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

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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
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ツバメチドリ、シロチドリ、コアジサシ繁殖 今季初アカアシシギ幼鳥飛来(動画あり)

ツバメチドリとシロチドリは繁殖順調で巣立ったヒナが多く見られました。特にツバメチドリは幼鳥だけで60羽近い群れを形成していました。シロチドリは埋立地で数つがいからのヒナが巣立ち、元気に走り回っています。

シロチドリの同じ場所でコロニーをつくっているコアジサシは、台風の影響で降った大雨で巣が浸水。数時間、水に浸かっていた卵も孵化しましたが予後が良くなさそうです。

田んぼには、今季初となりアカアシシギの幼鳥が飛来しました。毎年、シギの仲間の幼鳥で一番乗りはアカアシシギです。

シギやチドリの渡りもじょじょに増えてきています。アオアシシギやヒバリシギ、タカブシギが田んぼに飛来しています。海岸では、オオメダイチドリ、メダイチドリ、キアシシギなどが増えています。

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole in juvenile plumage (left) and first-winter plumage.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

A juvenile Oriental Pratincole flapping to shake off water after bathing.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole in first-winter plumage.

Kentish Plover
Kentish Plover

Juvenile Kentish Plovers. They were always together, so I assume they are siblings.

Kentish Plover
Kentish Plover

Adult Kentish Plover. Late summer plumage.

Little Tern
Little Tern

A Little Tern whose chicks have hatched.

Little Tern
Little Tern

A flock of Little Terns.

Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover in first-winter plumage.

Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover

Adult Little Ringed Plover. Late summer plumage.

Common Redshank
Common Redshank

It's hard to make out at this distance, but this is a juvenile Common Redshank — the first of the season.

Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank in late summer plumage.

Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper in late summer plumage.

Long-toed Stint
Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint numbers are increasing too.

Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper in late summer plumage.

Greater Sand Plover
Greater Sand Plover

Greater Sand Plover. Transitioning from summer to winter plumage.

Lesser Sand Plover
Lesser Sand Plover

Lesser Sand Plover in late summer plumage.

Red-necked Stint
Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint in summer plumage.

Red-necked Stint
Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint, first-summer plumage.

Grey-tailed Tattler
Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler transitioning from breeding to non-breeding plumage.

Categories: 野鳥

キンバト、アカショウビン、ズグロミゾゴイ(動画あり)

近所の警戒心ゼロなキンバトが明るい場所に出ていました。そばをダンプが通っても動じない個体。落ちた木の実をついばんでいました。

リュウキュウアカショウビンは、ほとんどのペアで子育てが終わっているのですが、まだヒナに餌を運んでいる巣が三つほど。台風6号が近づいていますが、何事もなく通り過ぎてくれるのを祈るのみ。

Emerald Dove
Emerald Dove

Emerald Dove, male.

Emerald Dove
Emerald Dove

It appeared to be picking up seeds of Macaranga fallen on the ground.

Emerald Dove
Emerald Dove

A rare look at the Emerald Dove's underwing.

Emerald Dove
Emerald Dove

The bird showed no wariness at all — cars passing by were completely ignored, and a dump truck would only prompt it to hop from the ground up into a tree.

Emerald Dove
Emerald Dove

Females are rarely seen, so the Emerald Doves must still be in the thick of nesting.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

Ruddy Kingfisher, female. She is probably resting and recovering from the effort of raising young, ahead of migration.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

This pair is right in the middle of raising chicks. Three eggs were laid, but only two hatched. The chicks have grown large enough that the parents are bringing in Cryptotympana large cicadas.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ruddy Kingfisher that nested in a Swinhoe's white ant mound built on a beach she-oak.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

A male Ruddy Kingfisher passing food to a chick.

Malayan Night Heron
Malayan Night Heron

A juvenile Ryukyu Night Heron hatched this year. They'll be appearing more and more from here on.

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