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  1. dalat

    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    Thanks all! :t:
  2. dalat

    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    I think car rental is possible, but I've not tried self driving here... Speaking Russian will help dealing with the numerous police check points and asking for directions...
  3. dalat

    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    Thanks a lot :t: I take that as a big compliment, seen your stunning pictures in your BC thread (phantastic!). But actually these two were mostly some lucky shots with birds perching close in front of me, so even my bridge camera gives ok results. I'm not really a photographer, just happy to...
  4. dalat

    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    Hier some more pics: View on the beautiful village of Sarytag where I stayed for the night, a young Pied Wheatear, a young Yellow-breasted (Azure) Tit, which I would have taken for a Blue Tit if not for the adult birds with it, a Hare and a Marmot (still have to find out if that's the Europeans...
  5. dalat

    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    Two nice lifers for me where the White-winged Grosbeak (a party of 11) and Blue-capped Redstart. Himalayan Griffon and Bearded Vultures also passed through, the Griffon even pearched not too far away (still too far for decent photos)
  6. dalat

    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    I just had another short weekend in the Fann-mountains. This time at the well known Iskanderkul lake. I spent one night there on a stop-over from Dushanbe to Khujand. Mostly similar birds as at the last trip, as it just a few valleys away from where I was last time. Very pleasant birding...
  7. dalat

    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    Thanks the kind comments!
  8. dalat

    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    For all of you who now want nothing but go there and see these mountains and the Tit-Warbler, I've put together some more pratical info in a small trip report: http://www.cloudbirders.com/tripreport/repository/KLINGEL_Tajikistan_09_2015.pdf
  9. dalat

    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    Thanks Robert! Yes, the Pika is lovely! And good to know about my luck with the Tit-Warbler :t:
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    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    So here the last part, as that was it it already. Unfortunately little time so next day I had to return to Khujand, work was waiting. In the morning I got more Sparrowhawk versus Tree Sparrow action. Somehow the Sparrows liked to make a few wide rounds above the valley flying in a dense flock...
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    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    It is? I have no idea how common or uncommon these are... But I sure enjoyed seeing them, they were just a little too nervous for me to get photos.
  12. dalat

    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    And here some birds: Siberian Chiffchaff, Red-billed Chough, Black Redstart, Daurian Shrike and White Wagtail personata
  13. dalat

    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    After breakfast we started for the 3-4 h hike up to the lakes. First we walked through the valley shown in the first post. More Brown Dippers in stream besides the track and Grey and Yellow Wagtails. The valley bottom was the only part supporting more green vegetation than the Juniper growth on...
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    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    Indeed, this area is at the north-westernmost tip of its distribution: http://www.hbw.com/species/little-forktail-enicurus-scouleri
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    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    The programm of the next day was a hike to the main destination of the trip. The beautiful Kuli Kalon lakes. But before breakfast, I had another stroll around the compound, this time along the stream. I quickly found four of the five stream loving species of the area along 100 m of stream or so...
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    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    Thanks moose! It was just a weekend, but still a little more to tell. So this afternoon we went up the path to the smaller Chukurak Lake. It was a steep but easy walk of about one hour through Juniper forest first and rubble later on, until reaching a wide cirque with the lake, steep rock walls...
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    Tajikistan: a weekend in the Fann mountains (September 2015)

    In September I had a work trip to northern Tajikistan and managed to squeeze in a weekend to go out and see some of the country's birds and landscapes. There is basically zero information available in the internet on birding in Tajikistan. All tours to Central Asia seem to focus on Uzbekistan...
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