田んぼで鳥見 ケリ、ホオジロハクセキレイ、タシギなど
沖縄では非常に少ないケリに出会えました。 先日はタゲリ も確認しており、両種揃い踏み。ケリは 昨年 も 一昨年 も幼鳥でしたが、今回は久しぶりの成鳥でした。
セキレイの数は相変わらず多く、大半をハクセキレイが占め、数羽のツメナガセキレイとホオジロハクセキレイが混ざっていた。タヒバリは10羽程度。シギが全くいない中、なぜかヒバリシギが1羽だけいた。
タシギは数羽が草むらで休んだり、田んぼで餌探ししたりしていました。
Adult Grey-headed Lapwing. About half into summer plumage.
This is the posture they take when a Peregrine Falcon appears.
The White Wagtail with a white supercilium would not move from the grass.
Eastern Yellow Wagtail. Patches of yellow are starting to come through here and there.
White Wagtails were present in various stages of moult, showing a rich variety of plumages.
There were about ten Buff-bellied Pipits as well, but they kept a low profile — when they were on the ground I could only pick out the nearest individuals, but when something startled them into flight the numbers became clear.
A single Long-toed Stint was foraging alongside the wagtails.
Common Snipe foraging in a rush paddy. The bird visible in the background is a Long-toed Stint.
A few individuals were also seen standing motionless in the grass.