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

Ashy drongo Eurasian Hoopoe Black-winged Cuckooshrike Crested serpent eagle 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
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今季初確認のツメナガセキレイ

今季初のツメナガセキレイ2羽を田んぼで確認しました。

2羽とも成鳥のオスなのですが、これまで見たことのないタイプの個体です。普通の(キマユ)ツメナガセキレイは眉斑は太く黄色ですが、この個体は太く白い眉斑を持っています。頭部や背面の灰色味はツメナガセキレイの特徴が出ています。

羽先が擦れたら普通のマミジロツメナガセキレイになると判断して、マミジロツメナガセキレイのフレッシュな羽衣をまとった個体ということにしておきます。

これまで国内で記録のない亜種やハイブリッドについても範疇に入れて検討する必要がありそうです。

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Citrine Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail

Eastern Yellow Wagtail, adult, with supercilium.

Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail

The supercilium is quite whitish for an adult Eastern Yellow Wagtail. Large numbers of Eastern Yellow Wagtails pass through Okinawa on migration, but I have never seen a bird of this type before.

Categories: 野鳥

田んぼの野鳥11種

1時間ほど時間が空いたので水田地帯で軽くバードウオッチング。

シギは多い順にタカブシギ、アオアシシギ、セイタカシギ、ヒバリシギ、チュウジシギ、アカアシシギ、キアシシギ、コアオアシシギ。秋の渡りの幼鳥、成鳥ともに続々と到着中。入れ替わりも激しいと思われます。

クロハラアジサシは幼鳥が2羽、ムラサキサギはあちこちの田んぼで幼鳥を見ます。

Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper, juvenile. The gleaming fresh plumage is beautiful.

Common Redshank
Common Redshank

Common Redshank, moulting from juvenile into first-winter plumage.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Long-toed Stint
Long-toed Stint

Juvenile Long-toed Stints have been turning up in increasing numbers lately.

Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt, moulting from juvenile into first-winter plumage.

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

White-winged Tern, juvenile.

Purple Heron
Purple Heron

A juvenile Purple Heron spreading its wings to air them out.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, adult. Moulting into winter plumage. Behind it is a Long-toed Stint.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, late summer plumage. Some winter feathers already coming in.

Grey-tailed Tattler
Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler, late summer plumage.

Marsh Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper

Marsh Sandpiper, adult winter plumage.

Purple Heron
Purple Heron

An adult Purple Heron that has taken a turtle.

Categories: 野鳥