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

Forest Wagtail Schrenck's little bittern Emerald dove Crested serpent eagle Ruddy 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

畑でミフウズラ、ツバメチドリ、シロチドリ

沖縄本島でミフウズラが一番多い(と私が勝手に思っている)ポイントへ久しぶりに行ってきました。軽く一周しただけですが、3ペア見られました。ペアでないのも合わせると合計8羽。これだけ見られる場所はなかなかないと思います。

ツバメチドリも小さな群れが入っていて合わせて十数羽確認できました。シロチドリは、数ペアおり、うち1ペアはまだ抱卵中でした。週末に80メートルぐらい吹くと言われている猛烈な台風8号がやってくるのでそれまでに孵化しないと大変ですね。

海岸では、巣立ったヒナを連れたコアジサシが見られました。コアジサシはほとんど巣立っていると思いますが、エリグロアジサシとベニアジサシはこれからが繁殖なので台風の影響が心配です。

近くの林ではキノボリトカゲがたくさんいました。

Barred Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail

A pair of Barred Buttonquail. The bird in the foreground with the black throat is the female; the one behind is the male.

Barred Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail

They were walking through a sugarcane field.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

An Oriental Pratincole that caught a Large Brown Cicada. It had snatched the cicada out of the air about 100 metres away.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

This one was running after the lawnmower, catching grasshoppers and other insects that jumped out in fright. It also caught a centipede.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Just beginning to shift into winter plumage. That head-on face looks a bit like a lizard?!

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

This one is still in summer plumage.

Kentish Plover
Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover, male.

Kentish Plover
Kentish Plover

This one is a female. She looks ragged — worn out from raising chicks, perhaps.

Crested tree lizard
Crested tree lizard

The nearby windbreak was full of Crested Tree Lizards. This individual had particularly vivid green colouring and a sturdy build — a fine-looking specimen.

Categories: 野鳥