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Gaviiformes
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    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 73
    total photos: 564
    total videos: 7
    total blogposts: 1

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    1. Black Woodpecker (2019-04-13)
    2. Common Cuckoo (2019-05-30)
    3. Montagu's Harrier (2019-05-31)
    4. Black Kite (2019-05-31)
    5. Tawny Pipit (2019-06-01)
    6. Yellowhammer (2019-06-01)
    7. Northern Wheatear (2019-06-01)
    8. Eurasian Hobby (2019-06-01)
    9. European Bee-eater (2019-06-01)
    10. Wood Pigeon (2019-06-15)
    11. Steppe Eagle (2019-06-17)
    12. Rook (2019-06-29)
    13. Hoopoe (2019-06-29)
    14. Common Starling (2019-06-29)
    15. Yellow Wagtail (2019-06-29)
    16. Great Crested Grebe (2019-06-29)
    17. Grey Heron (2019-06-29)
    18. Eurasian Roller (2019-06-29)
    19. Red-footed Falcon (2019-06-29)
    20. Common Kestrel (2019-07-08)
    21. Baraba Steppe Gull (2019-07-08)
    22. Common Oystercatcher (2019-07-08)
    23. Mute Swan (2019-07-08)
    24. Mallard (2019-07-08)
    25. Western Marsh-Harrier (2019-07-08)
    26. Common Coot (2019-07-08)
    27. Ruff (2019-07-08)
    28. White Wagtail (2019-07-08)
    29. Common Moorhen (2019-07-08)
    30. Wood Lark (2019-07-11)
    31. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2019-07-11)
    32. Red-backed Shrike (2019-07-11)
    33. Common Buzzard (2019-07-11)
    34. Hen Harrier (2019-07-11)
    35. Common Tern (2019-07-26)
    36. Tree Sparrow (2019-07-26)
    37. Caspian Gull (2019-07-26)
    38. Isabelline Wheatear (2019-07-27)
    39. Long-legged Buzzard (2019-07-27)
    40. Lesser Kestrel (2019-07-27)
    41. Lesser Grey Shrike (2019-08-03)
    42. Barn Swallow (2019-08-03)
    43. Ruddy Shelduck (2019-08-03)
    44. Great Cormorant (2019-08-03)
    45. Ortolan Bunting (2019-08-03)
    46. Black-headed Gull (2019-08-03)
    47. Spotted Flycatcher (2019-08-10)
    48. Northern House Martin (2019-08-30)
    49. Northern Shoveler (2019-08-31)
    50. Common Shelduck (2019-08-31)
    51. Great Tit (2019-09-14)
    52. Pallas's Gull (2019-09-14)
    53. Mew Gull (2019-09-17)
    54. Tree Pipit (2019-09-18)
    55. European Robin (2019-09-29)
    56. Eurasian Magpie (2019-09-29)
    57. Common Chaffinch (2019-09-29)
    58. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2019-10-05)
    59. Blue Tit (2019-10-05)
    60. Tufted Duck (2019-10-12)
    61. Northern Reed Bunting (2019-10-12)
    62. Crested Lark (2019-10-13)
    63. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2019-10-19)
    64. Black-Necked Grebe (2019-10-26)
    65. Mistle Thrush (2019-11-02)
    66. Great White Egret (2019-11-02)
    67. Sky Lark (2019-11-02)
    68. European Greenfinch (2019-11-02)
    69. Eurasian Jackdaw (2019-11-10)
    70. Long-tailed Tit (2019-11-24)
    71. Fieldfare (2019-11-24)
    72. Rough-legged Buzzard (2019-12-13)
    73. Common Treecreeper (2019-12-13)

    recent uploads

    2019-12-22. Blue Tit, Rough-legged Buzzard.

    2019-12-17. Crested Lark, Blue Tit.

    2019-12-14. Black Woodpecker.

    2019-12-13. Rough-legged Buzzard, Common Treecreeper, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

    2019-11-30. Great Spotted Woodpecker.

    2019-11-25. Northern Reed Bunting.

    2019-11-24. Long-tailed Tit, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Yellowhammer, Yellowhammer, Fieldfare.

    2019-11-10. Eurasian Jackdaw, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Tree Sparrow, Caspian Gull.

    2019-11-03. Hen Harrier, Sky Lark, European Greenfinch, Hen Harrier, Mallard.

    2019-11-02. Mistle Thrush, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Great White Egret, Common Kestrel, Yellowhammer.

    2019-10-26. Black-Necked Grebe, Mallard, Common Coot, Eastern Imperial Eagle.

    2019-10-19. Great Spotted Woodpecker.

    2019-10-13. Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, European Robin, Northern Reed Bunting, Common Chaffinch, Yellowhammer, Crested Lark.

    2019-10-12. Black-headed Gull.

    2019-10-07. Common Chaffinch, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Steppe Buzzard.

    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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    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
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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
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    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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    more video...

    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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