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

Pheasant-tailed jacana Schrenck's little bittern Black-winged Cuckooshrike Eurasian Hoopoe Collared Kingfisher

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
Check availability and book

オウチュウ、ツバメチドリ、クロツラヘラサギ、ヘラサギ、アカガシラサギほか

自宅近くに現れたオウチュウは、少しずつ東に移動しながら滞在4日目となりました。警戒心のない個体で、いつも道路脇の電線に止まっています。石垣島の今季はオウチュウの当たり年で、多い日は一日で20羽近い個体が観察されていました。

ツバメチドリの小さな群れは田んぼに入っていました。クロハラアジサシと同じエリアで虫をとりますが、クロハラアジサシはふわふわと飛んで稲に付いている虫を捕食。ツバメチドリは高いところで飛んでくる虫を襲っていました。

田んぼには、クロツラヘラサギ、ヘラサギ、アカガシラサギなども次々と飛来しています。

Black Drongo
Black Drongo

A Black Drongo near home, now on its fourth day of the stay.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincoles arriving one after another.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Foraging while flying back and forth over the rice fields.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

A small flock of six. They will likely move on from here.

Eurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian Spoonbill

A Eurasian Spoonbill that has been making a long stay since early April.

Black-faced Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill

A Black-faced Spoonbill preying on a tadpole. A young individual.

Black-faced Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill

Size comparison: Black-faced Spoonbill (right) and Great Egret.

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

A Whiskered Tern feeding on small insects.

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

An unlikely combination — Whiskered Tern and Northern Shoveler.

Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Golden Plover

A Pacific Golden Plover transitioning into breeding plumage.

Chinese Pond Heron
Chinese Pond Heron

A Chinese Pond Heron in breeding plumage.

Chinese Pond Heron
Chinese Pond Heron

A Squacco Heron at a different location. Too far away to make out clearly.

Purple Heron
Purple Heron

A Purple Heron getting ready to enter breeding season.

Grey-tailed Tattler
Grey-tailed Tattler

There were around 20 Grey-tailed Tattlers at the river mouth.

Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank

A single Common Greenshank at the river mouth.

Categories: 野鳥