Birds of Japan

Black-eared Kite (Widespread and very cool bird. All zones, all elevations: downtown Sapporo to mountain ridge tops)
White-tailed sea eagle (flying over river in Niseko)
Brown-eared bulbul (inv.)
Cormorant (Kyoto in river)
Gull
Bohemian waxwing (Miune tour)
Tit (probably coal or willow)
Barn swallow
Eurasian nuthatch
Brown dipper
Eurasian tree sparrow
Eurasian widgeon
Mallard
Green winged teal
Coot
Black crowned night heron
Egret
Grey heron (rookery in a Kyoto city park)
Woodpecker
Crow
“Eagle-sized duck-shaped bird in a tree” on the way to Niseko (HDS sighting, uh…unconfirmed)