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Kamenskoe Plateau.

2013-02-17| Askar Isabekov

Today is sunny but cold. At morning in Samal we watched Peregrine Falcon which perched on the roof of high building, then tried to capture Crow when it was flying belly up. Falcon is young bird with the streaks on underparts, it means we have at least two Peregrines in our district this winter. Then we (me and Oleg, Sanzhar and Vassily) went to Kamenskoe Plateau, to the Ak-Kain sanatorium and to Observatory. Birds are a bit though there are many apples in the gardens. Twice we noticed Eastern Buzzards, three times flocks of Waxwings, many times Black-throated Thrushes and once Red-throated Thrush. The latter is very nice record but I couldn’t take photo. Smog from the city came to mountains at noon, all around were covered by dirty mist.

After two last trips I made sure impossible to view the color of tail feathers tips of Waxwings from a far.

1. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

2. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

3. Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus)

5. Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis)


#	species	number

1	Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus)	2

2	Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)	1	молодой в Самале

3	Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)	1	голос

4	Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)		в городе

5	Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)

6	Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)	10

7	Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)	5

8	Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)	20

9	Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)	250

10	Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)	1

11	Red-throated Thrush (Turdus ruficollis)	1

12	Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis)	50

13	Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)	10

14	Azure Tit (Parus cyanus)	4

15	Great Tit (Parus major)	20

16	Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)	10

17	Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)	2

18	Red-fronted Serin (Serinus pusillus)	7

19	Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)	3

20	Eurasian Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)	1

21	Grey-headed Goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps)	3

comments:

2013-02-18. Муравский Владимир:

Странно, что мне щеглы не попадаются, ни разу в нашей щели не видел.

2013-02-18. Исабеков Аскар:

Смотрите где есть репей.

2013-02-18. Муравский Владимир:

Это понятно, ага. Репей есть, а щеглов нету :)

2013-02-22. Фокина Антонина:

меня вот свирестелки избегают (

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