A briding trip to Ibukiame...disappointing day off
Well I met up with 2 guys today and went birding in a place called Ibukiame, a very mountainous region near Lake Biwa (the largest lake in Japan). While the weather was terrible the scenery was amazing and the size and immensity of the mountains still blows me away. However, spending 14 hours out and 9 of that in the car, 2 on the train, it seems pointless to go on these excursions. Osaka is probably the worst place for birds in Japan so I think I have to accept that fact and bird what are now my local patches in and around the city area. I just can't enjoy sitting in the car for so long in slow traffic and ridiculous speed limits (50-70 kmh on the "main" roads!!!). It has made for quite a melancholic day and one that could have been spent on more interesting and time-efficient pursuits.
For that reason I am not writing anymore.
Here is the BIRD NOTE:
Ashy Minivet; Stub-tailed Warbler; Japanese Grosbeak; Oriental Cuckoo; Hodgkin's Cuckoo; Little Cuckoo; Common Cuckoo; Blue and White Flycatcher; Narcissus' Flycatcher; Meadow Bunting; Japanese Green Woodpecker; Pygmy Woodpecker; Fan-tailed Warbler; Grey Thrush; Black Kite; japanese Bush Warbler; Brown Dipper; Japanese Wagtail; Grey-headed Lapwing; Bull-headed shrike; Eastern Crowned Warbler; Great Spotted Woodpecker; Cattle Egret; Intermediate Egret and Pheasant sp.
An impressive list I know but you would have had to have been there to appreciate the frustration of not being able to bird properly!!
I leave you all now as I must cook some salmon...
Carmo, slightly melancholic
9 Comments:
hey fella
sounds like its pretty tough to get anywhere over there but it could have been worse - at least it wasn't 9 hours with someone nipping yer heid all the way - if you catch me drift!
hodgins' cuckoo are cool - i tink i remember seeing them in Oz - and those blue & white flys are good too - any chance ye could send one over?
tick no six for de langer was red grouse in de wicklow hills - what a tart eh? probly straight outta cage i reckon!
Melancholic? You're living in the Orient! Get a grip.
Smiles!
C
C, you're a langer!!! Col, your the man :)
Carmo my old chap,glad to see that all is well.All remains good in Auckland,big swell on West coast this weekend so gonna head up to Shipwreck bay and rip it up.Will also keep an eye out for any birdlife....well baled !!!
The constant use of the name carmo has me worried. I've a reputation to keep dont wanna be associating carmo with the big little bro in Japan! Dont tell me about meloncholia I shared a room with u for 20 years!
hahaha, ya langer!! Good luck in the exams next week. I'll drop you a line on Sunday and call u during the week. No problems for ya junior!!!
M
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