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Featuring photos of wild birds and nature, mainly from Okinawa Main Island and Ishigaki Island

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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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Pin-tailed Snipe, Swinhoe's Snipe, Common Snipe

Almost every evening I am picking up snipe in the same paddy field. Some individuals have been staying a long time, and I can still find new arrivals. Swinhoe's Snipe continues to make up the majority, but Pin-tailed Snipe were there too. A few new Common Snipe had also come in.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

A Pin-tailed Snipe juvenile appeared right in front of me.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

A familiar Pin-tailed Snipe.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

A new Pin-tailed Snipe. This kind of coloration is an uncommon pattern for Pin-tailed Snipes on Ishigaki Island.

Common Snipe
Common Snipe

A new Common Snipe. A small, pale, charming juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile. This type of Swinhoe's Snipe is often mistaken for a Pin-tailed Snipe.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe adult. Moulting into winter plumage.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Another Swinhoe's Snipe.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Yet another Swinhoe's Snipe.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

A beautifully coloured Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

A Swinhoe's Snipe adult crouching in alarm at a Black-winged Kite.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipes everywhere.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Two Swinhoe's Snipes.

Common Snipe
Common Snipe / Swinhoe's Snipe

The one on the far left is a Common Snipe; all the others are Swinhoe's Snipes.

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