Almaty. Dendropark.

Internet weather report promised the partial cloudy weather, but day was overcast with little rain in morning. After noon rain finished and I went to Dendropark to watch birds. I expected to view migrating Wagtails and Weatears, but in vain. I saw flying little passerines in the dark sky, but they are not Wagtails but more likely Buntings. Most active birds are Magpies part of which are play one with another, but some birds were bringing little branches to nest building. In two spots I noticed pairs of male Pheasants, one pair ran one to another, second one too, but not only ran on ground but on tree too. Flock of Rock Buntings didn’t posture to me, flew from one place to another until I was tired to follow them. Other birds of today birding: Black-throated Thrush, Eastern Buzzard (perhaps two birds), Great Tits, couple of Chaffinches, Merlin. Also I flushed the Lark. I was waiting when bird lands, but Lark flew away. In my opinion it is Crested Lark but I am not sure.

Snow free meadows are covered by the last year old grass. Some one (I guess Shrews) digged on this meadows the pattern of numerous holes and trenches. Under the acacia-trees there are pecked pods of acacia. Who did it? Perhaps Pheasants did it. Also I saw the brave Squirrel jumped before me.