Bean Goose