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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
    • Ciconiiformes
  • Ardeidae
  • Threskiornithidae
  • Ciconiidae
    • Phoenicopteriformes
  • Phoenicopteridae
    • Anseriformes
  • Anatidae
    • Falconiformes
  • Pandionidae
  • Accipitridae
  • Falconidae
    • Galliformes
  • Tetraonidae
  • Phasianidae
    • Gruiformes
  • Gruidae
  • Rallidae
  • Otididae
    • Charadriiformes
  • Burhinidae
  • Charadriidae
  • Recurvirostridae
  • Haematopodidae
  • Scolopacidae
  • Glareolidae
  • Stercorariidae
  • Laridae
    • Pterocletiformes
  • Pteroclidae
    • Columbiformes
  • Columbidae
    • Cuculiformes
  • Cuculidae
    • Strigiformes
  • Strigidae
    • Caprimulgiformes
  • Caprimulgidae
    • Apodiformes
  • Apodidae
    • Coraciiformes
  • Coraciidae
  • Alcedinidae
  • Meropidae
    • Upupiformes
  • Upupidae
    • Piciformes
  • Picidae
    • Passeriformes
  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
  • Laniidae
  • Oriolidae
  • Dicruridae
  • Sturnidae
  • Corvidae
  • Bombycillidae
  • Cinclidae
  • Troglodytidae
  • Prunellidae
  • Sylviidae
  • Regulidae
  • Muscicapidae
  • Turdidae
  • Paradoxornithidae
  • Aegithalidae
  • Remizidae
  • Paridae
  • Sittidae
  • Certhiidae
  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
  • Emberizidae

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    total species: 18
    total photos: 21
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Griffon Vulture (2022-04-22)
    2. Lammergeier (2022-04-22)
    4. Greater Sand Plover (2022-05-05)
    5. Alpine Swift (2022-05-05)
    6. Crested Lark (2022-05-06)
    7. European Bee-eater (2022-05-13)
    8. Eurasian Spoonbill (2022-05-18)
    9. Great White Egret (2022-05-18)
    10. Kentish Plover (2022-05-18)
    11. Cinereous Vulture (2022-05-19)
    12. Black-winged Stilt (2022-05-20)
    13. Curlew Sandpiper (2022-05-20)
    14. Whooper Swan (2022-05-24)
    15. Black Lark (2022-05-25)
    16. Common Coot (2022-08-02)
    17. Mute Swan (2022-08-02)
    18. Wood Sandpiper (2022-08-02)

    recent uploads

    2023-01-10. Black-tailed Godwit, Rock Pigeon, Black-winged Pratincole, Red-necked Phalarope, Black-headed Wagtail, Paddyfield Warbler, Common Pheasant, Common Tern, Purple Heron.

    2023-01-09. Calandra Lark, Greater Sand Plover, Steppe Grey Shrike.

    2023-01-08. Rosy Starling, Siberian Stonechat, Eurasian Whimbrel, Steppe Grey Shrike, Rock Sparrow.

    2023-01-07. Eurasian Collared Dove, Ruff, Common Sandpiper, Red-Necked Grebe, Eurasian Jackdaw, Pallid Harrier, Grey Partridge, Little Owl, Little Bustard.

    2023-01-06. Little Stint, Desert Finch, Little Stint, Common Teal, Little Ringed Plover.

    2023-01-05. Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Mynah, Saxaul Sparrow, Common Buzzard.

    2023-01-04. Spotted Flycatcher, Steppe Eagle, Common Raven, Pied Wheatear, Black Kite, Desert Lark, Western Marsh-Harrier, Northern House Martin, Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Egyptian Vulture, Cinereous Vulture, Griffon Vulture, Curlew Sandpiper, Kentish Plover, Black-Necked Grebe, Rock Pigeon, Hooded Crow.

    2023-01-03. Common Shelduck, Greater Flamingo, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Long-tailed Tit, Osprey, Slavonian Grebe, Red-headed Bunting, Black-winged Stilt, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Eurasian Wigeon.

    2023-01-02. Alpine Swift, Common Sparrowhawk, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Grey Heron, Temminck's Stint, Eurasian Roller, Northern Wheatear.

    2023-01-01. Glossy Ibis, Ruddy Turnstone, Pied Avocet, Common Starling, Ruff, Greater Ringed Plover, Northern Lapwing, Wood Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Western Marsh-Harrier, Dunlin, Ruff, Greater Flamingo, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Osprey, Common Cuckoo.

    2022-12-31. Pied Flycatcher, Steppe Grey Shrike, Spotted Flycatcher.

    2022-12-30. Black-tailed Godwit, Common Snipe, Pied Avocet, Black-winged Stilt, Northern Shoveler, Red-headed Bunting, Green Sandpiper, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Red-backed Shrike, Calandra Lark.

    2022-12-29. Common Cuckoo, Chukar Partridge, Eurasian Redstart, Pallid Scops Owl, Sanderling, Common Chiffchaff, Caspian Plover.

    2022-12-28. Common Raven, Saker Falcon, Black Stork, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Little Bustard, Common Kestrel, Dunlin, Yellow Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail.

    2022-12-27. White Wagtail, Ruddy Shelduck, White-Winged Woodpecker, Pander's Ground-Jay, Little Owl, Eurasian Stone Curlew.

    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...