ハリオシギ、チュウジシギ到着
今季初となるハリオシギ3羽とチュウジシギ4羽が到着しました。^^ ハリオシギは過去最速となり、例年より少し早い確認となりました。
シギ、チドリの数もどんどん増えてきました。田んぼではハリオシギ、チュウジシギのほかに大量のタカブシギや複数の十数羽の群れでヒバリシギやアオアシシギ、数羽のイソシギが入っています。セイタカシギは数羽だったり、20羽ほどだったりと変動が大きいです。
海岸にはオオメダイチドリやキアシシギ、キョウジョシギ、チュウシャクシギ、ダイゼンなど。海のシギ、チドリはまだまだ少ないです。
The first Pin-tailed Snipe of the season — three birds in the same paddy field. All adults.
Pin-tailed Snipe, adult. Moulting into winter plumage.
Another adult Pin-tailed Snipe. Late breeding plumage.
The first Swinhoe's Snipe of the season — four birds confirmed. All adults.
Wood Sandpiper is the most numerous species in the paddies. No juveniles have arrived yet.
Greenshank moulting into winter plumage. Again, all adults.
Common Sandpiper, adult. Moulting from breeding to non-breeding plumage.
A male Greater Painted-snipe that for a split second made me think I had found a snipe.
Greater Painted-snipe, female. Calls were coming from all over. Are they starting a second breeding attempt?
Greater Sand Plover, non-breeding plumage.
This single Grey Plover has been here for a few days now.
Ruddy Turnstone, adult.
A few Whimbrel have been lingering.
Grey-tailed Tattlers range from late breeding to non-breeding plumage.