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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
    • Ciconiiformes
  • Ardeidae
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    • Phoenicopteriformes
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    • Anseriformes
  • Anatidae
    • Falconiformes
  • Pandionidae
  • Accipitridae
  • Falconidae
    • Galliformes
  • Tetraonidae
  • Phasianidae
    • Gruiformes
  • Gruidae
  • Rallidae
  • Otididae
    • Charadriiformes
  • Burhinidae
  • Charadriidae
  • Recurvirostridae
  • Haematopodidae
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  • Glareolidae
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    • Columbiformes
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  • Strigidae
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  • Picidae
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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 97
    total photos: 259
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. White Wagtail (2016-04-02)
    2. Black-headed Gull (2016-04-02)
    3. Brambling (2016-04-02)
    4. Steppe Eagle (2016-04-04)
    5. Whooper Swan (2016-04-04)
    6. Mute Swan (2016-04-04)
    7. Eurasian Curlew (2016-04-04)
    8. Eurasian Goldfinch (2016-04-05)
    9. Isabelline Wheatear (2016-04-05)
    10. Red-breasted Goose (2016-04-05)
    11. Caspian Gull (2016-04-05)
    12. Common Oystercatcher (2016-04-05)
    13. Rock Pigeon (2016-04-08)
    15. Common Kestrel (2016-04-09)
    16. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2016-05-25)
    17. Willow Warbler (2016-05-25)
    18. Black Kite (2016-05-25)
    19. Marsh Warbler (2016-05-26)
    20. Ruddy Shelduck (2016-05-26)
    21. Black-winged Pratincole (2016-05-26)
    22. Red-backed Shrike (2016-05-26)
    23. Bluethroat (2016-05-26)
    24. Common Whitethroat (2016-05-26)
    25. Common Pochard (2016-05-26)
    26. Common Shelduck (2016-05-26)
    27. Western Marsh-Harrier (2016-05-26)
    28. Black-Necked Grebe (2016-05-26)
    29. Northern Shoveler (2016-05-26)
    30. Siberian Stonechat (2016-05-26)
    31. Yellow Wagtail (2016-05-26)
    32. Ortolan Bunting (2016-05-26)
    33. Sky Lark (2016-05-26)
    34. Great Reed Warbler (2016-05-26)
    35. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2016-05-26)
    36. Yellow-backed Wagtail (2016-05-26)
    37. Whiskered Tern (2016-05-26)
    38. Tree Pipit (2016-05-27)
    39. Thrush Nightingale (2016-05-27)
    40. Common Chaffinch (2016-05-27)
    41. Blue Tit (2016-05-27)
    42. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2016-05-27)
    43. Garden Warbler (2016-05-27)
    44. Grey Heron (2016-05-27)
    45. Barn Swallow (2016-05-28)
    46. Northern Wheatear (2016-05-30)
    47. White-winged Tern (2016-05-30)
    48. Great Crested Grebe (2016-05-30)
    49. Sand Martin (2016-05-30)
    50. Little Ringed Plover (2016-05-30)
    51. Sedge Warbler (2016-06-01)
    52. Northern House Martin (2016-06-01)
    53. Common Coot (2016-06-01)
    54. Black Tern (2016-06-01)
    55. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2016-06-08)
    56. European Bee-eater (2016-06-08)
    57. Marsh Sandpiper (2016-06-08)
    58. Garganey (2016-06-08)
    59. White-winged Lark (2016-06-08)
    60. House Sparrow (2016-06-08)
    61. Common Starling (2016-06-09)
    62. Rosy Starling (2016-06-09)
    63. Greater Short-toed Lark (2016-06-09)
    64. Common Redshank (2016-06-09)
    65. Northern Lapwing (2016-06-09)
    66. Booted Warbler (2016-06-10)
    67. Red-headed Bunting (2016-06-10)
    68. Lesser Grey Shrike (2016-06-10)
    69. Rook (2016-06-10)
    70. Hooded Crow (2016-06-10)
    71. Spotted Flycatcher (2016-09-03)
    72. Red-breasted Flycatcher (2016-09-05)
    73. Willow Tit (2016-09-08)
    74. Eurasian Redstart (2016-09-09)
    75. Common Buzzard (2016-09-11)
    76. Tawny Pipit (2016-09-11)
    77. Common Sparrowhawk (2016-09-11)
    78. Coal Tit (2016-10-04)
    79. Great Tit (2016-10-04)
    80. Common Chiffchaff (2016-10-05)
    81. Goldcrest (2016-10-05)
    82. Eurasian Siskin (2016-10-08)
    83. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2016-10-09)
    84. Eurasian Nuthatch (2016-10-09)
    85. European Greenfinch (2016-10-09)
    86. Northern Bullfinch (2016-10-12)
    87. Common Treecreeper (2016-10-12)
    88. Long-tailed Tit (2016-10-13)
    89. Tree Sparrow (2016-10-18)
    90. European Robin (2016-10-18)
    91. Yellowhammer (2016-10-22)
    92. Common Goldeneye (2016-10-22)
    93. Mallard (2016-10-22)
    94. Tufted Duck (2016-10-22)
    95. Rough-legged Buzzard (2016-10-22)
    96. Fieldfare (2016-11-19)
    97. Horned Lark (2016-11-20)

