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

レンカク飛来(動画あり)

レンカクの幼鳥が田んぼに飛来しました。小さな巻貝などを食っている様子でした。例年なら10月下旬から11月上旬にかけてやってくるので今年は少し早いようです。

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Pheasant-tailed Jacana moulting from juvenile into first-winter plumage.

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

It was walking around the paddies foraging.

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

After a while it disappeared into the grass. With bad weather likely to persist, it should stay around for some time.

Common Snipe

Juvenile Common Snipe.

Common Snipe

Almost all the snipe are Common Snipe. A few Swinhoe's Snipe remain but will depart before long.

Categories: 野鳥