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

3週間ぶりの鳥見

いろいろ忙しくて鳥を見に行けない日が続き、約3週間ぶりのバードウオッチングへ。といっても短時間のうちに海岸を2カ所ほど回っただけでした。

海岸はシギやチドリでずいぶんにぎやかになっていました。春の渡りが始まったようです。

Greater Sand Plover

Greater Sand Plover, winter plumage.

Eurasian Curlew

Eurasian Curlew, first-winter plumage.

Sanderling

Sanderling. On Okinawa's main island they winter and also pass through in reasonable numbers during migration, but on Ishigaki Island they are scarce.

Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint, winter plumage. Confirmed a few birds arriving.

Pacific Golden Plover / Lesser Sand Plover

Pacific Golden Plover and Lesser Sand Plover. Around 70 Pacific Golden Plovers and 40 Lesser Sand Plovers confirmed.

Kentish Plover / Lesser Sand Plover

Kentish Plover and Lesser Sand Plover. Over 50 Kentish Plovers arrived.

Grey Plover

Grey Plovers on Ishigaki Island are usually seen in flocks of just a few birds, but this time there were about 20.

Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper in winter plumage. The coast is lively, but the waders in the paddies are quiet — just a few Wood Sandpipers, Black-winged Stilts, and Common Snipe besides this one.

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, first-winter plumage.

Black-tailed Gull

A different individual from the one above. This winter Black-tailed Gulls are being recorded in good numbers. All of them are juveniles.

Categories: 野鳥