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

Javan pond heron Ryukyu scops owl Black-winged Cuckooshrike Pintail Snipe Black-winged kite

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

ツバメチドリ、ムナグロなど

ツバメチドリは畑などに20羽ほどの群れがいくつかいました。ムナグロもぼちぼち見られるようになってきました。砂浜には、チュウシャクシギも渡った来ていました。秋の渡りが少しずつ始まりつつあります。

三角池にはリュウキュウヨシゴイがいましたが、足元にいたので気づいた時は飛ばれた時でした…。^^; 干潮で浅瀬に追い込まれたティラピアを狙っていたようです。

Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Golden Plover

A small number of Pacific Golden Plovers were moving through, turning up in fields and on tidal flats.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincoles could be observed in flocks of around 20 birds at several locations.

Blue Rock Thrush
Blue Rock Thrush

The occasional Blue Rock Thrush too. They turn up everywhere — from Kumoji to Shintoshin, from fields in the south to the north.

Categories: 野鳥