What you can see in the city right now?

One or one and half hour is the time need to urban birding. Two days I had birding in Dendropark and in Republic Square in Almaty. Now you can meet familiar (often) or unfamiliar birdwatchers in the urban birding spots.

In 26th of March in Dendropark (aka President's Park) I met Gennady and Elena Dyakins, we together had some birding. Black-headed Gull was surprise for us, but Pied and Northern Weatears, and Pheasant were predictable but nice records. Bramblings and Chaffinches are yet in park. Magpies are building the nests.

Next day I visited Republic Square. At first birds were invisible. Only Isabelline Shrike didn't hide. But when I carefully observed bushes and under the spruce trees I find other birds. I again saw Bramblings-Chaffinches, common Great Tits, Blackbirds and also season guests – Black-throated Accentors and Eversmann's Redstart.

Soon, probably after several weeks the urban birding will become very interesting. But some of today records (for example Gull) is interesting too.

1. Isabelline Shrike can be observed in the city only about two weeks in spring and two weeks in autumn

2. Common Pheasant

3. Rare record of Black-headed Gull in our city located very far from the large water

4. Pied Wheatear

5. Northern Wheatear

6. Female Eversmann's Redstart

7. Black-throated Accentor is common in our mountains but in city observed only during seasonal mifration

8. Chaffinch was in city in winter but will migrate to north soon

9. Blackbird started the breeding time