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Postcards from Mongolia
Mongolia: land of the eternal blue sky...
A country of roads less travelled…
Stephen Menzie
…and sometimes roads untravelled…
Stephen Menzie
…pristine vistas…
Stephen Menzie
…and traditional practices.
Stephen Menzie
On our 16th visit to this wonderful country, we caught up with iconic steppeland species such as Mongolian Lark…
Stephen Menzie
…and Demoiselle Crane...
Stephen Menzie
...Siberian larch-forest dwellers, such as the Red-throated Thrush…
Stephen Menzie
…and the rare Black-billed Capercaillie.
Stephen Menzie
We visited the Gobi Desert…
Stephen Menzie
…where we found Pallas’s Sandgrouse…
Stephen Menzie
…Henderson’s (Mongolian) Ground Jays…
Stephen Menzie
…and the beautiful but localised Saxaul Sparrow.
Stephen Menzie
We stayed in comfortable ger camps with spectacular surroundings…
Stephen Menzie
…and birded amongst some unforgettable scenery.
Stephen Menzie
At the wetlands we visited, we found some of the world’s rarest birds, such as this Relict Gull (population fewer than 10,000)…
Stephen Menzie
…and three Baer’s Pochards (population ~300).
Stephen Menzie
In mountainous areas, we found the butterfly-like Wallcreeper…
Stephen Menzie
…Lanner Falcons…
Stephen Menzie
…and the scarce Grey-necked Bunting.
Stephen Menzie
Our final days were spent at the Hustai National Park where, along side a host of bird species, we found one of the world’s rarest mammals: the Przewalski's Horse…
Stephen Menzie
…before spending the final night of the tour back in Mongolia’s bustling capital, Ulaanbaatar.
Stephen Menzie
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