Birds - 701
Mammals - 57
Reptilies - 28
Amphibians - 3
Ray-finned Fishes - 2
Insects - 184
Arachnids - 8
Malacostracans - 2
Zhabagly village. Today is sunny, sometimes slightly cloudy, windless day, all we need is this day. As soon as the sun rise, immediately there were birds. In the garden Blackbirds and Starlings started to sing the songs, Woodpeckers started to drum, Chaffinches and Bramblings landed to ash-tree, Collared Doves began to fly one to another, Mynahs, Jackdaws, Rooks started to be active too. We take some photos, had breakfast and go to Ters-Ashybulak reservoir.
Ters-Ashybulak. The morning Talas Alatau ridge is very beauty, it is very white with clouds in foothills, perhaps yesterday rain in plains was the snow in mountains. During the branch road from highway to reservoir there are some little lakes on which Ducks were feeding and resting, on the one lake together with Lapwings and Shovellers. Also I saw the large flying flock of Lapwings. I saw the flying flocks of Cranes too. In the roadside thickets there were Kestrels and little passerines including the first in this spring Isabelline Shrike and Pied Wheatear. But the most significant record was when we departed Ters-Ashybulak. Before departure other guys saw the Osprey’s hunting to large fish, Osprey catched fish from the water and flew to the rocks direction. But nobody saw the landing place and it was a long time ago, but Andrei said that Osprey can perch with fish on the pole. Looking for binocular he found the bird almost immediately, and we approached to Osprey in three cars and took a good photos.
Taskol lake. The next spot of our trip is Taskol lake in the foothills of Karatau ridge. In the wet meadows near Taskol the Lapwings were feeding, of other waders we saw also Redshanks but a bit. In the middle of the lake there was large flock of Coots of about 800 birds. Among the Coots we saw the pale patches of Ducks (Shovellers, Red-crested Pochard etc). Many little passerines in the reeds, some of them came to us when we called they by sound.
Then we moved to the very scenic canyon located at about one kilometer from Taskol. In the niches of canyon there are nests of Eagle-Owls but we didn’t find them. But Andrei found the nest of Raven, probably it is the most significant record in Taskol vicinity. Also I saw the first of this spring Hoopoe and Calandra Larks.
During the back road to Zhabagly we recognized the Steppe Eagle and Goshawk. We were feeling good from the first birding day. The Russian proverb: Tit in hand is better than Crane in sky. Today we saw many Cranes in sky, tomorrow we are going to search Yellow-brested Tit
1. White-Winged Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)
2. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
3. Northern Pintails (Anas acuta)
4. Talas Alatau
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7. Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
8. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
9. Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
10. Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
11. Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata)
12. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
13. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
14. Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)
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16. Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
17. Canion near Taskol lake
18. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
19. Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
20. Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
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1 | Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) | 5 | Тасколь |
2 | Great White Egret (Egretta alba) | 5 | Тасколь (видел Василий) |
3 | Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) | 12 | 2 Шакпак-баба, 3 Терс-Ащыбулак, 7 Тасколь |
4 | Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) | 1 | Терс-Ащыбулак (плотина) |
5 | Greylag Goose (Anser anser) | 30 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
6 | Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) | 150+ | 150 Терс-Ащыбулак, 2 Тасколь |
7 | Common Teal (Anas crecca) | 20 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
8 | Gadwall (Anas strepera) | 20+ | 2 Терс-Ащыбулак, 20 Тасколь |
9 | Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) | 10 | Тасколь |
10 | Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | 100 | 70-80 Терс-Ащыбулак, 20 Тасколь |
11 | Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) | 10 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
12 | Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) | 50 | Тасколь |
13 | Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) | 40 | Тасколь |
14 | Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) | 4 | Тасколь |
15 | Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | 4 | Акколь |
16 | Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | 1 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
