В субботу решили прогуляться до Альпенграда с Юрой Шмыгом, бердером из Украины. Погода обещала быть неустойчивой и с дождем ближе к вечеру. К сожалению дождь начался гораздо раньше и с переменным успехом шел до вечера. Дошли только до скал и все время провели в лесной зоне. Хайлайт - когда начался дождь, сразу послышал…
В это воскресенье решили с друзьями сделать небольшой променад в Малое Алматинское Ущелье. Не обошлось и без маленькой, но столь необходимой дозы бердинга ). Хотя акценты в поездке, конечно же, расставлялись слегка по-другому. Я все больше начинаю ценить участок 200 м выше Чима - между первыми вагончиками с правой стор…
Позже будет более подробный отчет о моей очередной прогулке в Малом Алматинском Ущелье, но пока хотел сообщить, что первый раз в этом осеннем сезоне видел чернозобых дроздов в это воскресенье в районе Чимбулака. Группу примерно 5 птиц. Дрозды прилетели - осень к нам пришла :-)
Решил сделать запись не за один день, а за три сразу. Весь прошлый уикенд и воскресенье позапрошлой недели провел в Малом Алматинском Ущелье, так что здесь больше как trip report ... Последний месяц очень хотел увидеть жемчужного вьюрка, после того, как в день альпиниады жена Аскара увидела его на Чимбулачке. Однако по…
At early evening I passed to the mountains just to sit on the river side. Saw Grey Wagtails. Some Wagtails jumped straight up and caught the insects in flight. On one of the jumps the Sparrowhawk tried to catch the Wagtail. But the Wagtail was quicker than Sparrowhawk, the raptor was left without prey and perched on ne…
Evening. Cloudy weather. One-hour trip to river side. From a far I saw Blue Whistling Thrush. The pair of Grey Wagtails were bringing the insects to the nest which is placed between the stones. Also I saw two adult Brown Dippers and one mottled juvenile.
The short one-hour trip to the gorge to shot the Blue Whistling Thrush. A long time I wish to photograph the Blue Whistling Thrush in the sun, but this cautious bird prefers almost all time to be in a shade. Today it was not possible to make good photos too. The scene of the windbreak after the recent hurricane was ver…
In city the day was hot and sunny. I waited the same weather in the mountains too but unfortunately the weather in Little Almaty gorge was overcast. So the planned testing of camera on sunny day was not. I saw White-bellied Dippers, pair of Mistle Thrushes, Carrion Crows, many Grey Wagtails and the pair of Blue Whistli…
In early morning on the river I saw one Wood Pigeon, several Grey Wagtails, unidentified little Leaf Warblers and probably one Cetti's Warbler.
On Little Almatinka river I saw Blue Whistlig Thrush which regularly winters here. Wintering of Blue Whistling Thrush is one of features of warm winter. In small number the Chaffinches and Bramblings occurred in the city. But Rooks and Hooded Crows are a lot already.
A lot of Grenish Warblers. They are flew and sang all around. Brown Dipper, Kestrel, Mistle Thrushes attacked the Magpies.
The day was cold and murky. Birds were a little. Only Carrion Crows and Magpies were a lot. One Kestrel flew by. On little channel I saw two White-bellied Dippers and two Grey Wagtails; another one White-bellied Dipper was observed on Batareika river. In the bushes Greenish Warblers are yet conspicuous. There were Grea…
Murky and rainy weather. In spite of a rain Hume's Warblers much sing. If sit under the fir tree that can see how Warblers fly from tree to another one. Except Hume's Warblers (really most numerous birds on Tien Shan fir forest) saw also Common Rosefinches, Mistle Thrushes, one male Blackbird, one White-bellied Dipper,…
There are a little of birds. Mostly Carrion Crows and Magpies. Saw one Brown Dipper and one Kestrel. The pair of Grey Wagtails interested me. I sat on the bank of mountain river and Wagtails closed me and postured. Unfortunately out of sun didn't allow to make a good photos.
