ML616629524
Contributor
Dave Czaplak Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
酒田市--飛島 (Sakata--Tobishima (island))
Sakata, Yamagata, Japan
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Identified and submitted at the time as Chestnut-cheeked Starling. I considered Daurian Starling but this bird lacked dark nape patch. Not having many images available of Daurian I submitted it as Chestnut-cheeked. At some point the eBird reviewer invalidated the photos without comment, not contacting me to tell me it was Daurian. By chance in March 2024 I was reviewing my photos and saw that these were not accepted. Many more images available today for comparison. The white tipped scapulars, orange in primaries, and buff undertail covets point to Daurian Starling, Sturnus sturninus. Only a few records for Japan in eBird but Shimba for example says it is a rare May migrant to offshore islands.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 80D
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/400 sec
- Dimensions
- 1070 pixels x 1025 pixels
- Original file size
- 279.32 KB