17 | Black Kite (Milvus migrans) | 2 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
18 | Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) | 3 | 1 Терс-Ащыбулак (плотина), 2 Тасколь |
19 | Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) | 1 | Жабаглы,вечер |
20 | Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) | 1 | Тасколь (каньон) |
21 | Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) | 4 | 2 Терс-Ащыбулак, 1 Тасколь, 1 Бурный |
22 | White-tailed Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) | 2 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
23 | Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) | 2 | Куюк (видела Мадина) |
24 | Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) | 5 | 3 Чокпак, 2 Терс-Ащыбулак |
25 | Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) | 1 | Тасколь (каньон), видел Айбек |
26 | Common Crane (Grus grus) | 5 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
27 | Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) | 25 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
28 | Common Coot (Fulica atra) | 800 | Тасколь |
29 | Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) | 240 | 200 Терс-Ащыбулак, 30-40 Тасколь |
30 | Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) | 10 | Тасколь |
31 | Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) | 6 | Терс-Ащыбулак (Андрей) |
32 | Pallas's Gull (Larus ichthyaetus) | 1 | Терс-Ащыбулак (Андрей) |
33 | Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) | 12 | 10 Терс-Ащыбулак, 2 Тасколь |
34 | Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) | Терс-Ащыбулак, Тасколь | |
35 | Mew Gull (Larus canus) | 1 | Тасколь |
36 | Stock Pigeon (Columba oenas) | 4 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
37 | Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | ||
38 | Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) | 4 | Жабаглы |
39 | Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) | 1 | по дороге из Жабаглы |
40 | Hoopoe (Upupa epops) | 1 | Тасколь |
41 | White-Winged Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus) | 2 | Жабаглы |
42 | Northern House Martin (Delichon urbica) | 3 | Терс-Ащыбулак (плотина) |
43 | Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) | 2 | 1 Терс-Ащыбулак (слышал Андрей), 1 Тасколь (каньон) |
44 | Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra) | 15 | Тасколь |
45 | Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) | 2 | Терс-Ащыбулак (плотина) |
46 | Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata) | 9 | 1 Жабаглы, 8 Терс-Ащыбулак (плотина) |
47 | Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) | 5 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
48 | Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) | 2 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
49 | Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 6 | Жабаглы |
50 | Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis) | 15 | Жабаглы |
51 | Black-Billed Magpie (Pica pica) | 100+ | 5 Жабаглы, 50-100 в лесополосах по трассе |
52 | Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) | 50+ | 4 Жабаглы (строят гнезда), 40-50 в лесополосах по трассе |
53 | Rook (Corvus frugilegus) | ||
54 | Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) | 5 | Чокпак |
55 | Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) | 1 | Жабаглы |
56 | Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis) | 2 | Тасколь (каньон) |
57 | Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) | 4 | 1 Терс-Ащыбулак (плотина), 3 Тасколь |
58 | Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) | 7 | 4 Терс-Ащыбулак (плотина), 3 Тасколь |
59 | Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) | 3 | Тасколь |
60 | Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) | 1 | Тасколь, самка |
61 | Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) | 4 | 1 Терс-Ащыбулак, 3 Тасколь |
62 | Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis) | 10+ | 1 Жабаглы, 10 Терс-Ащыбулак |
63 | Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) | 1 | Чокпак |
64 | Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) | 4 | Жабаглы |
65 | Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) | 10 | Тасколь |
66 | Great Tit (Parus major) | 1 | Жабаглы |
67 | Eastern Rock Nuthatch (Sitta tephronota) | 2 | Тасколь (каньон) |
68 | Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) | 1 | Жабаглы |
69 | Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) | 4 | 2 Жабаглы, 2 Чокпак |
70 | Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) | 14 | 4 Жабаглы, 10 Терс-Ащыбулак |
71 | Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus) | 2 | Жабаглы |
72 | Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) | 1 | Чокпак |
73 | Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) | 4 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
74 | Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephala) | 15 | Терс-Ащыбулак |
75 | Northern Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) | 15 | Тасколь |
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