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

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile. A dark individual — or rather, one with a strong brownish tone. Every now and then you get a Swinhoe's Snipe like this.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile in flight.

Two Swinhoe's Snipes. Both juveniles.

Broad-billed Sandpiper, juvenile. There were two of them.

Red-necked Stint, juvenile. Nearly ten birds confirmed.

Dunlin juveniles arrived in a flock of a dozen or so.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile. A very beautiful bird — I wanted to see it in full, but it was extremely wary and didn't move at all.

I thought it was just a straightforward adult Swinhoe's Snipe, but….

Same individual as above. The outer tail feathers are quite narrow. However, they are considerably longer than those of Pin-tailed Snipe. An intriguing Swinhoe's Snipe.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Broad-billed Sandpiper, juvenile. It was far away…

Common Greenshank, juvenile. Still in full juvenile plumage.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

The colour looks different due to white balance, but this is the same individual as above.

This is actually an adult Swinhoe's Snipe. If you're not used to snipe in Okinawa, it could look like a Pin-tailed Snipe, couldn't it?

Same individual as above. The tail feathers are clearly those of Swinhoe's Snipe.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult. A bird with a distinctive facial expression.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Western Yellow Wagtail (supercilium white), adult. Already in winter plumage.

Eastern Yellow Wagtail, first-winter plumage.

Ryukyu Dwarf Bittern, adult male. I see multiple birds every day.

Pin-tailed Snipe juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

A Swinhoe's Snipe like this — only a handful of encounters in a whole season. A juvenile. Thrilling.

Same individual as above.

Same individual as above.

And then this Swinhoe's Snipe. An adult. Absolutely brilliant.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Same individual as above.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Pin-tailed Snipe, juvenile.

Same individual as above.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Both Swinhoe's Snipe, juveniles.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, juvenile.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Swinhoe's Snipe, adult.

Same individual as above.