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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
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  • Strigidae
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  • Picidae
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  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
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  • Paradoxornithidae
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  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
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    total species: 89
    total photos: 117
    total videos: 0
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    1. Common Raven (2023-01-07)
    2. Snow Bunting (2023-01-07)
    3. Tree Sparrow (2023-06-17)
    4. Common Tern (2023-06-17)
    5. Dalmatian Pelican (2023-06-18)
    6. Paddyfield Warbler (2023-06-18)
    7. Caspian Gull (2023-06-18)
    8. Mute Swan (2023-06-18)
    9. Great Crested Grebe (2023-06-18)
    10. Great Reed Warbler (2023-06-18)
    11. Northern Reed Bunting (2023-06-18)
    12. Yellow Wagtail (2023-06-18)
    13. Bluethroat (2023-06-18)
    14. Common Redshank (2023-06-18)
    15. Black-winged Stilt (2023-06-18)
    16. Barn Swallow (2023-06-18)
    17. Common Coot (2023-06-18)
    18. Greylag Goose (2023-06-18)
    19. Black-tailed Godwit (2023-06-18)
    20. Mallard (2023-06-18)
    21. Great Cormorant (2023-06-18)
    22. House Sparrow (2023-06-18)
    23. Red-Necked Grebe (2023-06-18)
    24. Whooper Swan (2023-06-20)
    25. Slavonian Grebe (2023-06-20)
    26. White-winged Tern (2023-06-20)
    27. Eurasian Magpie (2023-06-20)
    28. Great White Egret (2023-06-21)
    29. Garganey (2023-06-21)
    30. Hooded Crow (2023-06-21)
    31. Black-Necked Grebe (2023-06-21)
    32. Black-winged Pratincole (2023-06-21)
    33. European Bee-eater (2023-06-21)
    34. Northern Lapwing (2023-06-21)
    35. Citrine Wagtail (2023-06-21)
    36. Black-headed Gull (2023-06-21)
    37. Western Marsh-Harrier (2023-06-22)
    38. Northern Wheatear (2023-06-22)
    39. Sky Lark (2023-06-22)
    40. Little Bustard (2023-06-22)
    41. Grey Heron (2023-06-22)
    42. Northern Shoveler (2023-06-22)
    43. Demoiselle Crane (2023-06-22)
    44. Tufted Duck (2023-06-22)
    45. Common Starling (2023-06-22)
    46. Little Ringed Plover (2023-06-22)
    47. Ruddy Shelduck (2023-06-22)
    48. Green Sandpiper (2023-06-22)
    49. Common Kestrel (2023-06-22)
    50. Rosy Starling (2023-06-24)
    51. Red-headed Bunting (2023-06-24)
    52. Ortolan Bunting (2023-06-24)
    53. Turkestan Shrike (2023-06-24)
    54. Montagu's Harrier (2023-06-24)
    55. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2023-06-24)
    56. Gadwall (2023-06-24)
    57. Barred Warbler (2023-06-24)
    58. Pied Wheatear (2023-06-25)
    59. Tawny Pipit (2023-06-25)
    60. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2023-06-25)
    61. Horned Lark (2023-06-25)
    62. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2023-06-25)
    63. Kentish Plover (2023-06-25)
    64. Desert Wheatear (2023-06-25)
    65. Pallas's Gull (2023-06-25)
    66. Oriental Turtle Dove (2023-06-25)
    67. Common Oystercatcher (2023-06-25)
    68. Little Tern (2023-06-25)
    69. Crested Lark (2023-06-26)
    70. Eurasian Curlew (2023-06-26)
    71. Eurasian Spoonbill (2023-06-26)
    72. Common Moorhen (2023-06-26)
    73. Glossy Ibis (2023-06-26)
    74. Ferruginous Duck (2023-06-26)
    75. Common Shelduck (2023-06-26)
    76. Common Mynah (2023-06-26)
    77. Pied Avocet (2023-06-26)
    78. Rook (2023-06-26)
    79. Hoopoe (2023-06-26)
    80. Spotted Redshank (2023-06-26)
    81. Common Pheasant (2023-06-27)
    82. Wood Pigeon (2023-06-27)
    83. Long-legged Buzzard (2023-06-27)
    84. Eurasian Hobby (2023-07-06)
    85. White Stork (2023-07-06)
    86. Steppe Eagle (2023-07-07)
    87. Eurasian Roller (2023-07-07)
    88. Bearded Tit (2023-07-15)
    89. Booted Eagle (2023-09-24)

    recent uploads

    2023-09-24. Booted Eagle.

    2023-07-30. Wood Pigeon, Long-legged Buzzard, Eurasian Hobby, White Stork, Bearded Tit, Gadwall, Barred Warbler.

    2023-07-29. Ferruginous Duck, Common Shelduck, Common Mynah, Pied Avocet, Rook, Hoopoe, Spotted Redshank.

    2023-07-27. Common Pheasant, Great White Egret, Eurasian Curlew, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Spoonbill, Dalmatian Pelican, Common Moorhen, Glossy Ibis.

    2023-07-21. Little Ringed Plover, Pallas's Gull, Oriental Turtle Dove, Grey Heron, Common Oystercatcher, Little Tern, Crested Lark.

    2023-07-19. Pallas's Sandgrouse, Kentish Plover, Desert Wheatear.

    2023-07-18. Eurasian Roller.

    2023-07-14. Horned Lark, Montagu's Harrier, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Steppe Eagle.

    2023-07-13. Turkestan Shrike, Pied Wheatear, Tawny Pipit, Turkestan Shrike, Short-toed Snake-Eagle.

    2023-07-12. Rosy Starling, Red-headed Bunting, Ortolan Bunting, Yellow Wagtail.

    2023-06-23. Western Marsh-Harrier, Northern Wheatear, Sky Lark, Little Bustard, Grey Heron, Northern Shoveler, Mute Swan, Demoiselle Crane, European Bee-eater, Northern Lapwing, Citrine Wagtail, Eurasian Magpie, Tree Sparrow, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Common Starling, Little Ringed Plover, Sky Lark, Ruddy Shelduck, Green Sandpiper, Common Kestrel.

    2023-06-21. Bluethroat, Great White Egret, Garganey, Hooded Crow, White-winged Tern, White-winged Tern, Black-Necked Grebe, Black-winged Pratincole.

    2023-06-20. Whooper Swan, Slavonian Grebe, White-winged Tern.

    2023-06-19. Paddyfield Warbler, Caspian Gull, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Great Reed Warbler, Northern Reed Bunting, Dalmatian Pelican, Yellow Wagtail, Bluethroat, Common Redshank, Black-winged Stilt, Barn Swallow, Common Coot, Greylag Goose, Black-tailed Godwit, Mallard, Great Cormorant, House Sparrow, Red-Necked Grebe.

    2023-02-19. Dunlin, Citrine Wagtail.

    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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    2025-08-31
    Spotted Flycatcher
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    2025-07-01
    Northern Hawk Owl
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    2025-06-17
    Great White Egret
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    2025-03-30
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    Common Sparrowhawk
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    Great Tit
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    2025-02-07
    Arctic Loon
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    2025-02-06
    Red Crossbill
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