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

Ryukyu flycatcher Lesser Whistling Duck Asian Glossy Starling Iriomote Tit Emerald dove

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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Brown Shrikes up, more White-browed Eastern Yellow Wagtails

Heading north for work, I found Brown Shrikes had increased. Numbers in the south should follow. The Eastern Yellow Wagtails are all of the white-browed type so far — the yellow-browed birds should be along any time now….

Isabelline Shrike
Isabelline Shrike

Brown Shrike, first-winter plumage.

Isabelline Shrike
Isabelline Shrike

A Brown Shrike that caught a grasshopper. Also first-winter plumage. Adults are yet to come.

Citrine Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail

Eastern Yellow Wagtail (supercilium to eye), adult male, winter plumage.

Categories: 野鳥