The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Teal、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Common Greenshank、Common Sandpiper、Black  Kite、Oriental Turtle Dove、Common Kingfisher、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Azure-winged Magpie、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(23species)

Ranger's Activities

Research : Conducting  surveys for Waterbirds

Habitat management : Patrol

Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station

Other : Meeting  for NC renovation

Notice

Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Common Greenshank、Common Sandpiper、Black  Kite、Northern Goshawk、Oriental Turtle Dove、Common Kingfisher、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Brown-eared Bulbul、Long-tailed Tit、Japanese White-eye、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(23species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Conducting weekly surveys for Marsh birds

Habitat management : Cutting Grass in the East Freshwater Pond

Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station

Other : Nothing to Report

Notice

Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

September 27th

The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Northern Pintail、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Little Ringed Plover、Black-tailed Godwit、Common Greenshank、Common Sandpiper、Black  Kite、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Common Kingfisher、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Bull-headed Shrike、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Brown-eared Bulbul、Long-tailed Tit、Japanese White-eye、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(27species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records、Vegetation Study
Habitat management : Field work to manage reed bed areas、Cutting Grass in the East Freshwater Pond
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report

Notice
Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

Reedbed management

The staff continue to aggressively cut the reedsin the East freshwater pond. In the summer months, the Little Grebes andOriental Reed Warbler were actively using the area for breeding and foraginghabitat so it was off limits. It is in this season, when transitioning betweenbreeding and before the arrival of wintering waterfowl, that the staff are in arush to accomplish the Reed Bed Management. The staff must make way for theducks. Interestingly, it is important to leave some areas of high reeds inorder to provide cover for the ducks, when the Goshawks are hunting. Otherwisethe waterfowl are quite literally “sitting ducks” in a trap with no escape fromthe hungry predatory birds. It wouldn’t make for a very sustainable Bird Parkif it was simply a buffet for Goshawks.

September 25th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Teal、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Greenshank、Common Sandpiper、Western Osprey、Black  Kite、Oriental Turtle Dove、Oriental Cuckoo、House Swift、Common Kingfisher、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Bull-headed Shrike、Azure-winged Magpie、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、White-cheeked Starling、Dark-sided Flycatcher、Eurasian Tree Sparrow
　(28species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Carrying out the first Tambo Club（ Rice Fields Club）event
Other : Nothing to Report

Notice
Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

September 24th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Garganey、Teal、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Little Ringed Plover、Common Greenshank、Common Sandpiper、Northern Goshawk、Oriental Turtle Dove、Oriental Cuckoo、House Swift、Common Kingfisher、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Bull-headed Shrike、Azure-winged Magpie、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Brown-eared Bulbul、Long-tailed Tit、Japanese White-eye、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、Oriental Greenfinch
　(30species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Preparation for the  Rice Fields Club
Other : Management meeting、Monthly Management Meeting

Notice
Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

September 23th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Teal、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Eurasian Coot、Little Ringed Plover、Black-winged Stilt、Common Greenshank、Common Sandpiper、Northern Goshawk、Oriental Turtle Dove、Common Kingfisher、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Bull-headed Shrike、Azure-winged Magpie、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Brown-eared Bulbul、Long-tailed Tit、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(30species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Conducting weekly surveys for Marsh birds 、Conducting Monthly Bird Census
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report

Notice
Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

September 22th

The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Teal、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Little Ringed Plover、Black-winged Stilt、Common Greenshank、Common Sandpiper、Black  Kite、Northern Goshawk、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Common Kingfisher、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Bull-headed Shrike、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail、Oriental Greenfinch
　(29species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Field work to manage reed bed areas、Cutting Grass in the East Freshwater Pond
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report

Notice
Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)

The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Spot-billed Duck、Northern Pintail、Teal、Tufted Duck、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Black-crowned Night  Heron、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Little Ringed Plover、Black-winged Stilt、Common Greenshank、Common Sandpiper、Black  Kite、Oriental Turtle Dove、Common Kingfisher、Azure-winged Magpie、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail、Oriental Greenfinch
　(26species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records

Habitat management : Field work to manage reed bed areas、Cutting Grass in the East Freshwater Pond

Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station

Other : Nothing to Report

Notice
Nature Center : Under renovation (No Entry)


Overcast day following the typhoon that just passed. Water levels in the ponds were quite high from the rainfall. Today the Park staff welcomed a Japanese Professor and a visitor from the Essex Coastline who has joined a cooperative research project with a Japanese University. They came to the Park to see the very rare Sea Aster, in Japanese “Uragiku.” In England it is common, but it seems in Tokyo it is very rare as the loss of natural coastal habitats has caused a decline.


Natural areas like this are few and far between. When the researcher saw the healthy but very small area of Sea Asters, he was quite surprised at the height of the plants which was just a little over 2 meters. Recommendations to cut back the encroaching Reed species were made in order to give the plants more room to grow out and produce more seeds. Thanks to our visitors for reinforcing that fact that the Wild Bird Park plays an important role in protecting what little natural habitat is left in our Toyko Bay.