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

春の渡り終盤のシギ

先月までのにぎやかな田んぼはシギの姿も少なくなり寂しくなっています。特に田んぼは稲の背丈が伸びてセイタカシギ以外は探すのも大変です。そんな中、農地の水路にはセイタカシギ、アオアシシギ、アカアシシギなどが群れていました。

潮の引いた海岸には、キアシシギ、キョウジョシギ、シロチドリ、コアジサシなどが水浴びしたり、餌を探して歩き回ったりしていましたがこちらも寂しい限りでした。

Common Redshank
Common Redshank

Common Redshank moulting into summer plumage.

Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank in almost full summer plumage. It was a small individual.

Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt

Male Black-winged Stilt in summer plumage.

Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt

Female Black-winged Stilt in summer plumage.

Grey-tailed Tattler
Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler in summer plumage.

Categories: 野鳥

オウチュウ2羽

子どもに朝飯を食わせていると鳥連絡網に「オウチュウ出てるよ」と連絡があり、急いで朝食を済ませると息子と現場へ直行。前日に粟国島でもオウチュウ2羽が出ていたので、「石垣島にもそろそろですね」などと話していた矢先なので驚きました…。^^;

石垣島にも2羽で現れたオウチュウは、見晴らしのいい枝に止まって獲物を見つけるとオウチュウ特有の飛び方で捕まえていました。午後には、ツバメのような水浴びもしていました。

Black Drongo
Black Drongo

An adult Black Drongo resting in the shade of a tree. A beautiful bird with a metallic sheen.

Black Drongo
Black Drongo

This is a first-winter Black Drongo. The white barring on the undertail-coverts and the white spots on the underwing-coverts are conspicuous.

Black Drongo
Black Drongo

The dark red eye and the small white spot at the base of the bill are visible.

Black Drongo
Black Drongo

The feathers on the head are heavily missing. Whether it is moult or some mishap, I'm not sure.

Black Drongo
Black Drongo

An adult Black Drongo perched on a traveller's palm. The tail feathers are ragged, so it must be mid-moult from winter to summer plumage — but since the whole bird is jet black, there's no telling the two apart anyway… ^^;

Categories: 野鳥