Site Report: Naritasan Park
Skimmer (Orthetrum albistylum)
Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle (Apriona rugicollis)
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Skimmer (Orthetrum albistylum)
Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle (Apriona rugicollis)
Shine with a small forest and ponds.
Visits
- 2025-08-08: I had an overnight layover at Narita, but instead of staying at the airport, I decided to get a hotel in the nearest town, Narita. I was hoping to find the Green Pheasant there on my 5th try. Brilliantly, I forgot my binoculars at home and had to make do with a cheap pair that I found in the duty free shop. I arrived at the town as the day was winding down. I walked around a bit near the train station, and then went to sleep early with some jet lag. This caused me to wake up at 5 in the morning. The Naritasan Temple was about 20 minutes walk from the hotel. I went over there and walked around in the small forest next to a couple of ponds. Eventually, i found myself walking on a path next to a river that led back near the hotel. By the time 8AM rolled around, it must have been close to 100 degrees and humid. I spent a bit of time soaking in some air conditioning before heading back to the airport.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (18 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(2 records)
Class: Insects
(2 records)
- Order: Beetles
(1 record)
- Family: Longhorn Beetles
- Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle (Apriona rugicollis)
- Order: Dragonflies and Damselflies
(1 record)
- Family: Skimmers
- Skimmer (Orthetrum albistylum)
Phylum: Chordates
(16 records)
Class: Birds
(16 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Order: Pelicans
(2 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Herons
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Order: Perching Birds
(9 records)
- Family: Bulbuls
- Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Asian Tit (Parus cinereus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
- Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus kizuki)