Tajikistan. Iskanderkul.

On earlier morning I went to Snake lake. I didn't see any duck on the lake. Over the forest the Marsh Harrier and the Hobby flew by. Further I went to the mountain. Today I observed bird occurred in the rock bushes. Till the sun lights the slopes the birds were a little. Rock Buntings fed on dry slopes with poor greenery often between the stones. On the juniper I saw bird looked like male Pine Bunting (light cap, two dark spots on the breast). Unfortunately I couldn't discern or make photos of this bird. Only Long-tailed and Turkestan Shrikes were marked.

In the coastal forest birds also were a bit. I saw raptors, the pair of Sparrowhawks on the rocks, two Black Kites flew over the lake and scared the Carrion Crows. In the poplar forest Olive-backed Pipits and Hume's Warblers sang. Spotted Flycatchers and Bar-tailed Treecreepers flew from one tree to another. Near the water I saw Blue Whistling Thrush, Oriental Turtle Doves and Grey Wagtail. On evening time before the departure I saw sitting on poplar Sparrowhawk but on coast two Little Stints. On the way to home the flock of Grey-headed Goldfinches flew by. On the rock one dark Kite perched.

1. Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephala)

2. Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)

3. Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)

4. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

5. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)

6. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)