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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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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 90
    total photos: 146
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2018-01-21)
    2. Common Sparrowhawk (2018-02-12)
    3. Spanish Sparrow (2018-02-12)
    4. Great Tit (2018-02-17)
    5. Goldcrest (2018-02-17)
    6. Eurasian Siskin (2018-02-17)
    7. Western Marsh-Harrier (2018-03-12)
    8. Water Pipit (2018-03-12)
    9. Isabelline Wheatear (2018-03-12)
    10. Ruddy Shelduck (2018-03-12)
    11. Great White Egret (2018-03-12)
    12. Hoopoe (2018-03-13)
    13. Eurasian Magpie (2018-03-13)
    14. Northern Reed Bunting (2018-03-13)
    15. Eurasian Blackbird (2018-03-13)
    16. Common Chaffinch (2018-03-13)
    17. White-Winged Woodpecker (2018-03-13)
    18. Eversmann's Redstart (2018-03-13)
    19. Turkestan Tit (2018-03-13)
    20. Black-headed Gull (2018-03-13)
    21. Common Mynah (2018-03-13)
    22. Eurasian Collared Dove (2018-03-13)
    23. Isabelline Shrike (2018-03-13)
    24. Water Rail (2018-03-13)
    25. Yellow-breasted Tit (2018-03-13)
    26. Masked Wagtail (2018-03-13)
    27. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2018-03-13)
    28. Common Pheasant (2018-03-24)
    29. Common Starling (2018-05-12)
    30. Eurasian Roller (2018-05-12)
    31. Booted Eagle (2018-05-12)
    32. Long-tailed Shrike (2018-05-12)
    33. Lesser Grey Shrike (2018-05-12)
    34. Common Cuckoo (2018-05-12)
    35. Laughing Dove (2018-05-12)
    36. Barn Swallow (2018-05-12)
    37. Red-footed Falcon (2018-05-27)
    38. Dalmatian Pelican (2018-05-27)
    39. Yellow Wagtail (2018-05-27)
    40. Black Lark (2018-05-27)
    41. Northern Wheatear (2018-05-27)
    42. White-winged Tern (2018-05-27)
    43. Long-legged Buzzard (2018-05-27)
    44. Rook (2018-05-27)
    45. Gadwall (2018-05-27)
    46. Demoiselle Crane (2018-05-27)
    47. Greater Flamingo (2018-05-27)
    48. Great Cormorant (2018-05-27)
    49. Caspian Gull (2018-05-27)
    50. Sky Lark (2018-05-27)
    51. Grey Heron (2018-05-27)
    52. Red-Necked Grebe (2018-05-27)
    53. Tawny Pipit (2018-05-27)
    54. Siberian Stonechat (2018-05-27)
    55. Common Kestrel (2018-05-27)
    56. Pallid Harrier (2018-05-27)
    57. Eurasian Hobby (2018-06-04)
    58. European Bee-eater (2018-06-04)
    59. Common Whitethroat (2018-06-06)
    60. Himalayan Rubythroat (2018-06-06)
    61. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2018-06-06)
    62. Black-throated Accentor (2018-06-06)
    63. Common Rosefinch (2018-06-07)
    64. Chukar Partridge (2018-06-07)
    65. Rock Bunting (2018-06-07)
    66. Tree Pipit (2018-06-07)
    67. Blue Whistling Thrush (2018-06-07)
    68. Rosy Starling (2018-06-07)
    69. Oriental Turtle Dove (2018-06-07)
    70. Black Kite (2018-06-11)
    71. Turkestan Shrike (2018-06-11)
    72. Red-headed Bunting (2018-06-11)
    73. Calandra Lark (2018-06-11)
    74. Corn Bunting (2018-06-11)
    75. White Stork (2018-06-11)
    76. Common Swift (2018-06-18)
    77. Northern House Martin (2018-06-18)
    78. Common Moorhen (2018-06-18)
    79. Lesser Kestrel (2018-06-20)
    80. Common Tern (2018-06-20)
    81. Common Redshank (2018-06-20)
    82. Great Crested Grebe (2018-06-20)
    83. Northern Lapwing (2018-06-20)
    84. Black-winged Stilt (2018-06-20)
    85. Little Ringed Plover (2018-06-24)
    86. Barbary Falcon (2018-06-25)
    87. Asian Paradise Flycatcher (2018-06-26)
    88. Indian Golden Oriole (2018-06-26)
    89. Spotted Flycatcher (2018-06-26)
    90. Wood Pigeon (2018-06-26)

    recent uploads

    2018-09-28. Eurasian Hobby.

