Upland buzzard

　This buzzard inhabits the mountains and rocky areas of eastern Asia and is a rare migrant to Japan. It has been observed on the Sea of Japan side and in the Nansei Islands.
　They are also observed on Ishigaki Island in winter, but are very wary and difficult birds of prey to photograph. This one initially landed in a rice paddy, but when we drove by, it flapped its wings and perched on a tree 400m away.