今季3個体目のアカツクシガモ、長逗留のハイイロガン、夏羽のメダイチドリ(動画あり)
前回の成鳥2羽 に続き、今回は幼鳥のアカツクシガモが飛来しました。成鳥たちは警戒心がめちゃくちゃ強かったのですが、今回の幼鳥は若さゆえか警戒心はほとんどなく、楽に観察できました。
ハイイロガンも長逗留中でこのまま越冬モードでしょうか。ヒシクイ、マガン、カリガネ、クロヅルも滞在中です。
海岸にはメダイチドリやシロチドリ、ムナグロ、キョウジョシギ、アオアシシギ、ハマシギなどが少数ながらも滞在。田んぼではツルシギやセイタカシギ、タカブシギ、ヒバリシギ、ウズラシギ、タシギあたりが目立ちます。クロハラアジサシも成鳥、幼鳥とも滞在。
今シーズンはムクドリの仲間が種類はいますが数が少ないですね。
ツグミ、シロハラ、アカハラ、マミチャジナイも到着し出しました。
The third Ruddy Shelduck of the season was a juvenile — in the process of moulting from juvenile plumage into first breeding plumage.
Feeding in a dry, unflooded rice paddy. I wonder what it's eating.
The Greylag Goose, completely unafraid, is in the middle of a long stay. Does it intend to winter here?
The bird always accompanying the Greylag Goose is a Tundra Bean Goose. For some reason these two never join the flocks of Greater White-fronted Geese and Lesser White-fronted Geese.
Lesser Sand Plover in breeding plumage. At this season almost all individuals are in winter plumage, but every now and then one turns up that still hasn't shaken off its summer mood. Where do they come from?
Lesser Sand Plover in winter plumage. This is what the vast majority look like.
Lesser Sand Plover, juvenile. Molting into first-winter plumage.
Spotted Redshank, adult. Molting into winter plumage.
Common Greenshank, juvenile.
Kentish Plover, juvenile.
Dunlin, winter plumage.
Dunlin resting on the coast and in rice fields.
White-winged Tern, juvenile.
Rosy Starling, adult male. Most of this year's flocks have been on the small side.