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Sunrise Birding LLC - Birding and Wildlife ToursJAPAN!
November - December 2017

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A few highlights and top sightings:

Blackiston's Fish Owl. Photo by Gina Nichol.
Blackiston's Fish Owl. Photo by Gina Nichol.

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information on future tours in Japan.

  • Ryukyu Serpent Eagle
  • Steller’s Sea Eagle
  • Baikal Teal
  • Falcated Duck
  • Mandarin Duck
  • Copper Pheasant
  • Green Pheasant
  • Cranes - 5 species
  • Red-crowned Cranes dancing
  • White-naped Crane
  • Ural Owl
  • Blackiston’s Fish Owl
  • Okinawa Woodpecker
  • Amami Woodpecker
  • Japanese Accentor
  • Japanese Waxwing
  • Japanese Macaque
  • Black-faced Spoonbill
  • Amami Woodcock
  • Spectacled Guillemot
  • Saunders's Gull

Scroll down for photo & video highlights.

VIDEOS posted on YouTube.  For best viewing, watch in HD! 


Black-faced Spoonbill. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Black-faced Spoonbill. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Red Fox. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Red Fox. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Harlequin Duck. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Harlequin Duck. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Hooded Cranes, Arasaki. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Hooded Cranes, Arasaki. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Hooded Crane, Arasaki. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Hooded Crane, Arasaki. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Oriental Rooks. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Oriental Rooks. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Steller's Sea Eagle. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Steller's Sea Eagle. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Blackiston's Fish Owl. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Blackiston's Fish Owl. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Japanese Waxwing. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Japanese Waxwing. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Japanese Green Pheasant. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Japanese Green Pheasant. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Mandarin Ducks. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Mandarin Ducks. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Hokkaido scenery. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Hokkaido scenery. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Sky full of cranes, Arasaki. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Sky full of cranes, Arasaki. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Steller's Sea Eagle. Photo © Gina Nichol.
Steller's Sea Eagle. Photo © Gina Nichol.

Bohemian Waxwings (and one Japanese Waxwing). Photo © Gina Nichol.
Bohemian Waxwings (and one Japanese Waxwing). Photo © Gina Nichol.

White-naped Crane. Photo © Gina Nichol.
White-naped Crane. Photo © Gina Nichol.

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