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Sorbulak. Almaty oblast.


2018-11-06| Askar Isabekov
duration 4 часа
weather переменная облачность, ветер
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# species number comment

1Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)1

2Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)50

3Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)8

4Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)2

5Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)1000

6Great White Egret (Egretta alba)1

7Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)1

8Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)10

9Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)10

10Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)2000

11Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)10

12Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)2500

13Common Teal (Anas crecca)5

14Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)25

15Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)20

16Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)5

17White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)7

18Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)1

19Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)1Комсомол

20White-tailed Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)5

21Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)1

22Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)2

23Common Coot (Fulica atra)2500

24Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)3

25Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)100

26Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)15

27Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

28Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)10Чапаев

29Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)5

30Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)10

31Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus)1Комсомол

32Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)

33Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)

34Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)

35Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

36Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

37Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis)2

38Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)2

39Azure Tit (Parus cyanus)

40Great Tit (Parus major)

41Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

42Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

43Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

44European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)5

45Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)1

46Grey-headed Goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps)3

47Eurasian Linnet (Acanthis cannabina)30

48Desert Finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)10

49Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)3

50Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephala)2

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