Target species

In the era of global warming, we need to have a system to monitor the responses of birds to the environmental changes. Therefore, we started the monitoring of bird phenology with the cooperation of citizens in 2005. Records of the arrival of summer visitors and first singing dates were collected over the Internet. The species were selected with the identification ease for beginners to in mind.

Common cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
(arrival)
song(mp3)
--- Lesser cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
(arrival)
song(mp3)
Brown hawk owl
Ninox scutulata
(arrival)
song(mp3)
Barn swallow
Hirundo rustica
(arrival at nest)

Skylark
Alauda arvensis
(first singing flight)
song(mp3)
Japanese bush warbler
Horornis diphone
(first singing)
song(mp3)

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result 2019  result 2018
result 2017  result 2016



updated 12 May 2020

Phenology Watch 2020


Barn Swallow




Skylark




Japanese bush warbler




Common cuckoo





Brown hawk owl






 
   
   
     

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