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Shinjuku Ward – Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
103 species and 10,591 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–March, with up to 45 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Shibuya Ward – Meiji Jingu Shrine1 km111 species
- Shibuya Ward – Yoyogi Park2 km83 species
- Chiyoda Ward – Imperial Palace – Sakurada Moat4 km80 species
- Chiyoda Ward – Imperial Palace – Kitanomaru Park4 km79 species
- Chiyoda Ward – Imperial Palace – East Gardens4 km88 species
- Chiyoda Ward – Hibiya Park4 km83 species
All 103 species recorded here
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Masked Bunting Emberiza personata
- Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Grey Bunting Emberiza variabilis
- Japanese Green Woodpecker Picus awokera
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Japanese Scops Owl Otus semitorques
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Shinjuku Ward – Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden?
December–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 45 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Shinjuku Ward – Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden?
103 species, from 10,591 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Shinjuku Ward – Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown-eared Bulbul, Large-billed Crow, Little Grebe, Eastern Spot-billed Duck and Mallard.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.