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    total species: 232
    total photos: 3502
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    1. Little Grebe (2021-01-01)
    2. Saker Falcon (2021-01-03)
    3. Crested Lark (2021-01-04)
    4. Black-Necked Grebe (2021-01-04)
    5. Red-breasted Merganser (2021-01-04)
    6. Tufted Duck (2021-01-04)
    7. Great Grey Shrike (2021-01-05)
    8. Eurasian Blackbird (2021-01-05)
    9. Redwing (2021-01-05)
    10. Song Thrush (2021-01-05)
    11. European Robin (2021-01-05)
    12. Hen Harrier (2021-01-05)
    13. Common Chaffinch (2021-01-11)
    14. Common Sparrowhawk (2021-01-11)
    15. Common Kestrel (2021-01-11)
    16. Dunnock (2021-01-15)
    17. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2021-01-16)
    18. Black Kite (2021-01-16)
    19. Hawfinch (2021-01-17)
    20. Brambling (2021-01-17)
    21. European Greenfinch (2021-01-17)
    22. Blue Tit (2021-01-17)
    23. Meadow Pipit (2021-01-19)
    24. Wood Pigeon (2021-01-19)
    25. Long-eared Owl (2021-01-20)
    26. Eurasian Collared Dove (2021-01-20)
    27. Northern Reed Bunting (2021-01-20)
    28. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2021-01-20)
    29. Spanish Sparrow (2021-01-26)
    30. Tree Sparrow (2021-01-26)
    31. Caspian Gull (2021-01-27)
    32. Mute Swan (2021-01-30)
    33. Black Redstart (2021-01-30)
    34. Golden Eagle (2021-01-31)
    35. House Sparrow (2021-02-01)
    36. Fieldfare (2021-02-03)
    37. Common Goldeneye (2021-02-05)
    38. Great Cormorant (2021-02-19)
    39. Common Coot (2021-02-19)
    40. Eurasian Wigeon (2021-02-19)
    41. Eurasian Goldfinch (2021-02-19)
    42. Mallard (2021-02-25)
    43. Northern Shoveler (2021-02-26)
    44. Common Pochard (2021-02-27)
    45. Yellowhammer (2021-02-28)
    46. Great Black-backed Gull (2021-03-01)
    47. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2021-03-05)
    48. Northern Bullfinch (2021-03-05)
    49. Eurasian Magpie (2021-03-05)
    50. Bohemian Waxwing (2021-03-08)
    51. Great Tit (2021-03-08)
    52. Common Redpoll (2021-03-08)
    53. Northern Wren (2021-03-11)
    54. White Wagtail (2021-03-11)
    55. Gadwall (2021-03-12)
    56. Black-headed Gull (2021-03-12)
    57. Common Teal (2021-03-12)
    58. Greater Sand Plover (2021-03-12)
    59. Eurasian Golden Plover (2021-03-12)
    60. Peregrine Falcon (2021-03-13)
    61. Menetries Warbler (2021-03-19)
    62. Isabelline Wheatear (2021-03-19)
    63. Siberian Stonechat (2021-03-21)
    64. Greater Flamingo (2021-03-21)
    65. Northern House Martin (2021-03-22)
    66. Hoopoe (2021-03-24)
    67. Bluethroat (2021-03-25)
    68. Greater Scaup (2021-03-25)
    69. Masked Wagtail (2021-03-25)
    70. Green Sandpiper (2021-03-26)
    71. Slender-billed Gull (2021-03-28)
    72. Grey Heron (2021-03-28)
    73. Great Crested Grebe (2021-03-28)
    74. Common Chiffchaff (2021-03-28)
    75. Spotted Crake (2021-03-29)
    76. Northern Wheatear (2021-03-31)
    77. Red-necked Phalarope (2021-03-31)
    78. Red-crested Pochard (2021-04-01)
    79. Citrine Wagtail (2021-04-01)
    80. Ruff (2021-04-01)
    81. Rock Pigeon (2021-04-02)
    82. Pallas's Gull (2021-04-02)
    83. Water Rail (2021-04-04)
    84. Little Ringed Plover (2021-04-06)
    85. Black-winged Stilt (2021-04-06)
    86. Garganey (2021-04-07)
    87. Little Egret (2021-04-07)
    88. Pied Avocet (2021-04-08)
    89. Western Marsh-Harrier (2021-04-08)
    90. Calandra Lark (2021-04-09)
    91. Common Shelduck (2021-04-09)
    92. Semi-collared Flycatcher (2021-04-11)
    93. Pied Wheatear (2021-04-12)
    94. Dunlin (2021-04-12)
    95. Chukar Partridge (2021-04-13)
    96. Grey Wagtail (2021-04-13)
    97. Yellow Wagtail (2021-04-17)
    99. Glossy Ibis (2021-04-19)
    100. Eurasian Siskin (2021-04-22)
    101. Cinereous Vulture (2021-04-22)
    102. Lammergeier (2021-04-22)
    103. Common Pheasant (2021-04-22)
    104. Rock Bunting (2021-04-22)
    105. Blue Whistling Thrush (2021-04-23)
    106. Laughing Dove (2021-04-24)
    107. Eurasian Jackdaw (2021-04-24)
    108. Common Mynah (2021-04-24)
    109. Common Starling (2021-04-24)
    110. Mistle Thrush (2021-04-25)
    111. Griffon Vulture (2021-04-25)
    112. Yellow-breasted Tit (2021-04-25)
    113. Barn Swallow (2021-04-26)
    114. Great White Egret (2021-04-27)
    115. Clamorous Reed Warbler (2021-04-27)
    116. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2021-04-27)
    117. Common Rosefinch (2021-04-27)
    118. Ruddy Shelduck (2021-04-27)
