October 14th
The following is the list of species that park rangers observed today.

Eurasian Wigeon、Mallard、Spot-billed Duck、Northern Shoveler、Northern Pintail、Teal、Common Pochard、Tufted Duck、Greater Scaup、Little Grebe、Great Cormorant、Grey Heron、Great Egret、Little Egret、Common Moorhen、Eurasian Coot、Grey-tailed Tattler、Common Sandpiper、Black  Kite、Oriental Turtle Dove、House Swift、Common Kingfisher、Eurasian Wryneck、Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker、Bull-headed Shrike、Azure-winged Magpie、Large-billed Crow、Japanese Tit、Brown-eared Bulbul、Japanese White-eye、White-cheeked Starling、Eurasian Tree Sparrow、White Wagtail
　(33species)

Ranger's Activities
Research : Daily Surveys  and  updating records
Habitat management : Patrol
Education : Providing visiter services at the Ranger Station
Other : Nothing to Report

Ranger’s blog yesterday (Oct. 13th)

It rained today but the park was cheerful with active birds
In East Freshwater Pond two Moorhens were observed after a long absence.

【Two Moorhens at the shore of East Freshwater Pond】
“Shio-iri Pond” was also crowded with a variety of birds.
A Grey Heron who was keen on hunting successfully caught a fish in front of Nature Center.  Lucky visitors watched the moment in Nature Center!

【A Grey Heron caught a fish】　　
Visitors in Nature Center also had a distant view of a Greenshank on the tidal flats.

【A Greenshank on tidal flats】
At Observation Hut 2 visitors could observe Wigeons in rest at a short distance,

【Wigeons】
and at Observation Hut 1 they observed a large mixed flock of Tufted Duck, Pochard and Great Scaup.

【A large mixed flock of over 100 ducks in “Shio-iri Pond”】