与那国島でバードウオッチング
与那国島出張で仕事の合間に少しだけ探鳥してきました。観察できたのは45種と少なめ…。
小鳥が大変多く、コホオアカとジョウビタキが特に多かったです。ついでマミジロタヒバリ、ムネアカタヒバリ、ハクセキレイ、シロハラ、シマアカモズ、ノビタキの順。ルリビタキとハチジョウツグミ、 シベリアアオジは1個体ずつ撮影できました。
撮影できなかったけど数が多かったのが、アカヒゲとノゴマ。ノゴマは2回ほど目の前に現れたのですが、狭い道路で一瞬の出来事で撮影できず。アカヒゲは地鳴きをあちこちで聞きました。クロツグミやミヤマホオジロ、ウグイスあたりは粘れば撮れそうです。
猛禽類はノスリやサシバ、チョウゲンボウ、ハヤブサ、ミサゴなどを確認。ノスリのみ撮影。カタグロトビは写真に収めたかったのですが、警戒心が強すぎてかないませんでした。カタグロトビは石垣島のように繁殖している可能性もありますね。
カモはキンクロハジロが数十羽とハシビロガモが十数羽。オシドリも2羽いました。そして、沖縄では珍しいスズガモを2羽撮影することができました!! トビ、ハシボソガラス、モズと同様にスズガモを撮影できたことは沖縄の人にしか分からない感動。^^;
There were plenty of Little Buntings, but twigs kept getting in the way for photos.
A single Masked Bunting among a flock of Little Buntings.
My first Naumann's Thrush confirmed this season.
Pale Thrushes, which started turning up in greater numbers a few days ago. I hear their calls often, but this is my first time photographing one this season.
Red-flanked Bluetail, male, first-winter plumage.
Daurian Redstart, female. Both males and females were present in good numbers.
Siberian Stonechat, male, winter plumage.
Siberian Stonechat, female, first-winter plumage.
Buff-bellied Pipit found on the evening of the first day. It was forming a large flock together with Red-throated Pipits.
The majority were Buff-bellied Pipits, though a few Red-throated Pipits were mixed in.
The next day, Buff-bellied Pipits at the same spot. The flock had dispersed over a wide area.
White Wagtail, male, first-winter plumage. You'd think they'd get along, being both white birds, but it was squabbling with a Kentish Plover.
A ridiculously distant Tufted Duck. Tufted Duck is a rarity in Okinawa. ^^
There were two female Mandarin Ducks, but these were also far away….
Common Buzzard, juvenile. Three individuals confirmed. There have been a lot of Common Buzzards on Ishigaki this year — Yonaguni may be the same.
Black-headed Gull, second-winter plumage. It was bathing in a rice paddy.
Brown Shrikes were plentiful. I searched for other shrike species, but every one turned out to be a Brown Shrike.