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

Short-eared Owl Purple Swamphen Black Bittern Pheasant-tailed jacana Iriomote Tit

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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ハマシギ、ムナグロ到着

今季初となるハマシギ、ムナグロを確認しました。ハマシギは単独、ムナグロは10羽近い群れでした。

Dunlin
Dunlin

Dunlin with winter plumage beginning to show in patches.

Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Golden Plover

Pacific Golden Plover in a flock of around ten.

Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank that appear to have just arrived on migration. The flock numbered a dozen or so and looked generally tired.

Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper in late summer plumage.

Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper in late summer plumage.

Long-toed Stint
Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint in first-summer plumage.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole gradually changing into winter plumage as well.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Juvenile Swinhoe's Snipe. It was a plump, well-fed individual.

Categories: 野鳥