<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">This is the first of three blog posts covering my fabulous 7 day birding trip to Japan earlier this month. The trip was spurred by my search for the bird on the top of my bucket list - a male Smew. We were successful, and this post covers that experience as well as many other great birds especially Baikal Teal and Mandarin Ducks. Other posts will follow shortly.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://blairbirding.com/2025/02/23/my-bucket-list-takes-us-to-japan-part-i/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://blairbirding.com/2025/02/23/my-bucket-list-takes-us-to-japan-part-i/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Enjoy and I am happy to share info if you wish to contact me.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Blair Bernson</div></div></body></html>