Little Stint, juvenile.

Little Stint, adult (right), and Red-necked Stint, adult.

Two Little Stints (left) and Red-necked Stint.

A flock of Red-necked Stints with two Little Stints mixed in. A Temminck's Stint was in the same paddy field but showed no interest in joining the group.

Red-necked Stint, winter plumage.

Temminck's Stint, juvenile.

The Pied Avocet that arrived on Ishigaki Island together with Typhoon No. 11 is still present.

Broad-billed Sandpiper, juvenile. There were two, but only one made it into the photo.

Same individual as above.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above. Please note that the 'pins' are not visible with this degree of tail-feather spread.

Same individual as above. Moult has not yet progressed far.

Swinhoe's Snipe.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile. Looks hot.

A considerably pale-toned Swinhoe's Snipe — the type that gets mistaken for Pin-tailed Snipe.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile, and Red-necked Stint.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, adult, moulting from breeding to winter plumage.

Red Phalarope in winter plumage, feeding by spinning in circles on the water surface.

Black-winged Stilt, juvenile plumage.

Black-winged Stilt transitioning to first-winter plumage.

Black-winged Stilt, female. First-winter plumage.

Black-winged Stilt, male. First-winter plumage.

Black-winged Stilt, adult female.

Black-winged Stilt, adult male.