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Almaty, Dendropark.

2012-10-06| Askar Isabekov

Overcast day. Outdoor testing of tele-objective lens before the competition. Lens failed the test. Despite the apparent advantage (1300mm focus) it loses by reason of the weak lens speed, and the absence of auto-focus and image stabilizer. The interesting one was Quail which flushed under my legs and I even spotted its grounded place, but... I didn’t find it despite my diligence. In Ozernoe gorge on familiar site I ran into the Solitary Snipe but didn’t shoot it because Snipe flew out very quickly. Buckthorn in the gorge is a lot, but the birds are still not noticed; in the bushes I saw one Blackbird only.

1. Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus mongolicus)

2. Rock Bunting (Embeiza cia par)


#	species	number

1	Common Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

2	Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

3	Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)

4	Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

5	Solitary Snipe (Gallinago solitaria)

6	Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)

7	Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)

8	Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

9	Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

10	Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)

11	Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)

12	Great Tit (Parus major)

13	Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

14	Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

15	Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)

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Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

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