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

Ryukyu flycatcher Schrenck's little bittern Ashy drongo Black-winged kite Forest Wagtail

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

ハリオシギ滞在中

先日、見つけたハリオシギはまだいました。タシギ数羽とともに越冬モードです。

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