ソリハシセイタカシギ、ツバメチドリ、タゲリ、クロツラヘラサギほか
石垣島の秋の渡りは終盤を迎えていますが、季節外れの台風避難で鳥の種類が増えました。
A Pied Avocet arrived at a paddy field near the town centre.
Four Pied Avocets turned up at a different site from the individual above.
The Oriental Pratincole looked quite exhausted.
Northern Lapwings confirmed at multiple sites. As in previous years, all are juveniles.
The Black-faced Spoonbill is moving around the island.
The first Mallards of the season arrived as a pair.
Black-winged Stilts looking worn out from the strong wind.
A wintering Common Greenshank.
Common Snipe in wintering mode here and there.
Eurasian Coots, which usually concentrated at Shiromizu, have scattered around the island due to attacks from the Eastern Buzzard.