A daily journal.
Mainly introducing wild birds of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, through photos.

Pin-tailed Snipe Still Present

The Pin-tailed Snipe I found the other day was still there, wintering alongside several Common Snipe.

Pin-tailed Snipe

It spent most of the day in the grass.

Marsh Sandpiper

Marsh Sandpiper, adult winter (background) and first-winter.

Yellow Bittern

A Ryukyu Least Bittern came out of the grass and was hunting small fish in the irrigation channel.

Gadwall

A Gadwall in the rice field with no wariness at all. It looked tired, as if it had just arrived on migration.

White Wagtail

A White Wagtail (ocularis), first-winter, in wintering mode.

Categories: 野鳥