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

Ruddy Kingfisher Asian Glossy Starling Ryukyu flycatcher Daurian starling Purple Swamphen

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

米須海岸のシギ・チドリと漫湖干潟のカラムクドリ

米須海岸に久しぶりに行ってきました。時間帯が悪く、あまり鳥はいませんでしたが、アオアシシギ、タカブシギ、トウネン、キョウジョシギ、ヒバリシギ、シロチドリ、メダイチドリ、ムナグロなどがいました。

ツメナガセキレイの10羽ほどの群れも海岸にいました。何してるんだろう?

帰りに寄った漫湖干潟では、ねぐら入りするカラムクドリの20羽ほどの群れが見られました。

Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank

An adult Common Greenshank in winter plumage.

Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper.

Red-necked Stint
Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint juvenile → first-winter?

Red-necked Stint
Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint juvenile → first-winter?

Ruddy Turnstone
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone juvenile.

Long-toed Stint
Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint juvenile.

Kentish Plover
Kentish Plover

Hard to tell whether the Kentish Plovers are increasing or not….

Lesser Sand Plover
Lesser Sand Plover

Lesser Sand Plover, a few birds.

Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Golden Plover

Pacific Golden Plover, a flock of around 20. By evening they had flown off to the hinterland.

Citrine Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail

About 10 Eastern Yellow Wagtails were moving eastward along the coast.

White-shouldered Starling
White-shouldered Starling

A roost flock of White-shouldered Starlings at the Manko tidal flat.

Categories: 野鳥