    119. Turkestan Shrike (2021-04-27)
    120. Isabelline Shrike (2021-04-27)
    121. Great White Pelican (2021-04-27)
    122. Dalmatian Pelican (2021-04-27)
    123. Eurasian Redstart (2021-04-30)
    124. Wood Sandpiper (2021-05-01)
    125. Common Tern (2021-05-02)
    126. Red-backed Shrike (2021-05-03)
    127. Long-legged Buzzard (2021-05-04)
    128. Willow Warbler (2021-05-04)
    129. Common Sandpiper (2021-05-04)
    130. Spotted Flycatcher (2021-05-06)
    131. Paddyfield Warbler (2021-05-06)
    132. Common Whitethroat (2021-05-07)
    133. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2021-05-07)
    134. Red-breasted Flycatcher (2021-05-07)
    135. Syke's Warbler (2021-05-07)
    136. Whinchat (2021-05-07)
    137. Bar-tailed Godwit (2021-05-07)
    138. Little Stint (2021-05-07)
    139. Little Tern (2021-05-07)
    140. Ruddy Turnstone (2021-05-07)
    141. Little Owl (2021-05-08)
    142. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2021-05-08)
    143. Steppe Eagle (2021-05-08)
    144. Great Reed Warbler (2021-05-11)
    145. European Golden Oriole (2021-05-12)
    146. Oriental Cuckoo (2021-05-12)
    147. Lesser Grey Shrike (2021-05-13)
    148. Black-crowned Night Heron (2021-05-13)
    149. Squacco Heron (2021-05-13)
    150. Grey Plover (2021-05-16)
    151. Rosy Starling (2021-05-16)
    152. Ortolan Bunting (2021-05-19)
    153. Common Raven (2021-05-19)
    154. Finsch's Wheatear (2021-05-19)
    155. Rock Sparrow (2021-05-19)
    156. Red-headed Bunting (2021-05-20)
    157. Eurasian Roller (2021-05-27)
    158. Purple Heron (2021-05-27)
    159. Whiskered Tern (2021-05-28)
    160. Woodchat Shrike (2021-05-29)
    161. Desert Wheatear (2021-06-01)
    162. Little Bittern (2021-06-01)
    163. White-headed Duck (2021-06-02)
    164. Sand Martin (2021-06-02)
    165. Black-headed Wagtail (2021-06-20)
    166. Kentish Plover (2021-06-20)
    167. Eurasian Hobby (2021-06-21)
    168. Shikra (2021-06-22)
    169. Desert Finch (2021-06-23)
    170. Tawny Pipit (2021-06-24)
    171. White-winged Tern (2021-07-09)
    172. Bearded Tit (2021-07-12)
    173. Hooded Crow (2021-07-13)
    174. Common Oystercatcher (2021-07-15)
    175. Curlew Sandpiper (2021-07-17)
    176. Caspian Tern (2021-07-17)
    177. Sandwich Tern (2021-07-17)
    178. Black-winged Pratincole (2021-07-17)
    179. Common Greenshank (2021-07-18)
    180. Common Redshank (2021-07-19)
    181. Booted Warbler (2021-07-28)
    182. Marsh Warbler (2021-07-28)
    183. Black Tern (2021-07-28)
    184. Common Kingfisher (2021-07-30)
    185. Little Crake (2021-08-02)
    186. European Bee-eater (2021-08-04)
    187. Eurasian Wryneck (2021-08-10)
    188. Sanderling (2021-08-11)
    189. Red-Necked Grebe (2021-08-15)
    190. Egyptian Vulture (2021-08-15)
    191. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2021-08-15)
    192. Pallid Harrier (2021-08-15)
    193. Horned Lark (2021-08-15)
    194. Northern Lapwing (2021-08-17)
    195. Lesser Whitethroat (2021-08-22)
    196. Eurasian Reed Warbler (2021-08-23)
    197. Steppe Grey Shrike (2021-08-25)
    198. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2021-08-27)
    199. Garden Warbler (2021-09-05)
    200. Common Snipe (2021-09-05)
    201. Levant Sparrowhawk (2021-09-08)
    202. Black-tailed Godwit (2021-09-08)
    203. Spotted Redshank (2021-09-09)
    204. Tree Pipit (2021-09-09)
    205. Common Cuckoo (2021-09-09)
    206. Blackcap (2021-09-11)
    207. Common Buzzard (2021-09-14)
    208. Osprey (2021-09-14)
    209. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (2021-09-14)
    210. Oriental Turtle Dove (2021-09-18)
    211. Northern Goshawk (2021-09-24)
    212. European Nightjar (2021-10-05)
    213. Whooper Swan (2021-10-05)
    214. Common Quail (2021-10-08)
    215. Montagu's Harrier (2021-10-09)
    216. Eurasian Woodcock (2021-10-10)
    217. Rook (2021-10-12)
    218. Sky Lark (2021-10-16)
    219. Pygmy Cormorant (2021-10-18)
    220. Greater White-fronted Goose (2021-10-18)
    221. Bewick's Swan (2021-10-19)
    222. Little Bustard (2021-10-20)
    223. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2021-10-29)
    224. Black-throated Thrush (2021-10-29)
    225. Turkestan Tit (2021-10-30)
    226. Hume's Warbler (2021-10-30)
    227. Carrion Crow (2021-10-31)
    228. Mew Gull (2021-11-04)
    229. Northern Pintail (2021-11-13)
    230. Pine Bunting (2021-12-06)
    231. Bean Goose (2021-12-22)
    232. Ring-billed Gull (2021-12-23)

