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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
  • Regulidae
  • Muscicapidae
  • Turdidae
  • Paradoxornithidae
  • Aegithalidae
  • Remizidae
  • Paridae
  • Sittidae
  • Certhiidae
  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
  • Emberizidae

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    total species: 41
    total photos: 82
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Common Treecreeper (2026-01-01)
    2. Goldcrest (2026-01-01)
    3. Brambling (2026-01-02)
    4. Tree Sparrow (2026-01-02)
    5. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-02)
    6. Common Goldeneye (2026-01-02)
    7. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2026-01-02)
    8. White-Backed Woodpecker (2026-01-03)
    9. Fieldfare (2026-01-03)
    10. Redwing (2026-01-03)
    11. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2026-01-03)
    12. Rock Pigeon (2026-01-05)
    13. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-01-05)
    14. Eurasian Siskin (2026-01-05)
    15. Bewick's Swan (2026-01-09)
    16. Northern Bullfinch (2026-01-09)
    17. Goosander (2026-01-09)
    18. Whooper Swan (2026-01-09)
    19. Great Tit (2026-01-09)
    20. Azure Tit (2026-01-11)
    21. House Sparrow (2026-01-17)
    22. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-01-17)
    23. Baikal Bullfinch (2026-01-19)
    24. Common Redpoll (2026-01-21)
    25. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2026-01-21)
    26. Hooded Crow (2026-01-21)
    27. Eurasian Blackbird (2026-01-22)
    28. Long-eared Owl (2026-01-22)
    29. Hawfinch (2026-01-23)
    30. Mallard (2026-02-01)
    31. Eurasian Magpie (2026-02-01)
    32. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2026-02-03)
    33. Common Chaffinch (2026-03-21)
    34. Masked Wagtail (2026-03-26)
    35. White Wagtail (2026-03-26)
    36. Rook (2026-03-26)
    37. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-03-27)
    38. Black-throated Thrush (2026-03-27)
    39. Great White Egret (2026-04-01)
    40. Great Cormorant (2026-04-01)
    41. Caspian Gull (2026-04-01)

    recent uploads

    2026-04-01. Northern Reed Bunting, Black-throated Thrush, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Great White Egret, Great Cormorant, Azure Tit, Caspian Gull.

    2026-03-26. Eurasian Nuthatch, Common Chaffinch, Bewick's Swan, Masked Wagtail, White Wagtail, Masked Wagtail, Rook.

    2026-03-01. Grey-Headed Woodpecker, House Sparrow, Bohemian Waxwing.

    2026-02-22. Eurasian Siskin, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Eurasian Blackbird, Fieldfare.

    2026-02-04. Baikal Bullfinch, Eurasian Blackbird, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Eurasian Siskin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

    2026-02-02. Eurasian Siskin, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Mallard, Eurasian Magpie.

    2026-01-25. Bewick's Swan, Hawfinch, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Eurasian Siskin.

    2026-01-22. Eurasian Blackbird, Long-eared Owl.

    2026-01-21. Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Common Redpoll, Hooded Crow.

    2026-01-19. White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Fieldfare, Baikal Bullfinch, Northern Bullfinch.

    2026-01-17. Redwing, Bohemian Waxwing, House Sparrow.

    2026-01-11. Azure Tit, Northern Bullfinch, Goldcrest.

    2026-01-09. Fieldfare, Whooper Swan, Goosander, Common Goldeneye, Great Tit, Northern Bullfinch, Eurasian Siskin, Eurasian Nuthatch, Rock Pigeon, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

    2026-01-03. White-Backed Woodpecker, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Redwing, Fieldfare.

    2026-01-02. Brambling, Tree Sparrow, Common Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Goldeneye, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

    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...

    recent video

    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
    (Irina Kuryanova)

    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)

    more video...

    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

    Игорь Фефелов: Галка
    2026-06-18

    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна и Андрей.
    2026-06-17

    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна.
    more unidentified birds...