Overcast and quite cold day, the rain began in morning and regularly renewed. There were no any important events but there were Ducks in a large number. Number of Ruddy Shelducks decreased, but number of Coots increased. We surprisingly noticed waders, mostly Dunlins and Little Stints. The large raptor (which was identified either White-tailed Sea-Eagle or Pallas’s Sea-Eagle by reason of broad dark terminal band on white tail) was Greater Spotted Eagle, the big surprise to us. We saw Black-winged Stilt but when we come back to home only Sanjar Abdikhalyk noticed that the latest photo of Stilt on site is dated by 9th of September but one from Sorbulak is dated by 2nd of September. We had to shoot.

1. Azure Tit (Parus cyanus)

2. Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

3. Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)

4. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

5. Little Stint (Calidris minuta)

6. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

7. Greater Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)


#	species	number

1	Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

2	Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

3	Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

4	Great White Egret (Egretta alba)

5	Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

6	Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

7	Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

8	Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

9	Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

10	Common Teal (Anas crecca)

11	Gadwall (Anas strepera)

12	Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)

13	Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)

14	Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)

15	Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)

16	Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

17	Common Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

18	Shikra (Accipiter badius)

19	Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)

20	Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)

21	Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

22	Common Coot (Fulica atra)

23	Greater Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

24	Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

25	Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)

26	Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

27	Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

28	Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

29	Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

30	Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

31	Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

32	Little Stint (Calidris minuta)

33	Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

34	Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

35	Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)

36	Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)

37	Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

38	Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

39	White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

40	Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata)

41	Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

42	Black-Billed Magpie (Pica pica)

43	Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

44	Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)

45	Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)

46	Eurasian Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

47	Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis)

48	Azure Tit (Parus cyanus)

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rare birds records

Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus)

A rare vagrant species for Kazakhstan. On February 27 and 28, two birds kept in the thickets of silverberries near the village of Uzynagash (43 km west of Almaty). This is the sixth record of the Dusky Thrush for Kazakhstan. Records of this species are known for the Syrdarya, near the village of Dzhulek (October 16, 1927), near Almaty (February 16, 2013), as well as Ust-Kamenogorsk (October 14 and 16, 2016), Kurgaldzhino (May 7, 2020).

Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus)

The first record of Pygmy Cormorant in Almaty in general and, in particular, during the winter. The expansion of the Pygmy Cormorant to the northeast concerns not only the probable nesting area, but also the wintering grounds. The nearest winter finds are Sorbulak and Taldykorgan (winter 2017-18, one bird each). In this connection, it is worth noting a significant number of birds in the Almaty (40) and Sorbulak (20) records this winter.

Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

First winter record for Sorbulak (-10 ° С). Before that, the latest sighting at Sorbulak was on November 24, 2006 (3 birds, Belyalov, Karpov, 2013). Twice the wintering of Pied Avocet were recorded on Shardara (7 birds on January 14, 2018 and 35 birds on January 11, 2020, B. M. Gubin, S. Baskakova, A. Isabekov).

Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

First winter record of the Buff-bellied Pipit.

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2020-10-28

Аскар Исабеков: спасибо, Виктор! ктырей много вдов и они, конечно, сильно похожи друг на друга, боюсь, что придется их ловить в следующем году, чтобы опознать. [....]

2020-10-25

Viktor: Напоминает легендарный военный истребитель И-16! ))

2020-09-29

Аскар Исабеков: если бы было до рода, я бы наверное, согласился, но тут пока определение до ранга семейства.

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