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栃木市--渡良瀬遊水地・谷中湖 (Tochigi--Watarase Retention Ponds / Yanaka Lake)

Located in the Japan area, 栃木市--渡良瀬遊水地・谷中湖 (Tochigi--Watarase Retention Ponds / Yanaka Lake) is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Black Kite, Large-billed Crow, Zitting Cisticola in the area.

174
All-Time Species
33
Sightings (14 days)
Tochigi
Region
Japan
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Jul 4, 2026
X
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Jul 4, 2026
X
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Jul 4, 2026
X
Black-browed Reed WarblerAcrocephalus bistrigiceps
Jul 4, 2026
X
Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis
Jul 4, 2026
X
Marsh GrassbirdHelopsaltes pryeri
Jul 4, 2026
X
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Jul 4, 2026
X
Japanese Bush WarblerHorornis diphone
Jul 4, 2026
X
Chinese HwameiGarrulax canorus
Jul 4, 2026
X
White-cheeked StarlingSpodiopsar cineraceus
Jul 4, 2026
X
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Jul 4, 2026
X
Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinica
Jul 4, 2026
X
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
Jun 28, 2026
2
Green PheasantPhasianus versicolor
Jun 28, 2026
1
Chinese Bamboo-PartridgeBambusicola thoracicus
Jun 28, 2026
1
Little TernSternula albifrons
Jun 28, 2026
6
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Jun 28, 2026
2
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Jun 28, 2026
20
Great EgretArdea alba
Jun 28, 2026
1
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Jun 28, 2026
1
Bull-headed ShrikeLanius bucephalus
Jun 28, 2026
1
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Jun 28, 2026
5
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Jun 28, 2026
3
White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannio
Jun 28, 2026
1
Meadow BuntingEmberiza cioides
Jun 28, 2026
7
Jun 27, 2026
8
Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Jun 25, 2026
4
Common CuckooCuculus canorus
Jun 25, 2026
1
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Jun 25, 2026
2
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Jun 25, 2026
1
Oriental StorkCiconia boyciana
Jun 25, 2026
5
Masked BuntingEmberiza personata
Jun 25, 2026
1
Japanese Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus kizuki
Jun 23, 2026
1

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