Ushkonyr gorge. Karasay region, Almaty oblast.

On summer midday sometimes seems that there are no birds all around. Silence, no songs, nobody budges. But if to sit on quiet place and to see around that will see birds. Today it was so. On beginning I spied Rollers. Pair of Rollers played on air. Further I spied budges on rocks. On binocular saw Common Kestrel eating something. Also on binocular saw two Rock Buntings. Buntings even sang. If there was no wind I necessarily would record songs of Rock Buntings. Its noticeably differs from songs of other buntings I heard. On rocks saw Chukar Partridge's family, two adults and several juveniles.

On lowland a lot of common birds such as Rollers, Bee-eaters, Lesser Grey Shrikes, Mynahs. Mynahs on country side fed like on them common habitat. Flocks of Mynahs escort cattle and peck large insects from back of cattle. Rock Pigeons sat near burrows. Birds as wild but only several birds have “wild coloring” other ones have white, black and spotted color. Yet one news. Rosy Pastors began to attack gardens. For the present there are mostly adult birds on flocks. A little of brownish juveniles. Rosy Pastors prefer to peck apricots, merry and cherry on second time.

1. Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia par)

2. Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar falki)

3. Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar falki)

4. Eurasian Roller (Coracias garrulus semenowi)

5. Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)

6. Rosy Starlings (Sturnus roseus)