Wader season is in full swing. At the weekend I saw Common Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Terek Sandpiper, lots of Red-necked Stint and these 2 common species…
I often photograph Dunlins in winter: one flock visits the same general area every year. The flock had been declining in number sadly, only about 21 or so this year. One shows flags indicating it was ringed in the far northeast of Russia, in Kamchatka.
Waders are scarce in Hokkaido in winter but one port near Oshamambe has a small overwintering flock of Sanderling and another port has a small flock of Dunlin…