A daily journal.
Mainly introducing wild birds of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, through photos.

シギ、チドリ秋の渡り始まる

まだ7月ですが、秋の渡りがすでに始まったようです。海岸には、エリマキシギやオオメダイチドリ、アオアシシギ、トウネン、ハマシギ、キアシシギなどが飛来しました。

エリマキシギとハマシギは少し早めの出現でした。

Ruff

Adult Ruff. Moulting from breeding to non-breeding plumage.

Greater Sand Plover

Juvenile Greater Sand Plover.

Common Greenshank

A few Greenshanks had arrived. Late breeding plumage.

Dunlin

Dunlin in late breeding plumage.

Red-necked Stint

A few Red-necked Stints. Late breeding plumage.

Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattlers were catching crabs — fiddler crabs and others — on the tidal flat. Transitioning from breeding to non-breeding plumage.

Categories: 野鳥