Latest Spring Record for Pin-tailed Snipe
I found a Pin-tailed Snipe that is the latest spring migration record I've had. In just three more months the autumn migration of Pin-tailed Snipe will be starting… With Typhoon No. 2 approaching Ishigaki, there's a good chance it will stay into June. Something to look forward to.
Shorebird migration is nearly over, but a small group of Black-winged Stilts and Common Greenshanks has arrived.
An out-of-season Pin-tailed Snipe. Almost fully in summer plumage.
When I found it, it looked like this — a bit tense. It had that Pin-tailed Snipe feel about it even before I got the binoculars on it. ^^
Common Greenshank, first-summer plumage.
A male Black-winged Stilt, adult summer plumage. This individual has what looks like a healed fracture around the base of the left leg.
A female Black-winged Stilt, adult summer plumage.
A female Black-winged Stilt, first-summer plumage.
A male Black-winged Stilt, first-summer plumage.
A Common Moorhen incubating eggs. It had built its nest beside a farm road with heavy foot traffic from walkers and others.
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