今季初チュウジシギ、ジャワアカガシラサギ、ソリハシセイタカシギほか
今季初のチュウジシギを確認しました。田んぼのあぜに2羽いました。タシギも何羽か。
ソリハシセイタカシギは6羽飛来。過去最高記録の群れの数と思われます。ほかにも田んぼにはアカアシシギやセイタカシギ、タカブシギ、ツバメチドリ、石垣島では数少ないケリなどが滞在中です。
ジャワアカガシラサギ、アカガシラサギ合わせて4羽の小群も逗留中。
島の西部の農耕地では、ジョウビタキが大量に飛来。西表島でも同様な状況のようです。
The first Swinhoe's Snipe of the season. It's good to finally meet one again.
A Swinhoe's Snipe on a distant bund.
Swinhoe's Snipe and Common Snipe.
A group of six Pied Avocets.
A female Pied Avocet.
A Common Redshank transitioning into breeding plumage.
Oriental Pratincole in breeding plumage. Looking closely, a little winter plumage seemed to remain.
Uncommon on Ishigaki Island — a Grey-headed Lapwing.
Javan Pond Heron. It's been popular lately and drawing a lot of birders from the mainland. There were already people waiting when I arrived that day.
This is a Chinese Pond Heron staying alongside the Javan Pond Heron.
A male Daurian Redstart.
A female Daurian Redstart.