Almaty. Medeo.
Near skating-rink in the forest I saw all of our Tits - Great Tit, Azure Tit, Songar Tit and Coal Tit.
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Almaty. Republic Square.
I saw flock of Black-throated Thruses, about ten birds. Thrushes fed in grass under birch-trees and lindens together with Rooks.
Almaty. Samal.
This year fist Chaffinches and Bramblings. Hooded Crows appeared too.
Ile Alatau National Park.
Kazachka river, road to Kokjailau. There are a bit of birds, but in Kokjailau valley birds never were a lot. From time to time little birds occured, I identified only Grey-headed Goldfinches, Coal Tits in spruce forest and two Blue-capped Redstarts on the border of Pine forest and meadow. Goldcrests and Mistle Thrushes…
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Almaty. Samal.
In the Square near State Museum I saw Hume's Warblers, Great Tits, House Sparrows, Blackbirds, Mynahs and one Grey Wagtail. After lunch time in Karasai region I watch two Long-legged Buzzards.
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Republic Square.
Common Whitethroats. Museum. Lesser Whitethroats, Blackbirds, Hume's Warbler.
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Republic Square.
Evening. Habitual Common Whitethroats anf Hume's Warblers. Stonechats appeared, but I didn't watch males but saw two females. On oak crown Sparrowhawk perched.
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Almaty. Republic Square.
Evening promenade to the Republic Square. I saw only Leaf Warblers - one Chiffchaff hidden in Roses and some Hume's Warblers. Mynahs in city looks like powdered, probably they are molting. Blackbirds also have bald heads, probably they are molting too.
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Trip to Shelek.
Rainy and murky day. Over Kulja I turned to the road closed to foothills. I saw Oriental Turtle Doves, Wood Pigeons, two Kites, several times little birds flying as Tits flew about the road but identify these birds was impossible by reason of permanently rain and murky weather. Many Masked Wagtails. In Kyzylsharyk near…
Almaty. Republic Square.
I saw Hobby run by Crow, twice saw Hume's Warblers, once Chiffchaff and once Bluethroat. I watched neither Nightjars nor Whitethroats.
Almaty. Republic Square.
Lesser Whitethroats, Common Whitethroat and Booted Warblers. Warblers were in numbers less than recently, and also Warblers were shyer in my opinion, probably on account of many people. Also I shot Ortolan Bunting and saw one Grey Wagtail on fountains.
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Ucharal - Sarkand
Ucharal. In morning sunset I saw and heard Isabelline Wheatear and saw flying by Hobbies in twilights. Near Ucharal there were much of Rooks and Jackdaws, some Kites and two flying off Great Cormorants. In roadside thickets during Dzhungar Alatau from Kabanbai until Sarkand I watched much Magpies, Wood Pigeons, Rock Pi…
Zaisan, Tarbagatai.
Ak Mektep. In morning twilight I saw flying Owl (probably Short-eared Owl). On the back way I saw same birds as I saw in yesterday's evening. Even same hybrid Crow. But Steppe Eagles were much more, from Ak Mektep till turning to Ayaguz I countered 11 Steppe Eagles including group of three birds near crushed fox. All e…
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