Tajikistan. Baljuvon.

The hot day. The most remembered event of the day was nearby Dangara on the clay foothills. Near the watering place I saw a lot of large birds. On the sky there were more than 50 Eurasian Griffon-Vultures (it was impossible to count birds because they ceaseless moved), roughly speaking same number of Ravens, four Cinereous Vultures, three Egyptian Vultures (one of them dark juvenile bird), three dark morph Booted Eagles. Cinereous Vultures roamed higher of all, Egyptian Vultures from time to time hid and appeared. Only Griffon-Vultures and Ravens all time were on eyes. Several Griffon-Vultures from time to time sat down the slopes of foothills.

In Baljuvon and during the road I saw Crested Larks, Eurasian Bee-eaters and Pied Bushchats. Also in Baljuvon I saw dark Pipit I didn't see earlier, unfortunately I couldn't make photo. Pied Bushchats I saw were bright black and white males, dark-brown females and brownish black birds with white strips on the wings, probably moulting males. On the little river one Wood Sandpiper was observed. Altogether Baljuvon isn't abundant on birds place.

After the dinner time I came back to the place I saw a lot of raptors. Birds became a little. One little raptor (probably Kestrel or Shikra) added to birds I saw earlier. I couldn't discern bird but saw that one was lesser than Raven. Griffon-Vultures and Cinereous Vultures that appeared on large number, that all at once hid. Some Griffon-Vultures sat on the slope but flew by when shepherds appeared. Sometimes Vultures soared so high I didn't see them. But Ravens didn't move away self rock.

1. Common Ravens (Corvus corax)

2. Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)

3. Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus)

4. Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)

5. Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus)

6. Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)

7. Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)

8. Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

9. Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

10. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

11. Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)

12. Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

13. Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

14. Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)

15. Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)

16. Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)

17. Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)