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

Gadwall、Spot-billed Duck、Northern Shoveler、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Eurasian Coot、Little Ringed Plover、Snipe、Whimbrel、Grey-tailed Tattler、Common Sandpiper、Ruddy Turnstone、Little Tern、Common Buzzard、Oriental Turtle Dove、Ashy Minivet、Carrion Crow、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail、Black-faced Bunting
　(34species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report

Please be careful.
This park will be opened tomorrow (30 April: Japanese national holiday "Showa day").
Instead, the park will be closed the day after tomorrow (1 May).
Thank you.

Grey-tailed Tattler 
"Kashi-shigi" in Japanese

Oriental Reed Warbler 
"O-yoshikiri" in Japanese

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

Gadwall、Spot-billed Duck、Northern Shoveler、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Intermediate Egret、Little Egret、Eurasian Coot、Little Ringed Plover、Snipe、Whimbrel、Common Sandpiper、Little Tern、Common Buzzard、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Ashy Minivet、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Chestnut-cheeked Starling、Dusky Thrush、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail、Oriental Greenfinch
　(36species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol、Cutting Grass in the East Freshwater Pond
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report、Monthly Management Meeting


Ashy Minivet
"Sanshokui" in Japanese

Chestnut-cheeked Starling
"Ko-mukudori" in Japanese

Gadwall、Spot-billed Duck、Northern Shoveler、Teal、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Water Rail、Eurasian Coot、Little Ringed Plover、Snipe、Whimbrel、Common Sandpiper、Ruddy Turnstone、Little Tern、Black  Kite、Common Kestrel、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Carrion Crow、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Oriental Reed Warbler、White-cheeked Starling、Pale Thrush、Dusky Thrush、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail、Oriental Greenfinch、Black-faced Bunting
　(40species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records、Conducting Weekly surveys for Waterbirds
Habitat management : Patrol、Field work to manage reed bed areas
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report、Management meeting

The song of Oriental Reed Warbler

April 26th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Gadwall、Spot-billed Duck、Northern Shoveler、Teal、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Water Rail、Eurasian Coot、Little Ringed Plover、Snipe、Whimbrel、Common Sandpiper、Little Tern、Common Buzzard、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Ashy Minivet、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、Zitting Cisticola、White-cheeked Starling、Dusky Thrush、Narcissus Flycatcher、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail、Oriental Greenfinch、Black-faced Bunting
　(38species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records、Conducting weekly surveys for Marsh birds 、Vegetation Study
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report


Styrax obassia
"Haku-un-boku" in Japanese

Carpenter bees
Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans
"Ki-mune-kumabachi" in Japanese

Flower chafer
Catonia pilifera
"Ko-ao-hanamuguri" in Japanese

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

Gadwall、Spot-billed Duck、Northern Shoveler、Teal、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Water Rail、Eurasian Coot、Little Ringed Plover、Snipe、Whimbrel、Common Sandpiper、Ruddy Turnstone、Little Tern、Oriental Turtle Dove、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、White-cheeked Starling、Dusky Thrush、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail、Oriental Greenfinch、Black-faced Bunting
　(34species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol、Plowing
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report、Meeting  regarding  'Park Festival'


A Turnstone came flying on "Maehama-higata"(mudflat).
"Kyoujo-shigi" in Japanese.

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

Gadwall、Spot-billed Duck、Northern Shoveler、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Eurasian Coot、Little Ringed Plover、Snipe、Whimbrel、Common Sandpiper、Little Tern、Black  Kite、Oriental Turtle Dove、Ashy Minivet、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Barn Swallow、Asian House Martin、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、White-cheeked Starling、Dusky Thrush、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail、Oriental Greenfinch
　(31species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report、Conducted site visit for Group  /for other park faculty  /for other city officials

Whimbrel
"Chushaku-shigi" in Japanese

The hunting of Little Tern.




"Ko-ajisashi" in Japanese