Seasonal Life of the Wildlife of Kyrgyzstan. Spring
SPRING
March Zhalgan Kuran March
Buds swelling and the first flowers of poplar and elm.
Wormwood and feather grass begin to grow.
Saffron (snowdrop) blooms.
Eggs and larvae of spider mites appear.
Forest ants emerge and start laying eggs.
Carp comes out of winter dormancy.
The first fry of Issyk-Kul trout appear.
Spring activity of the lizard, turtle, yellow-bellied toad, and viper.
Turtles and water snakes emerge from hibernation.
Active migration of birds in the foothills and intermountain valleys.
Some shorebirds and ducks have their first clutches.
Wolves have pups, and spring molting begins.
Spring molting in roe deer and bears.
The rutting season continues for the snow leopard and hedgehog.
Completion of hibernation and rutting in marmots and ground squirrels.
Beginning of spring molting and appearance of young in hares and ground squirrels.
April Chyn Kuran April
Poplar, elm, and juniper are in bloom.
End of flowering and beginning of fruiting of saffron (snowdrop).
The buttercup begins to grow.
Overwintered caterpillars of the apple moth pupate.
Beet leaf flea and harmful tortoise beetle start laying eggs.
The first adult mourning cloak butterflies emerge from overwintered chrysalises.
The first caterpillars of the large peacock butterfly emerge from overwintered eggs.
The first larvae appear in forest ants.
The scarab emerges from winter dormancy.
Carp, roach, and bream begin to spawn.
Migration of the marinka begins.
The agile lizard emerges from winter dormancy.
The rutting season begins for the water snake.
Time for mass nesting and completion of bird migrations.
The first chicks appear in lapwings.
Completion of spring molting in wolves and rutting in snow leopards and marmots.
Roe deer fully regrow their antlers.
Young appear in mountain goats and hedgehogs.
Collection of medicinal plants
April: Field horsetail
April-September: Medicinal dandelion, Shepherd's purse
April-May – August: Walnut: leaves, unripe fruits, pericarp
April-September: Three-colored violet, Hairy cotton
May Bughu May
Poplar fluff and the beginning of spruce flowering.
Appearance of buds and the beginning of flowering of buttercup.
Appearance of adult butterflies and first caterpillars of the apple moth.
Appearance of larvae of the Siberian grasshopper, harmful tortoise beetle, and beet leaf flea.
Beginning of egg-laying by mourning cloak butterflies and scarabs.
The first chrysalises of the red forest ant.
End of marinka migrations.
Appearance of the first fry of roach, marinka, and bream.
Egg-laying by the lizard and turtle.
Mass clutches and hatching of chicks.
Arrival and beginning of nesting of the nightingale.
Completion of the appearance of young in wolves and badgers.
Beginning of the appearance of young in roe deer, marmots, and snow leopards.
End of rutting in hedgehogs.
Collection of medicinal plants
May-June: Turkestan adonis, Black henbane, Medicinal sweet clover, Bearded liveforever, Twisted liveforever, Mother-and-stepmother, Large-flowered primrose, Medium ephedra, Horsetail ephedra
May-July: Shady orchid
May-August: Plantain, Black currant, Zervashan thyme, Marshall thyme May-September: Medicinal marshmallow, Pepper knotweed, Bird knotweed, Stinging nettle, Three-part succession, Greater celandine
Seasonal life of the wildlife of Kyrgyzstan. Winter
