GUIDED BIRDWATCHING TOUR
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.
カモ沈砂池に沖縄では珍鳥となるスズガモが入りました。カルガモやキンクロハジロ、ハシビロガモに交じって1羽のみ。昨年の今頃は与那国島でスズガモを2羽 見ています。うれしい2年連続の確認です。^^
昨日の6羽のベニバト とは別の場所2カ所に合わせて3羽発見。石垣島は雨と強風に見舞われていますので10羽近いベニバトが渡れずに滞在しています。
Greater Scaup, juvenile male. A few first-winter feathers are just starting to come in.
Crimson Sunbirds in driving rain. Three birds across two locations.
Tufted Duck, juvenile female.
仕事の移動中にキジバトの群れを発見。八重山には「キジバトの中にベニバトあり」という格言があるので少し寄り道をして探してみるとオス1羽とメス4羽、幼鳥1羽の合わせて6羽のベニバトが交じっていました。4羽までは見るのですが、6羽を一度に見ることはそうそうありません。
ベニバトはキジバトの群れとともに二期米の刈り取りが終わった田んぼで落穂を拾っていました。
今年の秋の渡りで見たベニバトは 8月の初陣 から数えて16羽となりました。まだまだ増えます。
Crimson Sunbird, male (right) and female.
Crimson Sunbird, juvenile. A little more molt and the sex would be distinguishable, but in juvenile plumage it is not.
Five Crimson Sunbirds in the photo, but there was one more.
A Crimson Sunbird male stretching. The white area on the outer half of the tail feathers shows up well in flight.
Crimson Sunbird, female. Molting into winter plumage.
This female is also well into the molt. Four birds are in this shot alone. The individual at the far back is the sixth Crimson Sunbird. ^^
河口ではオニアジサシは3羽滞在中。ムナグロやキョウジョシギ、キアシシギなどもぽつぽつといます。
田んぼでは、アカアシシギとアオアシシギ、タシギ、クサシギ、タカブシギ、セイタカシギ、トウネン、ハマシギなどが滞在中です。
Caspian Tern, adult in winter plumage.
Three adult Caspian Terns.
Common Redshank, adult. Moulting from summer to winter plumage.
Common Greenshank moulting into winter plumage.
Red-necked Stint in winter plumage.
Common Snipe juvenile.
Also a Common Snipe juvenile.
Pacific Golden Plover, adult winter.
Ruddy Turnstone, winter plumage.
The Great Cormorant that appeared as a pair the other day had increased to three.
今季初となるツグミ2羽を確認しました。田んぼでは越冬チョウゲンボウが数を増やしており、小鳥を飛ばしまくっています…。^^;
The two Dusky Thrushes I observed for the first time this season were both in first-winter plumage.
Common Kestrel, female juvenile.
ホオジロハクセキレイ、ツメナガセキレイ、キセキレイ合わせて40羽ほどの群れが、強風を避けて田んぼに集まっていました。
The White Wagtail stood out, being noticeably larger than the Eastern Yellow Wagtail and Grey Wagtail.
Eastern Yellow Wagtail in winter plumage. A female, perhaps?
Eastern Yellow Wagtail moulting into winter plumage.
Eastern Yellow Wagtail first-winter plumage.
Grey Wagtail in winter plumage. The pale area is probably due to the tertials having been shed.
Crested Serpent Eagle and Eastern Yellow Wagtail. A bodyguard, perhaps? ^^