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Even on rainy days, enjoy a bird walk at Ishikawajima Park
Today is a cold rainy day with cherry blossoms falling, but in the spring of 2019, I enjoyed the cherry blossoms for a long time thanks to the return of cold for many days. This is the fourth year of birdwatching, whose field is Ishikawajima Park. Ishikawajima Park, which taught me that nature destroyed by human hands can also restore the natural environment by human hands, but I had a happy encounter today.
Do you know how many kinds of birds are in the picture above? There are 4 types. From the left, one female from Eurasian wigeon, three Indian spot-billed duck, one dusky thrush on the right, and several starlings on the lawn slightly above. It's a relaxing meal time because there are no people going back and forth on the Sumida River terrace due to rain.
Eurasian wigeon came in mid-October last year for wintering. This year, there are many times, 3 groups, about 45 birds. I can't see a group of Eurasian wigeon that landed only on rainy days (about three chances a year), but it's fun to show up until the cherry blossom season.
Today it's a rather rare combination that it's mixed with Indian spot-billed duck, a non-resident of Ishikawajima Park. Of the ducks, only Indian spot-billed duck stays in Naka Nihon for a year, so did the female Eurasian wigeon come to greet him with goodbye?
This is dusky thrush, a winter bird that has been appearing frequently since February. There will be a territory, only one bird will appear every year.
You can quickly find a way of walking that jumps with your legs, even if it is mixed near a starling that walks two legs.
Winter birds who came to Ishikawajima Park also started crossing from mid-March, and when the cherry blossoms begin to fall, the last group will cross.
Ishikawajima Park is a beautiful park where you can enjoy the changing seasons along with cherry blossoms and birds.