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

畑でミフウズラ、ツバメチドリなど

今日は、糸満市の農耕地を軽く回ってきました。 昨日はうるま市でたくさんのミフウズラを見ました が、今日の糸満でも5羽観察できました。石垣島より沖縄本島はミフウズラが見やすいですね。私は行ったことがありませんが、宮古島もミフウズラが見やすいそうです。

その他には、ツバメチドリの十数羽の群れやムナグロの数十羽の群れ、シマアカモズ数羽などがいました。 先日、撮影した白いスズメ もいました。^^

チュウシャクシギはどこの海岸に行ってもいますね。

Barred Buttonquail

Barred Buttonquail, female. I was hit by a downpour right after arriving at the Barred Buttonquail spot, but once the rain eased off she came out from the grass. She was a bit too close, so I encouraged her to move a little further away. ^^;

I wonder why Barred Buttonquail almost always seem to turn up wherever there's a flock of Eurasian Tree Sparrows in a field…

Barred Buttonquail

Barred Buttonquail. I thought it was a male, but on reflection it might be a female in juvenile plumage transitioning to first-winter.

Pacific Golden Plover

Pacific Golden Plover in winter plumage, after the rain.

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole in winter plumage.

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole, juvenile to first-winter. I expected it to cough up a pellet, but instead it disgorged a whole large grasshopper. Overate?

Whimbrel

A few Whimbrels on the tidal mudflat at low tide.

Categories: 野鳥