秋の渡りでカモ、シギ、セキレイ、アジサシ
石垣島にもカモたちが到着しだしました。初陣のコガモ、シマアジが増えだしています。今季初のキンクロハジロも農地の排水路に入っていました。
田んぼのジシギはタシギだけになり、セイタカシギやアオアシシギ、コアオアシシギ、ヒバリシギ、タカブシギ、クサシギ、イソシギあたりが滞在中。ツメナガセキレイはあちこちにいますが、数はそれほど増えません。暑さのせいで移動が遅れているのでしょうか?
自宅近くの河川ではクロハラアジサシが長逗留中です。
Garganey, juvenile male. Fairly approachable.
Common Teal juvenile, associating with the Garganey.
A female Tufted Duck arrived alone. From here numbers will build steadily, with several hundred wintering on the reservoir.
A Common Snipe that refused to come out from behind the grass.
Common Snipe, juvenile.
Also a Common Snipe juvenile. A small flock of a few birds is in the paddy fields around the island.
Green Sandpiper in winter plumage.
Common Sandpiper keeps a low profile and there are few chances to observe or photograph it. It doesn't form flocks, but the population is reasonably present.
Black-winged Stilt, adult male.
Black-winged Stilt, female, first-winter plumage.
Eastern Yellow Wagtail, adult in winter plumage.
Eastern Yellow Wagtail, first-winter plumage.
Adult Whiskered Tern in the process of moulting into winter plumage.
An adult as well. In the process of moulting into winter plumage.