Toyotomi Nature Park is unfamous but a birding site where you can watch forest birds near town. There are some trails in the park, and you can walk up the top of the hill. In May to July, you can watch forest birds such as Narcissus Flycatcher, Japanese Robin, Siberian Blue Robin, Brown-headed thrush and Eastern Crowned Willow Warbler. In spring and autumn, you can watch migratory birds such as Brambling and Dusky Thrush. you can also watch resident birds such as Marsh Tits, Coal Tits, Eastern Nuthutch, Long-tailed tits, Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker and Great Spotted Woodpecker, though you need snowshoes in snow season.
Birds in Toyotomi Nature Park
Species | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
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Eastern turtle dove | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
White-billed Green Pigeon | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
Oriental Cuckoo | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Common cuckoo | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Eastern Buzzard | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
Japanese pygmy woodpecker | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Great Spotted Woodpecker | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Eurasian Jay | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Marsh Tit | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Coal tit | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Japanese Tit | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Japanese Bush Warbler | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Eastern crowned willow warbler | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Great White Egret | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Chestnut-cheeked Starling | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Brown-headed thrush | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Dusky thrush | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Erithacus akahige | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Siberian blue robin | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Siberian Stonechat | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Narcissus Flycatcher | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
Cinnamon Sparrow | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Oriental Greenfinch | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Black-faced bunting | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Access to Toyotomi Nature Park
5 minutes by car and 15 minutes by foot from Toyotomi Station
Toyotomi Town