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The Japanese, so I’ve discovered, are REALLY into New Year. I’m a bit surprised given that the dates for the New Year are based around the Gregorian calendar rather than Moon/Sun phases which is more usual in the Far East. Surprised or not, what this means in practical terms is that the little [...]

Narita, Choshi Fishing Port, and Narita-san Temple Complex, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
29 - 31 January 2006
 

Narita High Street - the Temple is ten minutes down this road.

 
The following report is of a short trip to the small Japanese town of Narita, about an hour’s train ride north-east of Tokyo. Narita is the site of the [...]

Black-faced Buntings Emberiza spodocehala personata
Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan29 January 2006
 

Male Black-faced Bunting E s personata
 

Male Black-faced Bunting E s personata
 

Immature Black-faced Bunting E s personata

 
All photographs copyright Charlie Moores.
 

Rufous Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis orientalis
Narita-san, Honshu, Japan. 18 January 2006
 
These Rufous Turtle Doves were photographed on a dull, grey day at the Narita-san Temple complex in the town of Narita (1 hour north of Tokyo). Common throughout East Asia and resident in both Japan and South Korea, they belong to the nominate form orientalis, [...]