In Coastal line of Rebun Island, you can watch Harlequin Ducks in year-round. Seabirds such as Japanese Cormorant and Slaty-backed Gull nest mainly on the sea cliff at the west side of the island, and there is large colonies in some areas. In winter, you can watch Pelagic Cormorant, Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull easily, and rarely Common Murre, Thick-billed Murre and Spectacled Guillemot. Sandy beach in Funadomari Harbour is a observation point for shorebirds. Here Red-necked Stint, Little ringed plover, Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank and Tereck Sandpiper in spring -autumn. In spring and autumn coastal grassland, Common Redpoll, Lapland Longspur and Snow Bunting are sometimes observed, and Eurasian Hoopoe and Yellow Wagtail are rarely observed. When you are birding, you should avoid disturbing local people and their transportation and intruding into drying ground for Konbu seagrass covered by small rocks.
In the forest, you should take care of lacquer Toxicodendron orientale which you may react to.
Birds in Coastal line of Rebun Island
Species | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
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Red-necked Grebe | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Japanese Cormorant | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Pelagic Cormorant | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Grey Heron | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
Mallard | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Eurasian Spot-billed Duck | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Eurasian Teal | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Eurasian Wigeon | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Northern Pintail | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Harlequin Duck | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Common Goldeneye | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Red-breasted Merganser | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Black Kite | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
White-tailed Eagle | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Stealler's Sea-eagle | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Little ringed plover | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Red-necked Stint | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Greenshank | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Wood Sandpiper | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
Gray-tailed tattler | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Common sandpiper | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
Tereck Sandpiper | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Herring Gull | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
Slaty-backed Gull | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Glaucous-winged Gull | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
Glaucous Gull | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
Mew Gull | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
Black-tailed Gull | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
Black-legged Kittiwake | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Comon Murre | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Thick-billed Murre | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Spectacled Guillemot | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Eurasian Hoopoe | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Yellow Wagtail | ● | |||||||||||
Grey Wagtail | ● | ● | ||||||||||
White Wagtail | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
Water Pipit | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Dusky Thrush | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Lapland Longspur | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Snow Bunting | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Brambling | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Common Redpoll | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
Oriental greenfinch | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |