Almaty, Ile Alatau National Park.

Sunny warm day. Today I quickly walked about yesterday places. Found all yesterday birds exclude Sparrowhawk. First were Common Whitethroats. Saw one on fir-tree. The bird was resting but later on began to peck something from fir branch. Chaffinches were on same places but yesterday they pecked seeds from ground and today sat only on branches. Goldcrests still cheeped into coniferous trees. Saw Chiffchaff also. Chiffchaff fed on birch with Goldcrests. When birds were together I saw size difference between birds. Goldcrest were less than Chiffchaff. Sparrowhawk were not found but I saw hovered Long-legged Buzzard. I saw against sun therefore it was difficult to see. At the outset Buzzard hovered on solitude but later in crows company.

After dinner I went to Medeo chine (Ile Alatau National Park). Saw Blackbirds, Carrion Crows, Great Tits and two Blue Whistling Thrushes. Blue Whistling Thrush is not scary but careful bird. It may feed near you but fly out after a little attention to its person. But bird flies quietly without cries. Today Thrush flew to another side of the chine and sat either between rocks or on open rock. Periodically the bird comes back. It fed berries and hawthorn. One time when Thrush flew to another side I spied another one. I didn't see Lammergeier but one large raptor hovered in high sky. May be it was Lammergeier but more it was Black Vulture. Yet there were flock of little light birds. I saw its later but I don't know what birds were it (may be Redpolls).