The Black-naped Tern colony. No typhoons so far this year, so things are going smoothly.

Roseate Tern. A metal ring was fitted on the right leg, but I couldn't read it.

Little Tern also breeds here, though in smaller numbers than Bridled Tern and Roseate Tern.

The heat had the Bridled Terns bathing too.

Lesser Sand Plover in flight.

Ruddy Turnstone in flight. The tail feathers are badly worn and the primaries are in moult — P5 growing in.

The Greater Sand Plover was close, but backlit….

I couldn't track down the flagged Grey-tailed Tattler.

A Lesser Sand Plover with a crab it had caught.

Lesser Sand Plovers were running all over the sandy beach going after crabs.

Kentish Plover also breeds on Ishigaki-jima.

The Red-necked Stint is almost in full winter plumage.

The Common Greenshank still has much of its summer plumage remaining, but is in the process of moulting into winter plumage.

A Pacific Reef Heron that landed right in front of me.