A daily record.
Featuring photos of wild birds and nature, mainly from Okinawa Main Island and Ishigaki Island

Schrenck's little bittern Forest Wagtail Daurian starling Ruddy Kingfisher Eurasian Hoopoe

GUIDED BIRDWATCHING TOUR

Go where the birds are. The SHIMASOBA Tour launches.

We'll drive you around Ishigaki Island to wherever the birds are showing best that day. Observation is mostly from inside the vehicle, and we keep it to a maximum of 3 guests so everyone can take their time.

Max. 3 guests 4 hours in the morning Beginners welcome
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レンカク登場

今季初のレンカクが飛来しました。稲の中を歩き回り発見しづらいのですが、定期的に水がたまった場所に出てきていました。警戒心は強めの個体です。

エリグロアジサシも沿岸に近いてきました。コロニーの形成が始まっていました。

Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Pheasant-tailed Jacana

A Pheasant-tailed Jacana in the paddy fields. When I lost sight of it, it was very hard to find again, hidden among the rice plants.

Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Pheasant-tailed Jacana

It kept coming back regularly to a spot with standing water, picking at what appeared to be small snails.

Black-naped Tern
Black-naped Tern

The Black-naped Terns have arrived at the rocky reef where they breed every year. Numbers are still low, but I expect they will build from here.

Categories: 野鳥