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
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ヒバリシギ幼鳥到着とハリオシギ、クロツラヘラサギなど

今季初のヒバリシギを7月3日に確認してから遅れること1カ月半、やっと幼鳥が到着しました。ヒバリシギは成鳥も含めて個体数を増やしています

タカブシギ、アカアシシギは成鳥、幼鳥含めて日に日に増えています。

石垣島では少ないダイゼンも到着。ムナグロは数日前から見る機会が増えています。

ハリオシギは入れ替わりつつも成鳥、幼鳥とも出会いは多いです。

アマサギやチュウサギ、チュウダイサギ、アオサギも少しずつ数を増やしています。クロツラヘラサギは6月から島内をうろうろしている個体がいます。

Long-toed Stint
Long-toed Stint

A Long-toed Stint juvenile — my first confirmed sighting of the season.

Long-toed Stint
Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint in late summer plumage.

Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper juveniles are increasing too.

Common Redshank
Common Redshank

Common Redshank, juvenile.

Grey Plover
Grey Plover

A Grey Plover in first-summer plumage. A single bird still present.

Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Golden Plover

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

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, late breeding plumage.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

An individual that was most likely a Swinhoe's Snipe, but it stayed wary and never came out of the grass — left me feeling unsatisfied.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole that caught a grasshopper. Adult non-breeding plumage.

Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt, adult male. Moulting into non-breeding plumage.

Black-faced Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill

A young Black-faced Spoonbill that has been wandering around Ishigaki Island since around June.

Yellow Bittern
Yellow Bittern

Ryukyu Striated Heron. Moulting from juvenile to first-winter plumage.

Intermediate Egret
Intermediate Egret

Intermediate Egret, adult. I like birds at this time of year the most.

Categories: 野鳥