Wednesday, 3 December 2008

Ulan Bator







We are met at the airport by our ground agents Nomadic Journeys. They whisk us to Sukhbaatar Square for an early morning sight see and in the tiny park at the south end of the square we find our first migrants. Brown Shrike, Brown Flycatcher, 8 Taiga Flycatchers several Dusky Warblers and an Arctic Warbler. Overhead we spot Black Vulture, several Black eared Kites, Chough and Common Tern.
Breakfast American style is served to us nearby in a cafe run by two Cuban brothers. Across the street. is the monastery of the Chojin Lama set against the backdrop of new skyscrapers. A Little Bunting is found in the adjacent gardens but the nearby city park is fenced off currently for development.


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