17th October 2012 Wajima Overcast with rain

Overcast skies but a calm dawn. We walked up the river valley just east of Wajima seeing most of the hoped-for species including Japanese Wagtain, Brown Dipper and Meadow Bunting. We then tried the Harbour but relatively quiet for Gulls. Flew from Noto to Haneda in the afternoon arriving in torrential rain. Took the monorail and caught the overnight ferry to Hachicho-jima.

Grey Heron 6
Spot-billed Duck 2
Black-eared Kite 50
Black-headed Gull 5
Black-tailed Gull 100
Slaty-backed Gull 5
Rufous Turtle Dove 2
Skylark 5
Siberian Buff-bellied Pipit 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Black-backed Wagtail 2
Japanese Wagtail 8 ex.
Brown-eared Bulbul 10
Daurian Redstart 2
Blue Rock Thrush 2
Jay 1 +1h
Large-billed Crow 15
Tree Sparrow 30
Hawfinch 2
Meadow Bunting 15

Meadow Buntings at Wajima

Japanese Wagtails at Wajima

Siberian Black-headed Gulls at Wajima

First-winter Black-tailed Gulls at Wajima