今季初のヨシゴイ、ハジロクロハラアジサシ、オグロシギほか
今季初のヨシゴイ確認。畔の枯れたススキの中にいました。エリマキシギはアメリカウズラシギを探していたら発見。クロハラアジサシ、ハジロクロハラアジサシは島内に滞在中。
今季初のオグロシギも確認。こちらは数日前から滞在していましたが、やっと見に行きました。^^;
チュウシャクシギは今季初の幼鳥が到着。浜で成鳥と餌場を巡り戦っていました。
My first Yellow Bittern of the season, tucked away in such a hard-to-see spot… It was a juvenile.
Three Ruff juveniles. From right: female, male, male. The middle bird is remarkably pale.
Black-tailed Godwit and White-winged Tern.
Whiskered Tern, juvenile.
Common Snipe in a drainage channel. For some reason snipe have been scarce in this area this season.
A dispute between a juvenile (left) and an adult Whimbrel.
Being large birds, I could hear the sound of them striking each other with their wings.
Whimbrel moulting from juvenile plumage into first-winter plumage.
Whimbrel, adult.