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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
    • Ciconiiformes
  • Ardeidae
  • Threskiornithidae
  • Ciconiidae
    • Phoenicopteriformes
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    • Falconiformes
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  • Tetraonidae
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  • Rallidae
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  • Burhinidae
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    total species: 83
    total photos: 191
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. House Sparrow (2015-01-02)
    2. Great Tit (2015-01-06)
    3. Long-eared Owl (2015-01-08)
    4. Tree Sparrow (2015-01-11)
    5. Eurasian Magpie (2015-01-14)
    6. Common Chaffinch (2015-01-16)
    7. Eurasian Goldfinch (2015-01-18)
    8. Fieldfare (2015-01-19)
    9. Grey Partridge (2015-01-21)
    10. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2015-01-21)
    11. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2015-02-05)
    12. Hawfinch (2015-02-05)
    13. Bohemian Waxwing (2015-02-05)
    14. Black Woodpecker (2015-02-05)
    15. Caspian Gull (2015-03-25)
    16. Rough-legged Buzzard (2015-03-25)
    17. Whooper Swan (2015-03-26)
    18. Rook (2015-03-28)
    19. Yellowhammer (2015-03-30)
    20. Steppe Eagle (2015-03-30)
    21. Eurasian Jackdaw (2015-04-02)
    22. Pallid Harrier (2015-04-06)
    23. Sky Lark (2015-04-06)
    24. Long-legged Buzzard (2015-04-06)
    25. Black Kite (2015-04-07)
    26. Eurasian Wigeon (2015-04-08)
    27. Common Kestrel (2015-04-08)
    28. Eurasian Siskin (2015-04-08)
    29. Brambling (2015-04-08)
    30. Citrine Wagtail (2015-04-09)
    31. European Greenfinch (2015-04-09)
    32. Common Starling (2015-04-11)
    33. Bluethroat (2015-04-12)
    34. White Wagtail (2015-04-12)
    35. Eurasian Curlew (2015-04-12)
    36. Isabelline Wheatear (2015-04-16)
    37. Grey Heron (2015-04-16)
    38. Western Marsh-Harrier (2015-04-16)
    39. Gadwall (2015-04-16)
    40. Black-headed Gull (2015-04-16)
    41. Tufted Duck (2015-04-16)
    42. Northern Wheatear (2015-04-16)
    43. Common Pochard (2015-04-16)
    44. Yellow Wagtail (2015-04-16)
    45. Tawny Pipit (2015-04-16)
    46. Garganey (2015-04-16)
    47. Song Thrush (2015-04-19)
    48. Eurasian Redstart (2015-04-19)
    49. Eurasian Wryneck (2015-04-19)
    50. Common Chiffchaff (2015-04-25)
    51. Dunnock (2015-04-25)
    52. Pied Flycatcher (2015-04-26)
    53. Common Sparrowhawk (2015-04-26)
    54. Hooded Crow (2015-04-26)
    55. Tree Pipit (2015-04-27)
    56. Black-winged Stilt (2015-04-27)
    57. Hoopoe (2015-04-27)
    58. Purple Heron (2015-04-27)
    59. Great Crested Grebe (2015-04-27)
    60. Common Sandpiper (2015-04-27)
    61. Little Ringed Plover (2015-04-27)
    62. Marsh Sandpiper (2015-04-27)
    63. Ruff (2015-04-27)
    64. Common Coot (2015-04-27)
    65. Red-headed Bunting (2015-06-04)
    66. Northern Lapwing (2015-06-04)
    67. Barn Swallow (2015-06-13)
    68. Booted Warbler (2015-06-16)
    69. White-winged Lark (2015-06-16)
    70. Common Rosefinch (2015-06-17)
    71. Lesser Grey Shrike (2015-06-17)
    72. Great Reed Warbler (2015-06-17)
    73. European Bee-eater (2015-06-17)
    74. Paddyfield Warbler (2015-06-22)
    75. Sand Martin (2015-06-23)
    76. Hen Harrier (2015-10-13)
    77. Eurasian Blackbird (2015-10-13)
    78. European Robin (2015-10-13)
    79. Goldcrest (2015-10-14)
    80. Blue Tit (2015-10-15)
    81. Redwing (2015-10-18)
    82. Eurasian Nuthatch (2015-10-18)
    83. Northern Bullfinch (2015-12-07)

    recent uploads

    2015-12-15. Sky Lark, Eurasian Siskin, Bearded Tit, Red-backed Shrike, Greenish Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat.

    2015-12-14. Northern Bullfinch, Spotted Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Willow Warbler, Eurasian Reed Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, European Bee-eater.

    2015-12-13. White Wagtail, Common Starling, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Northern Wheatear, Red-headed Bunting, White Wagtail, Western Marsh-Harrier, Northern Wheatear, Northern Wheatear, House Sparrow, Black Kite, Great Tit, Ruddy Shelduck, Common Snipe, Yellow Wagtail, European Greenfinch, Mallard, Common Moorhen.

    2015-10-20. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Tufted Duck, Hen Harrier, Eurasian Blackbird, Common Sparrowhawk, European Robin, Goldcrest, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit, Common Chiffchaff, Sky Lark, Redwing, Eurasian Nuthatch.

    2015-07-14. Northern Wheatear, Red-headed Bunting, Northern Lapwing, Barn Swallow, Booted Warbler, White-winged Lark, Common Rosefinch, Lesser Grey Shrike, Great Reed Warbler, European Bee-eater, Paddyfield Warbler, Sand Martin.

    2015-05-06. Common Sparrowhawk, Caspian Gull, Hooded Crow, Tree Pipit, Black-winged Stilt, Hoopoe, Purple Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Marsh Sandpiper, Ruff, Common Coot.

    2015-04-30. Song Thrush, Eurasian Redstart, Eurasian Wryneck, Common Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Pied Flycatcher.

    2015-04-17. White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Caspian Gull, Rough-legged Buzzard, Whooper Swan, Rook, Yellowhammer, Steppe Eagle, Eurasian Jackdaw, Pallid Harrier, Sky Lark, Long-legged Buzzard, Black Kite, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Siskin, Brambling, Citrine Wagtail, Bluethroat, White Wagtail, Eurasian Curlew, Isabelline Wheatear, Grey Heron, Western Marsh-Harrier, Gadwall, Western Marsh-Harrier, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Northern Wheatear, Common Pochard, Yellow Wagtail, Tawny Pipit, Eurasian Wigeon, Garganey.

    2015-02-14. House Sparrow, Great Tit, Long-eared Owl, Tree Sparrow, Eurasian Magpie, Common Chaffinch, Eurasian Goldfinch, Fieldfare, Grey Partridge, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Hawfinch, Bohemian Waxwing, Black Woodpecker, Eurasian Magpie.

    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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    2025-02-07
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    2025-02-06
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