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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
    • Ciconiiformes
  • Ardeidae
  • Threskiornithidae
  • Ciconiidae
    • Phoenicopteriformes
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    • Anseriformes
  • Anatidae
    • Falconiformes
  • Pandionidae
  • Accipitridae
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  • Tetraonidae
  • Phasianidae
    • Gruiformes
  • Gruidae
  • Rallidae
  • Otididae
    • Charadriiformes
  • Burhinidae
  • Charadriidae
  • Recurvirostridae
  • Haematopodidae
  • Scolopacidae
  • Glareolidae
  • Stercorariidae
  • Laridae
    • Pterocletiformes
  • Pteroclidae
    • Columbiformes
  • Columbidae
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  • Strigidae
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  • Apodidae
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  • Upupidae
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  • Picidae
    • Passeriformes
  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
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  • Bombycillidae
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  • Muscicapidae
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  • Paradoxornithidae
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  • Certhiidae
  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
  • Emberizidae

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    total species: 45
    total photos: 140
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Black-throated Thrush (2015-01-25)
    2. Red-fronted Serin (2015-01-25)
    3. Common Sparrowhawk (2015-02-24)
    4. White-winged Grosbeak (2015-02-24)
    5. Common Pheasant (2015-03-20)
    6. Wood Pigeon (2015-03-27)
    7. Grey Wagtail (2015-04-04)
    8. Common Chaffinch (2015-04-04)
    9. Masked Wagtail (2015-04-04)
    10. Eurasian Jackdaw (2015-04-05)
    11. Tree Sparrow (2015-04-05)
    12. Mistle Thrush (2015-04-10)
    13. Tree Pipit (2015-04-19)
    14. Eurasian Redstart (2015-04-19)
    15. Pied Wheatear (2015-04-19)
    16. Isabelline Shrike (2015-04-19)
    17. Chukar Partridge (2015-04-19)
    18. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2015-04-19)
    19. Rock Sparrow (2015-04-19)
    20. Northern Wheatear (2015-04-25)
    21. Common Kestrel (2015-06-27)
    22. Oriental Turtle Dove (2015-07-06)
    23. Golden Eagle (2015-07-06)
    24. Himalayan Vulture (2015-07-06)
    25. Common Rosefinch (2015-07-06)
    26. Turkestan Shrike (2015-07-06)
    27. Himalayan Rubythroat (2015-07-06)
    28. Rock Pigeon (2015-07-18)
    29. Booted Eagle (2015-07-18)
    30. Long-legged Buzzard (2015-07-18)
    31. Eurasian Roller (2015-07-18)
    32. Isabelline Wheatear (2015-07-18)
    33. Carrion Crow (2015-07-18)
    34. Rosy Starling (2015-07-18)
    35. Ruddy Shelduck (2015-07-18)
    36. Eurasian Hobby (2015-09-01)
    37. White Wagtail (2015-09-13)
    38. Brambling (2015-10-21)
    39. Coal Tit (2015-10-21)
    40. Black-throated Accentor (2015-10-24)
    41. Eurasian Magpie (2015-10-24)
    42. Great Cormorant (2015-10-24)
    43. Plain Mountain Finch (2015-10-24)
    44. Eversmann's Redstart (2015-11-12)
    45. Great Tit (2015-11-13)

    recent uploads

    2015-11-14. Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Eversmann's Redstart.

    2015-10-25. Mistle Thrush, Coal Tit, Brambling, Black-throated Thrush, White-winged Grosbeak, Black-throated Accentor, Eurasian Magpie, Great Cormorant, Brambling, Plain Mountain Finch, Coal Tit.

    2015-09-13. Ring-necked Pheasant, Eurasian Hobby, Grey Wagtail, Masked Wagtail, Masked Wagtail, Siberian White Wagtail.

    2015-09-01. Eurasian Hobby.

