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  1. Indian Pratincole

    Indian Pratincole

    An unusual summer visitor to Okinawa. This was the first time I had seen this bird here. Thank you for finding them Ingo!
    • DaninJapan
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    • okinawa pratincole summer
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Snipe

    Snipe

    Common winter birds here on Okinawa. Found from October through March.
    • DaninJapan
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    • okinawa snipe
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Long-Toed Stint

    Long-Toed Stint

    Migratory wader that overwinters on Okinawa.
    • DaninJapan
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    • okinawa stint wader
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Japanese White-eye (Mejiro)

    Japanese White-eye (Mejiro)

    Saw this little guy hanging upside down feeding on the nectar from Cherry blossoms. My girlfriend Iku and I were at the Cherry blossom festival in northern Okinawa.
    • DaninJapan
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    • cherry blossoms okinawa white-eye
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Light-vented (Chinese) Bulbul

    Light-vented (Chinese) Bulbul

    Twenty years ago, this bird was limited to the southern tip of Okinawa. Now they're common all over the island and considered a pest by farmers due to their raids on pineapple fields. Pest ot not, still quite a handsome bird!
    • DaninJapan
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    • bulbul okinawa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Pied Avocet

    Pied Avocet

    A pair of these beautiful birds spent most of the winter here allowing me to get some good shots. I borrowed a friends lens (thanks Chip!) for a week and made the drive down past Naha to get shots of Black-Faced Spoonbills, these were "bonus" birds!
    • DaninJapan
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    • japan okinawa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Black Crowned Night Heron

    Black Crowned Night Heron

    This guy seemed to be sunning himself on one of the first warm days of spring. He sat still but his head rotated so he could make sure I didn't get too close. He was across a small stream from me and seemed to know I couldn't get to him. I've also had these birds sit on a fence right across the...
    • DaninJapan
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    • heron okinawa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Red-billed (Silky) Starling couple

    Red-billed (Silky) Starling couple

    I spent the day along the mudflats past the Naha airport and the Mangrove area (Manko) in Naha. I was driving along a small street near a golf course and saw a large Chinese Banyan tree thick with birds. Most were Bulbuls (Red-Cheeked and Chinese) with some Grey Starlings as well. I stopped for...
    • DaninJapan
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    • okinawa starling
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. White-Breasted Waterhen

    White-Breasted Waterhen

    These are very vocal birds making a resonating call in the evenings. Easily spooked from their hiding, they will dash into the nearest cover. I caught this one out foraging and he was starting to head for cover! Japanese Name: Shiroharakuina
    • DaninJapan
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    • japan okinawa waterhen
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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