Road to Shelek, Almaty oblast.

The mountain road onto Shelek goes along the Big Almaty Channel (BAK). In the beginning the road goes on champaign and is completely enclosed by road bushes. Near Avat saw Stonechats, Corn Bunting, Black-headed Wagtail, Grey-headed Goldfinches. On the channel I has met Hoopoe, Grey Wagtails and Chiffchaffs. Further near Baltabai tree groves are more various and beautiful. There are pine and birch groves. There are other birds in these places. Wood Pigeons, Oriental Turtle Doves, Great Tits, Azure Tit, White-crowned Penduline Tit. There are Starlings and Tree Sparrows in the villages.

Tausugur. Kuram. The road leaves on foothills. Height of road up to 800 meters above sea level. There are not roadside trees. Birds - Stonechat, Turkestan Shrike, Linnets, Tawny Pipits, one Rock Bunting, Long-legged Buzzard with catch (snake), Kestrel, Pied Wheaters, Hoopoes, Barn Swallows. On clay falls a lot of burrows, Jackdaws nest in them.

On little lake nearby Kyzyl-Sharyk one Ruddy Shelduck, two Common Sandpipers, two Little Ringed Plovers, mixed flock of Grey-headed Goldfinches and Linnets, Greenfinches, Mynahs.

Evening. 6 pm – 8 pm. Salt marshes onto the north from Shelek. One Great White Egret, a lot of Lapwings, Kestrels, Black-winged Stilts, Redshanks, Mallards, Garganeys, Red-crested Pochards, Black-headed Gulls, Reed Warblers, Pheasants. After the sunset flock of Demoiselle Cranes has flown. On a sunset shouts of Pheasants and songs of Reed Warblers were very well audible.

1. Grey-headed Goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps paropanisi)

2. Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra buturlini)

3. Stonechat (Saxicola torquata maura)

4. Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

5. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea melanope)

6. Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus casiotis)

7. Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis meena)

8. Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris griseus)

9. Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia par)

10. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

11. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius curonicus)

12. Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

13. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

14. Demoiselle Cranes (Anthropoides virgo)