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

Ryukyu flycatcher Emerald dove Pheasant-tailed jacana Glossy Ibis Iriomote Tit

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

海岸でハシブトアジサシ、オオメダイチドリなど

ハシブトアジサシが飛来していました。 先日の幼鳥 に続き今季2羽目です。

海岸のチドリたちも数を減らしていますが、オオメダイチドリやメダイチドリ、ムナグロ、シロチドリなどがいます。シギはキョウジョシギとキアシシギ、チュウシャクシギなどが少々。数は少ないながらも楽しめます。

Lesser Crested Tern
Lesser Crested Tern

At first glance it looks like an adult, but this is a Lesser Crested Tern in first-winter plumage.

Greater Sand Plover
Greater Sand Plover

Greater Sand Plover, first-winter plumage.

Lesser Sand Plover
Lesser Sand Plover

Lesser Sand Plovers were having a battle. Both are in winter plumage, but the individual in the foreground is the type without a white frontal bar, while the one in the background has a frontal bar.

Kentish Plover
Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover, first-winter. Small and cute. ^^

Grey-tailed Tattler
Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler, adult. Moulting from breeding to non-breeding plumage.

Ruddy Turnstone
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone, adult. Moulting into non-breeding plumage.

Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Golden Plover

Pacific Golden Plover, adult. Moulting from breeding to non-breeding plumage.

Categories: 野鳥