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

ソリハシセイタカシギ、エリグロアジサシほか(動画あり)

石垣島では春と秋の渡りの時季に通過するソリハシセイタカシギが、なぜかこんな時季に到着しました。石垣島ではすでに稲刈りが始まっており、2面だけ残された水の張られた田んぼでエサをとっていました。セイタカシギも数羽滞在中です。

海岸には、チュウシャクシギ3羽とキアシシギ7羽が滞在していました。どれも若い個体なので繁殖に参加しないということなのでしょうか。

エリグロアジサシたちは産卵が始まったようでコロニーでは数ペアが抱卵していました。狭い岩礁でコロニーを形成しているので場所取りで大騒ぎです。

Pied Avocet

Female Pied Avocet, first-summer plumage.

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilts fighting. A first-summer (left) versus an adult summer — the adult summer won.

Black-winged Stilt

Male Black-winged Stilt. Same individual as above.

Black-winged Stilt
Black-naped Tern

Black-naped Tern. Like the Black-winged Stilt, the pinkish flush on the breast during the breeding season — is that nuptial colouration?

Black-naped Tern

Black-naped Tern colony. More than 20 birds had gathered on a small rocky reef and were making quite a racket. A few pairs were already incubating.

Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler, first-summer plumage. Grey-tailed Tattlers are about the only waders left on the shore.

Whimbrel

Unusually for this time of year, three Whimbrels turned up. All three were in first-summer plumage. Perhaps they are wandering around here because they are not taking part in breeding.

Categories: 野鳥