I drove to N-shima on a cloudy but pleasant weekday. I don't remember what I expected, but certainly not this. It was quiet. There was nobody! No birders and no cameramen looking for their favorite Rosefinches. Ehh? I walked along the sealed road, and heard all sorts of birds, but saw little. Just Bramblings, Masked Buntings and Pale Thrushes. And they seemed to be all over the place. After an hour I realized why there were no others. No Rosefinches were coming out. I could hear them in the tall grass, and see them occasionally for a few seconds or so... No raptors either.
Brambling, アトリ
Red-flanked Bluetail, ルリビタキ
Long-tailed Rose finch, ベニマシコ
No bright reddish pink colored feathers, just a pink hue. Young male?
A female, playing hide and seek.
Rustic Bunting, カシラダカ - Happy to see you. There aren't many around MF
Masked Bunting, アオジ
Overwhelmingly friendly
Oriental Greenfinch subsp, オオカワラヒワ
Weasel, イタチ, maybe Siberian
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