I grabbed a buoy from the beach to sit on and get some low(ish) shots of the Sanderlings…
Next year I may try to lie down…
Sanderlings down low
Tag: Sanderling
Some juvs
There were 3 juvenile Sanderlings near Yakumo a couple of days ago…
The way home
There weren’t many waders in Mukawa but on the way home the flock of Sanderlings near Oshamanbe was in their usual place.
And the Kentish Plovers from last week were still around.
Away from the water’s edge
The Sanderling took a break from running…
A lone one
A lone Sanderling on the beach near Yakumo…
This one still sporting some summer colours…
Some more common waders
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…
Some more spring port birds…
This male Long-tailed Duck was coming into breeding plumage…
This Sanderling isn’t yet:
I was trying my hardest to get photos of this species. Stejneger’s Scoter, but they never seem to come close.
These were on the sea, not in the port and is a very heavy crop.
On the way…
We went away for a week and just got back. These were some of the regular local winter birds we saw on the way there….
More lamp post eagles
Never really seen them do this down here in SW Hokkaido. I guess they’re really hungry. Or maybe they do this every early morning in this spot and I’m never there to see it..?
On the way back some Sanderlings were in their usual spot too.
A pair of winter waders
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…
Early winter on the sea
I stood on one of the harbour walls near Oshamanbe and there were lots of birds on the sea: Red-throated Diver, Long-tailed Duck, Black and Stejneger’s Scoters, 3 species of grebe…
And the flock of Sanderling that seems to overwinter in this spot did a nice fly-by.
A quiet Sunday again
A very quiet day locally on Sunday. Only Sanderlings to photograph.
