On Friday, October 18, 2024, the first batch of cranes, a winter tradition in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, arrived!
At 3:45 p.m. on Friday, October 18, the Kagoshima Prefecture Crane Conservation Association confirmed that nine cranes landed on the East Reclamation.
The breakdown was 7 Crowned Cranes, 1 Black-crowned Crane, and 1 Canadian Crane.
The first crane feather count survey was canceled due to bad weather, but after that, the second crane feather count survey of the season was implementation in the early morning of Saturday, November 30, 2024, and as a result of the survey, a total of 12,992 cranes were confirmed: 12,036 cranes, 948 cranes, 4 black-crowned cranes, 3 Canadian cranes, and 1 black-crowned crane.
As a result, for 28 consecutive seasons since 1997, we have achieved the arrival of more than 10,000 cranes!
In the latest bird count survey on Saturday, December 21, 2024, the number of cranes decreased from the second survey, but a total of 10,928 cranes were confirmed: 8,998 cranes, 1,917 cranes, 8 black-crowned cranes, 3 Canadian cranes, and 2 black-crowned cranes.
The next bird count survey of the season will be on Sunday, January 12, 2025.
We are looking forward to seeing more cranes coming to the country and seeing rare cranes that have not yet been confirmed this season.
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