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

Purple Swamphen Pheasant-tailed jacana Pintail Snipe Ruddy Kingfisher Ryukyu flycatcher

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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活発なリュウキュウキビタキ、カンムリワシ、久しぶりのトビ飛来

暖かい日が続き、リュウキュウキビタキの鳴き声が林道を走っていると聞こえるようになりました。キンバトの鳴き声もありました。わが家からアカショウビンの鳴き声も確認。暖冬の影響なのか、いつもより早い時期の確認です。

カンムリワシは繁殖期序盤を迎えており、田んぼやサトウキビ畑、林道などどこにいってもペアで確認できます。

ツメナガセキレイは越冬数のピークを迎えることなく、今季を終えそうです。これも暖冬の影響で、大陸から南下する群れが少なかったのでしょうか?

Ryukyu Flycatcher
Ryukyu Flycatcher

Ryukyu Flycatcher heading into second-summer plumage.

Black Kite
Black Kite

Black Kite is a rare bird on Ishigaki Island and Okinawa. It is recorded roughly once every ten years, and always juveniles.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Adult Crested Serpent Eagle. Returning to its usual perch after finishing off its prey.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Crested Serpent Eagle on a forest road.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Crested Serpent Eagle in a rice paddy.

Malayan Night Heron
Malayan Night Heron

Adult male Malayan Night Heron.

Malayan Night Heron
Malayan Night Heron

Juvenile Malayan Night Heron hatched last year. Moult has barely progressed.

Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail

First-winter (Yellow-browed) Eastern Yellow Wagtail.

Black-tailed Gull
Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gulls are already in summer plumage. Two individuals confirmed this season.

Categories: 野鳥