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

ジシギ減ってます

8月下旬から数を増やしてきたジシギもこの時期に来て、数を減らしています。多い時は1枚の田んぼに40羽近くいたジシギたちは数羽ほど。ハリオシギはなんとか1羽のみ発見。タシギはそれほど増えていませんでしたが、10月に入れば大半がタシギになると思われます。

Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile. Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile, in the background.

Greater Painted-snipe

Greater Painted-snipe, male.

Common Greenshank

Good numbers of Tringa waders on hand, including Common Greenshank, Marsh Sandpiper, and Wood Sandpiper.

Common Redshank

Common Redshank, first-winter.

Yellow Bittern

Ryukyu Least Bittern, first-winter.

Whiskered Tern

Black-bellied Tern, winter plumage. Numbers of these will be increasing from here too.

Categories: 野鳥