Hi Philip:
Yes, that's a good book, as is Mark Brazil's "A Birdwatcher's Guide to
Japan" but these only describe birding locations, and as such are not
good for identifying species. Also, they are a bit out-of-date, so the
taxonomy is not current. Great for exploring locations on your own,
however!
Cheers,
John
On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Philip Veerman <> wrote:
> I have a book "A Birder's Guide to Japan". By Jane Washburn Robinson.
>
> Philip
>
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> Hi Sonja:
>
> The best field guide is Mark Brazil's "Birds of East Asia", although it is
> not so light. Another good one is "A Photographic Guide to the Birds of
> Japan and North-east Asia" by Tadao Shimba.
>
> There is an app for birds of Japan, which you can download from iTunes but
> it doesn't cover all birds recorded in Japan.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
>
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 7:37 AM, sonja ross <> wrote:
>> I had had a great trip to Cairns and Cape York Bird Week, increasing
>> my life list my 39 and seeing some beautiful birds. I haven't counted
>> the group's total, and doubt that I will have time to do a trip report
>> at the moment. Klaus's ability to hear and locate birds was amazing,
>> and the group were good to be with. Thanks again to those who
>> recommended it.
>>
>>
>> Unexpectedly, my husband has organised at the last minute to go to the
>> Ice Festival in Sapporo, so we leave in less than a fortnight. Part
>> of the tour is to see the Red-crowned Cranes, and I'm hoping to
>> squeeze in some other birding when we visit gardens etc., so I'm
>> wondering if anyone can suggest a light field guide for the area, or
>> an app as Geoff will have his phone.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help.
>>
>> Sonja
>
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