与那国島で季節外れの探鳥
春の渡りには少し遅く、バードウオッチャーもほとんどいない与那国島。鳥見が出来たのは、早朝の2時間と午後1時過ぎから土砂降りになる午後4時までの3時間ほどでしたが、個人的には春での出会いが初めてのアカハラダカとオウチュウが見られたほか、ブッポウソウやシベリアツメナガセキレイ、シベリアアオジ、タイワンハクセキレイ、サルハマシギ、オグロシギ、アカガシラサギなどが見られたのがよかった。
写真が撮れなかったのでは、サメビタキっぽい何かと小さめの不明トケンとコグンカンドリ、ミズナギドリの仲間、オオヨシキリ、コノハズクもしくはリュウキュウコノハズク、インドハッカ、ミフウズラ。声だけなのは、ヨタカとアカショウビンでした。
次回は、もっと早い時期に行って春の渡り鳥を探したいですね。
First-summer male Chinese Sparrowhawk. A few juvenile feathers remain on the belly.
A Dollarbird on the forest road. First time I've seen one in spring.
The Black Drongo seemed to be in a hurry to move on — rather than making its usual sallies from the power lines, it flew steadily eastward and was out of sight in no time.
While I was watching the Black-winged Stilts, a Chinese Pond Heron dropped in.
Near the guesthouse, a Oriental Pratincole. Why is it still in juvenile plumage at this time of year?
A Siberian Citrine Wagtail in a flock of several dozen Citrine Wagtails. Afterwards the flock was flushed by a Japanese Sparrowhawk.
There were a lot of Yellow Wagtails.
I also saw (Blyth's) Citrine Wagtails here and there.
White Wagtail adult summer plumage. All the wagtails here were White Wagtails (Taiwan subspecies).
White Wagtail first-winter to summer plumage.
Jankowski's Bunting. In flight, the white outer tail feathers were conspicuous. A male was also present in the sugarcane field, but I couldn't get a photo.
It kept its bill open the whole time because of the heat.
The Curlew Sandpiper was in transition to summer plumage.
The Black-tailed Godwit was also in transition to summer plumage.
Marsh Sandpipers — one nearly in full summer plumage, another still transitioning.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in summer plumage.
Red-throated Pipit in summer plumage.
Long-toed Stint moulting from winter to summer plumage.
A Grey Nightjar targeting insects from a power line.
