ヒシクイ飛来、季節外れのウズラシギほか
少し前から確認されていたヒシクイが田んぼで休憩していました。シギはソリハシセイタカシギやセイタカシギ、ヒバリシギ、タカブシギ、アカアシシギ、アオアシシギ、コアオアシシギ、タシギなど滞在中。季節外れなウズラシギも単独でいました。今季はオジロトウネンが多めで、数羽を確認しました。
Bean Geese had been seen in multiple individuals, but on this day there was only one.
A Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, unusual for this time of year.
Red-necked Stints are also unusual at this time of year, but for some reason there were several.
A Long-toed Stint still present.
Common Snipe are present in groups ranging from a few birds to flocks of 30 or more. This group was four birds, but one individual among them showed almost no white trailing edge to the wing in flight. Three individuals are visible in the photo.
One bird from the flock above — an individual with an inconspicuous white trailing edge to the wing.
Large numbers of Little Ringed Plovers are staying on.
Eurasian Coots wintering here increase in number year by year. They declined briefly last year, but this season the numbers have risen again. Every year they become easy prey for Eastern Buzzards and Peregrine Falcons.