Almaty, Republic Square.
The day was sunny and warm. Though the morning was cool. The Warblers were not departed as yet, today in the morning I saw Barred Warbler, Common and Lesser Whitethroats.
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Almaty, Republic Square.
Unlike Chaffinches and Sparrows which are feeding mostly the seeds of thujahs, the Bramblings prefer the birch catkins. However, there are both the Bramblings on tuyah, and Chaffinches on the birches. Also I saw the Sparrowhawk flying quite a high. Warblers are not departed, today I saw Barred Warbler, Common and Lesse…
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Almaty, Republic Square.
Yesterday, after the heavy snowfall in the darkness I saw the Lesser Whitethroat, but today it is not found. But I ran into the Barred Warbler, perching among the snow-covered branches. In the tuyahs many House Sparrows together with Chaffinches were feeding. Only one Brambling was noticed. Throughout the area the Blac…
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Sorbulak. Almaty oblast.
Trip with ornithologists. We saw Little Grebes, Black-necked Grebes, Great Crested Grebes, Mute and Whooper Swans, juvenile Pelican, White Egrets and Grey Herons, many Great Cormorants, Coots, White-tailed Sea-Eagles, Twites and other birds, in total 31 species.
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Almaty, Republic Square.
Common list of species of this season: Rooks, Hooded Crows, Magpies, Mynahs, Chaffinches, Blackbirds, Great Tits, House Sparrows. As yet there are Lesser Whitethroats.
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Almaty, Republic Square.
The leaves on the bushes became less, it's became easier to watch the birds among the branches. Today I saw the first this autumn Brambling. However Bramblings and Chaffinches are usual birds for this season and not rare. But the Setti's Warbler is really unusual observation.
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Almaty, Republic Square.
The Lesser Whitethroats are a lot as yet, also I run into the Common Whitethroat. Seems to be the winter season begining, but these little birds are not departed as yet.
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Almaty, Samal.
The overcast day after the first snowfall. In afternoon I saw male Sparrowhawk near City Hall building. In twilight I noticed the soaring above the skyscrapers falcon looked large to me, probably Peregrine Falcon.
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Almaty, Republic Square.
Morning was cloudy. The birds leave the city probably anticipating of the next day upcoming cold and snow. Today I noticed only two Lesser Whitethroats, the rest ones more likely flew away. But the Greenfinches have appeared, today I saw one female.
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Almaty.
At the Republic Square I saw the Quail, which as usual flashed under my feet and disappeared behind the trees. And as usual I didn’t find it. Also I saw two birds, which from afar were seen black to me, the birds were flying by Hoopoe-shape flight. Probably they were the Wallcreepers. The other birds: Rooks, Hooded Cro…
Almaty, Republic Square
Sunny morning. I was standing and looking to the feeding Lesser Whitethroats when the Sparrowhawk suddenly flew directly between the trees about which I was. Sparrowhawk perched on the nearest birch tree, but fled at my approach. Later I saw Sparrowhawk chasing by crows, and later I found it perching on an oak's branch…
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Ile region, Almaty oblast.
For the first time in this month I left the city to take photos of birds, all the more so the day was sunny though windy. In the Baiserke area I run into two quite low soaring Steppe Eagles. Also I saw three more Long-legged Buzzards, one light and two dark morph. In thickets of russian olives I watched the flock of Co…
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Almaty, Republic Square.
In the morning I went to take some photos of Eversmann's Redstart in the sunny weather. Although the Redstart was always in the shadows, but still the sunny morning is more appropriate time for taking photos than the dull evening. Redstart was still in the same bushes, but today it was more in open places. Couple of ti…
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Almaty, Republic Square.
Recent days I used to the fact that birds are a bit or no, except the arrived Rooks and Hooded Crows. Even the number of Sparrows became less. But at evening time I noticed the stir in the bushes, it was the male of Evermann's Redstart. I bothered to go to bring the camera and took some photos. Redstart is not extra sh…
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