MONGOLIA REP 12 - Birdquest

Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala Many fabulous looks at migrants, but also found on territory.
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos ◊ Good looks at many smart males along forest edges at Terelj. See Note.
An Asian Rosy Finch (Mark Van Beirs)
Godlewski’s Bunting Emberiza godlewskii ◊ Brief views of this handsome bunting in the Gobi Altai. See Note.
Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides ◊ Several excellent encounters in the Hustai NP. Also seen near Ulaan Bataar.
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana A couple of migrants showed well in the Gobi Altai.
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani ◊ Fabulous looks at several singing males in the Gobi Altai (neobscura).
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla A single close up observations of this adorable migrant.
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola (V) Two males showed very well in willow bushes at Terelj.
Pallas’s Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi ◊ A male showed nicely at the Whooper Swan lake.
The cute Pallas’s Pika (Alain & Marie-Paule Perthuis-Schajes)
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