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

大浜海岸でオオメダイチドリとか

自宅から徒歩数分の大浜海岸はいつも保育園に子どもを送る時に双眼鏡でチェックするだけですが、今日は満潮と重なっていたので、保育園の帰りに撮影。一時は、メダイチドリがメインの200羽の群れがいたりしたのですが、この日はメダイチドリが40、オオメダイチドリが5、トウネンが20、ムナグロが15、アオアシシギが10、キョウジョシギが10、キアシシギが5程度でした。

まだ冬羽の個体からほぼ夏羽に換羽した個体までいろいろいて楽しめました。^^

Greater Sand Plover

A Greater Sand Plover in the middle.

Greater Sand Plover

Another Greater Sand Plover. Its moult into summer plumage is slightly more advanced than the individual above.

Greater Sand Plover

It's a marginal call, but Greater Sand Plover.

Red-necked Stint / Lesser Sand Plover

Lesser Sand Plover and Red-necked Stint. Among the stints there are both winter-plumage and summer-plumage individuals.

Lesser Sand Plover

A sleeping Lesser Sand Plover.

Grey-tailed Tattler / Lesser Sand Plover

Grey-tailed Tattler and Lesser Sand Plover.

Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover moulting into summer plumage.

Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank in winter plumage.

Ruddy Turnstone

While the other sandpipers and plovers were sleeping, a flock of Ruddy Turnstones moved about actively, searching for prey.

Ruddy Turnstone

A Ruddy Turnstone caught a small earthworm-like creature.

Red-necked Stint

The Red-necked Stints show a rich variety, ranging from individuals in full winter plumage to those nearly in full summer plumage.

Pacific Reef Heron

A white-morph Pacific Reef Heron was flying offshore.

Categories: 野鳥