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

Black Bittern Schrenck's little bittern Pied Avocet Short-eared Owl Forest Wagtail

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

タマシギ、ジシギなど

今日は比較的涼しい一日でした。

うるま市の田んぼをシギチを求めて回ってきました。ジシギの識別を練習したかったのですが、1羽しかおらず。最初にジシギだと思ったやつはタマシギのオスだったり…。^^; タマシギは沖縄本島に来てから初見ですのでよかったかな。

ほかには、ヒバリシギ、タカブシギ、イソシギ、セイタカシギ、コチドリ、シロチドリなどがいました。

Greater Painted-snipe
Greater Painted-snipe

A male Greater Painted-snipe. So they really are on Okinawa Island too. ^^ It was alternating between hiding in the undergrowth and coming out onto the paddy berm to preen.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

I thought it was a Common Snipe, but apparently it is more likely a Swinhoe's Snipe. The Snipe Master kindly pointed that out to me. It was pulling out earthworm after earthworm.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Same individual snipe as above.

Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper

Just one Common Sandpiper. Summer plumage transitioning to winter?

Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpipers were the most numerous.

Categories: 野鳥