Paux 19/06/2019 19:04
Kazakhstan 5.2019
Joined a local birding tour for 10 days in May 2019 starting from Almaty city and went through a variety of habitats. Here are some bird photos taken during the trip.
Dalmatian Pelican
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Great White Pelican
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White-headed Duck
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Ruddy Shelduck
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Ibisbill
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Black-Bellied Sandgrouse
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Paux 21/06/2019 20:28
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Whooper Swan
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Demoiselle Crane
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Mute Swan
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Ferruginous Duck
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Ruddy Shelduck
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Rosy Starling
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Paux 21/06/2019 21:31
Western Marsh-Harrier
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Long-legged Buzzard
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Paux 23/06/2019 21:18
White Wagtail
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Yellow Wagtail
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Temminck's Stint
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Rook
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Crested Lark
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Red-backed Shrike
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Whiskered Tern
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Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush
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Eurasian Roller
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A red flower carpet
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(More bird photos will be posted in a new thread)
John Holmes 28/06/2019 12:38
Thanks for sharing - some fine birds here !
ajohn 2/07/2019 13:16
A good set of photos here.
The White Wagtail is interesting - it's subspecies [i]ocularis[/i], which I think usually occurs further east than Kazakhstan, where the commoner subspecies should be [i]personata[/i] or [i]alba/dukhunensis[/i].