Birding Mongolia - Birds, birdwatching and conservation in Mongolia by Axel Bräunlich

For this North American, the birdwatching in Mongolia has been great fun. I ve been in-country for about 5 months and have seen about 80 species on occasional weekend treasure hunts. I ve seen it written that what Mongolia lacks in quantity it more than makes up for in quality. And I ve been lucky in my short stay to have discovered some very high quality. Part of my summer was spent in Sukhbaatar soum in Selenge aimag which is located in the country s extreme north. The area boasts rolling grasslands, small wooded hills and a marsh area just south of the population center. Among my summer favorites were a pair of Hooded Cranes. I found them only once in the marsh in mid-August, and I m guessing they were in transit. Also in the marsh, I was delighted to have a Baillon s Crake slip out of the reeds into plain view and a flyby of the massive Great Bittern. I really enjoyed watching the feeding and flitting of the large flock of resident White-winged Terns. Among the ducks species were Ruddy Shelduck, Garganey, Northern Shoveler and Gadwall.

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