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Here is the Crested Kingfisher Base Report for 8/8.
5:02 — an adult female arrived from the right, but then didn’t come back… (sweat). She finally returned just as we were packing up. ^^; Something must have happened out there… We can only hope she isn’t injured.
Come to think of it, the other birds were also rather scarce today… Common Kingfisher, Little Ringed Plover — all quiet.
· At the Aizu Secret Base, we share real-time field conditions like these every day.
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| ◆ Current Guide Availability | Status | Meeting Time | Departure Time |
| Crested Kingfisher | Accepting Reservations |
2:45–3:00 |
3:00 |
| Mountain Hawk-Eagle | Accepting Reservations | 6:15–6:25 | 6:30 |
| Ruddy Kingfisher | Closed |
※Sessions are held rain or shine. A tent-style hide is planned for Crested Kingfisher and Ruddy Kingfisher tours.