Pin-tailed Snipe, Ruff, Oriental Pratincole, Cinnamon Bittern and others (video)
Pin-tailed Snipe numbers are gradually building. The first Ruff of the season has also arrived. Oriental Pratincoles appear to be on the move, fledglings included. First juvenile Long-toed Stint of the season also confirmed.
Spotted a Pin-tailed Snipe adult in the distance.
Same individual as above. After a while it began bathing.
The moult progress is clearly visible.
Preening after bathing.
And the answer confirmed. ^^
First Long-toed Stint juvenile of the season. Numbers will shoot up from here.
Also a first record this season — a Ruff juvenile.
Oriental Pratincole, adult. The moult into winter plumage is well under way.
Common Greenshank numbers are steadily increasing, but juveniles have yet to arrive.
Common Greenshank moving into winter plumage.
Long-toed Stint also in mid-moult to winter plumage.
Juvenile Ryukyu Least Bittern. Encounters with both adults and juveniles have been frequent.
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