I am off to Turkey and Arctic Russia later this year and plan to tag onto this a birding trip of about 16 days to either Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan – either at the beginning (second half of July) or the end (second half of August) of my sojourn. If I opt for Kyrgyzstan, I will go to a relatively newish area that is opening up for Snow Leopard – the chances are not great at this time of the year, but the operators are getting more and more field information as time goes on, and it’s stunning countryside: see this for a taste: http://www.mammalwatching.com/Palearctic/palearctkyrgyzstan.html. On the other hand, Kazakhstan offers a bigger birding list and also some great – though less mountainous – scenery. I don’t have costings yet but if I can get a group of 3-4 then obviously it helps bring costs down. So this is a tentative feeler to see if anyone is interested. Greg ===============================
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