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

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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

金武の田んぼでシギなど

久しぶりに金武へ行ってきました。水路の護岸は雑草が綺麗に刈られていましたが、エリマキシギやオジロトウネン、コアオアシシギ、アオアシシギ、アカアシシギ、セイタカシギ、ヒバリシギなど数は少ないですが、いろいろ入っていました。

昨年の秋、同所で足環の番号を読んだ 「KANKYOSYO TOKYO JAPAN 6A27456」のメタルリングを装着したアカアシシギ もやってきていました。

田んぼには、タシギやチュウジシギのほか、 先日見つけた翼の折れたアカアシシギ がいました。元気にやっています。渡ることはできないと思うので、ここで一生を終えることになるのでしょうか。金武をうろつくマングースや野猫、野犬にやられないことを祈ります。

ハクセキレイやキセキレイ、ツメナガセキレイも増えていました。

Common Redshank
Common Redshank

A Common Redshank with a metal ring, which appeared at the same spot last year too.

Ruff
Ruff

Ruff, juvenile to first-winter plumage.

Temminck's Stint
Temminck's Stint

A Long-toed Stint I hadn't seen in a while. Just one bird, mixed in with a flock of Long-toed Stints — it was alone among them.

Common Redshank
Common Redshank / Ringed / flagged bird

A juvenile Common Redshank with a broken wing.

Marsh Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper

A few Marsh Sandpipers were in the irrigation channel. Moulting into adult winter plumage.

Long-toed Stint
Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stints were present in good numbers in the channels and paddies.

Common Snipe
Common Snipe

Three Common Snipe.

Common Snipe
Common Snipe

Common Snipe.

Common Snipe
Common Snipe

A Common Snipe with an abnormal tail.

Common Snipe
Common Snipe

Also Common Snipe. The paddies were full of them.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

There was just one Swinhoe's Snipe.

White Wagtail
White Wagtail

White Wagtails have been increasing since mid-October.

Categories: 野鳥

アカアシチョウゲンボウ成鳥のオスとメス

先日から越冬モードのアカアシチョウゲンボウの成鳥オス がいる牧草地になんと成鳥メスのアカアシチョウゲンボウもやってきました。^^;

12日前には、うるま市のサトウキビ畑ではアカアシチョウゲンボウの若鳥 を確認していますので、今季はアカアシチョウゲンボウの雌雄と若が沖縄本島にはいることになります。

Red-footed Falcon
Red-footed Falcon

Adult male Red-footed Falcon. Beautiful.

Red-footed Falcon
Red-footed Falcon

In the evening, in heavy rain, a female Red-footed Falcon (right) also appeared in the same pasture.

Red-footed Falcon
Red-footed Falcon

The male's favourite perch. When he lands here it's relatively close, but the branch the female favours is far away. ^^;

Categories: 野鳥