http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk Birding from around the world Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/top-five-birds-kazakhstan-birding-tour-2019/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/top-five-birds-kazakhstan-birding-tour-2019/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:36:36 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=21753 My 2019 birding tour to Kazakhstan was one of the best I have led over the last few years; incredible landscapes and non-stop fantastic birds made it hard not to enjoy every moment. Species such as Asian Crimson-winged Finch, Eversmann’s Redstart, White-headed Duck, Black Lark, White-winged Lark, Sociable Lapwing, White-winged Woodpecker, White-capped Bunting, Asian Desert Warbler, [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/top-five-birds-kazakhstan-birding-tour-2019/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/raptors-kazakhstan-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/raptors-kazakhstan-birding/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2019 09:45:51 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=21695 Vast landscapes of mountains, farmland, stony plains, semi-desert and steppe have been the backdrop for the last few weeks in Kazakhstan where the birds have been superb in some amazing settings incredible for their scale. Before the trip I was asked if we would see many raptors on this birding tour of Kazakhstan and it [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/raptors-kazakhstan-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-the-steppe-near-astana-kazakhstan-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-the-steppe-near-astana-kazakhstan-birding/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2019 15:06:50 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=21673 I am currently sitting in a hotel room in Almaty, looking back on the last few days of the recent Kazakhstan birding tour that I have just finished leading. Our trip ended in the capital city of Kazakhstan, Nur Sultan (recently renamed from Astana), where we spent a few days birding in steppe and wetlands, enjoying [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-the-steppe-near-astana-kazakhstan-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-hiking-near-shymbulak-kazakhstan-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-hiking-near-shymbulak-kazakhstan-birding/#comments Fri, 17 May 2019 16:00:59 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=21652 I have just finished a three-night stay in Ile-Alatau National Park in the snow-capped Tien Shan mountains just outside of Almaty, Kazakhstan. I wanted to spend some time walking in the mountains and taking some photos of birds, not really being fussy about which species I saw, just enjoying the scenery and clean air. I [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-hiking-near-shymbulak-kazakhstan-birding/feed/ 0