Arctic Warbler

Phylloscopus borealis (Blasius J.H., 1858)

2014-05-25 near Irkitsk, Baikal reg.	© Vadim Ivushkin

Distribution

On migratuon observed in Semipalatinsk area; Zaysan area; Kurgaldzhino Reserve; Kanlshengel, in foothills of Western Tien Shan at Chokpak Pass (15 September 1969); Burundysu; and in Ile valley.

Biology

Very rare passage migrant. Occurs in shelterbelts, riparian forests and in bush thickets. On spring migration observed from 7 May to 30 May; on autumn migration recorded in early-mid-September.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург, Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999.