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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 55
    total photos: 251
    total videos: 3
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. House Sparrow (2019-01-20)
    2. Fieldfare (2019-02-02)
    3. Hawfinch (2019-02-02)
    4. Common Goldeneye (2019-02-02)
    5. Goosander (2019-02-02)
    6. Little Grebe (2019-02-02)
    7. Black-throated Thrush (2019-02-02)
    8. Rock Pigeon (2019-02-09)
    9. Hooded Crow (2019-02-09)
    10. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2019-02-09)
    11. Bean Goose (2019-02-10)
    12. Mallard (2019-02-24)
    13. Caspian Gull (2019-03-17)
    14. Eurasian Dipper (2019-03-17)
    15. Great White Egret (2019-03-17)
    16. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2019-03-24)
    17. Northern Wheatear (2019-05-10)
    18. European Bee-eater (2019-05-10)
    19. Eurasian Jackdaw (2019-05-10)
    20. Great Cormorant (2019-05-10)
    21. Demoiselle Crane (2019-05-10)
    22. Common Sandpiper (2019-05-10)
    23. Sky Lark (2019-05-10)
    24. Black-headed Gull (2019-05-10)
    25. Masked Wagtail (2019-05-10)
    26. Rook (2019-05-10)
    27. Lesser Kestrel (2019-05-10)
    28. Eurasian Linnet (2019-05-10)
    29. Siberian Stonechat (2019-05-10)
    30. Great Crested Grebe (2019-05-10)
    31. Hoopoe (2019-05-10)
    32. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2019-06-12)
    33. Common Cuckoo (2019-06-12)
    34. Common Rosefinch (2019-06-12)
    35. Oriental Turtle Dove (2019-06-19)
    36. Common Redshank (2019-06-19)
    37. Little Ringed Plover (2019-06-19)
    38. Black Stork (2019-06-19)
    39. Common Kestrel (2019-07-22)
    40. Song Thrush (2019-07-22)
    41. Himalayan Accentor (2019-07-22)
    42. Willow Ptarmigan (2019-07-25)
    43. Asian Rosy-Finch (2019-07-26)
    44. Tree Pipit (2019-07-28)
    45. Turkestan Shrike (2019-08-04)
    47. Tawny Pipit (2019-08-04)
    48. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2019-08-17)
    49. Northern Black Grouse (2019-08-17)
    50. Eurasian Hobby (2019-09-09)
    51. Baraba Steppe Gull (2019-09-10)
    52. Vega (Mongolian) Gull (2019-09-11)
    53. Common Starling (2019-09-11)
    54. Common Pheasant (2019-09-12)
    55. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2019-09-13)

    recent uploads

    2019-09-16. White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Eurasian Hobby, Baraba Steppe Gull, Vega (Mongolian) Gull, Common Starling, Great White Egret, Common Pheasant.

    2019-08-18. Eastern Imperial Eagle, Hoopoe, Siberian Stonechat, Northern Black Grouse, Common Rosefinch.

    2019-08-06. Common Kestrel, Tree Pipit, Turkestan Shrike, White-crowned Penduline Tit, Tawny Pipit, Tawny Pipit.

    2019-08-02. Willow Ptarmigan.

    2019-08-01. Siberian Stonechat, Siberian Stonechat, Himalayan Accentor, Song Thrush, Song Thrush, Asian Rosy-Finch, Asian Rosy-Finch, Tree Pipit.

    2019-06-19. Oriental Turtle Dove, Black Stork, Black Stork, Great Crested Grebe, Little Ringed Plover, Great Cormorant, Common Redshank.

    2019-06-14. Unkown Bird.

    2019-06-13. Common Rosefinch, Common Cuckoo, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Rook, Lesser Kestrel, Eurasian Linnet, Hoopoe, Siberian Stonechat, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Masked Wagtail, European Bee-eater, Eurasian Jackdaw, Great Cormorant, Demoiselle Crane, Common Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Sky Lark, Northern Wheatear, Northern Wheatear, Northern Wheatear, Northern Wheatear, Northern Wheatear.

    2019-03-26. Grey-headed Goldfinch.

    2019-03-17. Caspian Gull, Fieldfare, Eurasian Dipper, Great White Egret.

    2019-02-25. Goosander, Goosander, Mallard.

    2019-02-10. Bean Goose, Bean Goose, Little Grebe, Goosander.

    2019-02-09. Hawfinch, Rock Pigeon, Hooded Crow, Long-tailed Rosefinch.

    2019-02-02. Fieldfare, Hawfinch, Fieldfare, Common Goldeneye, Goosander, Little Grebe, Black-throated Thrush.

    2019-01-20. Hybrid Crow, 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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    2025-02-07
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    2025-02-06
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    2025-01-07
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    unidentified birds

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