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2018-03-21| Gennadiy Dyakin

Поездка по Сорбулакской системе озер - Жаманкум, озера Малого Сорбулака, и дальше по каналу до отстойников.
Погода ясная, теплая, ветер слабый.
Утки почти полный набор. Из куликов довольно много только малых зуйков. Чибисов мало, а кулик-сорока и обыкновенный бекас единичные встречи.


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# species number

1Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)2

2Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

3Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

4Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

5Great White Egret (Egretta alba)

6Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

7Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)2

8Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

9Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)2+2

10Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

11Common Teal (Anas crecca)

12Gadwall (Anas strepera)

13Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)

14Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)

15Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)

16Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)

17Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)

18Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)

19Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)

20Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

21Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

22Common Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

23Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)

24Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)1

25White-tailed Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)

26Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

27Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)голос

28Common Coot (Fulica atra)

29Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

30Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

31Common Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)2+2

32Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)2

33Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)

34Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)

35Mew Gull (Larus canus)1

36Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)

37Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

38Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

39Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

40Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)

41Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)

42Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens)

43Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)

44Sky Lark (Alauda arvensis)

45Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)

46White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

47Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata)

48Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)

49Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)

50Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

51Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)

52Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)

53Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)

54Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

55Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

56Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)

57Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)

58Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

59Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)

60Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)

61Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)

62Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

63Eversmann's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)

64Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis)

65Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)

66Azure Tit (Parus cyanus)

67Great Tit (Parus major)

68Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

69Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia)

70Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

71Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

72European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)

73Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)

74Grey-headed Goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps)

75Eurasian Linnet (Acanthis cannabina)

76Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

77Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephala)

78Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)

79Northern Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

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