A Bar-tailed Godwit in summer plumage that suddenly dropped in alongside Black-winged Stilts and Black-tailed Godwits near the end of a shorebird search. Looking sharp in that summer plumage.

A Pectoral Sandpiper among a flock of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers. It flew into my binoculars while I was watching Pin-tailed Snipe.

I also came across a Little Stint — not often seen in large numbers on Ishigaki.

On the coast, a Curlew Sandpiper in summer plumage.

In the rice paddies, a Curlew Sandpiper mid-way through its moult into summer plumage.

A Broad-billed Sandpiper was in the same paddy.

A dream combination came together: Broad-billed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, and Little Stint, left to right.

A Common Greenshank also moving into beautiful summer plumage.

Three Common Redshanks arrived. Some birds overwinter here, but these are part of the passage.

Grey-tailed Tattler in fresh summer plumage — as good as it gets.

The third Pin-tailed Snipe of the season.

Long-toed Stints on the thin side too. A bit worrying.

Wood Sandpipers past their peak, lingering in small scattered numbers.

Black-winged Stilt, adult male in summer plumage. The large flock has gone; around ten birds are staying on, cycling through.

Black-winged Stilt, first-summer plumage.

Sharp-tailed Sandpipers in summer plumage. Small flocks of a few birds turning up at several spots.

A Marsh Sandpiper looking tired — perhaps just arrived. Beautiful summer plumage.

Black-tailed Godwits also moving into summer plumage. Large waders won't come down to the island unless the weather turns rough…

A few Great Knots on the coast.

About ten Terek Sandpipers arrived.

The Common Sandpiper is always alone even during migration season. Does it not migrate in flocks?

Ruddy Turnstones are present year-round, so I cannot tell whether they are migrants or winterers, but their numbers do fluctuate.

Greater Sand Plover numbers have dropped.

As Greater Sand Plovers have declined, Lesser Sand Plovers have increased in number.