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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エリマキシギ、アカアシシギ、ヒバリシギほか

先月から滞在のエリマキシギ 。田んぼにいない時は水路とかに入っているそうです。アカアシシギやヒバリシギ、トウネン、ハマシギ、アオアシシギ、コアオアシシギ、セイタカシギ、タカブシギなど滞在中。

Ruff
Ruff

Reunited with a Ruff. Apparently when they're not in the paddies, they're in the irrigation channels.

Common Redshank
Common Redshank

Common Redshank juvenile (foreground) and adult.

Long-toed Stint
Long-toed Stint

Little Stint first-summer plumage.

Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt

A female Black-winged Stilt.

Dunlin
Dunlin

Dunlin juvenile. The flock had numbered in the teens, but on this day only one remained.

Red-necked Stint
Red-necked Stint

The Red-necked Stints are now all juveniles.

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

The first juvenile Whiskered Tern of the season. Around five birds confirmed, including adults.

Pacific Reef Heron
Pacific Reef Heron

A Pacific Reef Heron that turned up in the rice paddies for some reason. It was chasing Little Egrets around. Same behaviour as at the coast… ^^;

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ハリオシギ第2陣到着

今季は少なめだったハリオシギの第2陣が到着したようです。例年に比べると少し早い到着の気もするので、渡りが遅れているだけかもしれません。今度の動向に注目ですね。

ジシギの個体識別と継続的な観察、紛らわしい個体の識別のため、8月下旬から同じ田んぼにひたすら通い続けています。長いこと滞在する個体もいれば、1日で見えなくなる個体もいます。ハリオシギ、チュウジシギ、タシギとも一度気に入るとほとんど同じ場所にとどまっていますね。

ハリオシギは滞在組に新顔が加わり、田んぼのジシギは少しにぎやかになっています。

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe / Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe (rear) and Swinhoe's Snipe. Both juveniles.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

An individual I've been seeing repeatedly over the past few days. It always shows up close by, so easy to observe.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

This type of Pin-tailed Snipe is identifiable even in this condition.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

Same individual as above.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

A large Pin-tailed Snipe juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

Same individual as above.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

Another Pin-tailed Snipe juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

A Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile well advanced in moult.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

A dark Pin-tailed Snipe juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

Another Pin-tailed Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, first-winter.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile, moulting into first-winter plumage.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe adult. This individual has also been lingering for some time.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Common Snipe
Common Snipe

Common Snipe, juvenile.

Common Snipe
Common Snipe / Swinhoe's Snipe

Common Snipe (background) and Pin-tailed Snipe, adult.

Categories: 野鳥