Silan Serg. Birds of Kazakhstan

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509 photographed species of 532 (95%)

found 32 new species for Kazakhstan

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classification

Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Pelecaniformes

Phalacrocoracidae

Ciconiiformes

Threskiornithidae

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Recurvirostridae

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Paradoxornithidae

Silan Serg

members stats	map of photoshootings
total species: 140 total photos: 374 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 5

1. Common Redpoll (2018-01-01)

2. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2018-01-01)

3. Northern Bullfinch (2018-01-01)

4. Hawfinch (2018-01-01)

5. Eurasian Siskin (2018-01-01)

6. Rock Pigeon (2018-01-01)

7. Hooded Crow (2018-01-01)

8. Eurasian Goldfinch (2018-01-01)

9. Bohemian Waxwing (2018-01-01)

10. Fieldfare (2018-01-01)

11. Tree Sparrow (2018-01-01)

12. Eurasian Magpie (2018-01-01)

13. Great Tit (2018-01-02)

14. Yellowhammer (2018-01-02)

15. Eurasian Dipper (2018-01-02)

16. Smew (2018-01-02)

17. Mallard (2018-01-02)

18. Common Goldeneye (2018-01-02)

19. Pine Bunting (2018-01-02)

20. Goosander (2018-01-02)

21. Black-throated Thrush (2018-01-02)

22. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2018-01-02)

23. Baikal Bullfinch (2018-01-03)

24. Willow Tit (2018-01-03)

25. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2018-01-06)

26. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2018-01-06)

27. Eurasian Blackbird (2018-01-07)

28. White-Backed Woodpecker (2018-01-08)

29. Long-tailed Tit (2018-01-08)

30. Carrion Crow (2018-01-08)

31. House Sparrow (2018-01-08)

32. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2018-01-12)

33. Northern Black Grouse (2018-01-13)

34. Common Pochard (2018-01-13)

35. Baraba Steppe Gull (2018-01-13)

36. Common Chaffinch (2018-01-18)

37. Wood Pigeon (2018-01-20)

38. European Greenfinch (2018-01-20)

39. Caspian Gull (2018-01-20)

40. Pallas's Rosefinch (2018-02-06)

41. Common Sparrowhawk (2018-02-12)

42. Ruddy Shelduck (2018-03-19)

43. Mistle Thrush (2018-03-20)

44. Common Starling (2018-03-22)

45. Meadow Bunting (2018-03-22)

46. Rook (2018-03-25)

47. Eurasian Jackdaw (2018-03-25)

48. Common Chiffchaff (2018-03-27)

49. Citrine Wagtail (2018-03-27)

50. Masked Wagtail (2018-03-27)

51. White Wagtail (2018-03-27)

52. Great Cormorant (2018-03-27)

53. Brambling (2018-03-27)

54. Black Kite (2018-03-27)

55. Rock Bunting (2018-03-27)

56. Azure Tit (2018-03-28)

57. Eversmann's Redstart (2018-03-28)

58. Northern Reed Bunting (2018-03-29)

59. Northern Shoveler (2018-04-04)

60. Bewick's Swan (2018-04-04)

61. Grey Wagtail (2018-04-12)

62. Hoopoe (2018-04-12)

63. Hume's Warbler (2018-04-14)

64. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2018-04-15)

65. Common Mynah (2018-04-15)

66. Common Pheasant (2018-04-28)

67. Common Kestrel (2018-04-28)

68. Tree Pipit (2018-04-28)

69. Black-headed Gull (2018-05-04)

70. Eurasian Collared Dove (2018-05-04)

71. Eurasian Roller (2018-05-08)

72. Demoiselle Crane (2018-05-10)

73. Garganey (2018-05-10)

74. Common Rosefinch (2018-05-11)

75. Thrush Nightingale (2018-05-11)

76. Common Sandpiper (2018-05-11)

77. Pied Wheatear (2018-05-11)

78. Northern Wheatear (2018-05-12)

79. Red-backed Shrike (2018-05-12)

80. Common Cuckoo (2018-05-12)

81. Eurasian Wryneck (2018-05-12)

82. Lesser Whitethroat (2018-05-12)

83. Gadwall (2018-05-12)

84. Common Nightingale (2018-05-12)

85. Spotted Flycatcher (2018-05-12)

86. Green Sandpiper (2018-05-12)

87. European Golden Oriole (2018-05-12)

88. Eurasian Linnet (2018-05-13)

89. Greenish Warbler (2018-05-13)

90. Siberian Stonechat (2018-05-13)

91. Common Whitethroat (2018-05-16)

92. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2018-05-16)

