Ushtobe
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Almaty - Ushtobe.
Almaty. Samal. At the morning I saw the flock of the Martins about 20 birds. In my opinion they were the Sand Martins. Martins flew some laps around our block and flew off. For a long time I didn't see Martins in the city. The road to Ushtobe. The noticeable o…
Ushtobe, Karatal region, Almaty oblast.
Morning trip to sand foreland on Karatal river. Driving beside the bushes I frightened a lot of Wood Pigeons. Inconspicuous at day birds flew out from trees by tens. On morning silence crying of Pheasants and little falcons (Hobbies and Lesser Kestrels) were v…
Ushtobe, Karatal region, Almaty oblast.
At the road there is not many species such as at spring and summer times. The autumn is in. Many birds yet migrated. Only Rooks and Kites were met in large number. Touching other meeting birds I can notice only Hobbies and one dark morph Upland Buzzard. Over a…
Ushtobe. Karatal region Alma-Ata oblast.
I was in Ushtobe on business trip, therefore I didn't have too mach free time to watch the birds. Free time was only after 6 pm on August 9 and before 8 am o August 10. The landscape over Ushtobe is dry steppe. Only near Karatal river and channels issuing from…
Trip to Ushtobe.
All birds meeting on road were common. Interesting were only Black-Bellied Sandgrouses and Black Stork. Sandgrouses dashing crossed the road near Zarechny. But Black Stork hovered over the river near Sary-Ozek. I waited when Stork alighted but bird flew out to…
Ushtobe. Karatal region, Alma-Ata oblast.
The trip not to birds but business trip. Therefore I have write so quick as we went. We went very quick and saw only birds sitting on the wires and flying above the road. Saw Rollers, Bee-eaters, Lesser Grey Shrikies, Red-headed Buntings, Kites, Kestrels and H…