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

Two Broad-billed Sandpipers. Both were juveniles.

Common Greenshank, first-winter plumage.

Common Greenshank, winter plumage.

Red-necked Stint, adult. Moulting into winter plumage.

A Swinhoe's Snipe with an impressive build.

Same individual as above. The tail feathers are perfectly typical Swinhoe's Snipe.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, first-winter. Birds in more advanced moult have been increasing.

Also a Swinhoe's Snipe, first-winter.

Also a Swinhoe's Snipe, first-winter.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, first-winter.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

A flock of Swinhoe's Snipe.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

A Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile that stood out quite a bit among the flock.

This one is a typical Swinhoe's Snipe juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Same individual as above.

First Common Snipe of the season. It was a juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above. With Swinhoe's Snipe you usually can't see the outer tail feathers, which is what gives it that Swinhoe's feel — but on this individual I could just about make them out. After bathing, I fired off more than 700 frames in 2 minutes 30 seconds to get this shot. The tail feathers are visible like this, you can see.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

The same individual photographed two days ago.

The tail feathers are narrow, but long enough to be visible in this position. Could there be hybrids between Swinhoe's Snipe and Pin-tailed Snipe?

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Three Swinhoe's Snipes.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile. The next three photos are of the same individual. Use the spread of the tail to get a sense of what the outer feathers look like.

Same individual as above.

Same individual as above.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile. This is how the tail feathers look when they peek out slightly from beneath the primaries.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile. Depending on the angle, the outer tail feathers can look like needles. Note the length difference when comparing with Pin-tailed Snipe.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

The last photo from the camp. I was watching snipe when I noticed something noisy behind me. A Purple Heron eating a Wood Sandpiper.