Taldykurgan. Day 2.

Second day almost duplicated the first one. In morning we visited ponds, then went to Karatal. The morning ground is frozen, we easy go by all of roads and trails. In the ponds we watched the same list of birds but I saw the Water Rail in additional. Also I shortly noticed the Rail-sized bird with rounded wings looked like little Bittern in colour, I have no any guess appropriated for season and locations. Probably if we had more time for observation of ponds we can to take photo of Rail (we tried but unsuccessfully) and can to watch the daily start of migration. But we didn't have much of free time and we went to Karatal but to the spot located higher than yesterday one. Here was very nice, weather was very sunny and some windy. We again watched Black Stork, Great White Egrets. Eversmann's and Guldenstadt's Redstarts. Also we watched the migration of Eagles and Kites. I was feeling sure that I can just stay in one point and watch a lot of birds which be appeared from all of sides.

After lunch we started to back to Almaty. In Algabas I took photos of Steppe Eagles, near Ainabulak I watched Common Redshanks, Lapwings, Ruddy Shellducks and Garganeys in the small marsh, and near Chengeldy I made stopping to take photos of flock of Starlings.

1. Ruddy Shellduck

2. Shovellers

3. Tufted Ducks

4. There are no hybrids, juvenile, winter or female plumage in airplane. So perfect to be spotter.

5. Reed Bunting.

6. Isabelline Wheatear

7. Eversmann's Redstart is common in Taldykurgan too.

8. Azure Tit

9. Common Oystercatcher

10. Waxwings not yet departed

11. Second Black Stork

12. Karatal river

13. Guldenstadt's Redstart

14. Great White Egret

15. Steppe Eagle is nice model for photoshooting

16. Lapwing

17. Turkestan Common Starling has green gloss in head and purple one in breast. Northern and western subspecies has purple gloss in head, green one in beast.