Bird AlbumJapan · Nara Prefecture
Nara – Nara Palace Site & Nara Palace Site Historical Park
96 species and 4,418 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–April, with up to 46 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Bull-headed ShrikeLanius bucephalus
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Masked BuntingEmberiza personataSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Nara – Nara Park4 km103 species
- Hirakata – Yamadaike Park17 km89 species
- Kashihara – Fujiwara Palace Site & surrounding fields21 km84 species
- Osaka – Osaka Castle Park25 km131 species
- Toyonaka – Hattori Greenbelt Park30 km101 species
- Osaka – Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary37 km161 species
All 96 species recorded here
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Masked Bunting Emberiza personata
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Chinese Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
- Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis
- Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- White-bellied Green Pigeon Treron sieboldii
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Japanese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus xanthodryas
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nara – Nara Palace Site & Nara Palace Site Historical Park?
February–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 46 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nara – Nara Palace Site & Nara Palace Site Historical Park?
96 species, from 4,418 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nara – Nara Palace Site & Nara Palace Site Historical Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown-eared Bulbul, White Wagtail, Bull-headed Shrike, Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Warbling White-eye.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.