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Taukum - Kanshegel - Sorbulak - Almaty


2012-05-20| Askar Isabekov

In Taukum sands from the early morning we heard the singing Red-headed Bunting, on the road-sides the most notable birds were Crested Larks and Turkestan Shrikes. The waiting morning flying of Black-bellied Sandgrouse in Kanshengel was not visible probably because of the yesterday's rain (appearance of puddles from which birds can to drink) and the morning cold. But some Sandgrouses still came to drink in watering place, we saw two flocks by six birds each, but most of the birds were flying alone or in pairs. Once the pair of Pallas's Sandgrouses was observed, and some later the flock of Demoiselle Cranes. Small Larks were singing very actively; the Isabelline Wheatears already took out fledglings from the burrow. On the wires near the village I saw the this year's first Eurasian Bee-eaters.

13.30. Sorbulak was suddenly emptied, almost all passage Shorebirds flew out, the former abundance of birds was gone. Probably only local breeding birds stay on Sorbulak. Even in small number we observed the Terek Sandpipers and Spotted Redshanks. The main observation is the Pacific Golden Plover. I saw this bird for the first time, but remembered that need to make photo of underwing. I made one shot of underwing which show the dark axillaries feathers. It should be mentioned the this year's nesting of Rosy Starling on the dam. On Little Sorbulak the most interesting was the finding of Lark's kindergarten to the water. Caspian Gulls taken out their grey chicks to the water. We watched one floating group, others ones crowded the shore. In my closing to the water the Gulls taken away chicks in the grass, but then again taken out to the coast. In the sky over the opposite shore the Great White Pelicans rounded. On the wet meadow near Karoy I saw Lapwing chicks.

May 19-20, 2012. Two days trip list.


1. Kanshegel. Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo)


2. Kanshegel. Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)


3. Kanshegel.


4. Kanshegel. Pallas's Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)


5. Sorbulak. Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)


6. Sorbulak. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)


7. Sorbulak. Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)


8. Sorbulak. Rosy Starlings (Sturnus roseus)


9. Little Sorbulak. Gulls' kindergarden.


10. Little Sorbulak. Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus)


11. Little Sorbulak. Eurasian Roller (Coracias garrulus semenowi)


12. Karoi. Lapwing's (Vanellus vanellus) chick.


# species number

1Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)12-132-3 птицы на Топарских озерах, более 10 в Сорбулакской системе

2Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)больше 100на Сорбулаке

3Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)летящая стая в Топаре, несколько десятков на Сорбулаке

4Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)сотни на Сорбулаке

5Great White Egret (Egretta alba)2в районе Топара

6Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)15-20отдельные птицы повсеместно, в т.ч. в Бакбакты, в Желтуранге, на Сорбулаке

7Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)2в Прибалхашье, в районе Аралтобе

8Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)14на Сорбулаке

9Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)отдельные птицы в Желтуранге, Каншенгеле, Топаре, массово на Сорбулаке

10Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)3-4на Сорбулаке

11Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)10-15Сорбулак

12Common Teal (Anas crecca)1самец на Сорбулаке

13Gadwall (Anas strepera)6-8Сорбулак

14Garganey (Anas querquedula)20-30пара в Топаре, 20-30 птиц, Сорбулак

15Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)15-20около 15 птиц на Топарских озерах, все самцы, несколько пар на Сорбулаке

16Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)2пара в Топаре

17Black Kite (Milvus migrans)массово повсеместно

18Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)2в Топаре

19Shikra (Accipiter badius)21 птица Аралтобе, 1 в Желтуранге

20Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)гнездо в Буре, отдельные птицы повсеместно по дороге

21Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)21 взрослая птица, 1 птенец, каньон Или

22Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)1Желтуранга

23Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)2в каньоне Или

24Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)повсеместно

25Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)слышали в каньоне Или

26Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)2дважды на трассе в Топаре

27Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo)15-20стая в Каншенгеле

28Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)2в Топаре

29Common Coot (Fulica atra)Топар, Сорбулак

30Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)1на южном берегу Сорбулака

31Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)3-4Сорбулак

32Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)Каншенгель, Сорбулак, 2 птенца Карой

33Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)повсеместно (Топар, Каншенгель, Желтуранга, Сорбулак), кое-где на гнездах

34Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)10-20Сорбулак

35Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)5-7на южном берегу Сорбулака

36Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)10-15на южном берегу Сорбулака

37Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)Каншенгель, Сорбулак, стайки

38Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)Топар, Сорбулак, сотни

39Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)Сорбулак, выводят птенцов на воду

40Black Tern (Chlidonias nigra)7-9Топар (5-7), Сорбулак (2)

41White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)1Топар

42Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)1Малый Сорбулак

43Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)около 251 птица каньон Или, 4 птицы Бура, около 20 - Каншенгель

44Pallas's Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)2Каншенгель

45Yellow-eyed Pigeon (Columba eversmanni)4Желтуранга

46Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)2 птицы Бура, стаи в Желтуранге, Каншенгеле и на Сорбулаке

47Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)несколько десятковПовсеместно (Бура, Желтуранга, Топар, Сорбулак, везде на проводах по трассе)

48Eurasian Roller (Coracias garrulus)повсеместно, часто парами

49European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)10-15на проводах в Каншенгеле

50Hoopoe (Upupa epops)повсеместно

51White-Winged Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)3-4в Желтуранге

52Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)Каншенгель

53Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)Топар, Сорбулак

54Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)Таукум, Каншенгель

55Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)Каншенгель, многочисленен

56Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)Каншенгель, Сорбулак, часто с кормом в клюве

57Sky Lark (Alauda arvensis)Каншенгель, несколько птиц

58Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata)Топар

59Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)много в Таукумах

60European Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)1в Желтуранге

61Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)10-15Желтуранга

62Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus)повсеместно многочисленен, чаще в стаях, колонии на Или, в Куртах и на Сорбулаке

63Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)в населенных пунктах

64Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)повсеместно

65Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)Желтуранга, носит корм в дупла

66Rook (Corvus frugilegus)многочисленен на Сорбулаке, колонии в лесополосах

67Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)Сорбулак

68Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)Бура, Таукумы, Топар - поет в кустарниках

69Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)3-4Желтуранга (2-3), Бура (1).

70Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)4-5каньон Или (1 самка, 3-4 самца).

71Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)Каншенгель, слетки, Сорбулак

72Rufous Bush Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes)Бура

73Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)Бура, поет в кустарниках

74Great Tit (Parus major)1Желтуранга

75Turkestan Tit (Parus bokharensis)многочисленна, Желтуранга, кормит птенцов

76Indian Sparrow (Passer indicus)Бура

77Saxaul Sparrow (Passer ammodendri)Бура, Топар

78Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)Бура

79Grey-necked Bunting (Emberiza buchanani)1в каньоне Или

80Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)каньон Или, Таукум, Сорбулак, многочисленна

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