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2008-10-26 | Askar Isabekov
Today is my this month first birding tour. Day is sunny but windy. In Romit gorge but correctly in its first branch gorge I saw a lot of birds. All the same wild (even comparative wild) nature very distinguishes on city. Today I haven't seen any Mynahs, Sparrows or Laughing Dove, no one bird specific to city. Today's common birds are Eversmann's and Blue-capped Redstarts. Both species number were several tens each, but Eversmann's Redstarts number was a few more. Eversmann's Redstarts were observed mainly in bush, but Blue-capped one were mostly on the border of bushes and honeysuckle field. Redstarts searched as yet abundant insects both in bushes and honeysuckles. From time to time birds drunk the water on one only pool on the road. It's beholding on close distance that at Blue-capped Redstarts males have brownish tips of feathers, therefore birds look some dimmer. Three times I saw Black-breasted Tits, once alone bird, once the pair and once three birds. Tits searched insects on bark [...... read more ]
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2008-10-23 | Askar Isabekov
Even one month I didn't have free time to birdwatching, correctly to special birding tours. On the side being in city I permanently saw Warblers. They are a lot and fed very high in the crowns of high trees (poplars, planes, oaks). It's impossible to observe them because Warblers are very mobile. Such that I can't sure tell what is these Warblers especially allowing that except common Hume's and Greenish Warblers there are other abundant Warblers in Tajikistan for example Plain Leaf-Warbler. Hooded Crows appeared in the city. They are not a lot but I saw two birds. The short trip in the country. I saw Bramblings flying from tree to another. Today there is one only photo shoot but it was photo of rare Golden Eagle. Eagle in beginning soared low in the gorge but further ascended and already didn't alight. [...... read more ]
2008-09-27 | Askar Isabekov
There were Lesser Whitethroats, Hume's Warblers, Bluethroats, Magpies, Carrion Crows on the Square. Also I saw large flocks of Greenfinches. Ile-Alatau National Park. Big Almaty gorge. This year the sea-buckthorn berries are a lot. On winter time birds will have the feed. But now there are not anything in sea-buckthorn bushes except lot of Carrion Crows. I saw also one Brown Dipper on the river; there were quite a few Chiffchaffs, Blackbirds and Great Tits. One flock of Grey-headed Goldfinches appeared. [...... read more ]
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2008-09-26 | Askar Isabekov
The day was cold and murky. Birds were a little. Only Carrion Crows and Magpies were a lot. One Kestrel flew by. On little channel I saw two White-bellied Dippers and two Grey Wagtails; another one White-bellied Dipper was observed on Batareika river. In the bushes Greenish Warblers are yet conspicuous. There were Great Tits and one Azure Tit. Another little birds also glimpsed but I couldn't carefully watch them but I yet don't distinguish all Warblers by the sounds. [...... read more ]
2008-09-24 | Askar Isabekov
Birds were a bit but after Dushanbe I was a glad to see Great Tits and Magpies. There were Lesser Whitethroats, Hume's Warblers, two Bluethroats, Blyth's Reed Warblers. Builders of new trade center hewed several trees, thinned bushes and the number of birds became less. I beheld the Sparrowhawk hiding in crowns of birch-trees. One Magpie at pause badgered it, both birds flew from one branch to another and I didn't have possibility to shoot them. Further another one Magpie flew and Sparrowhawk departed. This time in Almaty (end of September) is a time of Nightjars migrating. I didn't specially search Nightjars but still found one. Nightjar sat on the branch of birch tree near the causeway. [...... read more ]
2008-09-21 | Askar Isabekov
Windy day, birds were a bit. Over the bluff rocks three Eurasian Griffon-Vultures soared, but some under them flock of Yellow-billed Choughs flew. Choughs from time to time soared all around. Nearby vertical rocks Red-rumped Swallows flew. In Varzob gorge I also saw three Eurasian Griffon-Vultures and flock of Choughs. On bled Varzob pond I hoped to see a lot of shorebirds but saw only Carrion Crows, one Common Sandpiper, three White Wagtails and one Common Kingfisher. [...... read more ]
2008-09-19 | Askar Isabekov
By the road on the wires I saw flocks of Eurasian Bee-eaters, Tree Pipits and sometimes Corn Buntings. On the sunflower filed not less fen Tree Pipits fed. In the gorge one Kestrel was glimpsed. Also I saw female unidentified Redstart, Warblers (probably Hume's Warbler). In the grape thickets 5-6 Lesser Whitethroats fed. Their moving was very well observed but it was impossible to shoot them because of dense branches. I heard whistle of two Streaked Laughingthrushes and further saw one of them. [...... read more ]
2008-09-18 | Askar Isabekov
2008-09-14 | Askar Isabekov
Today I went to trip later, probably therefore I saw a bit of birds. But all observed birds were uncommon. Yet near Gissar Short-toed Snake-Eagle soared over the fields. Further till to Khanaka I didn't see any birds. Over Khanaka on the rocks I saw four Blue Rock Thrushes. Thrushes weren't so wild but when I stayed and moved to them Thrushes flew out. But on my making back all four birds were on same place. Also on same rocks I heard Rock Nuthatch. In the bushes near the river there were a few Lesser Whitethroats. In the how-pistachio groves I saw the pair of Laughingthrushes and Warblers (probably Greenish Warblers). From time to time the flocks of Yellow-billed Coughs flew by. [...... read more ]
2008-09-09 | Askar Isabekov
On earlier morning I went to Snake lake. I didn't see any duck on the lake. Over the forest the Marsh Harrier and the Hobby flew by. Further I went to the mountain. Today I observed bird occurred in the rock bushes. Till the sun lights the slopes the birds were a little. Rock Buntings fed on dry slopes with poor greenery often between the stones. On the juniper I saw bird looked like male Pine Bunting (light cap, two dark spots on the breast). Unfortunately I couldn't discern or make photos of this bird. Only Long-tailed and Turkestan Shrikes were marked. In the coastal forest birds also were a bit. I saw raptors, the pair of Sparrowhawks on the rocks, two Black Kites flew over the lake and scared the Carrion Crows. In the poplar forest Olive-backed Pipits and Hume's Warblers sang. Spotted Flycatchers and Bar-tailed Treecreepers flew from one tree to another. Near the water I saw Blue Whistling Thrush, Oriental Turtle Doves and Grey Wagtail. On evening time before the departure I saw sitting [...... read more ]
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