Birds at Lake Shinji, Shimane
1/5/2026 (Taken 12/27/2025) View on map
I spent the new year holidays down in Shimane and saw some birds:
- Great cormorant (カワウ)
- Eurasian coot (オオバン)
- Black-tailed wagtail (ハクセキレイ)
- Black-headed gull (ユリカモメ) which migrates and only comes to Japan in winter (its head goes full white in winter which explains the name not matching)
- More Great cormorants
- Grey heron (アオサギ) didn’t think I’d spot one but saw one by the lake right near the end!
- Stubborn shiba (well, can’t not take a photo of one)
I spent the new year holidays down in Shimane and saw some birds:
- Great cormorant (カワウ)
- Eurasian coot (オオバン)
- Black-tailed wagtail (ハクセキレイ)
- Black-headed gull (ユリカモメ) which migrates and only comes to Japan in winter (its head goes full white in winter which explains the name not matching)
- More Great cormorants
- Grey heron (アオサギ) didn’t think I’d spot one but saw one by the lake right near the end!
- Stubborn shiba (well, can’t not take a photo of one)