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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
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    total species: 79
    total photos: 128
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Mallard (2026-01-01)
    2. Great Tit (2026-01-02)
    3. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-02)
    4. Goosander (2026-01-02)
    5. Common Goldeneye (2026-01-02)
    6. Tree Sparrow (2026-01-04)
    7. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2026-01-04)
    8. Northern Bullfinch (2026-01-04)
    9. Eurasian Jay (2026-01-04)
    10. Eurasian Dipper (2026-01-07)
    11. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-08)
    12. Rock Pigeon (2026-01-08)
    13. House Sparrow (2026-01-08)
    14. Hooded Crow (2026-01-08)
    15. Long-tailed Tit (2026-01-22)
    16. Eurasian Blackbird (2026-01-23)
    17. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2026-01-24)
    18. Carrion Crow (2026-01-29)
    19. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-01-30)
    20. Northern Black Grouse (2026-02-06)
    21. Asian Rosy-Finch (2026-02-08)
    22. Brandt's Rosefinch (2026-02-08)
    23. Yellowhammer (2026-02-08)
    24. Horned Lark (2026-02-08)
    25. Golden Eagle (2026-02-08)
    26. Grey Partridge (2026-03-01)
    27. Wood Pigeon (2026-03-01)
    28. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-03-21)
    29. Masked Wagtail (2026-03-22)
    30. Common Chaffinch (2026-03-23)
    31. Tufted Duck (2026-03-23)
    32. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-03-25)
    33. White Wagtail (2026-03-26)
    34. Baraba Steppe Gull (2026-03-26)
    35. Ruddy Shelduck (2026-03-26)
    36. Common Starling (2026-03-30)
    37. Brambling (2026-03-30)
    38. Common Redpoll (2026-03-30)
    39. Black Kite (2026-03-30)
    40. Fieldfare (2026-04-01)
    41. Azure Tit (2026-04-04)
    42. Black-throated Thrush (2026-04-04)
    43. Great Cormorant (2026-04-05)
    44. Gadwall (2026-04-05)
    45. Caspian Gull (2026-04-05)
    46. Rook (2026-04-05)
    47. Plain Mountain Finch (2026-04-05)
    48. Isabelline Wheatear (2026-04-05)
    49. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2026-04-05)
    50. Common Chiffchaff (2026-04-09)
    51. Green Sandpiper (2026-04-19)
    52. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-04-19)
    53. Citrine Wagtail (2026-04-19)
    54. Northern Wheatear (2026-04-20)
    55. Song Thrush (2026-04-20)
    56. Common Teal (2026-04-20)
    57. Common Sandpiper (2026-04-20)
    58. Barn Swallow (2026-04-24)
    59. Grey Heron (2026-04-24)
    60. Northern Shoveler (2026-04-24)
    61. Eurasian Wigeon (2026-04-24)
    62. Garganey (2026-04-24)
    63. Eurasian Redstart (2026-05-28)
    64. Common Whitethroat (2026-05-28)
    65. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2026-05-31)
    66. Hawfinch (2026-05-31)
    67. Red-backed Shrike (2026-06-01)
    68. Pale Sand Martin (2026-06-01)
    69. Common Nightingale (2026-06-01)
    70. Northern House Martin (2026-06-01)
    71. Spotted Flycatcher (2026-06-02)
    72. European Golden Oriole (2026-06-02)
    73. Northern Pintail (2026-06-05)
    74. Pied Wheatear (2026-06-07)
    75. Little Ringed Plover (2026-06-11)
    76. European Greenfinch (2026-06-11)
    77. Lesser Whitethroat (2026-06-12)
    78. Common Rosefinch (2026-06-12)
    79. Grey Wagtail (2026-06-15)

    recent uploads

    2026-06-16. Blyth's Reed Warbler, Grey Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Rosefinch.

    2026-06-11. Little Ringed Plover, Grey-headed Goldfinch, European Greenfinch.

    2026-06-08. Pied Wheatear, Pied Wheatear.

    2026-06-07. Common Nightingale.

    2026-06-06. Northern Pintail, Hawfinch.

    2026-06-05. Common Chaffinch.

    2026-06-04. Eurasian Redstart, Common Whitethroat, Blyth's Reed Warbler.

    2026-06-02. Spotted Flycatcher, European Golden Oriole.

    2026-06-01. Citrine Wagtail, Red-backed Shrike, Pale Sand Martin, Barn Swallow, Common Nightingale, Northern House Martin.

    2026-04-24. House Sparrow, House Sparrow, Siberian Common Starling, Barn Swallow, Grey Heron, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Wigeon, Garganey.

    2026-04-21. Great Cormorant, Brambling, Siberian Common Starling.

    2026-04-20. Northern Wheatear, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Common Teal, Common Sandpiper.

    2026-04-19. Green Sandpiper, Northern Reed Bunting, Citrine Wagtail.

    2026-04-09. Siberian Common Starling, Common Chiffchaff, Great Tit.

    2026-04-06. Masked Wagtail, Ruddy Shelduck, Great Cormorant, Gadwall, Caspian Gull, Rock Pigeon, Rook, Plain Mountain Finch, Isabelline Wheatear, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

    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)

    2025-10-31
    Great Cormorant
    (Raouf Bairashev)

    2025-08-31
    Spotted Flycatcher
    (Anna Yasko)

    2025-07-01
    Northern Hawk Owl
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    2025-06-17
    Great White Egret
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    2025-06-01
    Blyth's Reed Warbler
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    2025-04-14
    Grey-Headed Woodpecker
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    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
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    2024-08-03
    Common Tern
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    unidentified birds

    2026-06-22

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    Андрей Коваленко: По фото вряд ли, но в это время там только луговые...
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    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна и Андрей.
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    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна.
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