93. Eurasian Redstart (2018-05-16)

94. Rosy Starling (2018-05-17)

95. Common Kingfisher (2018-05-20)

96. Barn Swallow (2018-05-20)

97. Eurasian Nuthatch (2018-05-22)

98. Common Tern (2018-05-22)

99. Eurasian Hobby (2018-05-22)

100. Temminck's Stint (2018-05-23)

101. Little Ringed Plover (2018-05-23)

102. Grey Heron (2018-05-23)

103. Oriental Turtle Dove (2018-05-23)

104. Pallas's Gull (2018-05-27)

105. Golden Eagle (2018-05-30)

106. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2018-07-28)

107. Yellow Wagtail (2018-08-17)

108. Common Moorhen (2018-08-17)

109. Red-crested Pochard (2018-08-17)

110. Calandra Lark (2018-08-17)

111. Turkestan Shrike (2018-08-17)

112. Sand Martin (2018-08-18)

113. Greater Short-toed Lark (2018-08-18)

114. European Bee-eater (2018-08-19)

115. Northern Lapwing (2018-08-19)

116. Common Snipe (2018-08-19)

117. Common Redshank (2018-08-19)

118. Great White Egret (2018-08-19)

119. Arctic Warbler (2018-08-19)

120. Syke's Warbler (2018-08-19)

121. Black-winged Stilt (2018-08-19)

122. Terek Sandpiper (2018-08-19)

123. Little Stint (2018-08-19)

124. Isabelline Shrike (2018-08-19)

125. Great Reed Warbler (2018-08-20)

126. Eurasian Curlew (2018-08-20)

127. Great Crested Grebe (2018-08-20)

128. Common Oystercatcher (2018-08-20)

129. Caspian Tern (2018-08-20)

130. Common Coot (2018-08-20)

131. Western Marsh-Harrier (2018-08-20)

132. Kentish Plover (2018-08-20)

133. Red-necked Phalarope (2018-08-21)

134. Isabelline Wheatear (2018-08-22)

135. Black Lark (2018-08-22)

136. Tawny Pipit (2018-08-22)

137. Black-throated Accentor (2018-10-07)

138. Steppe Eagle (2018-10-07)

139. Northern Hazelhen (2018-10-10)

140. Eurasian Jay (2018-12-08)

recent uploads

2018-12-09. Eurasian Jay.

2018-10-12. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Northern Hazelhen, Rock Bunting.

2018-10-08. Black-throated Accentor, Steppe Eagle, Citrine Wagtail, Isabelline Wheatear, Black Lark, Eurasian Linnet, Tawny Pipit, Tawny Pipit.

2018-10-05. Red-necked Phalarope.

2018-09-23. Common Tern, Western Marsh-Harrier, Kentish Plover, Little Ringed Plover.

2018-09-21. Syke's Warbler, Common Cuckoo, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Starling, Rosy Starling, Great Reed Warbler, Eurasian Curlew, Great Crested Grebe, Common Oystercatcher, Caspian Tern, Common Coot.

2018-09-20. Northern Lapwing, Common Snipe, Common Redshank, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Caspian Gull, Common Kingfisher, Great Cormorant, Carrion Crow, Arctic Warbler, Syke's Warbler, Syke's Warbler, Barn Swallow, Sand Martin, Black-winged Stilt, Terek Sandpiper, Common Redshank, Temminck's Stint, Little Stint, Isabelline Shrike.

2018-09-19. Calandra Lark, Calandra Lark, Caspian Gull, Turkestan Shrike, Sand Martin, Calandra Lark, Greater Short-toed Lark, European Bee-eater.

2018-09-18. Eurasian Magpie, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Common Mynah, Yellow Wagtail, Common Moorhen, Red-crested Pochard, Masked Wagtail.

2018-08-06. Eversmann's Redstart.

2018-07-28. Eastern Imperial Eagle.

2018-07-20. Temminck's Stint, European Golden Oriole.

2018-06-13. Common Tern, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Masked Wagtail, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Hoopoe, Barn Swallow, Blyth's Reed Warbler.

2018-05-31. Blyth's Reed Warbler.

2018-05-30. Golden Eagle, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Eurasian Hobby, Blyth's Reed Warbler.

Big Year 2026

1. Qanatbek Kenzhegulov (296)
2. Aizhan Baitimbet (264)
3. Galym Baitimbet (262)
4. Zhaskairat Ermek (258)
5. Gennadiy Dyakin (219)
6. Nikita Kanunnikov (214)
7. Vladimir Muravskiy (200)
8. Sirimbet Zharilkasin (196)
9. Alexandr Belyaev (183)
10. Viktoriya Zvyaginceva (173)

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.

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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)

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.

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