クロウタドリ登場
石垣島の春告鳥クロウタドリが飛来しました。近くで鳴き声も確認したので、複数が滞在しているようです。アカハラやシロハラ、ツグミの移動もピークを迎えつつあるようで、海岸に近い集落などのちょっとした草地でも小さな群れを確認できます。
北部ではナベヅルが滞在中ということで見に行って来ました。パインアップル畑をバックに、サトウキビの植え付け前の圃場がお気に入りのようでした。
リュウキュウヨシゴイ、ムラサキサギも春の気配で生命感にあふれています。
A Common Blackbird turned up in a good patch of habitat. Looks like it may stay a while.
A flock of five Japanese Thrushes in a small grassland. Completely focused on foraging, not wary at all. Judging by how hungry they seem, they must have just arrived.
I was able to observe them up close at eye level.
I think a photo of Common Cranes with a pineapple field as the backdrop is something quite rare.
A Ryukyu Bittern appeared at the paddy bund.
A Purple Heron appeared right in front of the Ryukyu Bittern above.
A Common Snipe showing only its upper half.
From around late February, Common Ringed Plover arrivals have increased considerably. Already in summer plumage.
White Wagtails heading north are also passing through Ishigaki Island.
The overwintering Grey Wagtails are well into their moult, and have started gathering loosely in small groups. Migration must be approaching.