Taiwan
I stopped on Taiwan between flights, and ended up having two nights and two days there. A tropical storm was passing over the island on the first night. Xucuogang Wetlands (25.0882
Japan farewell tour, part 2
A few records from my ongoing farewell tour of Japan 🙂 Sado Island: I was there for only a few hours. The ferry crossing to the island was a bit rough and I didn’t see anythin
Hokkaido trip report
Just spent a few days on Hokkaido. Small mammal and fox numbers are very high; hares are totally missing. 1. Sendai-Tomakomai ferry worked out great: a mixed group of Pacific white
Scout thermal imagers
Has anybody used Scout thermal imagers? Are they as good as Pulsar Quantum? I have to buy one in Japan, but Pulsar Quantum imagers are no longer available there because all their n
Common pipistrelle in Taipei
Pipistrellus pipistrellus is rare and local in Taiwan, and a likely split (as part of the distinctive Chinese clade). I found two bats day-roosting in Taipei at 25.037046, 121.5203
Central Honshu, Japan
I just spent a week in central Honshu, mostly in the mountains (Nikko, Oze and Chibusangaki National Parks, Tateshina area, and Mt. Fuji). A cold front passed over during that time
Southern Japan
I spent a few days exploring Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan. Started from Yakushima, the most scenic of the Ryukyu Islands, reminiscent of the Pacific Northwest in the US. It took m
pilot whale split
Japanese zoologists have always known that there are two non-interbreeding species of short-finned pilot whales in Japan. Now there is molecular support for the split (the authors
Pygmy killer whales
There is a herd of pygmy killer whales in Sonai Harbor (24.474501N 122.996141E). They can be seen up close both above and underwater. Locals say they’ve been present since ye
Sabah again
Sorry for bugging the community again, but we have tickets to Kota Kinabalu for early May and Deramakot is booked solid. What are the best alternatives? We’ll spend a couple