今季初のクロツラヘラサギとアトリほか
数日前から入っていたアトリの群れを見てきました。数十羽が休耕田の雑草地で餌を取っていた。
クロツラヘラサギは2羽が田んぼに入りました。アトリ、クロツラヘラサギとも今季初確認。
田んぼのシギは、セイタカシギやアカアシシギ、アオアシシギ、コアオアシシギといつものメンバーが目立ちます。タカブシギやタシギも多くいます。
Brambling, adult male.
Brambling, adult female.
The Bramblings were in a flock of several dozen.
Adult Black-faced Spoonbill. On the Okinawa main island it summers over and can be seen year-round, but on Ishigaki-jima it winters here from around this time through next spring.
A young Black-faced Spoonbill.
The two were foraging together companionably. They appeared to be catching dragonfly larvae and the like.
Common Redshank moulting into winter plumage.
Common Greenshank in winter plumage.
Adult Marsh Sandpiper.
Adult female Black-winged Stilt in winter plumage. The bird on the left is in first-winter plumage.
