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

Eurasian Skylark, juvenile.

Eurasian Skylark (foreground) and Buff-bellied Pipit.

Two Eurasian Skylarks.

A pale-coloured Eurasian Skylark. Could it be from the continent?

Eurasian Skylark juvenile.

Tail feathers and primaries of a Eurasian Skylark.

Looking at the tail feathers like this, T4 through T6 show white. According to the references I have on hand, T4 has almost no white, so I wonder if this falls within individual variation.

Taiwan Wagtail, first-winter plumage.

White Wagtail, male, first-winter plumage.

Eastern Yellow Wagtail, first-winter plumage.

Grey Wagtail, first-winter plumage.

Buff-bellied Pipit, first-winter plumage.

Buff-bellied Pipit, adult winter plumage.

Red-throated Pipit, transitioning from summer to winter plumage.

Red-throated Pipit, first-winter plumage.

Brambling, adult female, winter plumage.

Grey Plover, juvenile. There were two of them.

A Great Cormorant landed in the distance.

First Tufted Duck of the season. Appears to be a male in eclipse plumage.

A Greater White-fronted Goose, adult, staying on its own. Plenty of food available after the rice harvest.

Northern Lapwing in a flock of nine. All were juveniles.

Black-crowned Night Heron, juvenile. An individual with little wariness.

Eastern Cattle Egret and Intermediate Egret roosting in the mangroves. Not visible in the photo, but Little Egret and Great Egret were also present.

A Javan Pond Heron that has been staying for some time. Not particularly wary, but it isn't easy to find.

First Brambling of the season — adult female.

Caspian Tern, juvenile. First-winter plumage.

Same individual as above.

Caspian Tern — adult in winter plumage (left) and juvenile.

Caspian Tern, adult winter plumage, found at a different location.

Black-faced Spoonbills: an adult (right) and a juvenile to young individual. The two birds that have been present since last month appear to have moved to a new spot.

Crested Serpent Eagle, adult.

Northern Lapwing, juvenile.

Eastern Marsh Harrier, juvenile male. What a beautiful bird.

Eastern Marsh Harrier quartering over grassland in search of prey.

A classic Eastern Marsh Harrier pose. Those legs are long.

Perched on grass, taking a rest.

There appeared to be prey here as well.

I hear that Eastern Marsh Harriers are declining in Japan as reedbeds and other habitats are lost — I hope this one winters safely and gets to raise young.

Eastern Marsh Harriers are usually hard to observe at close range, so it was lucky to get these close shots.

A Black-winged Kite holding position in the north wind, extending and retracting its legs to keep its balance.

Two Common Buzzards circling on a thermal.