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

海岸と田んぼで鳥見

空いた時間、近くの海岸と田んぼの見回り。アオアシシギやキアシシギ、トウネン、オオメダイチドリ、タシギ、チュウジシギ 、セイタカシギ、ハマシギなど。シギやチドリは渡りの真っ最中で毎日、入れ替わりが激しいようで増減もそれなりにあります。

先日のハシブトアジサシ はまだ滞在中ですが、行動範囲が広く今回は違う場所にいました。

今季は、なぜかマミジロツメナガセキレイばかりで(キマユ)ツメナガセキレイに全く出会えません。不思議です。

Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank, adult winter plumage.

Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler, adult. Late summer plumage.

Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint, adult winter plumage.

Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stints seem to be scarce on the mainland, but on Ishigaki Island it doesn't feel much different. Numbers aren't particularly high in any given year, though…

Greater Sand Plover

A Greater Sand Plover was bathing.

Common Greenshank

A juvenile Common Greenshank in the rice paddies.

Swinhoe's Snipe

A juvenile Swinhoe's Snipe.

Common Snipe

A juvenile Common Snipe.

Common Snipe

A juvenile Common Snipe. By this time of year, Common Snipe make up the majority of the snipe here.

Dunlin

A juvenile Dunlin, moulting into first-winter plumage.

Black-winged Stilt

A juvenile Black-winged Stilt. The juvenile plumage is beautiful. The bill also looks slightly shorter compared to an adult.

Citrine Wagtail

White-headed Wagtail, adult male. Still in breeding plumage.

Lesser Crested Tern

Bridled Tern moulting into first-winter plumage.

Categories: 野鳥