    recent uploads

    2022-01-01. Red-breasted Merganser, Common Kestrel, Hooded Crow, Eurasian Goldfinch, Eurasian Golden Plover.

    2021-12-29. Common Kestrel, Red-breasted Merganser, Western Marsh-Harrier, Hen Harrier, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Bearded Tit, Tufted Duck, Common Coot.

    2021-12-27. Little Egret, Red-breasted Merganser, Common Pochard, Dalmatian Pelican, Common Coot, Common Snipe, Common Redshank, Dunlin, Common Teal.

    2021-12-25. Western Tundra Bean Goose, Pygmy Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Ring-billed Gull, European Robin, European Black Redstart, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Pygmy Cormorant, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Common Snipe, Black-Necked Grebe, Tufted Duck, Common Kestrel, Caspian Gull, Eurasian Golden Plover, Great Grey Shrike.

    2021-12-21. Pine Bunting, Water Rail, Common Starling, Great Crested Grebe, Little Owl, European Black Redstart, Common Starling, White-winged Tern, Tufted Duck, Crested Lark, Caspian Gull, Mew Gull, Red-breasted Merganser, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Golden Plover, Desert Finch.

    2021-12-10. White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Eurasian Eagle-Owl.

    2021-12-07. White Wagtail, Tufted Duck, Caspian Gull, Great Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Hen Harrier, Common Kestrel, Dalmatian Pelican, Common Sparrowhawk, Little Owl, Mallard.

    2021-12-05. Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Calandra Lark, Bearded Tit, Northern Reed Bunting, Bearded Tit, Meadow Pipit, Caspian Gull, White Wagtail, White Wagtail, Common Sparrowhawk.

    2021-12-01. Peregrine Falcon, Grey Heron, Little Grebe.

    2021-11-28. Little Owl, Common Chiffchaff, Common Teal, Red-breasted Merganser, Great Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Greater Scaup, Mew Gull, Black-Necked Grebe, Little Grebe.

    2021-11-26. Grey Heron, Common Greenshank, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Northern Reed Bunting, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

    2021-11-23. European Black Redstart, Meadow Pipit, Desert Finch, Western Marsh-Harrier, European Black Redstart.

    2021-11-14. Greater White-fronted Goose, Mute Swan, Northern Pintail, Common Kestrel, European Black Redstart, Common Chiffchaff, Water Rail.

    2021-11-10. Fieldfare, Bluethroat, Eurasian Siskin, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Caspian Gull, Great Cormorant, Greater White-fronted Goose, Water Rail.

    2021-11-06. Water Rail, Caspian Gull.

    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...