Tajikistan. Dushanbe. Komsomol lake.

The very cold and the very murky morning. On Komsomol lake there were usual Mallards, Black-headed Gulls. Only carefully looking on binocular I could find two Tufted Ducks. The Common Greenshanks were two birds only. More than one hour I observed the one of the two Black-winged Stilts. Stint slowly walked on shoal now coming closer, now keeping away from me. More than hour it walked by the same route, coming close to me about 20 meters. But when I tried to close it the Stilt in a trice flew out to safety distance. During my Stilt's observation twice the Kingfisher flew by me. Today on lake I didn't see any new birds.

On the sand near the lake the flock of seven Collared Doves fed. The Collared Dove is not rare bird in Dushanbe but it is less in number than Laughing Dove which is observed all the time all the place. But the Collared Dove may be not visible many weeks and here at once the seven birds in one place.

1. Black-winged Stilt

2. Black-winged Stilt

3. Black-winged Stilt

4. Collared Doves

5. Collared Doves