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<\/a><\/p>\nCitrine Wagtail – Luus Lake<\/p>\n
Pairs of Demoiselle Crane were scattered along the roadside<\/p>\n Horned Lark was one of the commonest roadside birds – Lake between Delgertsogt and Mandalgovi<\/p>\n Horned Lark – Lake between Delgertsogt and Mandalgovi<\/p>\n Pallas’s Sandgrouse – Lake between Delgertsogt and Mandalgovi<\/p>\n Pallas’s Sandgrouse – Lake between Delgertsogt and Mandalgovi<\/p>\n Female Pallas’s Sandgrouse – Lake between Delgertsogt and Mandalgovi<\/p>\n Pallas’s Sandgrouse – Lake between Delgertsogt and Mandalgovi<\/p>\n Green Sandpiper – Lake between Delgertsogt and Mandalgovi<\/p>\n Eurasian Teal – Lake between Delgertsogt and Mandalgovi<\/p>\n Ruddy Shelduck – Lake between Delgertsogt and Mandalgovi<\/p>\n Asian Short-toed Lark – Lake between Delgertsogt and Mandalgovi<\/p>\n Demoiselle Crane – Lake between Delgertsogt and Mandalgovi<\/p>\n Demoiselle Crane – Lake between Delgertsogt and Mandalgovi<\/p>\n The Middle Gobi Desert<\/p>\n Steppe Eagle – Gobi Desert<\/p>\n The next lake we stopped at was at Luus (45\u00b030’5″ N 105\u00b045’34” E) and was far larger than the previous lake. The cars drove opposite ways around the shores in order to cover the ground. It was quite a novelty driving through miles of vast desert to be confronted with a lake with teaming birdlife.<\/p>\n Here there were flocks of Shoveler, Pintail and Teal in the open water while around the lake margins were Temminck’s Stint, Long-toed Stint, Marsh Sandpiper, Avocet, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper and Citrine Wagtail.<\/p>\n Temminck’s Stint – Luus Lake<\/p>\n Temminck’s Stint – Luus Lake<\/p>\n Citrine Wagtail – Luus Lake<\/p>\n Citrine Wagtail – Luus Lake<\/p>\n Citrine Wagtail – Luus Lake<\/p>\n Citrine Wagtail – Luus Lake<\/p>\n Little Ringed Plover – Luus Lake<\/p>\n Long-toed Stint – Luus Lake<\/p>\n Long-toed Stint – Luus Lake<\/p>\n Marsh Sandpiper – Luus Lake<\/p>\n Avocet – Luus Lake<\/p>\n Time was running tight as we wanted some birding time around Delanzadgad before dark and so we left Luus Lake reluctantly and continued our journey south-west.<\/p>\n The desert scenery was amazing with barren landscapes dotted with camels and as we continued eventually we saw the mountains of Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park with the town of Dalanzadgad situated at its northern base.<\/p>\n Camel – Gobi Desert<\/p>\n Camel – Gobi Desert<\/p>\n Gobi Desert<\/p>\n Gobi Desert<\/p>\n Gobi Desert with the mountains of Gobi Gurvan Saikhan above Delanzadgad coming into view<\/p>\n We arrived at our Guest House at Dalanzadgad at around 17:30. The guest house is owned by Tumen and we soon found our bed space and settled in, I opted for a bed on the landing for some unknown reason while others shared. We spent a couple of hours settling in and birding from the balconies before heading in to the adjacent habitat.<\/p>\n We then spent the rest of the day birding the small lake and area of scrub opposite the guest house (43\u00b033’7″ N 104\u00b025’1″ E). Highlights included Hobby, Osprey, Long-toed Stint, Citrine Wagtail, Isabelline Shrike, Pale Martin, Pallas\u2019 Bunting and Red-throated Thrush. Dalanzagad is a small town located close to a mountain range of the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan and within the middle of the Gobi Desert and as a result any small areas of scrub attract migrating birds.<\/p>\n Tumen has put considerable effort into influencing the creation of habitat for birds on this edge of the desert, and hence the areas around the Guest House are a magnet for migrant birds and we enjoyed a fantastic couple of hours birding before the sun went down.<\/p>\n Isabelline Shrike – Delanazadgad<\/p>\n Isabelline Shrike – Delanazadgad<\/p>\n Isabelline Shrike – Delanazadgad<\/p>\n Ruddy Shelduck – Delanazadgad<\/p>\n Snipe species (Common Snipe?) – Delanzadgad<\/p>\n Snipe species (Common Snipe?) – Delanzadgad<\/p>\n