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

海岸と田んぼでシギ、チドリ12種類

海岸と田んぼを見回り、12種類のシギとチドリを観察。今季初となる幼鳥も確認できました。

田んぼでは、アカアシシギとタカブシギの幼鳥を発見。両種とも今季初の幼鳥です。ほかにはセイタカシギやヒバリシギ、イソシギがいました。海岸には、今季初のムナグロやトウネン、アオアシシギ、ミユビシギ、シロチドリ、メダイチドリ、オオメダイチドリ。

Common Redshank

The first Common Redshank juvenile of the season.

Wood Sandpiper

And the first Wood Sandpiper juvenile of the season.

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper heading into winter plumage.

Common Redshank

A Common Redshank juvenile in flight.

Common Redshank

Common Redshank, adult winter plumage.

Red-necked Stint

Moult progress varies considerably among individual Red-necked Stints even within the same flock.

Pacific Golden Plover

First Pacific Golden Plovers of the season — a flock of a dozen or so.

Sanderling

Sanderling in late breeding plumage. A few winter feathers already coming through.

Greater Sand Plover / Lesser Sand Plover

Greater Sand Plover and Lesser Sand Plover resting on a sandy beach.

Kentish Plover

A Kentish Plover was running along the sandy beach, snatching small insects.

Common Sandpiper

An adult Common Sandpiper in a rice paddy.

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilts are gradually increasing in number. Almost all males, for some reason.

Long-toed Stint

An adult Long-toed Stint transitioning into winter plumage.

Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank in winter plumage.

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