Ile Alatau National Park. Little Almaty gorge.

When I have moved away from little village in the chine I at once have seen a lot of birds. On chine's bellow near the river mixed flocks have fed on willows and wild apricots. Flocks contains Azure Tits in main. Today I have seen roughly speaking thirty-forty ones. Except Azure Tits there were Songar Tits, Treecreepers, Coal Tits, Goldcrests. But no one Great Tit! Above in birch groves there were much Red-fronted Serins. If to sit under the birch on which Serins feed then birch seed snowed to you from above. Droll.

Raptors. Saw two Golden Eagles (one on morning and one after dinner), Black Vulture and the pair of Lammergeiers. Lammergeiers have hovered low enough. One some higher and one some lower above the trees.

Today is Independent Day in Kazakhstan. Therefore on New Square (aka Independent Square) there are concerts, loud music but firework on evening. Birds have flied from this place. But I have found Barred Warbler. Also have met Sparrowhawk.

1. Azure Tit (Parus cyanus tianschanicus)

2. Azure Tit (Parus cyanus tianschanicus)

3. Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus hemocalanus)

4. Rook (Corvus frugilegus frugilegus)

5. Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

6. Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria merzbacheri)