OK, for those of you who are interested (umm - that's you, Marion), here's a list of the birds we saw on our first trip in Mongolia:
Black eared kites (lots)
Black vultures (lots)
Steppe Eagle (lots and lots)
Golden eagle (maybe)
Kestrel
Long-legged and rough-legged buzzards (sooo many - they're like pigeons)
Tree sparrows
Wheatear - could never work out if they were Isabelline or Northern
Skylark
Raven
Swallow
Red-billed Chough
Desert Wheatear
Sandpiper
Demoiselle Cranes (yes!)
Shelduck
Hoopoe
Isabelline Shrike
There were so many birds of prey, and they were huge! Sitting around on the grass, we got really close! Unfortunately internet is slow, will try to add pictures later. Gotta go now as someone else is waiting for the internet, could waffle on for ages about how great it was!
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Oh my god - how fantastic! I imagined Mongolia to be a macho horse-riding wilderness - not a birders paradise! I see now why you wanted to stop off. Thats a pretty impressive list. Excellent. Will email you news of home (tempted to set up 'in the office') Mum xx
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