カンムリワシ幼鳥、ズグロミゾゴイ、ハリオシギ、タゲリほか
唯一、安定して見られているカンムリワシの幼鳥は今日も田んぼでマイペースな餌探し。あぜを歩いては小さな昆虫らしきを捕まえていた。
ズグロミゾゴイの成鳥に会う機会が増えてきました。この日は成鳥3羽に幼鳥1羽でした。
ハリオシギはまだ滞在中。同じ田んぼにタシギが30羽近くいました。春の移動組だと思われます。アカアシシギやアオアシシギ、タカブシギの新規も確認。移動が活発になっています。
今季初のタゲリとケリも到着しました。
A completely fearless Crested Serpent Eagle, juvenile.
Ryukyu Crake, adult.
Barn Swallows visiting the tidal flat to collect nesting material. Several birds were coming and going looking busy.
Northern Lapwing, male. Transitioning from first-winter to summer plumage.
Northern Lapwing, female. Also in transition from first-winter to summer plumage.
Grey-headed Lapwing — scarce in Okinawa.
Spotted a Pin-tailed Snipe in the distance. About 80 metres away.
Common Snipe bathing.
Common Snipe freezing in alarm.
Distant Common Snipe.
There are overwintering Common Redshanks, but passage birds have been conspicuous lately as well.
Common Greenshank — a flock of four. Also passage birds.
Wood Sandpipers have been increasing too.
Black-tailed Gull, adult summer plumage. The third individual this season.