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

ハリオシギ、チュウジシギ、タシギ

田んぼによっては全くいなくなってしまったのですが、この日は十数羽のジシギが集う田んぼを見つけました、

Pin-tailed Snipe

Both are Pin-tailed Snipe. Moulting from juvenile to first-winter plumage is progressing. It's gradually becoming harder to tell juveniles from adults.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe / Pin-tailed Snipe

Two Pin-tailed Snipe and a Swinhoe's Snipe (background).

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Same individual as above. Tail feathers checked.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Two Swinhoe's Snipe. The bird on the left is the same individual as above. The tail feathers are visible on the right bird. At first glance they look like Pin-tailed Snipe tail feathers, but it is only because we are viewing from the side that they appear narrow.

Swinhoe's Snipe

A plump juvenile Swinhoe's Snipe. It must be building up fat reserves ahead of its onward southward migration.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Most Swinhoe's Snipes in Okinawa tend to be on the pale side, but this one is an even more confusing rufous-tinged individual among them. The spots within the lateral crown stripes add another layer of confusion. This is the same individual as the Swinhoe's Snipe visible in the background in the photo 6 images above.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Same individual as above. Swinhoe's Snipe.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe. Moulting from juvenile to first-winter plumage.

Common Snipe

A Common Snipe that won't move…. A juvenile, perhaps?

Common Snipe

Common Snipe. Beautiful. ^^

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