Ronaldo

A short trip to Okinawa for seeing the local endemics. You don't need more than two days to see these birds.

Thanks for watching

Yambaru Forest (place for the endemics)
Ryukyu Scops Owl


Ryukyu Hawk Owl


Okinawa Rail






Japanese Scops Owl


Okinawa Woodpecker


Ryukyu Minivet


Japanese White-eye


Brown-eared Bulbul


Japanese Wood Pigeon


Osprey and Japanese Sparrowhawk


Ryukyu Robin


Varied Tit


Triangle Pond, near airport:
Swinhoe's Snipe


Long-toed Stint


Little Egret


Grey Heron


Black-faced Spoonbill


Great Egret


Kin rice paddies (similar but less attractive than Long Valley)
Wood Sandpiper


Black-winged Stilt


Blue Rock Thrush


Ruddy-breasted Crake


Common Redshank

kmike

A fine set of shots Abdel!

Where did you see the minivet?

Cheers
Mike

Ronaldo

I got a pair in a small mixed bird wave (the only one I got in two days) on a road by the dam. The pair was with a Pygmy Woodpecker, a few varied tits and a single Japanese Leaf Warbler.

wleepoin

A fine set of photos ! Love the Ryukyu Robin.

Thanks for sharing
PWMK

wilsondring

very fruitful couple of days!  very nice series, thanks for sharing ..

HFCheung

There is no photo of juvenile Ryukyu Robin Erithacus komadori namiyei (Okinawa I. subspecies) on the web or in any publication.  If you got one, I really like to see it.

HF Cheung

Ronaldo

Sorry Fai Gor, I only saw adults and the females were quite shy actually, so no picture of those either.

Dragonfly

Hi Ronaldo
Excellent photos!
This is a trip I've often thought about doing for just a couple of days - would be very easy for me in relation to work.
Did you go by yourself, and if so, are the night active specialities easy to find?
Or can you recommend a guide?
How about car hire, finding your way and other logistics? Always been a bit cautious traveling Japan solo due to the language barrier!
Any info much appreciated.
Cheers
Morten