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<Recommended Itinerary for Bird-Watching Tour in Eastern yatyo2013 13.3.26 8:45 AM ページ 1 Welcome to Eastern Hokkaido, <Recommended Itinerary for Bird-watching Tour in Eastern Hokkaido> a Paradise for Japanese Wild Birds Summer Season Winter Season Day 1: Arrive at Kushiro Airport in the morning. Day 1: Arrive at Kushiro Airport in the morning. Meet a bird-watching guide or rent a car. Meet a bird-watching guide or rent a car. Drive for 90 minutes to Lake Akan Hot Spring Resort Area. Drive for 30 minutes to Akan International Crane Centre. Driving in several forest roads for Black & Grey-headed Woodpecker, Hazel Grouse, Enjoy Red-crowned Crane. Spotted Nutcracker, Common Crossbill etc. UralUral OwlOwl HazelHazel GrouseGrouse (Feeding show begins at 2:00pm and last for 30 minutes.) . <Stay in Lake Akan Hot Spring Resort Area> Move to Tsurui Village for visiting Tsurumi-dai & Tsurui Ito Sanctuary for Cranes. Day 2: Drive for 2 hours to Onnenai Visitor Centre for some grassland and wetland birds. Drive for another 3 hours to Nemuro Area with several stops for Red-crowned Cranes. Move to Sunset Crane Viewing Point. Visit several hides in nature reserves or forest roads for Japanese Robin, Red-flanked Bluetail, <Stay in Tsurui Village> Steller’sSteller’s SeaSea EagleEagle White’s Thrush, Brown-headed Thrush, Eurasian Bullfinch, Japanese Bush Warbler, Hazel Day 2: Visit Otowa Bridge very early in the morning for watching the cranes resting in the river. Grouse, Black Woodpecker etc. Visiting Akan International Crane Centre, Tsurumi-dai & Tsurui Ito Sanctuary for cranes <Stay in Nemuro Area> again and try to find Ural Owl, Crested Kingfisher, Whooper Swan, White-tailed eagle, Day 3: Take Ochi-ishi Nature Cruise in the morning for Spectacled Guillemot, Pigeon Guillemot, Black-eared Kite, Tree Spparow etc. Move to Lake Kussharo Area. CrestedCrested AukletAuklet LLaysanaysan AAlbatrosslbatross Ancient Murrelet, Tufted Puffin, Horned Puffin, Common & Brunnich’s Guillemot, Rhinoceros <Stay in Lake Kussharo Area> Auklet, Short-tailed, Sooty, & Flesh-footed Shearwaters, Black-footed & Laysan Albatrosses, Day 3: Visit Lake Kussharo for Whooper Swan in the mist of hot spring in the frozen lake. Japanese , Pelagic & Red-faced Cormorants. Drive all the way to Notsuke Peninsula Area for gulls, sea-ducks, Asian Rosy Finch, Visit several marshlands and grasslands for Black , Japanese Pigmy, Great Spotted , TuftedTufted PPuffinuffin Red-crownedR ed-crowned CraneCrane Snow Bunting, Shorelark, Lapland Bunting, Short-eared Owl etc. Move to Rausu Area. White-backed Woodpeckers, Japanese Robin, Siberian Rubythroat, Gray’s, Middendorff’s After dinner, enjoy Blakiston’s Fish Owl in the small creek. Grasshopper, Lanceolated Warblers, Great, Marsh, Coal & Long-tailed Tits, Eurasian & Oriental Cuckoos, <Stay in Rausu Area> Latham’s Snipe, Siberian Rubythroat & Red-crowned Crane etc. Day 4: Take morning or afternoon cruise tour for Steller’s & White-tailed Eagles on packed ices. Drive to Cape Nosattspu, the most east point of Japan. Visit a hide for seabirds. Try to find Brown Dipper, Harlequin Duck, White-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, Pelagic Cormorant, LeastLeast AukletAuklet Latham'sLatham's SnipeSnipe Drive all the way to Rausu Area. Red-breasted Merganser, Goosander, Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull etc. After dinner, enjoy Blakiston’s Fish Owl in the small creek. Move to Nemuro Area. White-tailedWhite-tailed SeaSea EagleEagle Blakiston'sBlakiston's FishFish OwlOwl AsianAsian RosyRosy FinchFinch <Stay in Rausu Area> <Stay in Nemuro Area> Day 4: Take morning cruise tour for whale-watching. Day 5: Take Ochi-ishi Nature Cruise in the morning for Spectacled Guillemot, Pigeon Guillemot, Drive to Notsuke Peninsula Nature Centre for Siberian Rubythroat, Gray’s, Middendorff’s Murrelet, Crested Auklet, Least Auklet, Common & Brunnich’s Guillemot, Grasshopper Warblers, Eurasian & Oriental Cuckoos, Latham’s Snipe, Siberian Rubythroat Harlequin Duck, White-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, Pelagic Cormorant, etc. Red-faced Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull etc. For further details, please contact the following e-mail address. Move to Yoroushi Hot Spring Area for Blakiston’s Fish Owl [email protected] Depart from Nakashibetsu Airport for Tokyo. <Stay in Yoroushi Hot Spring Area> KOJI NIIYA (Mr.) **If you would like to stay longer, adding the numbers of stay in Tsurui, Rausu or Nemuro is Adviser,Bird watching Tour Day5 : Depart from Nakashibetsu Airport for Tokyo. Nemuro Sightseeing Association Mobile: 080-3173-7175 Long-tailedLong-tailed TitTit HarlequinHarlequin DuckDuck **If you would like to stay longer, adding the numbers of stay in Rausu or Nemuro is quite quite recommendable. Blog: http:eastern-hokkaido.blogspot.