Hokkaido (Ochi-ishi)

Dec 23 2018 Ochi-ishi (Nemuro city, Hokkaido) Nature Cruise

We joined the Ochi-ishi Nature Cruise (Ochiishi Nature Cruise)
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We departed Ochiishi Fishing Port (Nemuro City, Hokkaido) at 9:00 am.
Weather : Cloudy and Windy
Temperature : around 3℃
Wind speed : around 5-8 m/s

The number of seabirds was generally small. But we were happy becouse we could see some Pigeon Guillemots and Spectacled Guillemots! And it was lucky that we could meet a Red-faced Cormorant.

Bird list

  • Falcated Duck
  • Common Pochard
  • Greater Scaup
  • Harlequin Duck
  • White-winged Scoter
  • Black Scoter
  • Long-tailed Duck
  • Common Goldeneye
  • Red-breasted Merganser
  • Red-necked Grebe
  • Black-necked Grebe
  • Pelagic Cormorant 
  • Red-faced Cormorant
  • Japanese Cormorant
  • Eurasian Coot
  • Glaucous-winged Gull
  • Slaty-backed Gull
  • Pigeon Guillemot
  • Spectacled Guillemot
  • Ancient Murrelet
  • White-tailed Eagle
  • Steller’s Sea Eagle

Others…

  • Habour seal

Hokkaido (Ochi-ishi)

Dec 23 & 24, 2017 Ochi-ishi (Nemuro city, Hokkaido) Nature Cruise

We joined the Ochi-ishi Nature Cruise for 2 days. (Ochiishi Nature Cruise).

Dec 23 :We departed Ochiishi Fishing Port (Nemuro City, Hokkaido) at 9:00 am.
Weather : fine
Temperature : around 3℃
Wind speed : around 2 m/s

Dec 24 :We departed Ochiishi Fishing Port (Nemuro City, Hokkaido) at 9:00 am.
Weather : fine
Temperature : 0-2℃
Wind speed : around 4 m/s

The sea conditions were very good! of these days. It was not so cold even in winter of Hokkaido. Several Common Murres, dozens of Pigeon Guillemots and Spectacled Guillemots could be observed. It was good that I could watch some plumage variations of Pigeon Guillemots. It was lucky that met a Tufted Puffin !

Bird List

  • Pacific Loon
  • Red-necked Grebe
  • Black-necked Grebe
  • Eurasian Wigeon
  • Northern Pintail
  • Greater Scaup
  • Harlequin Duck
  • Long-tailed Duck
  • Black Scoter
  • White-winged Scoter
  • White-tailed Eagle
  • Steller’s Eagle
  • Slaty-backed Gull
  • Common Guillemot
  • Spectacled Guillemot
  • Pigeon Guillemot
  • Ancient Murrelet
  • Tufted Puffin