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

ソリハシセイタカシギ、ツバメチドリなど

この春は渡りのコースが東よりなのか、石垣島ではシギやチドリの飛来数がとても少ないです。来月のピークにはもう少し、種類、数ともに増えることを期待しているのですが…。昨年秋の渡りが良すぎた反動でしょうか。^^;

Pied Avocet

Into March, Pied Avocets are turning up at various locations around Ishigaki-jima.

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincoles have arrived. A small flock was resting in the farmland.

Marsh Sandpiper

Common Greenshank in breeding plumage. Confirmed a small flock in a paddy field.

Spotted Redshank

Four Spotted Redshanks are still present. They are mid-way through the transition from winter to summer plumage, and the black is becoming more noticeable.

Marsh Sandpiper / Pied Avocet / Spotted Redshank

Left to right: Common Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Pied Avocet.

Dunlin

A Dunlin has also arrived. One bird came down into the paddies.

Categories: 野鳥