農地でエゾビタキ、ノビタキ、ベニバト、ムネアカタヒバリ
ノビタキが田んぼに飛来していました。2羽いるようですが、警戒心が強く撮影できたのは1羽のみ。
エゾビタキもまだ残っている個体がいます。この日は同じポイントで2羽を確認しました。
ベニバトは10月中旬ごろから増え出し、現在は石垣島内の複数箇所の田んぼで10羽ほどが観察できます。
八重山では、ベニバトよりもノビタキの方が珍鳥ですね。^^
同じ田んぼにムネアカタヒバリの群れが入りました。鳴き声を聞く限り、十数羽すべてムネアカタヒバリのようです。
A male Siberian Stonechat in winter plumage.
Same individual as above. It perched on the grass along the bund and occasionally dropped to the ground to catch prey.
A male Pale-backed Pigeon. This is probably the same bird that has been here for the past few days. This time it was perched on a power line, but now that harvested paddies are appearing I expect it will be easier to photograph going forward.
Red-throated Pipits seem to be cycling through the paddies across the area, with fresh flocks coming and going one after another.
I spotted a shadow rustling about in the grass. I waited to see what it was, and out came a Scaly-breasted Munia. ^^;
Grey-streaked Flycatcher, juvenile. There were two in the same pasture.
