タマシギ、トウネン、ウズラシギ、ツバメチドリほか
タカブシギとイソシギは今季初の幼鳥を確認。トウネン、ウズラシギも初認。タマシギのヒナたちはまだ親鳥と行動をともにしていましたが、成鳥と見分けがつかないほど大きく成長しています。
First Wood Sandpiper juveniles of the season. It seems they arrived all at once.
Juvenile Wood Sandpiper. Seeing juveniles is always reassuring — it means breeding went well.
First Common Sandpiper juvenile of the season.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in late summer plumage. Arrived as a pair.
Also the first Rufous-necked Stint of the season. A small flock, with various stages of moult.
Left to right: Greater Painted-snipe male juvenile, female juvenile, male subadult. Still moving around together as a family even at this size.
Little Ringed Plover adult.