ORNITHOLOGICAL TRIP REPORT KAZAKHSTAN AUGUST- SEPTEMBER 2009

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1 ORNITHOLOGICAL TRIP REPORT KAZAKHSTAN AUGUST- SEPTEMBER 2009 Arend Wassink Introduction From 30 August to 17 September 2009 Rene Pop and Arend Wassink made an ornithological trip in Kazakhstan. Our base was Zhabagly, a small village situated in the foothills of the Talasskiy Alatau mountains, part of the western Tien Shan mountains. From there we made trips to the Chardara and Kyzylkol lakes. The locations visited are all situated in South Kazakkhstan province, unless stated otherwise. Underneath the itinerary: 29 August Amsterdam - Almaty (43:15 N, 76:57 E) 30 August Almaty - Chimkent (42:18 N, 69:36 E) - Zhabagly (42:25 N, 70:28 E) 31 August - 1 September Zhabagly 2 September Zhabagly - Chardara lake (41:13 N, 68:11 E) 3-6 September Chardara lake 7 September Chardara lake - Kyzylkol lake (43:45 N, 69:30 E) 8-11 September Kyzylkol lake 12 September Kyzylkol lake - Zhabagly September Zhabagly 17 September Zhabagly - Chimkent - Almaty 18 September Almaty - Amsterdam Acknowledgement We would like to thank Natasha, Sagit and Ruslan Karatayev(a), and Elmira and Lammert Bies for their (as always) hospitality during our stay in Zhabagly and for the logistic support. Vera Voronova has to be thanked for providing good meals for us in our camps.

2 Species list Zhabagly 30 Aug - 1 Sep Chardara lake 2-6 Sep Kyzylkol lake 7-12 Sep Zhabagly Sep Mute Swan Cygnus olor Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Common Pochard Aythya ferina Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca see additional records Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Anas s strepera Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Northern Pintail Anas acuta Common Teal Anas crecca Chukar Alectoris chukar falki Common Quail Coturni c coturni Common Phaesant Phasianus colchicus mongolicus Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocora pygmeus Great Cormorant Phalacrocora carbo sinensis Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Little Bittern Iobrychus m minutus Black-crowned Night Nycticora n nycticora Heron Little Egret * Egretta g garzetta Western Great Egret Casmerodius a albus Grey Heron Ardea c cinerea Purple Heron Ardea p purpurea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis see additional records Great Crested Grebe Podiceps c cristatus see additional records Black-necked Grebe Podiceps n nigricollis European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus orientalis Black Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus intergrades White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus a albicilla Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus aureus Egyptian Vulture Neophron p percnopterus Eurasian Griffon Vulture * Gyps f fulvus Eurasian Black Vulture * Aegypius monachus Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus Western Marsh Harrier Circus a aeruginosus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Montagu s Harrier Circus pygargus Norhern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis schevedowi Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter n nisus/nisosimilis

3 Shikra Accipiter badius cenchroides Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus Long-legged Buzzard Buteo r rufinus Booted Eagle Aquila pennata Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos canadensis Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Osprey Pandion h haliaetus Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Common Kestrel Falco t tinunculus Merlin Falco columbarius ssp Eurasian Hobby Falco s subbuteo Baillon s Crake Porzana pusilla interemedia Common Moorhen Gallnula c chloropus Eurasian Coot Fulica a atra Common Crane Grus grus lilfordi Demoisella Crane Grus virgo Black-winged Stilt Himantopus h himantopus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus harterti Pratincole spec Glareola spec Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius curonicus Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula tundrae Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Stint Calidris minuta Temminck s Stint Calidris temminckii Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Dunlin Calidris alpina ssp Ruff Philomachus pugna Common Snipe Gallinago g gallinago Black-tailed Godwit Limosa l limosa Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius p phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata ssp Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Common Redshank Tringa totanus ussuriensis Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria i interpres Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pallas s Gull Larus ichthyaetus Heuglin s Gull Larus heuglini barabensis Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Common Gull Larus canus heinei Little Tern Sternula a albifrons Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Black Tern Chlidonias n niger Common Tern Sterna h hirundo Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata Rock Dove * Columba livia Stock Dove Columba o oenas

