Aisatsu

Aisatsu

This blog is for family and friends, to share my feelings and photos with and for myself, to support my fading memory. Readers who have my site translated automatically, please refer to the original if necessary. Especially when it comes to identification. Any comments, anonymous or by email name are always welcome!.

Tuesday 29 August 2017

コルリ, Siberian Blue Robin

Yesterday in the park on the hill. There were several birds, 4 or more. Got glimpses of a blue male, but he would not come out of the Rhododendron bush. Below a young female-type





Moving in dark corners, as usual



A little blue is visible on the back



Hurrying off with a caterpillar that wouldn't go down well.



Happy with another bug






Sunday 27 August 2017

Today's waders,

Birds are on the move. It's coming and going of migrators. This is what I saw today (Aug 27) at the usual fields west of Fukuoka city:

 3 Black-winged Stilts, セイタカシギ
Maybe a family with 1 young bird, though the other 2 seem young as well.









Redshank, アカアシシギ







Getting chased around a bit by the Stilts



below with one of many Wood Sandpipers, タカブシギ



5 Red-necked Stints, トウネン











Golden Plover, ムナグロ A number of these birds flew in, at least 5. But they disappeared soon in the thick grass. Just 1 stayed behind to pose for me.









Long-toed Stint, ヒバリシギ Just 1 bird showed itself briefly.  





Stopping briefly at the river I saw 2 Terek Sandpipers, ソリハシシギ 1 with a bad leg, 足が悪い




Saturday 19 August 2017

First waders of autumn

Obon is over, the migration of shore birds should start. After a day of rain I drove to the fields to check it out. Sure enough, there they were! I went over the top with my camera, also because the school lessons haven't started yet and I got time. So, way too many photo's but here we go:

Long-toed Stint, ヒバリシギ







Temminck:s Stint,  オジロトウネン





below with Little Ringed Plover and Wood Sandpiper



Red-necked Stint, トウネン in winter plumage, so without the red neck now. 




below with Temminck's Stint and Black-winged Stilt in the back







Black-winged Stilt, セイタカシギ



A Red-necked Stint at its feet



Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, ウズラシギ





Little Ringed Plover コチドリPlenty of those  



Below a Long-toed Stint followed by a Woodsandpiper.


More about this last bird in the next post

Wood Sandpiper, タカブシギ squabble

A number of birds had arrived in this field (forgot to count them; maybe 20) mostly young birds with a bit of an attitude. They were not very tolerant and often quarreled. I enjoyed the action of course!
Some great staring contests