ML142768481

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

This is an accidental visitor to offshore Japan with approximately six to 20 records (Brazil 2009). It is largely resident but has some local migratory movements in a range that is coastal China opposite Taiwan north to Changjiang which is at latitude about equal with southern Kyushu (Brazil 2009). Last spring, we were at the Tobishima ferry terminal building waiting to depart when we learned that a Gray Bushchat had been found at the other end of the island on the road to Houki – I figured then that I’d missed my chance for that species on my Japan list. However, one was at the school on May 7. I took many photos of this presumed female, but most didn’t come out as it was very early in the morning. We returned later, but it was not seen again beyond mid-morning.

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

ISO

800

Focal length

215 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/6.5

Shutter speed

1/80 sec

Dimensions

2816 pixels x 2112 pixels

Original file size

1.77 MB