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    total species: 187
    total photos: 244
    total videos: 0
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    1. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2023-01-02)
    2. White-winged Grosbeak (2023-01-02)
    3. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2023-01-03)
    4. Great Tit (2023-01-03)
    5. Brambling (2023-01-04)
    6. Common Buzzard (2023-01-08)
    7. Azure Tit (2023-01-08)
    8. Eurasian Magpie (2023-01-09)
    9. Black-throated Thrush (2023-01-10)
    10. Eurasian Goldfinch (2023-01-12)
    11. Carrion Crow (2023-01-12)
    12. Eversmann's Redstart (2023-01-15)
    13. Eurasian Dipper (2023-01-22)
    14. Eurasian Blackbird (2023-01-22)
    15. Hooded Crow (2023-01-22)
    16. Common Mynah (2023-01-22)
    17. Black-throated Accentor (2023-01-22)
    18. Common Chaffinch (2023-01-22)
    19. Mallard (2023-01-22)
    20. Rock Pigeon (2023-01-22)
    21. Eurasian Siskin (2023-02-04)
    22. Red-fronted Serin (2023-02-17)
    23. Common Raven (2023-03-10)
    24. Common Pheasant (2023-03-11)
    25. Eastern Buzzard (2023-03-12)
    26. Mistle Thrush (2023-03-13)
    27. Lammergeier (2023-03-14)
    28. Rock Bunting (2023-03-15)
    29. European Greenfinch (2023-03-18)
    30. Wood Pigeon (2023-03-24)
    31. Black Kite (2023-03-24)
    32. Common Kestrel (2023-04-05)
    33. Common Whitethroat (2023-05-12)
    34. Cinereous Vulture (2023-05-15)
    35. Eurasian Hobby (2023-05-15)
    36. Chukar Partridge (2023-05-15)
    37. Siberian Stonechat (2023-05-15)
    38. Meadow Bunting (2023-05-15)
    39. Blue Whistling Thrush (2023-05-15)
    40. Greenish Warbler (2023-05-15)
    41. Corn Bunting (2023-05-15)
    42. Caspian Gull (2023-05-16)
    43. Western Marsh-Harrier (2023-05-16)
    44. Temminck's Stint (2023-05-16)
    45. Dalmatian Pelican (2023-05-16)
    46. Ferruginous Duck (2023-05-16)
    47. Garganey (2023-05-16)
    48. Common Shelduck (2023-05-16)
    49. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2023-05-16)
    50. Syke's Warbler (2023-05-16)
    51. Lesser Whitethroat (2023-05-16)
    52. Black-Necked Grebe (2023-05-16)
    53. Great White Pelican (2023-05-16)
    54. Red-crested Pochard (2023-05-16)
    55. Common Oystercatcher (2023-05-16)
    56. Oriental Turtle Dove (2023-05-16)
    57. Ruddy Shelduck (2023-05-16)
    58. Eurasian Whimbrel (2023-05-16)
    59. Common Tern (2023-05-16)
    60. Northern House Martin (2023-05-16)
    61. House Sparrow (2023-05-16)
    62. Spotted Flycatcher (2023-05-17)
    63. Indian Sparrow (2023-05-17)
    64. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2023-05-17)
    65. Greater Sand Plover (2023-05-17)
    66. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2023-05-17)
    67. Ortolan Bunting (2023-05-17)
    68. Barred Warbler (2023-05-17)
    69. Red-headed Bunting (2023-05-17)
    70. Calandra Lark (2023-05-17)
    71. Steppe Eagle (2023-05-17)
    72. Greater Short-toed Lark (2023-05-17)
    73. White Wagtail (2023-05-17)
    74. Rosy Starling (2023-05-17)
    75. Common Sandpiper (2023-05-17)
    76. Common Kingfisher (2023-05-17)
    77. Crested Lark (2023-05-18)
    78. Long-legged Buzzard (2023-05-18)
    79. Rufous Bush Robin (2023-05-18)
    80. Lesser Grey Shrike (2023-05-18)
    81. Pied Wheatear (2023-05-18)
    82. Little Owl (2023-05-18)
    83. Eurasian Roller (2023-05-18)
    84. Hen Harrier (2023-05-18)
    85. European Bee-eater (2023-05-18)
    86. Eurasian Redstart (2023-05-18)
    87. Hume's Warbler (2023-05-18)
    88. Desert Finch (2023-05-18)
    89. Shikra (2023-05-18)
    90. Long-tailed Shrike (2023-05-18)
    91. Common Cuckoo (2023-05-19)
    92. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2023-05-19)
    93. Turkestan Shrike (2023-05-19)
    94. Great White Egret (2023-05-19)
    95. Northern Lapwing (2023-05-19)
    96. Northern Shoveler (2023-05-19)
    97. Terek Sandpiper (2023-05-19)
    98. Black-winged Stilt (2023-05-19)
    99. Black-headed Wagtail (2023-05-19)
    100. Turkestan Tit (2023-05-19)
    101. White-Winged Woodpecker (2023-05-19)
    102. Yellow-eyed Pigeon (2023-05-19)
    103. Saxaul Sparrow (2023-05-19)
    104. Steppe Grey Shrike (2023-05-19)
    105. Montagu's Harrier (2023-05-19)
    106. Red-rumped Swallow (2023-05-20)
    107. Black-crowned Night Heron (2023-05-20)
    108. White-crowned Penduline Tit (2023-05-20)
    109. Isabelline Wheatear (2023-05-21)
    110. Lesser Kestrel (2023-05-21)
    111. Rock Sparrow (2023-05-21)
    112. Demoiselle Crane (2023-05-21)
    113. Booted Eagle (2023-05-21)
    114. Himalayan Vulture (2023-05-21)
    115. Northern Wheatear (2023-05-21)
    116. Golden Eagle (2023-05-21)
    117. Red-billed Chough (2023-05-21)
    118. Common Starling (2023-05-21)
    119. Pine Bunting (2023-05-21)
    120. Black Stork (2023-05-21)
    121. Eurasian Linnet (2023-05-21)
    122. Egyptian Vulture (2023-05-21)
    123. Grey-necked Bunting (2023-05-21)
    124. Laughing Dove (2023-05-22)
    125. Desert Wheatear (2023-05-22)
    126. Asian Desert Warbler (2023-05-22)
    127. Little Ringed Plover (2023-05-22)
    128. Mongolian Finch (2023-05-22)
    129. Common Nightingale (2023-05-23)
    130. Alpine Swift (2023-05-23)
    131. White-capped Bunting (2023-05-23)
    132. Brown Dipper (2023-05-24)
    133. Coal Tit (2023-05-24)
    134. Grey Wagtail (2023-05-24)
    135. Water Pipit (2023-05-25)
    136. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2023-05-25)
    137. Brown Accentor (2023-05-25)
    138. Himalayan Accentor (2023-05-25)
    139. Plain Mountain Finch (2023-05-25)
    140. Tree Pipit (2023-05-25)
    141. Himalayan Rubythroat (2023-05-25)
    142. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2023-05-25)
    143. Ibisbill (2023-05-25)
    144. Spotted Nutcracker (2023-05-25)
    145. Blue-capped Redstart (2023-05-25)
    146. Common Sparrowhawk (2023-05-26)
    147. Common Rosefinch (2023-06-13)
    148. Common Treecreeper (2023-06-13)
    150. Northern Wren (2023-06-13)
    151. Cetti's Warbler (2023-06-27)
    152. Common Swift (2023-06-27)
    153. Common Moorhen (2023-06-27)
    154. Barn Swallow (2023-06-27)
    155. Little Bittern (2023-06-27)
    156. Grey Heron (2023-07-07)
    157. Great Cormorant (2023-07-08)
    158. Indian Golden Oriole (2023-07-08)
    159. Common Crane (2023-07-08)
    160. Bearded Tit (2023-07-08)
    161. Great Reed Warbler (2023-07-08)
    162. Sand Martin (2023-07-09)
    163. Red-necked Phalarope (2023-08-29)
    164. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2023-08-29)
    165. Eurasian Wryneck (2023-08-29)
    166. Wood Sandpiper (2023-08-29)
    167. Black-tailed Godwit (2023-08-29)
    168. Ruff (2023-08-29)
    169. Yellow Wagtail (2023-08-29)
    170. Pale Sand Martin (2023-08-29)
    171. Common Greenshank (2023-08-29)
    172. Great Crested Grebe (2023-08-29)
    173. Whooper Swan (2023-08-29)
    174. Little Grebe (2023-08-29)
    175. Kentish Plover (2023-08-30)
    176. Pallas's Gull (2023-08-30)
    177. Ruddy Turnstone (2023-08-31)
    178. Black-headed Gull (2023-08-31)
    179. Northern Pintail (2023-08-31)
    180. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2023-09-01)
    181. Rook (2023-09-01)
    182. Goldcrest (2023-09-07)
    183. White-browed Tit-Warbler (2023-09-07)
    184. Red Crossbill (2023-09-07)
    185. Crested Honey-Buzzard (2023-09-11)
    186. Common Chiffchaff (2023-09-28)
    187. Bohemian Waxwing (2023-12-11)