    2018-09-06. Siberian Stonechat, Black Kite, Common Sparrowhawk, Spotted Flycatcher.

    2018-06-29. Eurasian Hobby, Barbary Falcon, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Indian Golden Oriole, Spotted Flycatcher, Oriental Turtle Dove, Little Ringed Plover, Wood Pigeon.

    2018-06-23. Lesser Kestrel, Common Tern, Common Redshank, Black Kite, Eurasian Hobby, Western Marsh-Harrier, Rosy Starling, Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Northern Lapwing, Black-winged Stilt, Black-headed Gull, Ruddy Shelduck, Masked Wagtail.

    2018-06-19. Common Swift, Northern House Martin, Barn Swallow, Common Cuckoo, Common Moorhen.

    2018-06-18. Black Kite, Turkestan Shrike, Red-headed Bunting, Calandra Lark, Corn Bunting, White Stork, Spanish Sparrow.

    2018-06-17. Eurasian Hobby, European Bee-eater, Common Whitethroat, Himalayan Rubythroat, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Black-throated Accentor, Common Rosefinch, Chukar Partridge, Rock Bunting, Tree Pipit, Blue Whistling Thrush, Common Sparrowhawk, Rosy Starling, Lesser Grey Shrike, Oriental Turtle Dove, Eurasian Roller.

    2018-06-15. Long-legged Buzzard, Rook, Gadwall, Demoiselle Crane, Greater Flamingo, Great Cormorant, Caspian Gull, Sky Lark, Grey Heron, Caspian Gull, Red-Necked Grebe, Tawny Pipit, Siberian Stonechat, Common Kestrel, Western Marsh-Harrier, Pallid Harrier.

    2018-06-14. Red-footed Falcon, Dalmatian Pelican, Yellow Wagtail, Black Lark, Black Lark, Northern Wheatear, White-winged Tern.

    2018-05-13. Common Starling, Eurasian Roller, Booted Eagle, Long-tailed Shrike, Lesser Grey Shrike, Common Cuckoo, Laughing Dove, Long-tailed Shrike, Barn Swallow.

    2018-03-25. Great Tit, Eversmann's Redstart, Common Pheasant.

    2018-03-18. Great Tit, Goldcrest, Eurasian Siskin.

    2018-03-17. Grey-headed Goldfinch, Common Sparrowhawk, Spanish Sparrow.

    2018-03-15. Western Marsh-Harrier, Water Pipit, Isabelline Wheatear, Ruddy Shelduck, Great White Egret, Hybrid Tit, Hoopoe, Eurasian Magpie, Northern Reed Bunting, Eurasian Blackbird, Common Chaffinch, Goldcrest, White-Winged Woodpecker, Eversmann's Redstart, Turkestan Tit, Black-headed Gull, Common Mynah, Eurasian Collared Dove, Daurian Shrike, Water Rail, Yellow-breasted Tit, Masked Wagtail, Eastern Imperial Eagle.

    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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    2025-08-31
    Spotted Flycatcher
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    2025-07-01
    Northern Hawk Owl
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    2025-06-17
    Great White Egret
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    2025-06-01
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    2025-04-14
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    2025-03-30
    Great White Egret
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    Common Kestrel
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    2025-03-23
    Common Sparrowhawk
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    Great Tit
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    2025-02-07
    Arctic Loon
    (Irina Kuryanova)

    2025-02-06
    Red Crossbill
    (Viktoriya Zvyaginceva)

    2025-01-07
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    2024-08-03
    Common Tern
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