Higashiyoka 2

 Continued from Higashiyoka 1

Waiting. Curlews in the back

Grey Plover, ダイセン in formal outfit

Some Saunders's Gulls ズグロカモメ were there. Breeding or not yet?

The Siberian Sand Plovers, メダイチドリ, were gathered in one corner

Greater sand plover, オオメダイチドリ

Bill size

2 Terek Sandpipers, ソリハシシギ

A Common Greenshank, アオアシシギ left, and a Marsh Sandpiper, コアオアシシギ right

A bit unusual here maybe, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, ウズラシギ  Don't you prefer the lotus fields?

Uzura hiding among the Dunlins, ハマシギ

Off again, by itself

In flight

A single Kentish Plover, シロチドリ - brooding about his future...

Last, the Spoonbills. Black-faced クロツラヘラサギ and a few Eurasians, ヘラサギ

The fields and the river

The weather is so nice now. Walking around the West has never been so pleasant. We surely deserve this after that unbearable summer. But the migrating birds and the wintering ducks that are slowly coming in tell me it won't last... 

Juvenile Black-winged Stilt, セイタカシギ 

New ducks! October 11th: Northern Pintail, オナガガモ

Tufted Duck, キンクロハジロ

Common Pochard, ホシハジロ (in the back)

One of the regular Ospreys, ミサゴ

Siberian Sand Plovers, メダイチドリ

The Stonechats, ノビタキ show up a bit more now, but birds in flight is still a challenge!

Also youngsters I think, a family gathering of Oriental Magpies, カササギ

Shorebirds September 17th

 The tide was in, birds were resting on the concrete wall as usual. I could see Dunlins, Greenshanks and several different Sandpipers. I was happy to see the Siberian Sand Plovers, about 7 birds, 1 or 2 still with summer feathersm メダイチドリ

Then, when the tide went out they started flying and landed right in front of me, on the SE side of the river. I ducked deep down and approached them slowly. 

Nearby, Siberian Sand Plover, メダイチドリ

I didn't see the one with summer plumage anymore...

I love their sweet face with those big eyes 

 Dunlin, ハマシギ

Terek Sandpipers, ソリハシシギ

hurry, hurry

At the island, I noticed some Spoonbills, Black-faced and a Eurasian. Welcome back!

クロツラヘラサギ, ヘラサギ