Ishigaki Island has been unsettled since yesterday. When the weather turns rough on Ishigaki, Common Hoopoes tend to fall out of the sky — and sure enough, 4 individuals turned up at 3 locations. A Chinese Blackbird also arrived, but my timing was off and I missed it.

This season, a single bird showed up in late February, followed by a dozen or so in mid-March, then 5 confirmed right at the start of April. Par for the course with spring migration, but stays have all been short — just a few days to at most a week.