白額雁 / The greater white-fronted goose

白額雁是在春天和秋天會飛來北海道的侯鳥。觀賞白額雁特別有名的地方是從札幌開車約2小時車程（從高速公路約1小時車程）的宮島沼（美唄市）。四月中旬到下旬和九月下旬到十月上旬約有10萬隻以上的白額雁會在這裡棲息。對於寫真愛好家來說也是很受歡迎的地點，然而很重要的是必須遵守觀賞禮節靜靜的觀賞。著名的是侯鳥們呈現V字型的飛行，或是同時從沼澤起飛的瞬間。

The greater white-fronted goose is a migratory bird, which stays around Miyajimanuma Lake in Bibai City from the middle to end of April, and the end of September to the beginning of October. It’s about 2-hour drive using route 12, or a one-hour drive using the paid expressway from Sapporo. In the early morning, more than 100,000 geese fly away almost at the same time to find food, and they come back to the lake around sunset. The scenes of the V-shaped flying formations and the gathered geese on the lake are popular for shooting photos. Visitors are thanked to respect the natural environment of the area and to refrain from speaking loudly not to surprise birds.