Scouting for the Ishigaki Snipe Camp
Ahead of the 6th Ishigaki Island Snipe Camp, I went to scout the paddies around the island. Pin-tailed Snipe, Swinhoe's Snipe, and Common Snipe were all confirmed — a relief. Now there is nothing left to do but hope they stay for a few more days.
First Pin-tailed Snipe of the season!!
A Swinhoe's Snipe together with the Pin-tailed Snipe above. Common Snipe have already turned up here and there, so that makes three snipe species together. ^^
A Swinhoe's Snipe at a different location.
This one is also a Swinhoe's Snipe.
Yet another Swinhoe's Snipe.
Swinhoe's Snipe are arriving in good numbers.
This is also a Swinhoe's Snipe. Swinhoe's are far more numerous than Pin-tailed Snipe.
This one is a Pin-tailed Snipe. It was a little too close, and after this it hid itself in the grass.
A Marsh Sandpiper in summer plumage. Beautiful.
Common Greenshank numbers are increasing too.
Black-winged Stilts confirmed in flocks of 100 or more at peak.
Pacific Golden Plover seen in rice paddies, along the coast, and in pastures.
The Eurasian Spoonbill has been wandering around the island for a little while now.
When searching for snipe, I often come across Yellow Bitterns.
There were also Chinese Pond Herons beginning to transition into breeding plumage.
The Black-winged Kite turns up in the rice paddies without fail every evening. It gets in the way when you're watching snipe… ^^;
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