ハジロコチドリ登場!!
石垣島ではまれなハジロコチドリが登場しました。島で見るのは2回目です。コチドリの群れと一緒に行動していました。今季初となるサルハマシギの幼鳥も到着。数日前に確認していましたが、この日は写真に収めることができました。
田んぼは渡りのシーズンらしく、入れ替わりしながらアオアシシギやコアオアシシギ、タカブシギ、ヒバリシギ、セイタカシギ、トウネンなどが滞在中です。
The Kentish Plover was in transition from breeding to non-breeding plumage.
The white wing-bar of the Kentish Plover is conspicuous even in flight and helps with identification from Little Ringed Plover.
Little Ringed Plovers were staying in rice fields here and there.
Pacific Golden Plover, transitioning from breeding to non-breeding plumage.
Common Greenshank is also changing into non-breeding plumage.
Marsh Sandpiper, transitioning from juvenile to first-winter plumage.
Black-winged Stilt, female in non-breeding plumage.
A juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, the first appearance this season. Adults were first recorded in July.
Wood Sandpiper in the process of changing into non-breeding plumage.
Wood Sandpipers staying in good numbers.
