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KokJailau. Ile Alatau National Park.


2009-08-22| Askar Isabekov

There were a bit of birds. Both Greenish Warblers and Tree Pipits weren't hearable. But the Nutcrackers became less cautious. They were quite often hearable and sometimes little flocks of them flew by. In spruce forest almost in the high border of forest belt it was interesting to watch the Grey Partridges. The flock of Grey Partridges most probable picked up the ants. The birds flashed out from when I notice them. In the tall spruce I saw two Red Crossbills. The most noticable today's birds were the raptors. In the KokJailau plateau I saw two Booted Eagles (both light and dark morphs), Common Buzzard and Lammergeier.


1. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus)


2. Pale morph Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus pennatus)


3. Dark morph Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus pennatus)

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