26/5/09 Out by 4.30am to low cloud and virtually calm conditions. A slight southerly breeze by midday by when sunny and hot. The morning produced 4 male Siberian Thrushes but was largely otherwise quiet apart from an arrival of 35 Brown-eared Bulbuls before lunch followed by 20 arriving before almost immediately departing again low over the sea at the southern end of the island. Both Arctic Warblers and Brown Flycatchers were conspicuous by late afternoon suggesting another afternoon arrival of new migrants.
The Tsukasa Fields on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla at the Tsukasa Fields on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009 
The Harbour Park on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009
Adult male Daurian Starling Sturnus sturninus at the Harbour Park on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009
Oriental Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis at the Tsukasa Fields on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata at the Tsukasa Fields on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica in flight over Hegura-jima, 25th May 2009
Female Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope in flight near the freshwater pool on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009
Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps near the freshwater pool on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009
Minshuku Tsuki on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009 
The Tree Shrine near Tsukasa on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica near the Tree Shrine on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009
Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus near the Tree Shrine on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis xanthodryas along the northern Central track on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009
Female Eye-browed Thrush Turdus obscurus near the lighthouse on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009
Immature Grey Heron Ardea cinerea jouyi near Minshuku Tsuki on Hegura-jima, 26th May 2009 Species noted:
Streaked Shearwater 5
Japanese Cormorant 12
Pelagic Cormorant 2
Night Heron 1
Cattle Egret 8
Little Egret 2
Intermediate Egret 8
Great Egret 3
Grey Heron 6
Wigeon 2
Spot-billed Duck 2
Black-eared Kite 3
Japanese Sparrowhawk 2
Black-winged Stilt 1
Grey Plover 1
Red-necked Stint 7
Common Sandpiper 2
Grey-tailed Tattler 3
Black-tailed Gull 100
Slaty-backed Gull 1
Japanese Woodpigeon 1
Oriental Turtle Dove 8
Common Cuckoo 2
Oriental Cuckoo 1
Little Cuckoo 2
Pacific Swift 1
Sand Martin 1
Swallow 15
Red-rumped Swallow 11
Black-backed Wagtail 15
Ashy Minivet 2
Brown-eared Bulbul 50
Siberian Rubythroat 2
Siberian Stonechat 1
Blue Rock Thrush 2
Siberian Thrush 4
Brown Thrush 1
Eye-browed Thrush 4
Dusky Thrush 8
Japanese Bush Warbler 2
Black-browed Reed Warbler 3
Oriental Great Reed Warbler 4
Eastern Crowned Warbler 1
Arctic Warbler 14
Dark-sided Flycatcher 2
Grey-streaked Flycatcher 2
Brown Flycatcher 8
Mugimaki Flycatcher 1
Narcissus Flycatcher 3
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher 1
Japanese White-eye 6
Bull-headed Shrike 1
Large-billed Crow 4
Daurian Starling 1
Chestnut-cheeked Starling 15
Oriental Greenfinch 30
Hawfinch 5
Crossbill 1
Black-faced Bunting 6
Japanese Yellow Bunting 1
Chestnut-eared Bunting 2
Japanese Cormorant 12
Pelagic Cormorant 2
Night Heron 1
Cattle Egret 8
Little Egret 2
Intermediate Egret 8
Great Egret 3
Grey Heron 6
Wigeon 2
Spot-billed Duck 2
Black-eared Kite 3
Japanese Sparrowhawk 2
Black-winged Stilt 1
Grey Plover 1
Red-necked Stint 7
Common Sandpiper 2
Grey-tailed Tattler 3
Black-tailed Gull 100
Slaty-backed Gull 1
Japanese Woodpigeon 1
Oriental Turtle Dove 8
Common Cuckoo 2
Oriental Cuckoo 1
Little Cuckoo 2
Pacific Swift 1
Sand Martin 1
Swallow 15
Red-rumped Swallow 11
Black-backed Wagtail 15
Ashy Minivet 2
Brown-eared Bulbul 50
Siberian Rubythroat 2
Siberian Stonechat 1
Blue Rock Thrush 2
Siberian Thrush 4
Brown Thrush 1
Eye-browed Thrush 4
Dusky Thrush 8
Japanese Bush Warbler 2
Black-browed Reed Warbler 3
Oriental Great Reed Warbler 4
Eastern Crowned Warbler 1
Arctic Warbler 14
Dark-sided Flycatcher 2
Grey-streaked Flycatcher 2
Brown Flycatcher 8
Mugimaki Flycatcher 1
Narcissus Flycatcher 3
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher 1
Japanese White-eye 6
Bull-headed Shrike 1
Large-billed Crow 4
Daurian Starling 1
Chestnut-cheeked Starling 15
Oriental Greenfinch 30
Hawfinch 5
Crossbill 1
Black-faced Bunting 6
Japanese Yellow Bunting 1
Chestnut-eared Bunting 2
Little Bunting 1
