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

Ashy Drongo Wintering; Eight Pied Avocets

An Ashy Drongo has been wintering on Ishigaki since the new year. I watched it catch something from the Hymenoptera from a power line. Black Drongos can be seen here every year, but an Ashy Drongo on Ishigaki is an unusual sighting — particularly in winter.

A Eurasian Curlew, an unusual visitor, had also turned up at the river mouth.

Ashy Drongo

A White-bellied Drongo was frequently coming out onto the power lines and making flying catches of insects in the air. It's already in wintering mode and looks set to stay a good while.

Eurasian Curlew

The first bird I photographed in the new year was a Far Eastern Curlew. It was a notably unwary individual.

Pied Avocet

A Pied Avocet also lingering since the New Year. Wintering here too, it seems.

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