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

Pied Avocet Iriomote Tit Ryukyu flycatcher Lesser Whistling Duck Collared Kingfisher

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、ウズラシギほか

田んぼには、ツバメチドリやウズラシギ、トウネン、ヒバリシギ、セイタカシギなどが入っていました。ジシギも数個体。

ツバメチドリは、20羽ほどの群れでした。ウズラシギは10羽程度です。

ジシギは、識別しようと粘りましたが尾羽を広げたところは見せてくれず…。^^; マスターからもらったジシギ識別用写真集を見比べて見ると体型や色合いからチュウジシギか?

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole in winter plumage.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

It caught what looks like a grasshopper.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole in winter plumage?

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole in winter plumage.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

About 10 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers were feeding in a ditch. They are in moult.

Red-necked Stint
Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint in winter plumage.

Long-toed Stint
Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint, first-winter plumage?

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole, adult winter plumage.

Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

A Swinhoe's Snipe on the embankment.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Same individual as above.

Yellow Bittern
Yellow Bittern

A female Yellow Bittern at Manko tidal flat. The Collared Kingfisher did not show up.

Categories: 野鳥