Birding Guide in Japan

Do you need more or updated information for your birding in Japan?

Birding in Japan is doubtlessly exciting. In spring, we are attracted with contrast of pink by cherry blossum and light green by new leaves. When warblers and flycatchers arrive at the lowland forest, they add green, yellow or blue into the forest.

In summer, we can enjoy beautiful chorus of many song stars in the forest. (Right is a photo of Togakushi, Nagano Pref. where we can see lots of song birds from spring to summer.)

In autumn, we enjoy hawk migration under the blue sky while we are impressed with a beantiful scenery produced by thousands of geese in northern Japan (photo right). Thousands of ducks  are seen in winter in Lake Biwa where I often go birding. From the ducks, it is exciting to find rarities, such as Baikal Teal, Red-crested Pochard, Ferruginous Duck, Baer's Pochard (photo below) and Scaly-sided Merganser.

However, it may be challenging for finding the right birding spots in an unfamilar country. Above all, unless you speak Japanese, it is not easy for you to travel in Japan. I, Koji TAGI, a Japanese expert for birding (seen more than 400 species in Japan), am able to provide more information on your birding in Japan. While I have more than 15 years birding experience in Japan with many experience of guiding foreign birders from America, Australia and Southeast Asia, I am able to provide relevant and updated information for you.

I also arrange birding tours for foreign birders from a day tour to a week size tour and for beginner birdwatchers for introducing common Japanese or local endemics, such as Japanese Pied Wagtail, Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker and Varied Tit, or for twitchers for searching more challenging species, such as Scaly-sided Merganser and Spoon-billed Sandpiper.

I am also able to take you to the best location depending on the season. For example,

1. Spring in the  lowland forest - Japanese Green Pheasant, Ashy Minivet, Japanese Waxwing, Siberian Blue Robin, Brown Thrush, Grey Thrush, Short-tailed Bush Warbler, Eastern Crowned & Pale-legged Warbler, Blue-and-white Flycatcher, Narcissus Flycatcher and Japanese Yellow Bunting
2. Autmn in the tidal flat - Mongolian Plover, Large Sand Plover, Pacific Golden Plover, Long-toed Stint, Red-necked Stint, Temminck's Stint, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Great Knot, Terek Sandpiper, Grey-tailed Tattler, Eastern Curlew and Oriental Pratincole
3. Winter in the lake - Bewick's Swan, Bean Goose, Baikal Teal, Mandarine Duck, Falcated Teal, Smew and Steller's Sea-Eagle

For your information, my birding result can be seen at the page "Field Note in Japan"

Please e-mail me if you are interested in birdng with me. I'm very pleased to share birding experience with you.

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