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Gaviiformes
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    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 125
    total photos: 1142
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 10

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    1. Northern Bullfinch (2014-01-01)
    2. Smew (2014-01-01)
    3. Goosander (2014-01-01)
    4. Black-throated Thrush (2014-01-01)
    5. Bohemian Waxwing (2014-01-01)
    6. Common Goldeneye (2014-01-02)
    7. Fieldfare (2014-01-03)
    8. Common Redpoll (2014-01-03)
    9. Mallard (2014-01-07)
    10. Eurasian Dipper (2014-01-07)
    11. Baikal Bullfinch (2014-01-11)
    12. Brambling (2014-01-18)
    13. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2014-01-25)
    14. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2014-01-26)
    15. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2014-02-01)
    16. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2014-02-01)
    17. Common Chaffinch (2014-02-02)
    18. Eurasian Siskin (2014-02-02)
    19. Eurasian Blackbird (2014-02-09)
    20. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2014-03-21)
    21. Eurasian Goldfinch (2014-03-21)
    22. Azure Tit (2014-03-24)
    23. Eurasian Nuthatch (2014-03-24)
    24. Baraba Steppe Gull (2014-03-24)
    25. White-Backed Woodpecker (2014-03-30)
    26. Black-headed Gull (2014-03-30)
    27. Common Starling (2014-03-30)
    28. Masked Wagtail (2014-04-04)
    29. Rock Bunting (2014-04-19)
    30. Meadow Bunting (2014-04-19)
    31. Black Kite (2014-04-19)
    32. Common Chiffchaff (2014-04-25)
    33. Bewick's Swan (2014-04-27)
    34. Tree Pipit (2014-04-27)
    35. Grey Wagtail (2014-04-27)
    36. Caspian Gull (2014-04-27)
    37. Great Cormorant (2014-04-27)
    38. Hooded Crow (2014-04-27)
    39. Yellowhammer (2014-05-02)
    40. Eurasian Wryneck (2014-05-03)
    41. Eurasian Hobby (2014-05-03)
    42. Common Kingfisher (2014-05-03)
    43. Collared Pratincole (2014-05-09)
    44. Yellow Wagtail (2014-05-09)
    45. Sand Martin (2014-05-09)
    46. Great White Egret (2014-05-09)
    47. European Bee-eater (2014-05-09)
    48. Isabelline Wheatear (2014-05-09)
    49. Dalmatian Pelican (2014-05-09)
    50. Mute Swan (2014-05-09)
    51. Little Ringed Plover (2014-05-09)
    52. Kentish Plover (2014-05-09)
    53. Common Kestrel (2014-05-09)
    54. Common Oystercatcher (2014-05-09)
    55. Common Sandpiper (2014-05-09)
    56. Pallas's Gull (2014-05-09)
    57. Tawny Pipit (2014-05-09)
    58. Corn Bunting (2014-05-09)
    59. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2014-05-09)
    60. Gadwall (2014-05-09)
    61. Grey Heron (2014-05-09)
    62. Greylag Goose (2014-05-09)
    63. Eurasian Roller (2014-05-09)
    64. Eurasian Whimbrel (2014-05-09)
    65. Lesser Kestrel (2014-05-09)
    66. Hoopoe (2014-05-09)
    67. Caspian Tern (2014-05-09)
    68. Black-headed Wagtail (2014-05-09)
    69. Siberian Stonechat (2014-05-09)
    70. Lesser Grey Shrike (2014-05-09)
    71. Northern Lapwing (2014-05-09)
    72. Pied Avocet (2014-05-09)
    73. Common Redshank (2014-05-10)
    74. Greater Short-toed Lark (2014-05-10)
    75. Western Marsh-Harrier (2014-05-10)
    76. Great White Pelican (2014-05-10)
    77. White-winged Tern (2014-05-10)
    78. Red-crested Pochard (2014-05-10)
    79. Common Rosefinch (2014-05-10)
    80. Eurasian Jackdaw (2014-05-11)
    81. Barn Swallow (2014-05-11)
    82. Common Cuckoo (2014-05-11)
    83. Hume's Warbler (2014-05-11)
    84. Great Tit (2014-05-12)
    85. Common Mynah (2014-05-12)
    86. Lesser Whitethroat (2014-05-17)
    87. Pied Wheatear (2014-05-18)
    88. Greenish Warbler (2014-05-24)
    89. Spotted Flycatcher (2014-05-24)
    90. Red-backed Shrike (2014-05-25)
    91. Common Whitethroat (2014-05-25)
    92. Booted Warbler (2014-05-25)
    93. Tree Sparrow (2014-05-25)
    94. Long-eared Owl (2014-05-31)
    95. Ruddy Shelduck (2014-05-31)
    96. Montagu's Harrier (2014-05-31)
    97. Eurasian Magpie (2014-05-31)
    98. Oriental Turtle Dove (2014-06-01)
    99. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2014-06-08)
    100. European Golden Oriole (2014-06-14)
    101. Pine Bunting (2014-06-14)
    102. Northern Wheatear (2014-06-22)
    103. Red-headed Bunting (2014-06-22)
    104. Eurasian Linnet (2014-06-22)
    105. Bluethroat (2014-07-06)
    106. Eurasian Redstart (2014-07-07)
    108. Olive-backed Pipit (2014-07-20)
    109. Mistle Thrush (2014-07-21)
    110. Spotted Nutcracker (2014-07-23)
    111. Water Pipit (2014-07-23)
    112. Black-throated Accentor (2014-07-26)
    113. Pine Grosbeak (2014-07-26)
    114. Short-eared Owl (2014-07-27)
    115. Eversmann's Redstart (2014-07-28)
    116. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2014-07-31)
    117. Himalayan Accentor (2014-07-31)
    118. Asian Rosy-Finch (2014-07-31)
    119. Siberian Tit (2014-08-01)
    120. Siberian Rubythroat (2014-08-04)
    121. Arctic Loon (2014-08-07)
    122. Common Tern (2014-08-07)
    123. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (2014-08-17)
    124. Whooper Swan (2014-11-01)
    125. Common Sparrowhawk (2014-11-01)

