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Gaviiformes
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    total species: 135
    total photos: 257
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Hawfinch (2021-01-01)
    2. Northern Bullfinch (2021-01-01)
    3. Tree Sparrow (2021-01-01)
    4. Great Tit (2021-01-01)
    5. Yellowhammer (2021-01-01)
    6. Eurasian Magpie (2021-01-01)
    7. Fieldfare (2021-01-01)
    8. Eurasian Blackbird (2021-01-01)
    9. House Sparrow (2021-01-01)
    10. Eurasian Dipper (2021-01-01)
    11. Bohemian Waxwing (2021-01-01)
    12. Eurasian Goldfinch (2021-01-01)
    13. European Greenfinch (2021-01-01)
    14. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2021-01-01)
    15. Rock Pigeon (2021-01-02)
    16. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2021-01-02)
    17. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2021-01-02)
    18. Hooded Crow (2021-01-04)
    19. Carrion Crow (2021-01-04)
    20. White-Backed Woodpecker (2021-01-04)
    21. Eurasian Siskin (2021-01-05)
    22. Eurasian Jay (2021-01-07)
    23. Common Redpoll (2021-01-12)
    24. Baikal Bullfinch (2021-01-12)
    25. Goosander (2021-01-12)
    26. Mallard (2021-01-12)
    27. Smew (2021-01-18)
    28. Common Goldeneye (2021-01-18)
    29. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2021-01-23)
    30. Goldcrest (2021-01-30)
    31. Common Raven (2021-01-30)
    32. Brambling (2021-01-30)
    33. Tufted Duck (2021-02-09)
    34. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2021-02-09)
    35. Rook (2021-03-23)
    36. Eurasian Jackdaw (2021-03-23)
    37. Pine Bunting (2021-03-23)
    38. Common Chaffinch (2021-03-23)
    39. Great Cormorant (2021-03-26)
    40. Eurasian Nuthatch (2021-03-27)
    41. Ruddy Shelduck (2021-03-27)
    42. Common Starling (2021-03-27)
    43. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2021-03-27)
    44. Asian Rosy-Finch (2021-03-27)
    45. Eurasian Linnet (2021-03-27)
    46. Masked Wagtail (2021-03-29)
    47. Willow Tit (2021-03-29)
    48. Long-tailed Tit (2021-03-29)
    49. Black-throated Thrush (2021-04-01)
    50. Caspian Gull (2021-04-01)
    51. Northern Black Grouse (2021-04-03)
    52. Black Kite (2021-04-03)
    53. Song Thrush (2021-04-08)
    54. White Wagtail (2021-04-08)
    55. Meadow Bunting (2021-04-10)
    56. Common Buzzard (2021-04-10)
    57. Common Kestrel (2021-04-10)
    58. Azure Tit (2021-04-18)
    59. Water Pipit (2021-04-18)
    60. Northern Wheatear (2021-04-25)
    61. Greylag Goose (2021-04-25)
    62. Tree Pipit (2021-04-25)
    63. Gadwall (2021-04-25)
    64. Great White Egret (2021-04-25)
    65. Grey Heron (2021-04-25)
    66. Northern Reed Bunting (2021-04-25)
    67. Black-headed Gull (2021-04-25)
    68. Rock Bunting (2021-04-25)
    69. Pied Wheatear (2021-04-25)
    70. Common Sandpiper (2021-04-27)
    71. Green Sandpiper (2021-04-27)
    72. Common Chiffchaff (2021-04-27)
    73. Grey Wagtail (2021-04-27)
    74. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2021-04-27)
    75. Garganey (2021-04-27)
    76. Northern Pintail (2021-04-27)
    77. Common Kingfisher (2021-04-30)
    78. Siberian Stonechat (2021-05-02)
    79. Oriental Turtle Dove (2021-05-02)
    80. Eurasian Wryneck (2021-05-05)
    81. Lesser Whitethroat (2021-05-09)
    82. Red-backed Shrike (2021-05-09)
    83. White's Thrush (2021-05-09)
    84. Barn Swallow (2021-05-10)
    85. Spotted Flycatcher (2021-05-13)
    86. Black-winged Stilt (2021-05-13)
    87. Common Sparrowhawk (2021-05-14)
    88. Great Crested Grebe (2021-05-15)
    89. Demoiselle Crane (2021-05-15)
    90. Common Redshank (2021-05-15)
    91. Dalmatian Pelican (2021-05-15)
    92. Eurasian Curlew (2021-05-15)
    93. Steppe Eagle (2021-05-15)
    94. Little Ringed Plover (2021-05-15)
    95. Common Swift (2021-05-15)
    96. Isabelline Wheatear (2021-05-15)
    97. Desert Wheatear (2021-05-15)
    98. Sky Lark (2021-05-15)
    99. Common Coot (2021-05-15)
    100. Common Oystercatcher (2021-05-15)
    101. Kentish Plover (2021-05-15)
    102. Whooper Swan (2021-05-15)
    103. Red-crested Pochard (2021-05-15)
    104. Northern Shoveler (2021-05-15)
    105. Caspian Tern (2021-05-15)
    106. Eurasian Whimbrel (2021-05-15)
    107. Common Nightingale (2021-05-17)
    108. Common Rosefinch (2021-05-18)
    109. Eurasian Redstart (2021-05-18)
    110. Common Whitethroat (2021-05-22)
    111. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2021-05-31)
    112. Hume's Warbler (2021-06-02)
    113. Common Cuckoo (2021-06-15)
    114. Hen Harrier (2021-06-17)
    115. Rosy Starling (2021-06-28)
    116. Lesser Kestrel (2021-06-29)
    117. Common Tern (2021-06-29)
    118. European Bee-eater (2021-06-29)
    119. Pallas's Gull (2021-06-30)
    120. Long-legged Buzzard (2021-06-30)
    121. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2021-06-30)
    122. European Golden Oriole (2021-07-01)
    123. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2021-07-01)
    124. Sand Martin (2021-08-31)
    125. Eurasian Hobby (2021-09-01)
    126. Terek Sandpiper (2021-09-01)
    127. Yellow Wagtail (2021-09-02)
    128. Little Stint (2021-09-02)
    129. Hoopoe (2021-09-02)
    130. Mute Swan (2021-09-04)
    131. Western Marsh-Harrier (2021-09-04)
    132. Northern Lapwing (2021-09-04)
    133. Common Teal (2021-09-06)
    134. Red-necked Phalarope (2021-09-07)
    135. Ural Owl (2021-11-20)

