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

Pintail Snipe Ryukyu flycatcher Lesser Whistling Duck Iriomote Tit Collared Kingfisher

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

リュウキュウアカショウビン、シベリアアオジなど

仕事の合間に石垣島のバードウオッチングポイントを回ってみるとリュウキュウアカショウビンやシベリアアオジ、クロツラヘラサギ、ムラサキサギ、ホウロクシギ、シマアカモズに会えました。

アカショウビンはすでにペアになっていて2羽で巣穴掘りをしていました。シマアカモズは6個体ほど確認しました。ムラサキサギも牧草地やサトウキビ畑で数個体確認できました。

シベリアアオジは草むらの中にいてなかなか出てきませんでした。磯辺川の河口にはクロツラヘラサギは5羽。先日までは4羽だったそうでいつの間にか1羽増えていました。クロツラヘラサギを見ているいとホウロクシギが横切っていきました。

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

A pair of Ruddy Kingfishers were excavating a nest hole. This individual is probably the female.

Black-faced Bunting
Black-faced Bunting

A female Siberian Meadow Bunting. When it flew up, the white outer tail feathers were conspicuous.

Purple Heron
Purple Heron

An adult Purple Heron, bathed in evening light on a pasture.

Isabelline Shrike
Isabelline Shrike

Brown Shrikes were all over the island.

Isabelline Shrike
Isabelline Shrike

A Brown Shrike that had caught some kind of larva.

Black-faced Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill

At the mouth of the nearby Isobegawa River, five Black-faced Spoonbills were resting.

Far Eastern Curlew
Far Eastern Curlew

There was also a Far Eastern Curlew.

White-breasted Waterhen
White-breasted Waterhen

White-breasted Waterhen, scarce on the Okinawa mainland, is plentiful on Ishigaki Island.

Categories: 野鳥