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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
    • Ciconiiformes
  • Ardeidae
  • Threskiornithidae
  • Ciconiidae
    • Phoenicopteriformes
  • Phoenicopteridae
    • Anseriformes
  • Anatidae
    • Falconiformes
  • Pandionidae
  • Accipitridae
  • Falconidae
    • Galliformes
  • Tetraonidae
  • Phasianidae
    • Gruiformes
  • Gruidae
  • Rallidae
  • Otididae
    • Charadriiformes
  • Burhinidae
  • Charadriidae
  • Recurvirostridae
  • Haematopodidae
  • Scolopacidae
  • Glareolidae
  • Stercorariidae
  • Laridae
    • Pterocletiformes
  • Pteroclidae
    • Columbiformes
  • Columbidae
    • Cuculiformes
  • Cuculidae
    • Strigiformes
  • Strigidae
    • Caprimulgiformes
  • Caprimulgidae
    • Apodiformes
  • Apodidae
    • Coraciiformes
  • Coraciidae
  • Alcedinidae
  • Meropidae
    • Upupiformes
  • Upupidae
    • Piciformes
  • Picidae
    • Passeriformes
  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
  • Laniidae
  • Oriolidae
  • Dicruridae
  • Sturnidae
  • Corvidae
  • Bombycillidae
  • Cinclidae
  • Troglodytidae
  • Prunellidae
  • Sylviidae
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  • Muscicapidae
  • Turdidae
  • Paradoxornithidae
  • Aegithalidae
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  • Paridae
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  • Certhiidae
  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
  • Emberizidae

    • Bairashev Raouf

    members stats

    map of photoshootings

    total species: 75
    total photos: 356
    total videos: 19
    total blogposts: 7

    sort by:

    1. Brambling (2013-01-07)
    2. House Sparrow (2013-01-09)
    3. Red-fronted Serin (2013-01-09)
    4. Eurasian Blackbird (2013-01-21)
    5. Great White Egret (2013-01-21)
    6. Caspian Gull (2013-01-21)
    7. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2013-01-21)
    8. Hooded Crow (2013-01-23)
    9. Rook (2013-01-24)
    10. Common Chaffinch (2013-01-27)
    11. Red Crossbill (2013-01-27)
    12. Tree Sparrow (2013-02-03)
    13. Eurasian Magpie (2013-02-06)
    14. Great Tit (2013-02-06)
    15. Common Mynah (2013-03-15)
    16. Great White Pelican (2013-05-07)
    17. Eurasian Roller (2013-05-07)
    18. Grey Heron (2013-05-07)
    19. White-headed Duck (2013-05-07)
    20. Oriental Turtle Dove (2013-05-07)
    21. Hoopoe (2013-05-07)
    22. Rosy Starling (2013-05-07)
    23. Barn Swallow (2013-05-07)
    24. Common Tern (2013-05-07)
    25. Hume's Warbler (2013-05-07)
    27. Kentish Plover (2013-05-07)
    28. White Wagtail (2013-05-07)
    29. Mute Swan (2013-05-07)
    30. Black-winged Stilt (2013-05-07)
    31. Common Starling (2013-05-07)
    32. Common Shelduck (2013-05-07)
    33. Black-headed Gull (2013-05-07)
    34. Grey Plover (2013-05-07)
    35. Ruff (2013-05-07)
    36. Garganey (2013-05-07)
    37. Great Crested Grebe (2013-05-07)
    38. Black-Necked Grebe (2013-05-07)
    39. Siberian Stonechat (2013-05-07)
    40. Common Moorhen (2013-05-07)
    41. Dalmatian Pelican (2013-05-07)
    42. Common Sandpiper (2013-05-07)
    43. Sand Martin (2013-05-07)
    44. Common Greenshank (2013-05-07)
    45. Common Redshank (2013-05-07)
    46. Eurasian Collared Dove (2013-07-16)
    47. Little Ringed Plover (2013-08-11)
    48. Stock Pigeon (2013-08-11)
    49. Northern Lapwing (2013-08-11)
    50. Ruddy Turnstone (2013-08-11)
    51. Temminck's Stint (2013-08-11)
    52. Great Cormorant (2013-08-11)
    53. Lesser Grey Shrike (2013-08-11)
    54. European Bee-eater (2013-08-11)
    55. Eurasian Hobby (2013-08-11)
    56. Whooper Swan (2013-08-11)
    57. Turkestan Shrike (2013-08-11)
    58. Gull-billed Tern (2013-08-11)
    59. Pied Avocet (2013-08-11)
    60. Terek Sandpiper (2013-08-11)
    61. Black-tailed Godwit (2013-08-11)
    62. Red-crested Pochard (2013-08-11)
    63. Ruddy Shelduck (2013-08-11)
    64. Pacific Golden Plover (2013-08-11)
    65. Mew Gull (2013-12-14)
    66. Azure Tit (2013-12-14)
    67. Little Grebe (2013-12-14)
    68. Northern Reed Bunting (2013-12-14)
    69. European Greenfinch (2013-12-14)
    70. Black-throated Thrush (2013-12-14)
    71. Steppe Eagle (2013-12-14)
    72. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2013-12-14)
    73. Eurasian Siskin (2013-12-19)
    74. Long-eared Owl (2013-12-28)
    75. White-winged Grosbeak (2013-12-29)

    recent uploads

    2013-12-31. Eurasian Siskin, Brambling.

    2013-12-30. Eurasian Blackbird, Long-eared Owl, White-winged Grosbeak.

    2013-12-29. Great Tit, Long-eared Owl.

    2013-12-23. Rook, Hybrid Tit.

    2013-12-19. Eurasian Blackbird, Eurasian Siskin, Brambling.

    2013-12-16. Northern Reed Bunting, European Greenfinch, Black-throated Thrush, European Greenfinch, Great White Egret, Steppe Eagle, Steppe Eagle, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Common Shelduck, Garganey, Red-crested Pochard, Ruddy Shelduck, Red-crested Pochard, Pacific Golden Plover.

    2013-12-15. Mew Gull, Azure Tit, Mute Swan, Little Grebe.

    2013-08-24. Black-winged Stilt, Black-winged Stilt, Whooper Swan, Grey Heron, Pied Avocet, Terek Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit.

    2013-08-21. Lesser Grey Shrike, Turkestan Shrike, Gull-billed Tern.

    2013-08-19. Whooper Swan.

    2013-08-18. Grey Heron, Ruddy Turnstone, Great Cormorant, Common Sandpiper, Lesser Grey Shrike, European Bee-eater, Eurasian Hobby.

    2013-08-13. Ruff, Temminck's Stint, Northern Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover.

    2013-08-12. Stock Pigeon, Dalmatian Pelican, Northern Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Black-headed Gull, Dalmatian Pelican.

    2013-07-20. Eurasian Collared Dove.

    2013-05-12. Eurasian Roller.

    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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