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

Black Bittern Schrenck's little bittern Lesser Whistling Duck Short-eared Owl Pied Avocet

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, Swinhoe's Snipe, Curlew Sandpiper and others

No change among the Pin-tailed Snipe and Swinhoe's Snipe, but a second Curlew Sandpiper of the season had arrived. The other waders are the usual crowd, numbers fluctuating as they linger on.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult. This is the type that is easily mistaken for a Pin-tailed Snipe.

Curlew Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper, adult, late breeding plumage.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, adult, late breeding plumage.

Common Redshank
Common Redshank

A group of around eight Common Redshank juveniles were foraging together.

Long-toed Stint
Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint, late breeding plumage. There are a lot of them.

Categories: 野鳥