    recent uploads

    2021-12-20. Pine Bunting.

    2021-12-03. House Sparrow.

    2021-11-28. White-Backed Woodpecker.

    2021-11-20. Ural Owl.

    2021-11-08. Common Sparrowhawk.

    2021-10-08. Great Cormorant.

    2021-09-09. Little Stint, Western Marsh-Harrier, Northern Lapwing, Common Teal, Red-necked Phalarope.

    2021-09-08. Dalmatian Pelican, Eurasian Hobby, Caspian Gull, Rook, Black-headed Gull, Common Sandpiper, Terek Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail, Little Stint, Caspian Gull, Hoopoe, Mute Swan.

    2021-09-07. Sand Martin, Great Cormorant, Dalmatian Pelican.

    2021-07-04. Steppe Eagle, Pallas's Gull, Northern Wheatear, Long-legged Buzzard, Pallas's Sandgrouse, European Bee-eater.

    2021-07-03. Grey Wagtail, Rosy Starling, Lesser Kestrel, Common Tern, European Bee-eater.

    2021-07-02. Pied Wheatear, Oriental Turtle Dove, Common Kestrel, European Golden Oriole, Eurasian Penduline Tit.

    2021-06-17. Common Kingfisher, Common Cuckoo, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Hen Harrier, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler.

    2021-06-03. Blyth's Reed Warbler, Hume's Warbler.

    2021-05-22. Common Whitethroat.

    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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    2026-01-18
    Common Kestrel
    (Ruslan Abutrapov)

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    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
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    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)

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    unidentified birds

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    Андрей Коваленко: По фото вряд ли, но в это время там только луговые...
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