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

Short-eared Owl Daurian starling Eurasian Hoopoe Schrenck's little bittern Ruddy Kingfisher

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 Still Present

The Pin-tailed Snipe I found the other day was still there, wintering alongside several Common Snipe.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

It spent most of the day in the grass.

Marsh Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper

Marsh Sandpiper, adult winter (background) and first-winter.

Yellow Bittern
Yellow Bittern

A Ryukyu Least Bittern came out of the grass and was hunting small fish in the irrigation channel.

Gadwall
Gadwall

A Gadwall in the rice field with no wariness at all. It looked tired, as if it had just arrived on migration.

White Wagtail
White Wagtail

A White Wagtail (ocularis), first-winter, in wintering mode.

Categories: 野鳥