Japan · Shiga Prefecture

Kusatsu – Lake Biwa – Karasuma Peninsula – Lake Biwa Museum

124 species and 3,790 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: November, with up to 59 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Black KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransEurasian CootEurasian CootFulica atraMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosGreat Crested GrebeGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusGadwallGadwallMareca streperaCarrion CrowCarrion CrowCorvus coroneEastern Spot-billed DuckEastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhynchaWhite WagtailWhite WagtailMotacilla albaEurasian TealEurasian TealAnas creccaEurasian Tree SparrowEurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusTufted DuckTufted DuckAythya fuligulaEurasian WigeonEurasian WigeonMareca penelopeGreat CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWhite-cheeked StarlingWhite-cheeked StarlingSpodiopsar cineraceus

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Kyoto – Kyoto Gyoen Garden / Kyoto Imperial Palace Park17 km127 species
  2. Hirakata – Yamadaike Park36 km89 species
  3. Nara – Nara Park44 km103 species
  4. Nara – Nara Palace Site & Nara Palace Site Historical Park45 km96 species
  5. Nagahama – Lake Biwa – Kohoku Waterfowl Park47 km136 species
  6. Toyonaka – Hattori Greenbelt Park53 km101 species

All 124 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Kusatsu – Lake Biwa – Karasuma Peninsula – Lake Biwa Museum?

November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 59 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Kusatsu – Lake Biwa – Karasuma Peninsula – Lake Biwa Museum?

124 species, from 3,790 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Kusatsu – Lake Biwa – Karasuma Peninsula – Lake Biwa Museum in November?

The most recorded in November: Black Kite, Eurasian Coot, Mallard, Great Crested Grebe and Gadwall.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.