Japan · Osaka Prefecture
Osaka – Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary
161 species and 9,364 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, April and September–November, with up to 62 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Daurian RedstartPhoenicurus auroreus
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta53 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 161 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Osaka – Osaka Castle Park13 km131 species
- Toyonaka – Hattori Greenbelt Park18 km101 species
- Hirakata – Yamadaike Park34 km89 species
- Nara – Nara Palace Site & Nara Palace Site Historical Park37 km96 species
- Kashihara – Fujiwara Palace Site & surrounding fields40 km84 species
- Nara – Nara Park41 km103 species
All 161 species recorded here
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Masked Bunting Emberiza personata
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Vega Gull Larus vegae
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus
- Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Japanese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus xanthodryas
- White-bellied Green Pigeon Treron sieboldii
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Long-billed Plover Thinornis placidus
- Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Yellow Bunting Emberiza sulphurata
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Osaka – Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary?
January, April and September–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 62 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Osaka – Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary?
161 species, from 9,364 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Osaka – Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Osprey, Brown-eared Bulbul and Eastern Spot-billed Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.