Urban Birding. Desert Warbler.

Hour-and-a-half birding with beginners in Republic Square. I hope that beginners were satisfied, but I was very satisfied because we found the Desert Warbler almost in the center of the city. I never seen Desert Warblers in Almaty, and I am sure nobody seen it here.

All other birds of bushes were expected: two Turkestan Shrikes, three Isabelline Shrikes, Bluethroat, Chaffinches, Tree Sparrow and common residents. Carrion Crows probably are finishing the nest reconstruction, we saw Crow with some pieces of sintepon in bill, one piece of sintepon fall from bill to grass. Female Sparrowhawk was reconstructing old nest too, male was not observed. The first in this spring Wood Pigeon flew by.

Because beginners didn't notice how was time I can assume that the initiation to birdwatching was successful

list of birds

1. Desert Warbler

2. Turkestan Shrike

3. Desert Warbler

4. Wood Pigeon

5. Isabelline Shrike

6. Stonechat

7. Stonechat

8. Black Redstart

9. Carrion Crow rare nests in city

10. Tree Sparrow

11. Bluethroat

12. female Sparrowhawk

13. female Stonechat