ナンヨウショウビンまだいます
漫湖のナンヨウショウビンはまだいます。朝夕と潮の満ち引きに合わせて姿を見せてくれます。遭遇率は98%ぐらいでしょうか。いつ繁殖地へ帰ってしまうか気もそぞろで見守っております。漫湖で会った奈良から来沖のご夫婦には「shimasobaさんですか?」と声を掛けていただきました。見たいと言ってた鳥は見ることができたかなー?
漫湖が完全に潮で満ちるとカワセミがやって来て魚をとっていました。
豊崎では、ムネアカタヒバリ9羽の群れやムクドリ、シロガシラなどがいました。近くの草原にはアジアゾウがいました。沖縄では、空き地にウマやウシ、ヤギがつながれていることは珍しくないですが、アジアゾウは初めて見たゾー。
The Collared Kingfisher showed up a little later than usual. I'm glad the visitors who had come all the way from Tochigi and Nara specifically to see it were able to get a look.
At high tide a Common Kingfisher came and was catching small fish.
There were nine Red-throated Pipits at Tomishiro. The other day there were two, but the number had grown.
This Red-throated Pipit is transitioning into breeding plumage — the face is turning red.
The Red-throated Pipits appeared to be pecking at seeds from plants like wood sorrel.
A small flock of White-cheeked Starlings. Some individuals were carrying nesting material, suggesting the breeding season has begun.
The Chinese Bulbuls also seem to have entered the breeding season — they were noisy.
There were Asian Elephants in the grassland.