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

Pied Avocet Asian Glossy Starling Crested serpent eagle Schrenck's little bittern 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

具志干潟でオニアジサシ、ダイシャクシギ、ミサゴ

今日も具志干潟へ。釣り人の横で離発着する戦闘機や旅客機を見ながらのバードウオッチングでした。

昨日、5羽ほどいたオニアジサシは、2羽しか確認できませんでした。ミサゴは、入れ替わり立ち替わり獲物を求めてやってきます。ダイビングして魚を捕まえるシーンを撮りたいのですが、北風なので後ろ姿しか撮れず…。

ダイシャクシギは2羽に増えていました。

Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern

The two remaining Lesser Crested Terns rode the north wind and climbed higher and higher, shrinking to specks. I thought they were heading off on migration, but they wheeled back. ^^

Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern

The fishing line that had been hanging from the beak of the juvenile Lesser Crested Tern was no longer visible. Did it swallow the line completely, or did it come free…?

Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Curlew

The Far Eastern Curlews had increased to two.

Osprey
Osprey

An Osprey arrived carrying a half-eaten fish. Chased off by a crow, perhaps?

Osprey
Osprey

There are several Ospreys at Gushi tidal flat, and they occasionally have minor skirmishes.

Categories: 野鳥

与根の三角池に今季初のクロツラヘラサギ

今季初のクロツラヘラサギが3羽、三角池にやってきました。10月初旬にも1羽居たそうですが、越冬個体としては今季初飛来だと思うので…。^^;

3羽のうちの1羽はおなじみのJ15の足環を装着した個体です。今年も無事にやってきてくれました!!

漫湖水鳥・湿地センターにはユリカモメが1羽飛来していました。 一昨日、具志干潟で見たユリカモメ かもしれません。

Black-faced Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill / Ringed / flagged bird

J15, the Black-faced Spoonbill that comes every year.

Black-faced Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill

The star of Sankaku Pond in winter is the Black-faced Spoonbill. Numbers will only keep growing from here.

Categories: 野鳥