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/koji.niiya recommendable. Nemuro City・Nemuro Sightseeing Association Siberian Rubythroat Welcome to Japan’s No. 1 Wild Bird Paradise! Watching or photographing Red-crowned Cranes is another excellent experi- Where to Watch Your Target Birds The Nemuro and Kushiro region is located in the eastern part of Hokkaido, ence. In winter, you can easily enjoy this fantastic bird in the Kushiro area. At Species Summer Winter Species Summer Winter Species Summer Winter Japan’s Northern Island. Akan International Crane Centre, at Tancho no Sato, don’t miss the feeding Laysan Albatross Area-E None Red-crowned Crane Widely Distributed Area-B Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Widely Distributed Widely Distributed Black-footed Albatross Area-E None Latham’ｓ Snipe Area-D/E/F None Black Woodpecker Area-A/H Area-A/H show which starts at 2 o’clock every day only in winter. In addition to the More than 360 species of birds have been recorded in this region. The list of Sooty Shearwater Area-E/Ｇ None Pigeon Guillemot Area-E Area-E Brown Dipper Area-A/G/J Area-A/G/J species includes a number of iconic birds such as Red-crowned Crane, courtship dancing of the cranes, watch spectacular battles between the cranes Short-tailed Shearwater Area-E/Ｇ None Spectacled Guillemot Area-E/G Area-E Japanese Robin Area-E None Blakiston’s Fish Owl and Steller’s Sea Eagle, but the list of interesting species and sea eagles tempted in by food put out for the cranes. Visit the Otowa Red-faced Cormorant Area-E Area-E Ancient Murrelet Area-E Area-E Siberian Rubythroat Widely Distributed None White-tailed Sea Eagle Area-E/F/G Area-C/E/F/G Crested Auklet None Area-E Red-flanked Bluetail Widely Distributed None goes on and on: White-tailed Eagle, Whooper Swan, Harlequin Duck, Bridge in Tsurui Village very early on winter mornings to see the cranes leaving Steller’s Sea Eagle None Area-C/E/F/G Least Auklet None Area-E Long-tailed Tit Widely Distributed Widely Distributed Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Japanese Cormorant, their overnight roost-it’s a spectacular experience. You can watch the cranes Whooper Swan None Area-C/E/F/H Rhinoceros Auklet Area-E None Snow Bunting None Area-D/E/F Pelagic Cormorant, Red-faced Cormorant, Hazel Grouse, Latham’s Snipe, resting or dancing in the mist rising from the river. Harlequin Duck None Area-C/D/E/F/G Tufted & Horned Puffins Area-E None Asian Rosy Finch None Area-B/D/E/F Black Scoter None Area-C/D/E/F/G Blakiston's Fish Owl Area-G／J Area-G／J Pine Grosbeak Area-G None Brown Dipper, Spectacled Guillemot, Pigeon Guillemot, Ancient Murrelet, The best seasons for bird-watching in this region are the periods between late Red－breasted Merganser None Widely Distributed Short-eared Owl None Area-D／E／F Rhinoceros Auklet, Tufted Puffin, Ural Owl, Short-eared Owl, Black January and early March for winter birds and between mid-June and early Hazel Grouse Area-A/E/J None Ural Owl None Area-B／Ｅ Woodpecker, Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, Grey-headed Woodpecker, August for summer birds. You need at least 4-5 days for watching or photo- Area White-backed Woodpecker, Japanese Robin, Siberian Rubythroat, Gray’s graphing, but if you really want to enjoy the region’s birds, staying for one week Area-A Lake Akan Hot Spring Resort Area-F Notsuke Peninsula & Odaito & Shibetsu Warbler, Middendorff’s Grasshopper Warbler, Lanceolated Warbler, Asian is recommendable. Area-B Akan，Tsurui Village & Kayanuma Area-G Shiretoko Pass, Rausu & Utoro There is a great range of accommodations in the area, which includes reason- Area-C Akkeshi & Hichirippu Lake Area-H Teshikaga & Lake Kussharo Rosy Finch and so on. Lake Tofutu Ozora Kunashiri Island Area-D Kiritappu Area-J Yoroushi Hot Spring Resort Town There are three national parks in the region: Akan NP, Kushiro-shitsugen NP, able Japanese-style inns, B&B, and western style hotels. You can enjoy Japa- Area-E Nemuro Peninsula & Hashiri-kotan and Shiretoko NP. In July 2005, the Shiretoko area was designated as a World nese style meals throughout the region, but for those who do not enjoy Japanese Natural Heritage. They are all very well worth visiting. cuisine, western-style meals are available in most of the towns. This area is also Hokkaido ̻ऻཤੈ੥˗յ̨ቒఎಧᓮ Yagishiri Island Hamatonbetsu Eastern Hokkaido is embraced by the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific Ocean very rich in natural hot springs. In most of the inns and hotels, you can enjoy http://www.town.hamatonbetsu.hokkaido.jp/ Teuri Island and the land is rich in rivers, lakes, bays, mountains, volcanoes, forests, and Japanese-style public hot-spring baths, which are wonderfully relaxing after a http://www.seabird-center.jp/ Nagano Snow monkey long day out in the field birdwatching. For those not interested in experiencing Lake touhutu wetlands. As a result, it has a very diverse natural environment. Tokyo miyajimanuma http://www.city.bibai.hokkaido.jp/miyajimanuma/ In addition to these features, this region has many fishing ports where you can this traditional Japanese culture, western-style baths may also be available; it is Izumi enjoy watching hundreds of gulls, ducks and wintering sea eagles very easily.
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