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

ハリオシギとチュウジシギ

チュウジシギは今月20日ごろ、ハリオシギは同25日ごろから増えだしています。タシギは来月になってから入ると思います。チュウジシギとハリオシギは、石垣島で越冬する個体は少ないので今のうちにより多くの写真を記録しておきたいと思います。

Pin-tailed Snipe

Both Pin-tailed Snipe, juveniles.

Pin-tailed Snipe

This one is a juvenile Pin-tailed Snipe.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Is this a juvenile Pin-tailed Snipe?

Pin-tailed Snipe

Same individual as above.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Both birds are juvenile Pin-tailed Snipe.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult, apparently moulting into winter plumage — though there are also some Pin-tailed Snipe-like features.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe. May be the same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Hard to make out… probably Swinhoe's Snipe.

I can't tell whether it's a Swinhoe's Snipe or a Pin-tailed Snipe, but it is a juvenile.

Categories: 野鳥