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

Glossy Ibis Javan pond heron Asian Glossy Starling Iriomote Tit Ryukyu flycatcher

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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クロハラアジサシ、ムナグロ、カラムクドリ

前日までの強い北風に運ばれてきたのか、クロハラアジサシとムナグロを複数箇所で確認。両種が本格的に増えるのはまだ先です。

職場の駐車場にあるゲッキツの実を食べにカラムクドリが十数羽やって来ていました。先日は、ミドリカラスモドキの群れも訪れるなど、町の鳥たちの餌場になっています。

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

White-winged Tern in winter plumage. Numbers increase sharply come April.

Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Golden Plover

Pacific Golden Plovers recorded in rice paddies and sugarcane fields. These too don't build up until April.

White-shouldered Starling
White-shouldered Starling

Daurian Starlings visiting my workplace. At peak times a flock of around 30 will come by.

Categories: 野鳥