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

今季初タシギ、ハリオシギはピーク

今季初のタシギを確認しました。これで石垣島のジシギ3種はそろい踏み。現在、ハリオシギがピークを迎えており、石垣島では、この後チュウジシギが優勢になり、最後はタシギだらけになります。

Common Snipe

The first Common Snipe of the season was a juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, adult.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe / Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe juvenile (foreground) and Swinhoe's Snipe adult.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe

A juvenile Pin-tailed Snipe crouching low in alarm at passing vehicles.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe / Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe (right) and Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, adult.

Categories: 野鳥