Tajikistan. Khovaling, Baljuvon.

Trip on two regions of Khatlon oblast to the waterfall. Road to the south from Dushenbe mostly passes by the asphalt. But birds on the “asphalt” places weren't visible. Beginning from Vose road turns from the main way and crosses foothills and rivers watercourses.

Nearby Vose a lot of Rollers (both bright adult and dim juveniles) on the wires. The Roller probably is main bird of this place. Other birds were two European and Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters, Crested Larks. Near the little river I saw two Pied Bushchats, one Little Ringed Plover and one Common Sandpiper. Over Khovaling on the clay hills there were a lot of Barn Swallows, sometimes I saw Rollers. Twice I saw Great Grey Shrikes.

Main raptor bird is Egyptian Vulture, during two days I saw more than ten birds. Once I saw in one place three roamed Vultures and once one dark juvenile Vulture. And once only I saw Egyptian Vulture sitting on the stones, all other birds roamed in the sky. Except Egyptian Vultures I saw only several Black Kites.

Near the waterfall on the Baljuvon region there is green grove. Abundant Spotted Flycatchers, one Turkestan Tit, several Oriental Turtle Doves, one Paradise Flycatcher were in the bushes. All birds fed chicks therefore birds occur by the pairs often. On the waterfall I also saw Blue Whistling Thrushes, one wild adult and one no wild juvenile birds. Adult Thrush and juvenile one called to one another. I think adult bird advised about dangers.

On the back road in the villages I saw juvenile Long-tailed Shrikes. Adult Shrike also was nearby and fed short-tailed juvenile one. Also in the villages I saw Hoopoes.

1. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)

2. Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)

3. Juv. Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)

4. Juv. Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)

5. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)

6. Turkestan Tit (Parus bokharensis)