Third Pheasant-tailed Jacana of the season (video)
The third Pheasant-tailed Jacana of the season has arrived. Multiple individuals have been confirmed on Okinawa Island as well. This bird showed the most advanced transition to summer plumage of any I have seen so far. It is not at all wary and easy to observe.
Oriental Pratincoles and Greater Painted-snipes are also appearing in the same paddy. Cinnamon Bittern was confirmed by call only.
A Pheasant-tailed Jacana flapping its wings after bathing. It appears to be moulting into adult summer plumage.
It was scratching away deftly with those big feet.
It was wandering around a harvested paddy field, picking at small snails and the like.
An Oriental Pratincole, presumably breeding somewhere nearby.
The female Greater Painted-snipe was calling frequently.
Two or so Common Greenshanks as well.