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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 127
    total photos: 271
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 1

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    1. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2018-01-12)
    2. Little Owl (2018-01-12)
    3. Eurasian Collared Dove (2018-01-12)
    4. Eurasian Linnet (2018-01-12)
    5. Corn Bunting (2018-01-12)
    6. Common Starling (2018-01-12)
    7. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2018-01-12)
    8. Northern Reed Bunting (2018-01-12)
    9. Eastern Buzzard (2018-01-12)
    10. Great Crested Grebe (2018-01-13)
    11. Great White Egret (2018-01-13)
    12. Stock Pigeon (2018-01-13)
    13. Rock Pigeon (2018-01-13)
    14. Common Pheasant (2018-01-13)
    15. Greylag Goose (2018-01-13)
    16. Ruddy Shelduck (2018-01-13)
    17. Hen Harrier (2018-01-13)
    18. Crested Lark (2018-01-13)
    19. Eurasian Goldfinch (2018-01-14)
    20. Dalmatian Pelican (2018-01-14)
    21. Wallcreeper (2018-01-14)
    22. Great Cormorant (2018-01-14)
    23. Pygmy Cormorant (2018-01-14)
    24. Caspian Gull (2018-01-14)
    25. Pallas's Gull (2018-01-14)
    26. Common Kestrel (2018-01-14)
    27. Whooper Swan (2018-01-14)
    28. Mute Swan (2018-01-14)
    29. Rock Sparrow (2018-01-14)
    30. Horned Lark (2018-01-15)
    31. Saker Falcon (2018-01-15)
    32. Tree Sparrow (2018-01-15)
    33. White-winged Lark (2018-01-15)
    34. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2018-01-15)
    35. Mallard (2018-01-16)
    36. Merlin (2018-01-16)
    37. Laughing Dove (2018-01-19)
    38. House Sparrow (2018-01-19)
    39. European Greenfinch (2018-01-24)
    40. Rook (2018-01-24)
    41. Eurasian Magpie (2018-01-24)
    42. Eurasian Blackbird (2018-01-24)
    43. Mistle Thrush (2018-01-24)
    44. Great Tit (2018-01-24)
    45. Brambling (2018-01-24)
    46. Eurasian Siskin (2018-01-24)
    47. Common Mynah (2018-01-27)
    48. Common Chaffinch (2018-01-27)
    49. Coal Tit (2018-01-29)
    50. Red-fronted Serin (2018-01-29)
    51. Azure Tit (2018-01-29)
    52. Common Redpoll (2018-01-29)
    53. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2018-02-20)
    54. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2018-02-20)
    55. Eversmann's Redstart (2018-02-20)
    56. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2018-04-22)
    57. Eurasian Crag Martin (2018-04-22)
    58. Chukar Partridge (2018-04-22)
    59. Isabelline Wheatear (2018-04-22)
    60. Pied Wheatear (2018-04-22)
    61. Blue Whistling Thrush (2018-04-22)
    62. Black-crowned Night Heron (2018-05-01)
    63. Common Kingfisher (2018-05-01)
    64. Common Moorhen (2018-05-01)
    65. Common Coot (2018-05-01)
    66. Great White Pelican (2018-05-01)
    67. Grey Heron (2018-05-01)
    68. Black-Necked Grebe (2018-05-01)
    69. Northern Lapwing (2018-05-01)
    70. Common Shelduck (2018-05-01)
    71. Red-crested Pochard (2018-05-01)
    72. Northern Pintail (2018-05-01)
    73. Garganey (2018-05-01)
    74. Black-winged Stilt (2018-05-01)
    75. Common Oystercatcher (2018-05-01)
    76. Masked Wagtail (2018-05-01)
    77. White Wagtail (2018-05-01)
    78. Grey Wagtail (2018-05-01)
    79. Western Marsh-Harrier (2018-05-01)
    80. Common Cuckoo (2018-05-01)
    81. Oriental Turtle Dove (2018-05-01)
    82. Calandra Lark (2018-05-01)
    83. Northern Wheatear (2018-05-01)
    84. Turkestan Shrike (2018-05-01)
    85. Eurasian Jackdaw (2018-05-01)
    86. Eurasian Roller (2018-05-01)
    87. Common Sandpiper (2018-05-01)
    88. Green Sandpiper (2018-05-01)
    89. Common Redshank (2018-05-01)
    90. Pied Avocet (2018-05-08)
    91. Temminck's Stint (2018-05-08)
    92. Little Ringed Plover (2018-05-08)
    93. Common Greenshank (2018-05-08)
    94. Spotted Redshank (2018-05-08)
    95. Barn Swallow (2018-05-08)
    96. Sand Martin (2018-05-08)
    97. Black-headed Gull (2018-05-08)
    98. Common Tern (2018-05-08)
    99. Siberian Stonechat (2018-05-08)
    100. Lesser Grey Shrike (2018-05-08)
    101. Rosy Starling (2018-05-08)
    102. Eurasian Hobby (2018-05-13)
    103. Red-billed Chough (2018-07-12)
    104. Carrion Crow (2018-07-12)
    105. Plain Mountain Finch (2018-07-12)
    106. Himalayan Snowcock (2018-07-12)
    107. Tree Pipit (2018-07-12)
    108. Water Pipit (2018-07-12)
    109. Black-throated Accentor (2018-07-26)
    110. Hume's Warbler (2018-07-26)
    111. Blue-capped Redstart (2018-07-26)
    113. Spotted Nutcracker (2018-08-11)
    114. White-headed Duck (2018-08-18)
    115. Spotted Flycatcher (2018-08-18)
    116. Little Stint (2018-08-18)
    117. Wood Sandpiper (2018-08-18)
    118. Hoopoe (2018-08-18)
    119. Brown-necked Raven (2018-08-18)
    120. Yellow Wagtail (2018-08-18)
    121. Ferruginous Duck (2018-08-18)
    122. Common Pochard (2018-08-18)
    123. Greenish Warbler (2018-08-25)
    124. Common Whitethroat (2018-08-25)
    125. Common Rosefinch (2018-08-25)
    126. Grey-necked Bunting (2018-08-28)
    127. Common Nightingale (2018-08-28)

