The very cold and the very murky morning. On Komsomol lake there were usual Mallards, Black-headed Gulls. Only carefully looking on binocular I could find two Tufted Ducks. The Common Greenshanks were two birds only. More than one hour I observed the one of the two Black-winged Stilts. Stint slowly walked on shoal now…
The other day looking the last year photos to the project “Birds of Tajikistan” I descried that last year December 2nd was very cold day and Komsomol lake was frozen. Today is sunny and the temperature is much higher (+18+20 C). The water of the lake is not sewed, but the birds coming to the wintering were a lot. In th…
The next trip to Takob waterfall on purpose to find the Blue Whistling Thrush. As a matter of fact there were never a lot of birds on this place, but I always have been seen Blue Whistling Thrush and Little Forktail. Today is not exception. The Blue Whitling Thrush sat on the rock afar from waterfall, I didn't close it…
Day is murky and windy. From time to time a little rain drops. Apparently birds are a little. All migrant birds departed, only common residents stayed. Because of murky weather there were not large raptors. Once only I saw high soared Lammergeier and also two Long-legged Buzzards on the road near the settlements. Black…
On the window of my car in Varzob gorge I saw Eurasian Griffon-Vultures, two Brown Dippers, one Wallcreeper and one White-capped Redstart. In Hoja Obi-Garm there were two Turkestan Tits, Black-throated Thrushes, Blackbirds and Blue Whistling Thrush. I photographed nobody.
On the Dushanbe river coast I saw one Crested Lark and one Black-headed Gull. This year fist gull to me. Black-headed Gulls are only winter visitors in Dushanbe. Vakhdat. On the ploughed fields large flocks of Rooks, Rock Pigeons, Mynahs and a few of Crested Larks. I stopped to make photos of Larks and also heard its w…
Day was murky. Yet in the city over the cement factory I watched soared Eurasian Griffon Vultures. In the beginning I counted ten birds but later two Griffon-Vultures added, a few later also two Cinereous Vultures added and when I left I watched yet two closing Griffon-Vultures. I don't know what bird did on cement fac…
The day was very murky, there were almost non ceasing downpour. The tops of the rocks were in blank brume. I went to Takob waterfall with one aim to see on Blue Whistling Thrushes, did they depart or stay on wintering. The wintering of Blue Whistling Thrush is indirect character of warm winter. Probably to say backward…
The number of Warblers in the city decreased. Near my office several days ago I saw not less ten Warblers on trees, but today I have seen one bird only. Probably birds feeling the approaching cold weather migrated to south.
Takob gorge is narrow and there are a bit greenery in this gorge. Gorge's slopes are almost bluff rocks impending over the river passed in the gorge. A lot of Red-billed Choughs soared, today I saw not less ten flocks of Red-billed Choughs about 10-15 birds each. Also there were not a few large raptors. I saw three Gol…
In Almaty and at all everywhere Mynahs are very similar one to another. I never tried to distinguish these birds, I think it's unsuccessfully. I always have been wanted to watch uncommon coloring Mynah. Even though partial albino bird. Some days ago driving on Dushanbe river's coast road I saw sitting on the concrete f…
Today is my this month first birding tour. Day is sunny but windy. In Romit gorge but correctly in its first branch gorge I saw a lot of birds. All the same wild (even comparative wild) nature very distinguishes on city. Today I haven't seen any Mynahs, Sparrows or Laughing Dove, no one bird specific to city. Today's c…
Even one month I didn't have free time to birdwatching, correctly to special birding tours. On the side being in city I permanently saw Warblers. They are a lot and fed very high in the crowns of high trees (poplars, planes, oaks). It's impossible to observe them because Warblers are very mobile. Such that I can't sure…
Windy day, birds were a bit. Over the bluff rocks three Eurasian Griffon-Vultures soared, but some under them flock of Yellow-billed Choughs flew. Choughs from time to time soared all around. Nearby vertical rocks Red-rumped Swallows flew. In Varzob gorge I also saw three Eurasian Griffon-Vultures and flock of Choughs.…
By the road on the wires I saw flocks of Eurasian Bee-eaters, Tree Pipits and sometimes Corn Buntings. On the sunflower filed not less fen Tree Pipits fed. In the gorge one Kestrel was glimpsed. Also I saw female unidentified Redstart, Warblers (probably Hume's Warbler). In the grape thickets 5-6 Lesser Whitethroats fe…
