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Kyoto - Botanical Gardens, Japan (Center on Interactive Map)

Map of Kyoto - Botanical Gardens, Japan

Map of Kyoto - Botanical Gardens, Japan



Japanese Wagtail (Motacilla grandis) Bull-headed Shrike (Lanius bucephalus)

Botanical Gardens in the north of Kyoto

Trips

Japan

2/29/2024: After the temple visit, we walked for awhile to catch a train to catch a bus to walk to the botanical gardens. Barbara was hoping to see some flowering trees. I was still looking high and low for Japanese Waxwings. We got off the bus to find that we were in the only neighborhood in Japan without shops or vending machines.

It was raining and cold in the garden, but at least it was not overrun by foreign tourists like many other places in Kyoto. I wonder if that all changes when the cherry trees are blooming.



Previous Visit (Kyoto - Osawa Pond: 2/29/2024)
Next Visit (Kyoto - Imperial Palace: 2/29/2024)



Species Recorded (20)

Birds ( 20 )

Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret - Ardea alba

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Eastern Spot-billed Duck - Anas zonorhyncha

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Black Kite - Milvus migrans

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Oriental Turtle-Dove - Streptopelia orientalis

Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Brown-eared Bulbul - Hypsipetes amaurotis

White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Warbling White-eye - Zosterops japonicus

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Carrion Crow - Corvus corone
Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos

Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Varied Tit - Sittiparus varius

Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Daurian Redstart - Phoenicurus auroreus
Dusky Thrush - Turdus eunomus

Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
White Wagtail - Motacilla alba
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea
Japanese Wagtail - Motacilla grandis

Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Bull-headed Shrike - Lanius bucephalus

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Oriental Greenfinch - Chloris sinica
Brambling - Fringilla montifringilla

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