Red-necked Stints. トウネン

Every year they visit the beach near our home. Mostly small groups of 4 or 6. This time there were 14 birds. It was such a pleasure, watching them fly and run back and forth, on the first coolish day after the summer!  😍

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 💓

Streaked Shearwaters, オオミズナギドリ

5 Hours at sea, looking for Storm Petrels, we encountered Shearwaters, Shearwaters and more Shearwaters. And 2 swallowsm probably Barnswallows. However, we were in for a little surprise at the end!

Streaked Shearwater, オオミズナギドリ

To be continued

Recent birds in the West

Mid September held a few surprises. Number 1:

Male Brown Shrike, シマアカモズ　　2nd time this year

Chestnut-cheeked Starling, コムクドリ

Zitting Cisticola, セッカ among Black-browed Reed Warbler, コヨシキリ and Middendorff's Grasshopper Warblers, シマセンユウ the only bird I managed to capture 😆

Young Common Kingfisher, カワセミ

After 100s of Black-tailed Gulls, ウミネコ a flock of 60 noisy young Black Kites, トビ, lots of Great Egrets, ダイサギ and Cormorants, カワウ -  FINALLY the Black-headed Gulls, ユリカモメ came to our harbor.

2 Black-headed Gulls, ユリカモメ and 1 Black-tailed Gull, ウミネコ 1st winter

Looking forward to see you more often!

The kindergarten of Black Kites, トビ

End of an era

Last waders? No, latest waders

What's this with the Stilts? Have they had a fall out? I drove around the Imazu area, and found Stilts, bout 6 or 7, all in different fields. Often accompanied by another wader, 1 or 2. I thought it was strange. Don't they usually stay together? Doesn't the presence of the others make them feel safe? Did they have a big argument on the way???

Black-winged Stilt, セイタカシギ and Marsh Sandpiper, コアオアシシギ

Just the Stilt, セイタカシギ

Marsh Sandpiper, コアオアシシギ

At other fields: Terek Sandpiper, ソリハシシギ

Red-necked Stint, トウネン

Common Snipe, タシギ

How unusual, 5 Stilts in 1 field!