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

Black-winged Cuckooshrike Emerald dove Black Bittern Crested serpent eagle Ruddy Kingfisher

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

セイタカシギ幼鳥ほか

7月20日にもうセイタカシギの幼鳥がお目見えしました。成鳥の飛来数もまだまだ少ない中での登場にびっくり。もしかして石垣島内で繁殖しちゃった?

タカブシギはどんどん増えています。こちらの幼鳥の到着はまだ。ヒバリシギ、アオアシシギ、コチドリも増えてきました。

Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt

A juvenile Black-winged Stilt. Strange, given that there are only a few Black-winged Stilts in the rice paddies of the same area….

Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank first-winter? Breeding plumage.

Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank

Same individual as above.

Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpipers, always squabbling.

Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plovers transitioning from breeding to non-breeding plumage.

Categories: 野鳥