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Urban Birding. Almaty. Dendropark.


2013-10-19| Askar Isabekov

A long time I was not in Dendropark (aka President’s Park). I didn’t expect special to watch any bird, I wanted to explore territory. Day was warm and sunny, therefore people in park were quite a lot. But birds were quite a few. First bird I saw was the Kestel catched the prey and perching to the top of spruce tree started to eat it. More likely prey is the mice or shrew. Then I saw common Magpies and Rooks. Following the story “Rooks and Walnuts” – today I saw at least 5 Rooks with walnuts. In other words – all Rooks I saw close today were with walnuts in beaks and tried to hide it. In the sky I once noticed two Mallards, I saw them many times but never take photos. I don’t have any guess from where and to where Mallards fly.

Then I noticed soaring Sparrowhawk, then I noticed Kestel again, then again Sparrowhawk, I think they were the same birds I saw before. Of the little passerines I saw the flock of tree Sparrows in bushes near water stream crossed the park, and also three Chiffchaffs, two Great Tits in pine grove, and two Eversmann’s Redstarts in birch-trees. I expected the Eastern Buzzard and I saw it, not one but three birds! Buzzards probably just hopped off (though I was near the park entrance), and slowly gained altitude and flew away in southern direction.

Also today I took photos of Vanessa atalanta, which I never saw before today.


1. Vanessa atalanta


2. Vanessa cardui


3. Aglais urticae


4.


5. Eversmann's Redstart | Phoenicurus erythronotus


6. Rook | Corvus frugilegus


7. Eastern Buzzard | Buteo japonicus


8. Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris exalbidus)


# species number

1Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)2

2Common Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)1

3Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus)3

4Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)1

5Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

6Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)1?

7Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)

8Black-Billed Magpie (Pica pica)

9Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

10Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

11Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)

12Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)3

13Eversmann's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)2

14Great Tit (Parus major)2

15Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

16Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

17Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

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