Snipe Numbers Dropping
The snipe that built up from late August are thinning out now. At peak times there were nearly 40 in a single paddy field; now there are just a handful. I managed to find one Pin-tailed Snipe. Common Snipe hadn't increased much, but I'd expect the majority to be Common Snipe once October comes.
Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile. Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile, in the background.
Greater Painted-snipe, male.
Good numbers of Tringa waders on hand, including Common Greenshank, Marsh Sandpiper, and Wood Sandpiper.
Common Redshank, first-winter.
Ryukyu Least Bittern, first-winter.
Black-bellied Tern, winter plumage. Numbers of these will be increasing from here too.
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