4 Yellow-eyed Dove Columba eversmanni Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus casiotis Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia d decaocto European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur ssp Western Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis meena Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis ermanni Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus ssp Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops pulchellus Little Owl Athene noctua bactriana Short-eared Owl Asio f flammeus European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus sarudnyi Common Swift Apus apus ssp Common KIngfisher Alcedo a atthis Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops p persicus European Bee-eater Merops apiaster European Roller Coracias garrulus ssp Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa e epops Eurasian Wryneck Jyn torquilla sarudnyi White-winged Dendrocopos leucopterus Woodpecker Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra psammochroa Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata torquata Greater Short-toed Lark * Calandrella brachydatyla longipennis Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens heinei Crested Lark Galerida cristata magna Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula inconspicua Eurasian Skylark Alauda aversies dulcivo Sand Martin Riparia riparia ssp Pale Sand Martin Riparia diluta ssp Barn Swallow Hirundo r rustica Common House Martin Delichon urbicum ssp Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica rufula Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Tree Pipit Anthus t trivialis Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta blakistoni Sykes s Blue-headed Motacilla flava beema Wagtail Grey-headed Wagtail Motacilla thunbergi Black-headed Wagtail Motacilla feldegg Citrine Wagtail Motacilla c citreola Grey Wagtail Motacilla c cinerea White Wagtail Motacilla alba Masked Wagtail Motacilla personata Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii tenuirostris Eastern Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos hafizi Bluethroat Luscinia svecica pallidogularis Siberian Stonechat Saicola m maurus Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Northern Wheatear Oenanthe o oenanthe Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti atrogularis

5 Common Blackbird Turdus merula intermedium Pallas s Grasshopper Locustella certhiola Warbler * centralasiae Common Grasshopper Locustella naevia straminae Warbler Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Blyth s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Booted Warbler Acrocephalus caligatus Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus zarudnyi Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca blythi/halimodendri Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis ssp Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides viridanus Hume s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus h humei Siberian Chiffchaff Phyllloscopus collybita tristis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata neumanni/sarudnyi Yellow-breasted Tit Cyanistes f flavipectus Turkestan Tit Parus bokharensis ferghanensis Great Tit Parus m major see additional records White-crowned Penduline Remiz c coronatus Tit Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus o oriolus Red-backed Shrike Lanius c collurio Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Daurian Shrike Lanius i isabellinus Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach erythonotus Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius pallidirostris Eurasian Magpie Pica pica bactriana Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula soemmerringii Rook Corvus f frugilegus Carrian Crow Corvus corone orientalis Common Raven Corvus cora tibetanus Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyi/porphyronotus Rose-coloured Starling Sturnus roseus Common Myna Acridotheres t tristis House Sparrow Passer domesticus domesticus bactrianus Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis transcaspicus Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus dilutus Common Chaffinch Fringilla c coelebs Grey-headed Goldfinch Carduelis c paropanisi Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus ssp Rock Bunting Emberiza cia par Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra buturlini

6 Additional records Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca On 12 September 8 birds at Twentyseventh Razezd lake, Zhambyl province (43:01 N, 71:12 E). Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocora pygmeus On 9 September one juvenile flying over at Kyzylkol lake. On 12 September 12 birds (including juveniles and adults) at Twentyseventh Razezd lake, Zhambyl province. Purple Heron Ardea p purpura On 4 September one at Chardara lake. On 7 September two in the Syrdary valley, between Chardara and the Arys bridge. All birds were juveniles. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis On 12 September 6 birds at Twentyseventh Razezd lake, Zhambyl province. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps c cristatus On 12 September 15 birds at Twentyseventh Razezd lake, Zhambyl province. Yellow-eyed Dove Columba eversmanni On 2 September one in the Syrdarya valley, between the Arys bridge and Chardara. Great Tit Parus m major On 17 September one at Almaty, Almaty province. *Notes Little Egret Egretta g garzetta On 2 September five birds at Chardara lake. This is the first record since many years in South Kazakhstan province. Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps f fulvus On 5 September a flock of 11 birds at Chardara lake.. Eurasian Black Vulture Aegypius monachus On 11 September a flock of 11 birds at Kyzylkol lake Rock Dove Columba livia neglecta However, most belonged to forma domestica. Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla longipennis On 3-5 September large flocks with a total of at least birds on 3 km shore at Chardara lake. Pallas s Grasshopper Warbler Locustella certhiola centralasiae On 9 September one observed at close range at Kyzylkol lake. This is the first record west of the foothills of the Zhungarskiy Alatau mountains, Almaty province. Arend Wassink Postweg JR De Cocksdorp Teel Netherlands +31(0) (0) arendwassink@teel.com

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