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

アカハラダカの渡り始まり

昨日17日まで九州へ行っていたので、本日からアカハラダカの渡りの観察開始です。仕事前や仕事の合間になるべく見に行こうと思います。^^

初日は、70羽ほどが飛びました。本番は20日過ぎです。きょうは天気もよく、北寄りの風が吹いて絶好のコンディションでしたがそれゆえに群れは遠く高く飛び写真は全て超トリミングです…。^^;

アカハラダカの観察後、川平石崎に行ったらアカショウビンがいました。この時期にしては比較的きれいな個体でした。

Chinese Sparrowhawk

A beautiful adult male Chinese Sparrowhawk.

Chinese Sparrowhawk

A juvenile crosses in front of me, keeping an eye on me as it goes.

Chinese Sparrowhawk

This one was also a male.

Chinese Sparrowhawk

A flock of about 30 birds was circling high overhead, but they were in the clouds.

Chinese Sparrowhawk

This flock wasn't obscured by cloud, but it was a small group.

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallows were also gliding high in the sky.

Ruddy Kingfisher

There was a Ruddy Kingfisher at Kabira Ishizaki. It may be getting close to the time it heads off on migration.

Categories: 野鳥