ヤツガシラ登場!! (動画あり)
今季2羽目のヤツガシラがやってきました。ヤツガシラは石垣島の春を告げる鳥のひとつですが、年々、飛来する季節が早まっているような気がします。
暖かくなり、石垣島ではカンムリワシやカタグロトビも巣材運びや求愛などの繁殖行動が確認されています。越冬のシギやカモは滞在中です。
A Eurasian Hoopoe that turned up a little early. There are good years every few years, but I have a feeling this season will see a large influx of Eurasian Hoopoes on Ishigaki Island.
Foraging for insects from the ground to fuel up. The Eurasian Hoopoe is quite the hearty eater — it puts away a considerable amount.
The Crested Serpent Eagle has entered the breeding season and is moving around actively. You can hear territorial calls coming from all directions.
A wintering Grey-faced Buzzard. A male.
This one is a female Grey-faced Buzzard.
A Great Crested Grebe, an uncommon bird on Ishigaki Island.
Tufted Ducks winter here in large numbers every year. Last year a Baer's Pochard was mixed in among them, but none has been found this season.
A few Marsh Sandpipers are wintering here.
Green Sandpipers are also wintering here.
Common Sandpipers seem to be around all year.