Common Hoopoe Day 5, Pied Avocet, Ryukyu Scops Owl
It's a hectic schedule at year-end, but I happened to pass nearby during work so I stopped to check on the Common Hoopoe. It was foraging in its usual spot. There are a lot of feral cats around, so I worry about it coming to harm.
In the paddies the Pied Avocet was still present. There were also Long-toed Stints, Wood Sandpipers, Black-winged Stilts, and Common Greenshanks.
In the evening I checked for owls for the first time in a while. No Long-eared Owl or Short-eared Owl found. Ryukyu Scops Owls were fairly numerous. At this time of year moult is complete and they are in fresh winter plumage — well worth a look.
A Eurasian Hoopoe in wintering mode, searching for food at its usual spot.
A Pied Avocet also continuing a long stay.
An adult Ryukyu Scops Owl in beautiful fresh plumage after completing its moult.
Same individual as above. It caught an insect that had been attracted by a car's lights and flew off somewhere.
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