Sorbulak. White-headed Duck.

Trip with Gennady Dyakin and Andrei Kovalenko. The main event of a trip to Sorbulak was the watching of White-headed Ducks. Andrei guesses the nesting of this Ducks on one of the overgrown with reeds lakes of Sorbulak system. We watched several white-headed adult males (two of whom were still with blue bills), and about 20 juvenile Ducks which were quite non-timid but even curious. Juvenile Ducks not hid from us but circling between cane islands floated us closer and closer, therefore we made as good photos as it was possible. Ducks floated together with different ages Black-necked Grebes which were at least two dozen birds. In addition to White-headed Ducks need to note the large flocks of Great White Pelicans, rare Curlew Sandpipers still with parts of old "rusty" feathers, even more rare Sanderlings, and Ruddy Turnstones.

1. White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)

2. Juvenile White-headed Ducks (Oxyura leucocephala)

3. Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

4. Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

5. Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

6. Sanderling (Calidris alba)

7. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

8. Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)

9. Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)

10. Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

11. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

12. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)