Birds, soil and fish in Basa Delta

02. - 06.07.2014

After four days of bird observations and soil sampling at the Kunawski Bridge with Clare and Ruslan, we visit Basa Delta together with Viktor for my secound round of bird observations and more soil sampling of Clare. Ruslan and me were in Basa Delta before and now we show Clare and Viktor around the tourist station. We meet lots of fisher tourists, get to know the workers in Basa Delta better and concentrate on our work. I'm still observing birds and Clare examines ground water and soil composition at the island. Besides we are enjoying our time ...

Black-headed Gulls and Black Terns
Lachmöwen und Trauerseeschwalben
Chroicocephalus ridibundus et Chlidonias niger



База Делта



Clare and her soil samples



The amazing sauna tent



Small fisherman






Clare at our tent camp



Ruslan



Reed
Schilf
Phragmites communis



Black-winged Stilt and Pied Avocet
Stelzenläufer und Säbelschnäbler
Himantopus himantopus et Recurvirostra avosetta



Clare is digging



and examining soil.



Always the Pied Avocet takes care that we don't get to close to him.






I'm typing my data



and classify some birds.






Clare while water level measuring



Bindweed
Winde
Calystegia spec.



Valerie (left) is the owner of Basa Delta.






One of the Basa Delta workers



Ruslan and Viktor are digging for ice to cool their caught fish.






Гуля (Gulia), one of the kitchen ladys



Concentrated computer work is also necessary.

After our fieldwork in Basa Delta and the other study sites for the last three weeks, we return to Almaty, the big city.

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