Thirty-three species of birds in Hattori Ryokuchi Koen Park on October 14, 2017

I walked in Hattori Ryokuchi Koen Park on October 14, 2017 with about 50 members of The Wild Bird Society of Japan. We saw 33 species of birds between 9 AM and 12 PM. The weather was completely overcast, with rain forecasted ( but only a few sprinkles fell), and it was around 17 degrees C. It was a great morning of bird watching. I learned many, many things from my fellow birdwatchers, too.

Here are the 33 species of birds we saw  (with the number definitely seen and counted given in parentheses):

Falcated Teal  (2)

(Eurasian) Wigeon  (2)

Mallard  (5)

Spot-billed Duck (13)

Green winged Teal (1)

Tufted Duck  (1)

Little Grebe  (1)

Rufous Turtle Dove  (3)

Grey Heron  (1)

Little Egret  (3)

Common Gallinule  (1)

Coot  (2)

Common Kingfisher (3)

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (4)

Bull-headed Shrike  (3)

Carrion Crow (3)

Jungle Crow (many; more than 20)

Varied Tit (2)

Japanese Tit (previously named Great Tit, but now considered a separate species) (13)

Brown- eared Bulbul (many; 25 counted)

Long-tailed Tit (12)

Omushikui (sorry, I don't know the name in English) (1)

Arctic Warbler (1)

Grey Starling (15)

Siberian Rubythroat (1)

Brown Flycatcher (1)

Grey Spotted Flycatcher (1)

Tree Sparrow (many; more than 60)

Grey Wagtail (1)

White wagtail (2)

Japanese Wagtail (1)

Rock Dove (Common Pigeon) (more than 35)