Red-necked Phalarope, アカエリヒレアシシギ

Continued from previous post.

At the end of the morning, we were just short of entering the bay, a small flock of Phalaropes crossed our route. 8 Birds we counted. Happy!

Red-necked Phalarope, アカエリヒレアシシギ

Fare well!

Good luck on your journey south 💓

今津探鳥会 imazu tanchoo-kai June 2nd

The theme of the day seemed to be young birds. It started with a crows' nest holding 4 chicks. There was lot of fluttering of immature wings. The pens not well develloped yet.

Carrion Crow, ハシボソカラス

Mama Spot-billed Duck, カルガモ  was a bit nervous in that narrow ditch. She had to look after 7 little spotted tiny billed ducklings

White Wagtail, ハクセキレイ fledgelings; 1 resting on the curb with 2 sibblings among the pebbles - warmed by the sun and hard to detect - not such a bad place!

Very few migrators, but one Chinese Egret, カラシラサギ sat conspiciously on a pole

And in the far distance 2 pairs of red legs and 1 pair of yellow legs

Redshank, アカアシシギ Grey-tailed Tattler, キアシシギ

The Chinese Egret, カラシラサギ once more

A single Far Eastern Curlew, ホウロクシギ flew in when the tide retreated

A small group of ducks is still around, mostly Wigeons and 1 male Falcated Duck, ヨシガモ

After the meeting some of us went to see the Red-necked Phalarope アカエリヒレアシシギ at Muromi River. She seems to have an injury, but is doing quite well.

 Pretty lady!

Fleabane, Daisy,  (himejo-on) ヒメジョオン

Windmill Pink, (mantema) マンテマ

Yellow Glandweed, (seiyouhikiyomogi) セイヨウヒキヨモギ

Japanese Honeysuckle, (Suikazura) スイカズラ

Brazillian Waterweed, (ookanadamo) オオカナダモ

according to google a souvenir from careless aquariumholders

October

A new month, new sightings

At the usual field a Red-necked Phalarope, アカエリヒレアシシギ had arrived.

  

A little bit of red still visible on the throat

A Temminck's Stint, オジロトウネン popped out of a bushy corner

At that moment a small flock of  Siberian Stonechats, ノビタキ stopped by.

Phalarope and terns

The 4th weekend of September at Imazu:

6 Whiskered Terns,  クロハラアジサシ

Young birds with brown scaly markings, already moulting

Common Magpie, カササギ

On to Itoshima, where a Red-necked Phalarope, アカエリヒレアシシギ was taking a bath

Also at the same location: Black-faced Spoonbill, クロツラヘラサギ. Had he just arrived? Maybe not, I've seen a single bird here on another day this summer.

And 1 Spotted Redshank, ツルヒギ. Other waders had just been chased off by a raptor

Looking for color, Higambana 彼岸花, Red Spider Lily (Amaryllis) along a country road.

With this last splash of fire-red the hot days will be over soon.