Micro-seasons · 七十二候 · No. 2
黄鶯睍睆 Bush warblers start to sing
立春 りっしゅん · うぐいすなく
- 春 Spring
- 夏 Summer
- 秋 Autumn
- 冬 Winter
- — solid still observed · dashed dropped 2021 · faint never observed
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No. 2 · 立春 りっしゅん · Spring
黄鶯睍睆uguisu naku
Bush warblers start to sing
Observation dropped in 2021
By JMA records, the bush warbler's first song now arrives ~5.3 days later than in 1953.JMA 生物季節観測 累年値 (うぐいすの初鳴; 4801 station-years, 1953–2020; ~0.8 days/decade, R²=0.01)
鶯が鳴いています。
A bush warbler is singing.
- 鶯uguisuJapanese bush warbler
- 鳴くnakuto sing (of a bird)
- 声koevoice
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