First breeding record of the Daurian Redstart at Zao Onsen, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Abstract

We observed a nest of the Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus and three fledglings at Zao Onsen, Yamagata Prefecture, from June 5 to July 2, 2022. Although the Yamagata Branch of the Wild Bird Society of Japan conducted bird-watching parties in this area until the summer of 2015, there were no records of the Daurian Redstart observations during the breeding season, suggesting that the Daurian Redstart has started breeding in recent years