Birding Tokyo in Spring, 2026

It turns out that birding in central Tokyo’s parks and nature reserves was pretty tough work at the start of May. Yes, it’s spring, but that actually means that a lot of cool birds that spend the winter in Japan have mostly left. You might be lucky to find some spring migrants or winter-lingering birdsContinue reading “Birding Tokyo in Spring, 2026”

Springfield Lakes

Summary: Classic suburban birding with three lakes to choose from Dates of visits: 8 Mar 2022, 24 Aug 2024, 14 Oct 2024 Springfield Lakes is a suburb in Ipswich, south-east Queensland, which is notable to the bird-lover for its three large lakes – Spring Lake, Regatta Lake and Discovery Lake. I don’t rate these quiteContinue reading “Springfield Lakes”