    recent uploads

    2017-01-09. Willow Tit.

    2016-12-01. Great Tit, Fieldfare, Horned Lark, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Northern Bullfinch.

    2016-10-22. Yellowhammer, Common Goldeneye, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Rough-legged Buzzard, Northern Bullfinch, Red-breasted Flycatcher.

    2016-10-21. Common Chaffinch, Eurasian Siskin, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Tree Sparrow, European Robin, Long-tailed Tit.

    2016-10-20. Coal Tit, Great Tit, Common Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Western Marsh-Harrier, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Eurasian Siskin, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Eurasian Nuthatch, European Greenfinch, Northern Bullfinch, Common Treecreeper.

    2016-09-15. Spotted Flycatcher, Black Kite, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Eurasian Redstart, Willow Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Steppe Buzzard, Tawny Pipit, Willow Tit, Common Sparrowhawk, Red-breasted Flycatcher.

    2016-06-24. Yellow Wagtail, Booted Warbler, Red-headed Bunting, Steppe Eagle, Lesser Grey Shrike, Rook, Hooded Crow, Great Crested Grebe, Willow Warbler, Booted Warbler.

    2016-06-23. Common Starling, Northern Wheatear, Rosy Starling, Greater Short-toed Lark, White-winged Tern, Black Kite, Common Redshank, Northern Lapwing, Marsh Sandpiper.

    2016-06-22. Eurasian Stone Curlew, European Bee-eater, Marsh Sandpiper, Garganey, White-winged Lark, House Sparrow.

    2016-06-21. Sedge Warbler, Northern House Martin, Common Coot, Black Tern.

    2016-06-20. Northern Wheatear, White-winged Tern, Great Crested Grebe, Sand Martin, Little Ringed Plover, Barn Swallow.

    2016-06-19. Tree Pipit, Thrush Nightingale, Common Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Grey Heron.

    2016-06-18. Marsh Warbler, Ruddy Shelduck, Black-winged Pratincole, Red-backed Shrike, Bluethroat, Common Whitethroat, Common Pochard, Common Shelduck, Western Marsh-Harrier, Black-Necked Grebe, Northern Shoveler, Siberian Stonechat, Yellow Wagtail, Ortolan Bunting, Sky Lark, Caspian Gull, Great Reed Warbler, Eurasian Penduline Tit, Yellow-backed Wagtail, Whiskered Tern, Ortolan Bunting.

    2016-06-17. Brambling, Rock Pigeon, Greater White-fronted Goose, Common Kestrel, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Black Kite.

    2016-04-06. White Wagtail, Black-headed Gull, Brambling, Steppe Eagle, Whooper Swan, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Eurasian Curlew, Eurasian Goldfinch, Isabelline Wheatear, Red-breasted Goose, Caspian Gull, Isabelline Wheatear, Common Oystercatcher.

    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...