Hiking to Kumbel Glacier. Ile Alatau National Park.

In the birch forest there were a bit of birds. I saw the little flock of Grey-headed Goldfinches. Once I heard Woodpecker's drum. In the birch tree hole I found the nest of the Eurasian Redstart, also in birch forest I saw male Common Rosefinch and Mistle Thrush. Above the birch forest in the meadows I heard Grasshopper Warbler, Cuckoos and saw one flying male Pheasant. In the spruce forest Tree Pipits were the most noticeable birds. I saw Coal Tits too. Over KokJailau plateau one immature Himalayan Vulture soared.

At evening time I observed the spruce forest with the low juniper bushes. In my opinion birds prefer to nest in the juniper bushes under or close to the spruce tree. In such places I saw Eversmann's Redstarts (the pair), Red-mantled Rosefinches, White-winged Grosbeaks (the pair). When I closed to the Red-mantled Rosefinches, they flashed from the juniper and hid in the spruce. But when I departed they immediately came back into the bush. Eversmann's Redstarts with insects in the bills were perching on the spruce and then were diving to the juniper bush. There were a lot of insects. Sound of bumblebees prevented to listen the birds and the flying ladybirds looked as a dust when I looked to binoculars. On one of the spruces I found the large nest covered by the spruce branch. I sat down near this tree and began to wait the arrival of the owners of the nest. The Nutcracker arrived. Seeing me the Nutcracker changed the direction of the flying. The bird behaved as if it is the owner of the nest. Bird wasn't shown to me but all time was observed behind the branches. It didn't close to the nest. Also behind the branches I saw the Oriental Turtle Doves executed the breeding dances. There were a lot of Greenish Warblers.

Almost all the time one Kestrel flew above the forest. At sunset the Kestrel had the dust bath till the Carrion Crows expelled it. The Kestrel soared some time above the Crows and then flew out. Two Ravens arrived with Crows together. Ravens were crying when flying.

1. Grey-headed Goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps paropanisi)

2. Eurasian Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

3. Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides viridanus)

4. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus bonapartei)

5. Himalayan Griffon-Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)

6. White-winged Grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes merzbacheri)

7. Red-mantled Rosefinch (Carpodacus rhodochlamys)