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

Purple Swamphen Crested serpent eagle Daurian starling Asian Glossy Starling 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
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金武の田んぼ、三角池、漫湖干潟にて

数日中の野鳥の様子。金武の田んぼにはツメナガセキレイの群れが入っていました。ツバメチドリも十数羽。三角池には午前中、キリアイがいたそうですが、夕方にはいなくなっていた。トウネン、ヒバリシギ、コチドリはたくさんいた。

漫湖干潟のナンヨウショウビンは、ツミが現れて枝の上でのんびりするもんだから気配すらなし。^^;

Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail

A Sykes's Wagtail? at Kin, in juvenile-to-first-winter plumage. The supercilium looks like Sykes's Wagtail, but it's a juvenile, so… ^^;

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole in winter plumage. Also at Kin.

Japanese Sparrowhawk
Japanese Sparrowhawk

A Japanese Sparrowhawk appeared over Manko tidal flat. No wonder the Collared Kingfisher didn't show up. ^^;

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe at Sankakuike.

Red-necked Stint
Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint at Sankakuike.

Common Redshank
Common Redshank

A group of 8 Common Redshanks came to Sankakuike.

Categories: 野鳥

発見から約1カ月、ナンヨウショウビンまだいました

きょうは、二十四節気の一つ白露。平年に比べて3度ほど暑い沖縄は、まだまだ真夏日が続きます。いつもなら9月22日ごろには最高気温が30度を下回ってくるのですが、今年はもうしばらく真夏日が続きそうですね。

上げ潮に合わせて時間が取れたので久しぶりにナンヨウショウビンを見てきました。

漫湖干潟を見渡せるとよみ大橋に到着し、しばらく双眼鏡で探しているとナンヨウショウビンが視界に現れました。お気に入りの枝に止まってカニを捕まえていました。30分もすると干潟は見えなくなり、ナンヨウショウビンもマングローブの中へ消えていきました。8月10日に発見されて以来、もうすぐで滞在1カ月となります。この調子だと、このまま越冬しそうですね。^^;

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

The Collared Kingfisher appeared shortly after I arrived at Toyomi Ohashi. It's been a while since our last encounter, but it looked well.

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

A Collared Kingfisher perched on its favourite branch. It appeared to be catching crabs and the like.

A month after the initial discovery, the crowd of people coming to see the Collared Kingfisher had dropped to zero. ^^;

The spot where the Collared Kingfisher appears, viewed from Toyomi Bridge. The branch it favours is toward the right of the frame. It also likes the area just in front of the observation platform on the left. When the tide rises to around the level shown in the photo, the Collared Kingfisher can no longer forage and disappears into the mangroves.

Categories: 野鳥