16/5/09 Out by 4.15am but no hoped-for Nightjars. It was warmer and overcast with a SE2 breeze. Rain started by 3pm associated with a freshening easterly wind. The weather had deteriorated to driving rain by 6pm. The early morning produced a Coal Tit as the only trip addition. We said farewell to Chris - thanking him for making all our arrangements. We also enjoyed briefly meeting Rob Edmunds who is a regular weekend birder to the island. Quieter again for migrants, although as the rain commenced at 3pm an Eye-browed Thrush, Dusky Thrush, Red-rumped Swallow, Barn Swallow and 3 Hawfinches were all seen arriving from low over the sea at the southwest tip of the island.
Coal Tit Periparus ater between the lighthouse and the freshwater pool on Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009
Adult breeding-plumaged Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola at the freshwater pool on Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009
Male Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica at the Harbour Park on Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009
Female Red-flanked Bluetail Luscinia cyanura along the Central Track on Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009
Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami along the Central Track on Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009
Adult summer-plumaged Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus in flight over Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009
Male Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla along the southern shore of Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009 
Japanese Bush Warbler Cettia diphone cantans on Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009
Pacific Swift Apus pacifica over Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata at the Tsukasa Fields on Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009
Adult male Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus at the freshwater pool on Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009Some males have a black crown and nape.
The lighthouse on Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009
First-summer male Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina at the drinking pool on Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009
First-summer male Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica davisoni at the drinking pool on Hegura-jima, 16th May 2009Species noted:
Streaked Shearwater 25
Japanese Cormorant 10
Pelagic Cormorant 2
Chinese Pond Heron 1
Eastern Reef Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Spot-billed Duck 2
Black-eared Kite 2
Peregrine 2
Black-winged Stilt 1
Little Ringed Plover 1
Pin-tailed Snipe 1
Wood Sandpiper 3
Common Sandpiper 3
Grey-tailed Tattler 4
Black-tailed Gull 50
Japanese Woodpigeon 2
Oriental Turtle Dove 10
Oriental Cuckoo 1
Pacific Swift 2
Sand Martin 1
Swallow 15
Red-rumped Swallow 2
Olive-backed Pipit 6
Eastern Yellow Wagtail 1
Grey Wagtail 2
Black-backed Wagtail 15
Brown-eared Bulbul 5
Rufous-tailed Robin 1
Siberian Blue Robin 1
Red-flanked Bluetail 1
Daurian Redstart 1
Siberian Stonechat 2
Blue Rock Thrush 2
Siberian Thrush 1
Japanese Grey Thrush 1
Eye-browed Thrush 4
Dusky Thrush 6
Japanese Bush Warbler 6
Oriental Great Reed Warbler 1
Eastern Crowned Warbler 3
Yellow-browed Warbler 6
Grey-streaked Flycatcher 2
Brown Flycatcher 6
Taiga Flycatcher 3
Mugimaki Flycatcher 1
Narcissus Flycatcher 6
Coal Tit 1
Bull-headed Shrike 1
Large-billed Crow 4
Chestnut-cheeked Starling 6
Brambling 6
Oriental Greenfinch 30
Japanese Grosbeak 7
Hawfinch 25
Black-faced Bunting 10
Chestnut-eared Bunting 3
Tristram’s Bunting 2
Rustic Bunting 1
Chestnut Bunting 1
Yellow-breasted Bunting 1
