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Aspara.


2010-06-26| Askar Isabekov

On the little ponds in Aspara village the Coots and Moorhens float with juveniles, Black-headed Gulls fly by and one a little cautious Kingfisher hide in the cane thickets. At last I have shoot flying by Night Herons, though against the sun. There are a lot of Long-tailed Shrikes, Masked Wagtails and Corn Buntings which are feeding their nestlings.

I have seen another nest of White Storks in which there were 6 birds, one of which is adult with the red bill. I guess that it not one big nest but two adjacent, if it possible.


1. Common Coots (Fulica atra)


2. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)


3. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)


4. Adult and Juvenile Long-tailed Shrikes (Lanius schach erythronotus)


5. Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata)


6. Black-crowned Night Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax)


7. White Storks (Ciconia ciconia asiatica)


8. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia asiatica)

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