A daily record.
Featuring photos of wild birds and nature, mainly from Okinawa Main Island and Ishigaki Island

Purple Swamphen Black-winged kite Black-winged Cuckooshrike Ryukyu flycatcher Ashy drongo

GUIDED BIRDWATCHING TOUR

Go where the birds are. The SHIMASOBA Tour launches.

We'll drive you around Ishigaki Island to wherever the birds are showing best that day. Observation is mostly from inside the vehicle, and we keep it to a maximum of 3 guests so everyone can take their time.

Max. 3 guests 4 hours in the morning Beginners welcome
Check availability and book

春の渡りの気配

おきなわほんとうなんぶの区画整理中の業務核地区と工業地区の草地にムナグロの百数十羽の群れやシロチドリの50羽ほどの群れがやってきていました。ムネアカタヒバリは近くのビーチの芝生に数羽がいました。今日は、雨が一日中ぱらついていたのでビーチに人影はまばらでしたが、天気がいいと多くの人が訪れるのでタヒバリなど警戒心の強い野鳥はいなくなるでしょう。

また、この開発地区は数年以内には商業施設や工場が立ち並び草地も消えてしまうことでしょう。那覇市にはもう土地は余っていないので、人が住むためには仕方ないのでしょうか。草地や干潟を多少残す配慮があればよかったのですが、地区計画書を見る限りはそういうわけにもいかなそうです…。

Red-throated Pipit
Red-throated Pipit

In a green space where light rain fell all day, a Red-throated Pipit was resting and recovering from the migration. Still in winter plumage.

Red-throated Pipit
Red-throated Pipit

When a fighter jet roared overhead, the startled Red-throated Pipit froze and crouched down.

Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Golden Plover

Pacific Golden Plovers were resting in a flock of over a hundred birds. Presumably passing through on migration. Nearly all were still in winter plumage.

Kentish Plover
Kentish Plover

Kentish Plovers were resting in an area with more gravel than where the Pacific Golden Plovers were. Kentish Plovers are year-round residents in Okinawa, but there are presumably also flocks passing through on migration. A few individuals had already changed into summer plumage.

Red-throated Pipit
Red-throated Pipit

This is the Rosy Pipit from the following day.

Categories: 野鳥