Citrine Wagtail, Common Shelduck, Black-tailed Godwit and more
Two Citrine Wagtails were mixed in with a large flock of Eastern Yellow Wagtails feeding in a harvested rice paddy. The difference in character makes them stand out clearly even to the naked eye.
In flooded paddies, Black-tailed Godwits, Eurasian Whimbrels, Common Redshanks, Green Sandpipers, Common Shelducks and Eurasian Coots are wintering. Eurasian Coot numbers have been increasing. They have become a main prey item for the Upland Buzzard and Peregrine Falcon.
Citrine Wagtail, first-winter.
The same individual as above, from the front.
A different Citrine Wagtail, also first-winter.
The same individual as above, from the front.
Black-tailed Godwit, first-winter. It was following the Common Greenshanks around.
Whimbrel, juvenile.
Common Redshank.
Green Sandpiper.
Common Shelduck.
The number of Eurasian Coots is increasing day by day.
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