Urban Birding. Almaty. Republic Square.

Need to go to watch birds after the snowfall because in overcast weather birds hid in some cover. Yesterday I went to watch and saw only Mynas, Crows and one Rook eating dogwood berries on the tree under the snowfall (they did not have another way because all ground is covered by snow), and also three Bramblings feeding in thuja. Close to evening the snowfall was finished, and morning was almost sunny. But weather was cold and a bit of snowy. During one hour I saw only Mynas and Crows, and one Collared Dove as significant bird. After noon weather is sunny and my next visit is shorter but more productive, I saw Bramblings, Great Tits, Blackbirds. Also I found Barred Warbler. The third snow probably will lay more long time than the first and second ones, but perhaps will melt too. But the food (berries, cones) are still a lot. No new species of birds appeared in Square, I found only Squirrel eating the cones on thuja.

Near 5pm I saw Sparrowhawk in Alfarabi-Zharokova crossroad area.

1. Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto stoliczkae

2. Сornus sanguinea

3. Hooded Crow | Corvus cornix sharpii

4. Common Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs

5. Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla

6. Sciurus vulgaris exalbidus

7. Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla

8. Barred Warbler | Sylvia nisoria