Places and times seen in Munakata city

It is a traveling bird in Munakata, and it can be seen in paddy fields, estuaries, sandy beaches, etc. during spring and autumn migration. However, the number of flight is small. In Munakata, there are many opportunities to see near the Tsurukawa Estuary during the spring migration period.

Characteristic

Total length 42 cm. Her color is the same.
Faint spots and midline, whitish, and lateral lines and overeye are brown. The face to chest is pale and there are brown longitudinal spots. The upper surface is brown and has a feather edge such as a light wedge. The underside of the body is whitish, and there are brown lateral spots on the side of the lower tail. The black torso is curved downward, the base of the lower torso is flesh-colored, the legs are grayish gray, the lower to back is white, and the torso is brownish. It sounds "Hoi Pip Pip."

Habit

It can be observed on agricultural land, wasteland, grassland, paddy fields, mud flats, beaches, etc. We catch crabs well in seawater area and eat various things such as moss and insects in freshwater area.
There are many cases of observation alone in Munakata, but tidal flats along the coast of Ariake Sea may form large groups.

distribution

Fly around the country with a traveling bird.
It breeds in the Scandinavian Peninsula, eastern Baltic Sea coast, Alaska, etc., and overwinters in the Indian Ocean coast, Philippines Archipelago, South China Sea coast, Australia coast, Indonesia, New Guinea coast, Caribbean coast, Central America coast, South America coast.