コミミズク越冬中
今季も昨年末ぐらいからコミミズクが越冬中。意外と多くが飛来しています。トラフズクも目撃されましたが、1日のみで、残念ながらわたしは見ることができませんでした。
昼間の田んぼには、越冬中のシギやチドリもいます。1月中旬もすぎると少しずつ移動している感じですね。大きな移動は2月下旬ごろから始まると思います。
There was a Short-eared Owl staring intently at a thicket where mice were lurking. It seemed there was another one in the same area.
A Ryukyu Striated Heron with an injured wing. Its plumage is dirty all over and it looks to be in poor condition.
The Greater White-fronted Goose is still in the same spot.
An Osprey is also wintering here. When it shows up at the rice fields, it takes a bath and heads back.
Purple Herons seem to be in the early stages of breeding — I've been seeing pairs more often.
Two Marsh Sandpipers have arrived. Migration is still a little way off, so perhaps they're moving around within the island.
Common Greenshank and Common Redshank are also staying on.
Common Snipe are wintering in flocks of around ten in the better spots.