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

バライロムクドリ、ミドリカラスモドキ現る!!(動画あり)

バライロムクドリ2羽とミドリカラスモドキ2羽が現れました。撮影し損ねましたが、アサクラサンショウクイも1羽確認。海上が荒れたので石垣島に避難してきたのでしょうか?

昨日飛来したマガン25羽のクロツラヘラサギ1羽も滞在。オオハシシギは滞在20日となりました。

今季は出会いが多いオジロトウネンは2羽飛来しました。

Rosy Starling

Rosy Starling juvenile (right). Mostly in juvenile plumage, but a few first-winter feathers are coming in.

Rosy Starling

With strong winds and occasional rain, the Rosy Starling was moving energetically from tree to tree, catching berries and insects.

Metallic Starling

Common Green Magpie juvenile.

Metallic Starling

Two Common Green Magpies came together.

Common Starling

Common Starling, adult winter plumage.

White-shouldered Starling

Daurian Starling, adult female.

Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher. The Bar-tailed Godwit that had always been with it has returned to the paddy field where it originally was.

Temminck's Stint

Temminck's Stint, moulting from juvenile to first-winter plumage.

Common Snipe

Common Snipe, first-winter plumage.

Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Geese — 25 birds arrived the day before.

Black-faced Spoonbill

Also arrived yesterday, a young Black-faced Spoonbill.

Purple Heron

Purple Heron, adult.

Common Kingfisher

A juvenile Common Kingfisher fishing in a nearby river.

Categories: 野鳥