The view of Mt Rishiri from Otatomarinuma Lake is marvelous. A circuit trail takes 30 minute walk, and You can watch Eastern crowned willow Warbler and Japanese bush Warbler in trees, and Red-flanked Bluetail and Rustic Bunting walking on the trail from spring to summer. In the lake, Black-tailed Gulls often drink fresh water and bath, and ducks such as Tufted duck and Greater Scaup, shorebirds such as Black-winged Stilt and Common Coot sometimes stopover the lake. In spring-autumn migratory season, stray birds may emerge.
Birds in Otatomari pond(Numaura)
Species | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
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Tufted Duck | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Greater Scaup | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
Oriental turtle dove | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
Common Coot | ● | |||||||||||
Black-winged Stilt | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Black-tailed Gull | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
White-tailed Eagle | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Marsh Tit | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Coal Tit | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Eastern crowned willow Warbler | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
Japanese Bush Warbler | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
Red-flanked bluetail | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
White Wagtail | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
Rustic Bunting | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Black-faced Bunting | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Access to Otatomari pond(Numaura)
30 minutes by car from Oshidomari Ferry terminal