Trans-Aral area.

At morning in Toretam area I saw the pair of Stock Pigeons picked up the seeds on roadside. Between Toretam and Kazalinsk in addition to Stock Pigeons (which were the most interesting of the morning records) I also have three observations of Black-bellied Sandgrouses (3, 1, 2 birds). Some times Caspian Gulls were noticed. From about Kamyshlybash till Aralsk in the desert roadsides there are the wells near which I observed not only Camels but the birds too. Almost on each well the Steppe Eagles were occurred, the Eagles were so much that first time I took them for the Kites. The Sandgrouses occurred too, I for sure saw Black-bellied Sandgrouses and heard croaked Pin-tailed ones. Also on one puddle I saw the flock of Collared Pratincoles and one Kentish Plover.

In Aralsk city on so hot day I probably should glad to see even common Sparrow. But I watched more rare bird. Near the well the water formed the puddle, from which the Desert Finches drunk the water. Finches were both black-billed adults and juveniles with pale bills. In addition to Desert Finches also one Wagtail and a lot of House Sparrows were here.

Over Aralsk in the dry desert country from time to time the little saline lakes occurs. On these lakes I think the birds stay all the time. On one lake I watched the flock of Caspian Plovers of different ages, and also some Steppe Eagles and flock of Pin-tailed Sandgrouses. On another lake (bigger than first one, about 30x120 meters) I watched water drinking Black and Horned Larks, Hoopoes, Black-bellied, Pin-tailed and Pallas's Sandgrouses, Green Sandpipers, Plovers. Also there were Steppe Eagles and Kites. Birds were a lot, only Steppe Eagles were more than twenty, Sandgrouses and Larks were numbered by several dozens each.

Before the sunset near Meirman wintering place in Barshakum sands I saw Little Owl near its burrow under the concrete plate.