    recent uploads

    2014-12-04. Eurasian Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Northern Bullfinch.

    2014-11-14. Arctic Redpoll, Common Redpoll.

    2014-11-10. Common Sparrowhawk.

    2014-11-07. Whooper Swan.

    2014-09-29. White-Backed Woodpecker, Great Cormorant.

    2014-09-19. Rock Bunting, Pied Wheatear, Masked Wagtail, Common Kestrel, Rock Bunting, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Hoopoe, Black Kite, Oriental Turtle Dove, Pied Wheatear, Eurasian Linnet, Black-eared Kite, Common Kestrel.

    2014-09-18. Great Cormorant, Eurasian Redstart, Common Kestrel, Black-eared Kite.

    2014-09-17. Great Cormorant, Spotted Flycatcher, Grey Heron, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Common Chiffchaff, Eurasian Honey-Buzzard.

    2014-09-16. Spotted Flycatcher, Eurasian Redstart, Altai Black-throated Accentor.

    2014-09-12. Azure Tit, Eurasian Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, Common Kestrel, Booted Warbler, Common Whitethroat.

    2014-09-08. Common Kestrel, Lesser Whitethroat.

    2014-09-05. Hoopoe, Long-eared Owl.

    2014-09-03. Bluethroat.

    2014-08-28. Red-backed Shrike, Arctic Loon, Black-eared Kite, Red-backed Shrike, Tree Pipit, Spotted Nutcracker, Common Rosefinch, Eurasian Nuthatch, Siberian Rubythroat, Common Rosefinch, Siberian Stonechat, Masked Wagtail, Great Cormorant, Barn Swallow, Black-headed Gull, Common Tern.

    2014-08-27. Spotted Nutcracker, Hume's Warbler, Siberian Tit.

    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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