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

Birdwatching in Aichi

Visited my family home in Aichi and did some birdwatching on the side. I was targeting Latham's Snipe, but in spring they are far fewer in number and the timing was a little early, so I struck out…

Even so, I managed to see birds that are hard to come by in Okinawa or on Ishigaki, so it was a satisfying trip.

Common Snipe

Common Snipe. I'm not sure of the situation in Aichi, but could this be a wintering bird?

Common Snipe

A flock of around ten. Also wintering birds, perhaps?

Common Snipe

Two Common Snipes in a dry area.

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper, with a Common Snipe upper right.

Japanese Wagtail

Japanese Wagtail, male. All the individuals were distant, but it's always a treat since you almost never get to see one in Okinawa.

Water Pipit

There was a small flock of several Buff-bellied Pipits.

Grey-headed Lapwing

A Grey-headed Lapwing incubating. A female, perhaps?

I often came across Grey-headed Lapwings in pairs. It looks like the early stages of breeding.

Eurasian Skylark

I could hear Eurasian Skylarks singing clearly, but they were hard to spot.

Dusky Thrush

There were plenty of Dusky Thrushes too. Not as many Naumann's Thrushes as you'd see in Okinawa though… ^^;

Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe in breeding plumage.

Great Crested Grebe

This one is a Great Crested Grebe in winter plumage.

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