エリマキシギ、コアオアシシギ、アカアシシギほか
エリマキシギが複数箇所に飛来。ほとんど幼鳥です。定番のトウネンやアオアシシギ、コアオアシシギ、アカアシシギ、ヒバリシギはあちこちの田んぼに滞在中。ハマシギも見られるようになって来ました。
今季初となるムナグロ幼鳥は数羽の群れで飛来。公園や牛小屋周りでは、コムクドリやギンムクドリ、カラムクドリも増えてきました。
A juvenile Ruff.
Same individual as above. It was picking off insects on the rice plants.
A juvenile Ruff in a different paddy field.
Marsh Sandpiper in winter plumage.
A juvenile Red-necked Stint. I thought it might be a Little Stint based on its shape, but it wasn't.
Another Red-necked Stint.
I thought this might be a Little Stint, but no….
Dunlin, juvenile.
Marsh Sandpiper, winter plumage.
Common Greenshank, winter plumage.
Common Redshank, first-winter plumage.
Black-winged Stilt, first-winter plumage.
First Pacific Golden Plover juvenile of the season.
Kentish Plover, winter plumage.
Whiskered Tern, first-winter plumage.
The Scaly-breasted Munias were feeding in a flock on Spirogyra algae that had bloomed in the paddies.
A flock of Chestnut-cheeked Starlings. About 50 birds.
Brown Shrike, first-winter plumage.
A Crested Serpent Eagle that is often found just a few dozen metres from my house. The village mascot — it'll perch on your hand. ^^
