Barred Warbler

Breeds in the northern half of Kazakhstan, in middle and lower current of Ural river, south up to Mergenevo; on Ilek river; in upper Emba river and its inflows in south to Kokdzhida; in Mugodzhary ridge up to Aulie river; in south to lower Irgiz river; in upper current of Turgay river from the merge of Kara-Turgay and Sary-Turgay rivers; on Ishim and Nura (from Rozhdestvenka) valleys; in upper course of Sarysu river; at Karaganda and on Koksengir. Sporadically breeds in Bektauata, at Kargaly and in Kyzylray. Observed in summer near Ayaguz. It is common in Delbegerey, Semeytau and Kokon Mts.; on Irtysh valley between Pavlodar and Ust-Kamenogorsk; in foothills of Western Altai; in Kalbinskiy Altai; in Bukhtarma valley; rarely nests on Markakol' lake and in Zaysan depression. A brood observed 25 July 1982 near Naualy village. In south it occurs on migration (in Betpak-Dala recorded at Baygora and in Shukuroy coomb).