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

ハシビロガモ、ヒドリガモ飛来

気温が下がり、カモたちが増えてきました。今季初のハシビロガモとヒドリガモを確認。 ハシビロガモは7月にも飛来 しましたが、渡りとしては今回が初でしょう。

シギ類の渡りのピークはすぎましたが、それでも田んぼにはオジロトウネンやトウネン、ヒバリシギ、チュウジシギ、タシギ、ヒバリシギ、タカブシギ、アオアシシギなどが滞在中です。

Eurasian Teal / Northern Shoveler

First Northern Shoveler of the season. Juvenile male.

Eurasian Wigeon

Adult male Eurasian Wigeon in eclipse plumage.

Eurasian Wigeon

Female Eurasian Wigeon in non-breeding plumage.

Temminck's Stint

Juvenile (right) and adult White-rumped Sandpiper.

Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint numbers have dropped compared to the peak of migration.

Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint numbers are also declining.

Dunlin

Dunlin in winter plumage. Dunlin are currently staying in the rice fields and along the coast.

Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe have become much less numerous. It seems almost all the Pin-tailed Snipe have also moved on.

Categories: 野鳥