    recent uploads

    2018-08-29. Grey-necked Bunting.

    2018-08-28. Common Nightingale.

    2018-08-26. Greenish Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Common Rosefinch, Azure Tit.

    2018-08-20. Ferruginous Duck, Common Pochard.

    2018-08-19. Spotted Nutcracker, White-headed Duck, Spotted Flycatcher, Eurasian Roller, Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Hoopoe, Carrion Crow, Brown-necked Raven, Western Marsh-Harrier, Yellow Wagtail, Masked Wagtail, Black-crowned Night Heron.

    2018-08-05. Blue-capped Redstart, Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Eurasian Hobby, Common Kestrel, Red-fronted Serin, Eversmann's Redstart, Common Sandpiper, Oriental Turtle Dove.

    2018-07-31. Black-throated Accentor, Merlin, Mistle Thrush, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Hume's Warbler.

    2018-07-13. Eurasian Hobby, Red-billed Chough, Carrion Crow, Plain Mountain Finch, Himalayan Snowcock, Tree Pipit, Water Pipit.

    2018-05-08. Pied Avocet, Temminck's Stint, Little Ringed Plover, Common Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Barn Swallow, Sand Martin, Black-headed Gull, Common Tern, Ruddy Shelduck, Northern Pintail, Siberian Stonechat, Lesser Grey Shrike, Rosy Starling, Common Kestrel.

    2018-05-02. Common Kingfisher, Black-crowned Night Heron, Common Moorhen, Common Coot, Great White Pelican, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Great Crested Grebe, Black-Necked Grebe, Northern Lapwing, Common Shelduck, Red-crested Pochard, Northern Pintail, Garganey, Black-winged Stilt, Common Oystercatcher, Masked Wagtail, White Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Western Marsh-Harrier, Common Cuckoo, Oriental Turtle Dove, Calandra Lark, Northern Wheatear, Turkestan Shrike, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Jackdaw, Eurasian Roller, Eurasian Magpie, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Caspian Gull, Common Redshank.

    2018-04-24. Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Eurasian Crag Martin, Chukar Partridge, Isabelline Wheatear, Pied Wheatear, Blue Whistling Thrush.

    2018-02-20. Guldenstadt's Redstart, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Eversmann's Redstart.

    2018-01-31. Common Redpoll.

    2018-01-29. Mallard, Coal Tit, Red-fronted Serin, Azure Tit.

    2018-01-27. Common Mynah, Common Chaffinch.

    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.
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