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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 89
    total photos: 219
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Eurasian Jay (2020-01-04)
    2. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2020-01-04)
    3. Bohemian Waxwing (2020-01-08)
    4. Hawfinch (2020-01-08)
    5. Northern Bullfinch (2020-01-08)
    6. Pine Grosbeak (2020-01-13)
    7. Common Redpoll (2020-01-13)
    8. Eurasian Siskin (2020-01-13)
    9. Eurasian Blackbird (2020-01-13)
    10. Fieldfare (2020-01-14)
    11. Smew (2020-01-15)
    12. Goosander (2020-01-15)
    13. Common Goldeneye (2020-01-15)
    14. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2020-01-15)
    15. Redwing (2020-01-15)
    16. Eurasian Goldfinch (2020-01-22)
    17. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2020-01-22)
    18. Mistle Thrush (2020-01-22)
    19. Baikal Bullfinch (2020-01-22)
    20. Tree Sparrow (2020-01-22)
    21. Pallas's Rosefinch (2020-01-25)
    22. Eurasian Magpie (2020-01-26)
    23. Eurasian Dipper (2020-01-26)
    24. Common Chaffinch (2020-02-05)
    25. Common Treecreeper (2020-02-09)
    26. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2020-02-09)
    27. European Greenfinch (2020-02-15)
    28. Brambling (2020-02-16)
    29. Black-throated Thrush (2020-02-18)
    30. Great Tit (2020-02-24)
    31. Rock Pigeon (2020-02-24)
    32. Peregrine Falcon (2020-03-03)
    33. Hooded Crow (2020-03-03)
    34. Mallard (2020-03-09)
    35. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2020-03-15)
    36. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2020-03-15)
    37. Red Crossbill (2020-03-23)
    38. Willow Tit (2020-03-24)
    39. Coal Tit (2020-03-24)
    40. Eurasian Nuthatch (2020-03-24)
    41. Black Kite (2020-03-25)
    42. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2020-03-25)
    43. Azure Tit (2020-04-06)
    44. Great White Egret (2020-04-06)
    45. Great Cormorant (2020-04-12)
    46. Eurasian Jackdaw (2020-04-12)
    47. Bluethroat (2020-05-02)
    48. Common Starling (2020-05-05)
    49. Black-headed Gull (2020-05-17)
    50. Pale Sand Martin (2020-05-20)
    51. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2020-05-20)
    52. Siberian Stonechat (2020-05-20)
    53. European Golden Oriole (2020-05-21)
    54. Northern Wheatear (2020-06-13)
    55. Yellowhammer (2020-06-14)
    57. Common Cuckoo (2020-06-21)
    58. Common Whitethroat (2020-06-21)
    59. Grey Heron (2020-06-21)
    60. Common Moorhen (2020-06-21)
    61. Common Sandpiper (2020-06-21)
    62. Booted Warbler (2020-06-28)
    63. Masked Wagtail (2020-06-28)
    64. Oriental Turtle Dove (2020-07-05)
    65. Eurasian Linnet (2020-07-05)
    66. Hoopoe (2020-07-05)
    67. Pied Wheatear (2020-07-06)
    68. Meadow Bunting (2020-07-06)
    69. Barn Swallow (2020-07-06)
    70. Common Kestrel (2020-07-07)
    71. Eurasian Redstart (2020-07-09)
    72. Eurasian Hobby (2020-07-12)
    73. Green Sandpiper (2020-07-12)
    74. Grey Wagtail (2020-07-19)
    75. Tree Pipit (2020-07-31)
    76. Ruddy Shelduck (2020-07-31)
    77. Spotted Flycatcher (2020-08-19)
    78. Lesser Whitethroat (2020-08-25)
    79. House Sparrow (2020-09-06)
    80. White Wagtail (2020-09-06)
    81. Common Kingfisher (2020-09-08)
    82. Rook (2020-09-10)
    83. Caspian Gull (2020-09-10)
    84. Steppe Eagle (2020-09-20)
    85. Crested Honey-Buzzard (2020-10-03)
    86. Long-tailed Tit (2020-10-24)
    87. Eastern Buzzard (2020-10-25)
    88. Garganey (2020-11-13)
    89. Upland Buzzard (2020-11-28)

    recent uploads

    2020-12-17. Grey-headed Goldfinch, Northern Bullfinch, Bohemian Waxwing.

    2020-11-29. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Upland Buzzard.

    2020-11-23. Goosander, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Siskin.

    2020-11-22. Northern Bullfinch, Fieldfare, Eurasian Blackbird.

    2020-11-13. Garganey, Common Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker.

    2020-11-09. Common Treecreeper, Eurasian Nuthatch.

    2020-11-08. Long-tailed Rosefinch, Black-headed Gull.

    2020-11-03. Eurasian Nuthatch, House Sparrow, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

    2020-10-25. Eastern Buzzard, Fieldfare, Black-throated Thrush.

    2020-10-24. Long-tailed Tit.

    2020-10-20. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Jay.

    2020-10-16. Black-throated Thrush, Eurasian Blackbird, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

    2020-10-15. Goosander, White Wagtail, Tree Sparrow, Great Tit.

    2020-10-04. Crested Honey-Buzzard, Willow Tit.

    2020-09-20. Common Kestrel, Steppe Eagle, Northern Wheatear.

    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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