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Kimasar gorge. Ile Alatau National Park.

2012-11-10| Askar Isabekov

Excursion to Kimasar with Oleg Belyalov. The weather was overcast but in first half of day we saw many birds. Raptors (Lammergeier and Eastern Buzzard) were soaring in the sky, Three-toed Woodpecker was heard in spruce forest, quite numerous flocks of Crossbills and White-winged Grosbeaks permanently darted back and forth. We could only spare the lack of sun. Generally I satisfied the excursion in spite of no of good photos.

1. Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus)

2. White-winged Grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)

3. Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)


#	species	number

1	Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus)

2	Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)

3	Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)

4	Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)

5	Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)

6	Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)

7	Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

8	Northern Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

9	Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

10	Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis)

11	Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)

12	Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)

13	Songar Tit (Parus songarus)

14	Coal Tit (Parus ater)

15	Azure Tit (Parus cyanus)

16	Great Tit (Parus major)

17	Common Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

18	Red-fronted Serin (Serinus pusillus)

19	Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)

20	Grey-headed Goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps)

21	Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

22	White-winged Grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)

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