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

Daurian starling Pintail Snipe Javan pond heron Crested serpent eagle Pied Avocet

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

逗留中のジャワアカガシラサギと渡ってきたシギたち

ジャワアカガシラサギ2羽は元気に滞在中。たまに見えない時もあるのですが、どこからともなく現れたりします。同じ田んぼがお気に入りの模様。

秋の渡りのシギも増えてきました。ハリオシギは少ないですが、チュウジシギはたくさん。タシギはまだ現れません。

コアオアシシギが数羽にトウネンの小さな群れも入っていました。タカブシギは相変わらず多く、セイタカシギはフレッシュな幼鳥がお目見えしました。

どこの田んぼも賑やかになってきて楽しいですね。

Javan Pond Heron
Javan Pond Heron

A Javan Pond Heron that has been present for about a week now.

Javan Pond Heron
Javan Pond Heron

Javan Pond Herons lurking at the far end of a rice paddy can be surprisingly hard to find. Take the time to scan carefully with binoculars.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

A juvenile Pin-tailed Snipe.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Adult Swinhoe's Snipe. Caught an earthworm.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Another Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt in fresh juvenile plumage. Finding one like this feels like a lucky find. ^^

Marsh Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper, adult, mostly winter plumage.

Red-necked Stint
Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint, adult, late summer plumage.

Purple Heron
Purple Heron

Purple Heron, adult.

Categories: 野鳥

石垣島のアカショウビンまだ見られます

雨上がり、リュウキュウアカショウビンを求めて林道へと牧場へ。

林道ではペアの2羽。牧場では1羽確認できました。雨が降るとアカショウビンたちの活性が上がり探しやすいです。

アカショウビンのカップルは、子育てを終えても同じ縄張りで渡るまで過ごします。

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

Ruddy Kingfisher on the forest road. Moult and fading are well advanced.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

Ruddy Kingfishers don't call as much as they do at the peak of the breeding season, but this individual was singing occasionally.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

It caught a grasshopper. A Taiwanese cricket, perhaps?

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

Ruddy Kingfisher at the pasture. This one never sang — it gave alarm calls from time to time.

Categories: 野鳥