The Natural Calendar of Shunkunitai


September 　
　 　

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

　 The birds The Plants

The animals and nature
early month
■ Migratory birds of fall such as Snipes and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper return.
■ Migratory birds of fall such as Common Scoters, Red-throated Divers and Black-throated Divers return.
■ White-rumped Swifts fly cross each other.
■ The flower season finishes with the bloom of Aster.
　 　
the middle of month

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 Migratory birds of fall, a kind of gulls, such as Pintails, Wigeons and Bean Gooses return.
■ Nestlings of the Japanese Cranes start to fly.
■ Migratory birds of fall such as Eastern Marsh Harriers and Kestrels return.
■ Migratory birds of fall such as Oystercatchers return.
■ Migratory birds of fall such as Velvet Scoters return.
■ Migratory birds of fall such as Herring Gulls and Glaucous-winged Gulls return.

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 Fall flowers are in full bloom.
■ Acorns and walnuts ripen.
■ The fruit of Rose rugosa Thunbs turns red.
■ Butterflies, which became imago in fall, fly cross each other before winter.
the end of month
■ Migratory birds of fall such as Black-headed Gulls, Kittiwakes and Common Gulls return.
■ Migratory birds of fall such as Goshawks and Buzzards return.
■ When the sea is stormy by low pressure, Laysan Albatrosses, Long-tailed skuas, Streaked Shearwaters and Fork-tailed Shearwaters can be seen at the coast.

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 Solicornia curopaeas start to turn red.

　

 　
　

     This natural calendar is drawn up by the various data researched from around the Nature Center.  The season of flowers and birds are different from year to year.  Please use it as a reference.

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