Japan · Tochigi Prefecture

Tochigi – Watarase Retention Ponds / Yanaka Lake

157 species and 9,274 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: December–January, with up to 75 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Brown-eared BulbulBrown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotisBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransMeadow BuntingMeadow BuntingEmberiza cioidesGreat CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboGreat EgretGreat EgretArdea albaGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinereaGreat Crested GrebeGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosEurasian Tree SparrowEurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusEastern Spot-billed DuckEastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhynchaOriental Turtle DoveOriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalisCinereous TitCinereous TitParus cinereusLarge-billed CrowLarge-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosOriental GreenfinchOriental GreenfinchChloris sinica

62 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 157 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

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

Nearby hotspots

  1. Tochigi – Watarase Greenspace2 km149 species
  2. Tatebayashi – Tatara Marsh17 km133 species
  3. Kitamoto – Kitamoto Nature Preserve27 km104 species
  4. Kawagoe – Lake Isanuma and Isanuma Park35 km128 species
  5. Saitama – Akigase Park41 km134 species
  6. Mooka – Igashira Park42 km108 species

All 157 species recorded here

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

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Tochigi – Watarase Retention Ponds / Yanaka Lake?

December–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 75 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Tochigi – Watarase Retention Ponds / Yanaka Lake?

157 species, from 9,274 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Tochigi – Watarase Retention Ponds / Yanaka Lake in November?

The most recorded in November: Brown-eared Bulbul, Black Kite, Meadow Bunting, Great Cormorant and Great Egret.

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