    2015-07-19. Rock Pigeon, Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, Ruddy Shelduck, Rosy Starling, Turkestan Shrike, Mistle Thrush, Carrion Crow, Booted Eagle, Isabelline Wheatear, Eurasian Roller, Long-legged Buzzard, Booted Eagle.

    2015-07-07. Himalayan Rubythroat, Turkestan Shrike, Common Rosefinch, Grey Wagtail, Oriental Turtle Dove, Himalayan Vulture, Himalayan Golden Eagle, Common Kestrel, Common Kestrel.

    2015-04-26. Northern Wheatear.

    2015-04-20. Pied Wheatear, Common Sparrowhawk, Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Chukar Partridge, Tree Pipit, Daurian Shrike, Rock Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Eurasian Jackdaw, Mistle Thrush, Tree Pipit, Tree Pipit, Pied Wheatear, Eurasian Redstart.

    2015-04-04. Masked Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, White-winged Grosbeak, Common Chaffinch.

    2015-03-29. Ring-necked Pheasant, Wood Pigeon.

    2015-02-26. White-winged Grosbeak.

    2015-02-24. Common Sparrowhawk.

    2015-01-25. Red-fronted Serin, Black-throated Thrush.

    rare birds records


    Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

    © Andrey Kovalenko
    2026-06-06
    Almaty area, Sorbulak.

    Second registration of the species on Lake Sorbulak. The first was more than 40 years ago, when two birds were discovered among Grey Herons on June 30, 1982 (Erokhov, 1991). According to available data, this is the easternmost point of flight of the yellow heron from its main range.

    Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

    © Vasilii Bastaev
    2026-05-08
    Karakol lake, Mangystau

    The second record of a rare migratory species this season.

    Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

    © Qanatbek Kenzhegulov
    2026-04-14
    Aktau, Mangystau region

    A rare passage species in Kazakhstan. The most recent photographic record in the country was made on 21 April 2022 in the Suzak District of Turkestan Region (Martin Grienenberger; see the website gallery). In Mangystau Region, only two records supported by photographic evidence are known from recent decades of the 21st century: 20–24 May 2009 in the Kenderli area (Neve et al., 2010) and the present observation.

    Northern Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

    © Alexandr Fedulin
    2026-03-30

    A new species for the Teniz-Korgalzhinsky region. The first photographic confirmation on the website for the Kazakh Uplands. Recorded on March 28 and 30 in different parts of the village.
    more rarities...

    recent video

    2026-01-18
    Common Kestrel
    (Ruslan Abutrapov)

    2025-10-31
    Great Cormorant
    (Raouf Bairashev)

    2025-08-31
    Spotted Flycatcher
    (Anna Yasko)

    2025-07-01
    Northern Hawk Owl
    (Tungysh Zaparkulov)

    2025-06-17
    Great White Egret
    (Irina Kuryanova)

    2025-06-01
    Blyth's Reed Warbler
    (Irina Kuryanova)

    2025-04-14
    Grey-Headed Woodpecker
    (sergey izoya)

    2025-03-30
    Great White Egret
    (Anna Yasko)
    Common Kestrel
    (Anna Yasko)

    2025-03-23
    Common Sparrowhawk
    (Ksenia Serbina)
    Great Tit
    (Ksenia Serbina)

    2025-02-07
    Arctic Loon
    (Irina Kuryanova)

    2025-02-06
    Red Crossbill
    (Viktoriya Zvyaginceva)

    2025-01-07
    Eurasian Penduline Tit
    (sergey izoya)

    2024-08-03
    Common Tern
    (Viktoriya Zvyaginceva)

    more video...

    unidentified birds

    2026-06-22

    Андрей Коваленко: Вопрос - что он тут потерял в июне... Когда снимал, думал что снимаю курганника...
    2026-06-21

    Андрей Коваленко: По фото вряд ли, но в это время там только луговые...
    2026-06-18

    Игорь Фефелов: Галка
    2026-06-18

    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна и Андрей.
    2026-06-17

    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна.
    more unidentified birds...