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

Asian Glossy Starling Lesser Whistling Duck Daurian starling Javan pond heron Ryukyu flycatcher

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

秋の渡り、アオアシシギもやってきた

金武の田んぼでアオアシシギに出会えました。 昨日のキアシシギ、アカアシシギ と合わせて3色の信号がそろった。^^

セイタカシギやムナグロも数羽ずつ入っていた。ヒバリシギとタカブシギは数え切れないくらい。アマサギも増えていた。

Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank

Got to see a Greenshank still in partial breeding plumage. ^^

Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank

Dragonflies were gathering in large numbers in the drainage channel to lay eggs. I wonder if the Common Greenshank eats dragonfly eggs too?

Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt

A few Black-winged Stilts turned up.

Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Golden Plover

Most of the Pacific Golden Plovers were resting on the paddy bunds. They looked tired — perhaps just arrived from migration?

Categories: 野鳥