A daily record.
Featuring photos of nature on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.

Pin-tailed Snipe, Swinhoe's Snipe, and Common Snipe

April 28, 2026
Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe / Pin-tailed Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe (right) and Pin-tailed Snipe. In this case the size difference is clear, but in the field you basically can't identify them by size alone.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Camera
ILCE-1
Focal Length
795.0 mm
Aperture
F8.0
ISO
500
Exposure Time
1/2000 sec
Altitude
Not set
Elevation
9.9 m
Date & Time Taken
April 27, 2026, 2:43 p.m.(JST)
Original
2560 × 1706 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

April 27, 2026 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
25.2 / 19.1 ℃
Total precipitation
0.00 mm
Max wind speed
3.89 m/s
Photos tagged with this tag: Swinhoe's Snipe / Pin-tailed Snipe