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

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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

海岸と田んぼとサトウキビ畑のシギとチドリの仲間たち

海岸と田んぼとサトウキビ畑を回ってシギ、チドリを見てきました。

田んぼには、今季2羽目のオグロシギが入っていたほか、サルハマシギやコアオアシシギ、ウズラシギなどが羽を休めていました。石垣島で繁殖もしているタマシギもいました。

海岸では、今季初確認のホウロクシギと今季初撮影のソリハシシギ、ダイゼン、キアシシギ、イソシギなどがいました。チュウシャクシギとダイシャクシギもいましたが、干潮で鳥が遠くて撮影できず…。

刈り取りが終わったさとうきび畑にはツバメチドリが50羽以上群れていましたが、発見して間もなく現れたカタグロトビに飛ばされてしまいました。^^;

Black-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit male moulting into summer plumage.

Far Eastern Curlew
Far Eastern Curlew

First Eurasian Curlew of the season. The Far Eastern Curlew from the other day was at the same spot.

Marsh Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper

Marsh Sandpiper, first-summer plumage.

Curlew Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper

This is the best I could manage of the Curlew Sandpiper…. Believed to be a different individual from the one the other day.

Greater Painted-snipe
Greater Painted-snipe

While looking for snipe, a female Greater Painted-snipe turned up. Painted-snipe are always like this…. ^^;

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole in summer plumage. After being caught in a downpour, it shook its body vigorously to shed the water.

Grey Plover
Grey Plover

The individual on the right has just a hint of summer plumage coming through, but is essentially a Grey Plover in winter plumage.

Terek Sandpiper
Terek Sandpiper

A flock of a dozen or so Terek Sandpipers arrived. First photos of the season.

Grey-tailed Tattler
Grey-tailed Tattler

A flock of around 20 Grey-tailed Tattlers. Every individual is in the process of moulting into summer plumage.

Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper transitioning to first-summer plumage.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

A group of about ten Sharp-tailed Sandpipers had come down into the rice paddies.

Categories: 野鳥