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

ハリオシギ4羽とチュウジシギ4羽

ジシギが増えてきたのでハリオシギ、チュウジシギ識別業務の開始。

一つの田んぼに8羽滞在で、ハリオシギは幼鳥1、成鳥3でチュウジシギは幼鳥3、成鳥1でした。

例年通りなら今後はチュウジシギが増えていき、9月に入るとふたたびハリオシギが増え、9月中旬まで楽しめます。

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile. The beauty of this bird brought to mind last year's individual.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, adult. Moult into winter plumage is well underway.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, adult. This one is in late summer plumage. The moult stage is quite different from the individual above.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, adult. This one is also transitioning into winter plumage.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult in summer plumage.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Also a Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile. The ratio of juveniles to adults was the opposite of what I found with Pin-tailed Snipe.

Categories: 野鳥