Places and times seen in Munakata city

In Munakata it is a traveling bird, although it can be seen during the spring and autumn migration period (April - May, late September to early October), there are not many opportunities to see. Somewhat, in the spring migration period before and after rice planting, you often see where you are alone.

Characteristic

It is about 22 cm in length and is the same color as male and female.
Summer wings are conspicuous in that brown color of the top appears as a hat shape. It has a chest and a back from the face with an orange-brown color, and a dark brown spotle is dense. The top surface is blackish brown in axis spots, with brown and white feather edges. The underside of the body is white, and the vertical plaque of the belly or axilla is V-shaped. The beak is black in the end and the base is meat in color. The legs are greenish yellow and white eye ring is clear.
The winter blond is brown with a dark top, the top axis has dark spots blackish brown, and the feathers are grayish brown.

Habit

Paddy fields, wetlands, landfills and puddles of rivers, wetlands of ponds and swamps, etc. There are many records from one to tens of feathers. During the spring migration period, the tail opens the tail feathers and carries out courtship display often. Dietary properties are similar to other minor species.

distribution

It is a traveling bird, although it can be seen almost nationwide, the number is small.
From worldwide perspective, overwintering in eastern Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand etc and breeding on the northern Siberian Arctic coast. I will drop by the Japanese archipelago on the way.

Other

Summer wing, brown hat-like pattern is characteristic, and discrimination is relatively easy.