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

Pintail Snipe Ryukyu flycatcher Ashy drongo Eurasian Hoopoe Schrenck's little bittern

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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サカツラガン過去最多数で飛来 今季初のホシハジロなど

昨年のサカツラガン4羽 も多かったのですが、ことしはサカツラガン過去最多数の5羽で飛来しました。

近くに沖縄では珍鳥なマガモのオスもいたのですが、警戒心が強くて写真は撮れず。

今季初のホシハジロは1羽で飛来。オナガガモと行動を共にしていました。

クロツラヘラサギは島内の複数箇所に何羽か散らばって越冬中。

Bar-headed Goose
Bar-headed Goose

Adult Swan Goose. No white at the base of the bill — perhaps a young bird?

Bar-headed Goose
Bar-headed Goose

Five Swan Geese. They were grazing on grass.

Bar-headed Goose
Bar-headed Goose

Swan Goose, adult. Sex unknown.

Bar-headed Goose
Bar-headed Goose

It let its guard down completely and dozed off.

Common Pochard
Common Pochard

Common Pochard, adult male in breeding plumage.

Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail, adult. Transitioning from eclipse to breeding plumage.

Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail / Common Pochard

A Tufted Duck (right) and a Northern Pintail that stayed behind even as the wary Spot-billed Duck flock took flight.

Black-faced Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill

Five Black-faced Spoonbills at two spots in the paddies in the same area. This is a young individual.

Categories: 野鳥