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

Short-eared Owl Asian koel Ruddy Kingfisher Javan pond heron Glossy Ibis

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

具志干潟、瀬長島、三角池で探鳥

那覇空港の南側に位置する具志干潟、瀬長島と与根の三角池で探鳥してきました。

具志干潟には、ダイシャクシギやチュウシャクシギ、ダイゼン、キアシシギ、ハマシギ、メダイチドリのほか、オニアジサシやミサゴ、ダイサギやコサギなど魚食の鳥たちが集まっていました。

マングローブの根元にはササゴイが獲物を狙っていた。具志干潟にササゴイを見たのは初めて。

瀬長島の球場では芝生でムネアカタヒバリ10やムナグロ、コチドリ、シロチドリ、ハクセキレイ、スズメ、ムクドリ、ホシムクドリなどが餌を採っています。途中、チョウゲンボウ2羽に荒らされましたが、しばらくすると戻ってきた。

三角池には、エリマキシギが2羽入っていました。ほかにコガモ十数羽やセイタカシギ、アオアシシギ、ハマシギ、ヒバリシギなどがいます。

Striated Heron
Striated Heron

A Striated Heron that successfully caught a fish.

Striated Heron
Striated Heron

A noticeably strongly brown-tinged Striated Heron.

Red-throated Pipit
Red-throated Pipit

Red-throated Pipits on the grass of the baseball field.

Red-throated Pipit
Red-throated Pipit

There were about ten Red-throated Pipits.

Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Curlew

A Far Eastern Curlew that had been present for several days.

Grey-tailed Tattler
Grey-tailed Tattler

A Grey-tailed Tattler got a fiddler crab.

Lesser Sand Plover
Lesser Sand Plover

Lesser Sand Plover. The bill looks large and it has a Greater Sand Plover feel, but there are quite a few Lesser Sand Plovers like this in Okinawa.

Dunlin
Dunlin

Seven Dunlins at Sankaku-ike.

Ruff
Ruff

There were a juvenile male and female Ruff at Sankaku-ike.

Dunlin
Dunlin

Five Dunlins at Gushi tidal flat.

Whimbrel
Whimbrel

Just one Whimbrel.

Grey Plover
Grey Plover

A few Grey Plovers.

Categories: 野鳥