キリアイとオジロトウネン今季初認、ハリオシギ、チュウジシギ居残り
キリアイとオジロトウネンを今季、初めて確認しました。いずれも幼鳥でした。ハリオシギとチュウジシギも少しいました。タシギは相変わらず確認できず。
田んぼにはセイタカシギやアオアシシギ、コアオアシシギ、タカブシギ、ヒバリシギ、トウネン、コチドリ、ムナグロ、ソリハシシギなどがいました。
クロハラアジサシは小さな群れが、エサをとったり水浴びしたりしていました。
The first Broad-billed Sandpiper of the season, found by my daughter. In autumn it's always a juvenile.
Same individual as above. The fresh juvenile plumage, with moult not yet started, is beautiful.
Temminck's Stint, juvenile. It was at the far end of the paddy and quite distant….
Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile. The moult on this individual seems to be progressing awfully fast….
Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile. Pin-tailed Snipe numbers have really dropped. The second wave is due around now.
Common Snipe numbers are also declining.
Another Common Snipe. I photographed it in a different paddy in the same area, but it turned out to be the same individual as above. Did it flush over when startled by a passing walker?
Red-necked Stint, juvenile. A group of around ten to a few more were staying.
Marsh Sandpiper, winter plumage. A few birds were staying.
Black-bellied Tern moulting from summer to winter plumage.
