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

Pintail Snipe Crested serpent eagle Short-eared Owl Eurasian Hoopoe Schrenck's little bittern

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

越冬メジロガモ、春の渡りのタカブシギほか

昨年からのメジロガモ は2羽が越冬中。換羽は進んでいるのかよく分かりません…。^^;

海のシギ、チドリは春の渡り組が続々と入り賑やかでしたが、田んぼにもやっと渡りのタカブシギの群れがやってきました。これからさらに増えることを期待します。

田んぼで越冬するシギは、セイタカシギやクサシギ、イソシギ、タシギなどですが、今季は少ないような気がします。

Ferruginous Duck
Ferruginous Duck

Female Ferruginous Duck.

Ferruginous Duck
Ferruginous Duck

A different female Ferruginous Duck from the one above.

Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpipers arrived in a flock. Both in spring and autumn, Wood Sandpipers are the first shorebirds to pass through Ishigaki-jima.

Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilts are overwintering in paddies and irrigation channels.

Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper

A small number of Green Sandpipers are wintering, individually.

Categories: 野鳥