Birding Japan

In late April we headed over to Japan for a mates wedding in Osaka but as it was my first time to Japan we decided to make a longer trip out of it to see some sights and get some Japanese birdwatching in while visiting the Palearctic bio region for the first time. Arriving in the final week of April, we were expecting the weather to be mid-spring, often with mild days and some rain about. Outside…