    recent uploads

    2023-12-11. Bohemian Waxwing.

    2023-10-20. Common Chiffchaff.

    2023-09-13. Crested Honey-Buzzard.

    2023-09-11. Common Sparrowhawk.

    2023-09-07. Common Sparrowhawk, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Goldcrest, Blue-capped Redstart, White-browed Tit-Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Red Crossbill.

    2023-09-03. Pallas's Gull, Black-headed Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Turkestan Shrike, Whooper Swan, Little Grebe, Siberian Stonechat.

    2023-09-02. Red-necked Phalarope, Garganey, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Eurasian Wryneck, Wood Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Wood Sandpiper, Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, Pale Sand Martin, Common Greenshank, Ibisbill, Ibisbill, Azure Tit, Kentish Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Black-headed Gull, Common Tern, Northern Pintail, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Red-crested Pochard, Common Swift, Lesser Whitethroat, Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Rook.

    2023-08-28. Steppe Buzzard.

    2023-08-24. Turkestan Shrike.

    2023-08-13. Common Sparrowhawk, Spotted Flycatcher.

    2023-07-09. Grey Heron, Great Cormorant, Indian Golden Oriole, Common Crane, Bearded Tit, Great Reed Warbler, Sand Martin.

    2023-06-27. Cetti's Warbler, Common Swift, Common Kingfisher, Common Moorhen, Barn Swallow, Little Bittern.

    2023-06-13. Common Rosefinch, Common Treecreeper, Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Northern Wren.

    2023-05-29. Syke's Warbler, Greenish Warbler, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Corn Bunting, Common Sparrowhawk.

    2023-05-28. Brown Dipper, Coal Tit, Common Buzzard, Blue Whistling Thrush, Grey Wagtail, White-bellied Dipper, Common Raven, Water Pipit, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Brown Accentor, Himalayan Accentor, Plain Mountain Finch, Tree Pipit, Black-throated Accentor, Himalayan Rubythroat, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Ibisbill, Spotted Nutcracker, Blue-capped Redstart, Eversmann's Redstart, Lammergeier.

    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...

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    Great Cormorant
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    Northern Hawk Owl
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    2025-03-23
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    Great Tit
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    2025-02-07
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    2025-02-06
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    unidentified birds

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