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

A Himalayan Swiftlet appeared. It was flying around together with swallows at high speed.

Himalayan Swiftlet, head-on.

Chinese Sparrowhawk, female, first-summer plumage. An unusual individual showing five primaries.

The best kettling of raptors that day.

More than 100 Ashy Minivets were moving along the hillside.

A Pin-tailed Snipe was still present. Juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile. The rice is growing and observation gets harder day by day….

Common Snipe, juvenile. Numbers are slowly building, but still below average for this time of year.

First Pacific Golden Plover juvenile of the season.

Red-necked Stint, first-winter.

First Eurasian Coot of the season.

Chinese Sparrowhawk, adult female.

Crested Serpent Eagle on the forest road.

First Eurasian Teal of the season. Male in eclipse.

Brown Shrikes are increasing. Adult male.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile. First-winter plumage.

Large numbers of Long-toed Stints are staying on. Moulting into first-winter plumage.

Black-winged Stilt, first-winter.

Whiskered Tern, winter plumage.

Little Egret — juveniles are increasing.

How many broods does a Common Moorhen raise in a single season?

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile. Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile, in the background.

Greater Painted-snipe, male.

Good numbers of Tringa waders on hand, including Common Greenshank, Marsh Sandpiper, and Wood Sandpiper.

Common Redshank, first-winter.

Ryukyu Least Bittern, first-winter.

Black-bellied Tern, winter plumage. Numbers of these will be increasing from here too.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Common Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Another Swinhoe's Snipe. Lots of them around.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Common Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe in the distance.

Same individual as above. When it's a typical Pin-tailed Snipe, you can tell even at this distance.

Same individual as above.

This juvenile Pin-tailed Snipe has appeared in this weblog many times this season. It shows up close, so I keep photographing it… ^^;

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

This is still a Swinhoe's Snipe, so be careful. Body and tail angle can make it look slender or short, so snipe identification requires close attention.

Pin-tailed Snipe (rear) and Swinhoe's Snipe. Both juveniles.

An individual I've been seeing repeatedly over the past few days. It always shows up close by, so easy to observe.

This type of Pin-tailed Snipe is identifiable even in this condition.

Same individual as above.

A large Pin-tailed Snipe juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Another Pin-tailed Snipe juvenile.

Same individual as above.

A Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile well advanced in moult.

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

A dark Pin-tailed Snipe juvenile.

Another Pin-tailed Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, first-winter.

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile, moulting into first-winter plumage.

Swinhoe's Snipe adult. This individual has also been lingering for some time.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Common Snipe, juvenile.

Common Snipe (background) and Pin-tailed Snipe, adult.