Birdwatching on Yonaguni-jima
Following last week's visit when I was able to see a Willow Warbler, I was on Yonaguni-jima again for work. I made sure to fit in some birding between assignments. ^^
Nothing as noteworthy as last time, but it was striking to find small groups of Black Paradise Flycatchers all over the place. I was of course hoping for Indian Paradise Flycatcher too, but unfortunately didn't come across any likely candidates…
Discovered a flock of Japanese Paradise Flycatchers beside the park car park.
This one is a male Japanese Paradise Flycatcher. I could occasionally hear it singing as well.
This flock of Japanese Paradise Flycatchers numbered close to ten birds.
They were moving around foraging inside a dim, scrubby woodland.
A Mallard turned up for some reason. Feels a little early…
Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile. Even on Yonaguni Island, all I kept seeing were snipe.
This one is also a Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.
A Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile that froze because I got too close.
Swinhoe's Snipes in the distance. They were all juveniles.
Among a flock of Swinhoe's Snipes, one lone adult Common Snipe.
Two Dunlins, both juveniles. There are almost no rice paddies on Yonaguni Island, and the second crop wasn't being grown this time either, so waders were scarce. In the irrigation channels there were Long-toed Stints, Black-winged Stilts, Red-necked Stints, and Little Ringed Plovers.
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