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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
    • Ciconiiformes
  • Ardeidae
  • Threskiornithidae
  • Ciconiidae
    • Phoenicopteriformes
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    • 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
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  • Cuculidae
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  • Strigidae
    • Caprimulgiformes
  • Caprimulgidae
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  • Apodidae
    • Coraciiformes
  • Coraciidae
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    • Upupiformes
  • Upupidae
    • Piciformes
  • Picidae
    • Passeriformes
  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
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  • Oriolidae
  • Dicruridae
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  • Corvidae
  • Bombycillidae
  • Cinclidae
  • Troglodytidae
  • Prunellidae
  • Sylviidae
  • Regulidae
  • Muscicapidae
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  • Paradoxornithidae
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  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
  • Emberizidae

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    total species: 78
    total photos: 221
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2024-01-01)
    2. Bohemian Waxwing (2024-01-04)
    3. Fieldfare (2024-01-04)
    4. Eurasian Siskin (2024-01-04)
    5. Northern Bullfinch (2024-01-07)
    6. Common Redpoll (2024-01-07)
    7. Tree Sparrow (2024-01-07)
    8. Rock Pigeon (2024-01-07)
    9. Hawfinch (2024-01-11)
    10. Yellowhammer (2024-01-14)
    11. Brambling (2024-01-22)
    12. Common Treecreeper (2024-01-25)
    13. Eurasian Blackbird (2024-01-25)
    14. Common Goldeneye (2024-01-27)
    15. Red Crossbill (2024-01-31)
    16. Eurasian Dipper (2024-01-31)
    17. Black-throated Thrush (2024-02-01)
    18. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2024-02-01)
    19. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2024-02-03)
    20. White-Backed Woodpecker (2024-02-03)
    21. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2024-02-03)
    22. Eurasian Nuthatch (2024-02-04)
    23. Mallard (2024-02-04)
    24. Goosander (2024-02-06)
    25. Smew (2024-02-06)
    26. European Greenfinch (2024-02-15)
    27. Great Tit (2024-02-15)
    28. Eurasian Goldfinch (2024-02-15)
    29. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2024-02-16)
    30. Baikal Bullfinch (2024-02-21)
    31. Ruddy Shelduck (2024-03-10)
    32. Caspian Gull (2024-03-10)
    33. Black Kite (2024-03-28)
    34. Eurasian Magpie (2024-03-28)
    35. Masked Wagtail (2024-03-29)
    36. Carrion Crow (2024-03-29)
    37. Great White Egret (2024-03-30)
    38. Black-headed Gull (2024-04-01)
    39. Common Chaffinch (2024-04-01)
    40. Rook (2024-04-01)
    41. Peregrine Falcon (2024-04-01)
    42. Long-tailed Tit (2024-04-02)
    43. Azure Tit (2024-04-02)
    44. Grey Heron (2024-04-05)
    45. Common Kestrel (2024-04-05)
    46. Eastern Buzzard (2024-04-08)
    47. Northern Wheatear (2024-04-16)
    48. Eurasian Linnet (2024-04-16)
    49. Common Sandpiper (2024-04-27)
    50. Common Starling (2024-04-27)
    51. Great Cormorant (2024-04-27)
    52. Tufted Duck (2024-05-22)
    53. Red-backed Shrike (2024-05-22)
    54. Common Tern (2024-05-22)
    55. Pale Sand Martin (2024-05-22)
    56. Booted Warbler (2024-05-22)
    57. Yellow Wagtail (2024-05-26)
    58. Common Whitethroat (2024-06-03)
    59. Little Ringed Plover (2024-06-20)
    60. Eurasian Hobby (2024-06-20)
    61. Siberian Stonechat (2024-06-29)
    62. Oriental Turtle Dove (2024-06-29)
    63. Eurasian Jackdaw (2024-07-01)
    64. House Sparrow (2024-07-01)
    65. Great Crested Grebe (2024-07-14)
    66. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2024-07-21)
    67. Spotted Flycatcher (2024-08-18)
    68. Barn Swallow (2024-09-11)
    69. Common Kingfisher (2024-09-18)
    70. White Wagtail (2024-09-18)
    71. Hooded Crow (2024-09-24)
    72. Crested Honey-Buzzard (2024-09-24)
    73. Willow Tit (2024-10-01)
    74. Hen Harrier (2024-10-27)
    75. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2024-11-02)
    76. Coal Tit (2024-11-06)
    77. Great Grey Shrike (2024-11-24)
    78. Upland Buzzard (2024-11-24)

    recent uploads

    2024-12-01. Hen Harrier, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Hybrid Bunting.

    2024-11-30. Hen Harrier, Great Cormorant, Common Kestrel, Yellowhammer.

    2024-11-24. Long-tailed Rosefinch, Great Grey Shrike, Upland Buzzard.

    2024-11-21. Eurasian Siskin, Black-throated Thrush.

    2024-11-17. Goosander, Common Goldeneye.

    2024-11-08. Eurasian Nuthatch, Great Tit, Northern Bullfinch, Fieldfare, Black-throated Thrush, Eurasian Blackbird, Black-throated Thrush.

    2024-11-06. Eurasian Blackbird, Coal Tit, Goosander.

    2024-11-02. Brambling, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

    2024-10-27. Black-throated Thrush, Hen Harrier, Willow Tit, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Azure Tit.

    2024-10-22. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Blackbird.

    2024-10-10. Fieldfare, Eurasian Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Brambling.

    2024-10-08. Willow Tit, Eurasian Nuthatch, Azure Tit.

    2024-09-24. Hooded Crow, Crested Honey-Buzzard, Great Cormorant.

    2024-09-21. Barn Swallow, Common Starling, Common Kingfisher, White Wagtail, Caspian Gull, Eastern Imperial Eagle.

    2024-09-10. Red-backed Shrike, Common Tern, Pale Sand Martin, Booted Warbler, Common Kestrel, House Sparrow.

    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
    (Tungysh Zaparkulov)

    2025-06-17
    Great White Egret
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    2025-06-01
    Blyth's Reed Warbler
    (Irina Kuryanova)

    2025-04-14
    Grey-Headed Woodpecker
    (sergey izoya)

    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
    (sergey izoya)

    2024-08-03
    Common Tern
    (Viktoriya Zvyaginceva)

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    unidentified birds

    2026-06-22

    Андрей Коваленко: Вопрос - что он тут потерял в июне... Когда снимал, думал что снимаю курганника...
    2026-06-21

    Андрей Коваленко: По фото вряд ли, но в это время там только луговые...
    2026-06-18

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    2026-06-18

    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна и Андрей.
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