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

オオメダイチドリ、メダイチドリ、ダイゼン、アカアシシギなど渡りとエリグロアジサシ子育て

海岸にオオメダイチドリの群れが入りました。これまでも少数がパラパラと通過していましたが、まとまった数が入ったのは今季初。オオメダイチドリの群れには3羽のメダイチドリも入っていました。

今季初となるダイゼン1羽も確認したほか、アカアシシギやヒバリシギ、アオアシシギ、キアシシギも順調に増えてきています。

エリグロアジサシのコロニーではヒナの孵化が始まりました。巣立ちまで台風が襲来しないことを祈ります。

Greater Sand Plover

A Greater Sand Plover holding a crab claw in its bill.

Greater Sand Plover

A Greater Sand Plover bathing. Moulting into winter plumage.

Greater Sand Plover

Another Greater Sand Plover.

Greater Sand Plover

A Greater Sand Plover moulting from summer to winter plumage.

Greater Sand Plover

This one also moulting from summer to winter plumage.

Greater Sand Plover

A Greater Sand Plover with winter plumage coming in.

Greater Sand Plover

A Greater Sand Plover moulting from first-summer to winter plumage.

Greater Sand Plover

A flock of around a dozen Greater Sand Plovers.

Lesser Sand Plover

There were a few Lesser Sand Plovers mixed in with the Greater Sand Plover flock, but only three.

Lesser Sand Plover

Lesser Sand Plover in late breeding plumage.

Grey Plover

First Grey Plover of the season on the sandy beach stretching from the river mouth. Quite a distance away, and heat shimmer made the air waver — totally blurry. ^^;

Common Redshank

Common Redshank in late breeding plumage.

Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler transitioning to winter plumage.

Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank in first-summer plumage.

Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint in late breeding plumage.

Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover in late breeding plumage.

Black-naped Tern

A colony of Black-naped Terns. Some chicks appear to have hatched, and birds were carrying food.

Black-naped Tern

A Black-naped Tern carrying prey.

Black-naped Tern

Whiskered Terns have been increasing in number too.

Categories: 野鳥