Ruddy Kingfisher Arrives, Common Hoopoe Staying, Ryukyu Flycatcher Active
The Ruddy Kingfisher that briefly appeared on Ishigaki in mid-February had been silent for over a month afterwards. From around the end of March calls suddenly increased, and on the 29th I could hear one from home. On the 31st I got a sighting, and on 1 April I managed a photograph. Exactly the same pattern as every year. May and June are the best time to see and photograph Ruddy Kingfishers here.
It's a bumper year for Common Hoopoe, and a third wave has arrived — six individuals were recorded across the island on this day.
Ryukyu Flycatchers are singing actively, and I keep coming across pairs moving around together.
A male Ryukyu Kingfisher. It looked a little tired, as though it had just arrived on migration.
A weary-looking Eurasian Hoopoe. It barely moved even as cars and motorbikes passed right in front of it.
This Eurasian Hoopoe was in a sugarcane field. As usual, it was catching cockroaches.
A Eurasian Hoopoe in front of a café. The customers were surprised by the unfamiliar bird.
Adult male Ryukyu Narcissus Flycatcher. This individual wasn't singing, but it was moving and foraging together with a female as a pair.
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