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

Pheasant-tailed jacana Short-eared Owl Ruddy Kingfisher Schrenck's little bittern Purple Swamphen

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
Check availability and book

Pin-tailed Snipe and Swinhoe's Snipe (video)

Pin-tailed Snipe and Swinhoe's Snipe are both gradually increasing. This year both species arrived at the same time. For now, Swinhoe's Snipe outnumber Pin-tailed Snipe.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, adult.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

Same individual as above. After this it was threatened by a White-breasted Waterhen, which allowed me to get a shot of the tail feathers as well.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, adult. This type is relatively easy to identify.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

The same individual as above, from the front.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Also a Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Yet another Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

The first Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile of the season. It arrived ahead of the Pin-tailed Snipe juveniles.

Categories: 野鳥