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total species: 182
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1. Blue Whistling Thrush (2020-01-02)
2. Common Pheasant (2020-01-02)
3. Yellowhammer (2020-01-02)
4. Pine Bunting (2020-01-02)
5. Water Rail (2020-01-06)
6. Eurasian Blackbird (2020-01-06)
7. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2020-01-08)
8. Common Redpoll (2020-01-08)
9. Chukar Partridge (2020-01-08)
10. Eversmann's Redstart (2020-01-09)
11. Horned Lark (2020-01-09)
12. Little Owl (2020-01-09)
13. Northern Reed Bunting (2020-01-09)
14. White-Winged Woodpecker (2020-01-09)
15. Saxaul Sparrow (2020-01-09)
16. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2020-01-10)
17. Grey Partridge (2020-01-13)
18. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2020-01-13)
19. Bohemian Waxwing (2020-01-13)
20. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2020-01-14)
21. Cinereous Vulture (2020-01-20)
22. Northern Wren (2020-01-22)
23. Common Mynah (2020-01-27)
24. Great Bustard (2020-02-01)
25. Turkestan Tit (2020-02-02)
26. Great Tit (2020-02-02)
27. Bearded Tit (2020-02-08)
28. Eurasian Goldfinch (2020-02-08)
29. Fieldfare (2020-02-08)
30. Great Grey Shrike (2020-02-08)
31. Golden Eagle (2020-02-16)
32. Ibisbill (2020-02-27)
33. Ruddy Shelduck (2020-02-27)
34. Great White Egret (2020-02-27)
35. Northern Pintail (2020-03-02)
36. Common Starling (2020-03-02)
37. Goosander (2020-03-02)
38. Tree Sparrow (2020-03-02)
39. Azure Tit (2020-03-05)
40. Mistle Thrush (2020-03-09)
41. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2020-03-11)
42. White-winged Grosbeak (2020-03-11)
43. Lammergeier (2020-03-14)
44. Common Chaffinch (2020-03-14)
45. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2020-03-21)
46. Grey Wagtail (2020-03-29)
47. Blue-capped Redstart (2020-03-29)
48. Wallcreeper (2020-03-29)
49. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2020-04-06)
50. Himalayan Vulture (2020-04-07)
51. Booted Eagle (2020-04-11)
52. Black Kite (2020-04-11)
53. Yellow-billed Chough (2020-04-12)
54. Common Raven (2020-04-12)
55. Northern House Martin (2020-04-12)
56. Steppe Eagle (2020-04-14)
57. Common Kestrel (2020-04-30)
58. Wood Pigeon (2020-04-30)
59. Booted Warbler (2020-04-30)
60. Turkestan Shrike (2020-04-30)
61. Spotted Flycatcher (2020-05-01)
62. Isabelline Wheatear (2020-05-01)
63. Indian Sparrow (2020-05-01)
64. Pander's Ground-Jay (2020-05-01)
65. Lesser Whitethroat (2020-05-01)
66. Steppe Grey Shrike (2020-05-01)
67. Long-legged Buzzard (2020-05-01)
68. Common Chiffchaff (2020-05-02)
69. Rosy Starling (2020-05-02)
70. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2020-05-02)
71. Northern Lapwing (2020-05-02)
72. Greater Short-toed Lark (2020-05-02)
73. Isabelline Shrike (2020-05-02)
74. Eurasian Roller (2020-05-02)
75. Hoopoe (2020-05-02)
76. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2020-05-02)
77. Pied Wheatear (2020-05-02)
78. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2020-05-03)
79. Rock Sparrow (2020-05-03)
80. Ortolan Bunting (2020-05-03)
81. Bimaculated Lark (2020-05-03)
82. Little Ringed Plover (2020-05-03)
83. Barn Swallow (2020-05-03)
84. Calandra Lark (2020-05-03)
85. Sky Lark (2020-05-03)
86. Siberian Stonechat (2020-05-03)
87. European Bee-eater (2020-05-03)
88. Red-headed Bunting (2020-05-03)
89. Eurasian Redstart (2020-05-03)
90. Eurasian Jackdaw (2020-05-03)
91. Common Sparrowhawk (2020-05-10)
92. Common Cuckoo (2020-05-10)
93. Pale Sand Martin (2020-05-10)
94. Great Crested Grebe (2020-05-10)
95. Oriental Turtle Dove (2020-05-10)
96. Mallard (2020-05-18)
97. Shikra (2020-05-18)
98. Masked Wagtail (2020-05-18)
99. Eurasian Hobby (2020-05-18)
100. Lesser Grey Shrike (2020-05-18)
101. Common Rosefinch (2020-05-18)
102. Common Nightingale (2020-05-18)
103. Black-headed Wagtail (2020-05-18)
104. Caspian Gull (2020-05-18)
105. Black-headed Gull (2020-05-18)
106. Common Oystercatcher (2020-05-18)
107. Common Redshank (2020-05-18)
108. Common Tern (2020-05-18)
109. Gadwall (2020-05-18)
110. Little Bustard (2020-05-18)
111. Spanish Sparrow (2020-05-18)
112. Greater Sand Plover (2020-05-20)
113. Common Swift (2020-05-21)
114. Desert Wheatear (2020-05-21)
115. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2020-05-21)
116. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2020-05-21)
117. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2020-05-21)
118. Desert Finch (2020-05-22)
119. Rufous Bush Robin (2020-05-22)
120. Mute Swan (2020-05-30)
121. Eurasian Bittern (2020-05-30)
122. Dalmatian Pelican (2020-05-30)
123. Pallas's Gull (2020-05-30)
124. Red-crested Pochard (2020-05-30)
125. Temminck's Stint (2020-05-30)
126. Little Stint (2020-05-30)
127. Common Shelduck (2020-05-30)
128. Black-winged Stilt (2020-05-30)
129. Grey Plover (2020-05-30)
130. Kentish Plover (2020-05-30)
131. Eurasian Curlew (2020-05-30)
132. Northern Shoveler (2020-05-30)
133. Barbary Falcon (2020-05-31)
134. Twite (2020-05-31)
135. Mongolian Finch (2020-06-01)
136. Grey-necked Bunting (2020-06-01)
137. Hooded Crow (2020-06-02)
138. Baraba Steppe Gull (2020-06-03)
139. Grey Heron (2020-06-03)
140. Marsh Sandpiper (2020-06-03)
141. White-winged Tern (2020-06-03)
142. Black Tern (2020-06-03)
143. Red-footed Falcon (2020-06-04)
144. Whooper Swan (2020-06-04)
145. Pied Avocet (2020-06-04)
146. Demoiselle Crane (2020-06-04)
147. Black-tailed Godwit (2020-06-04)
148. Saker Falcon (2020-06-06)
149. Pallid Harrier (2020-06-06)
150. Short-eared Owl (2020-06-06)
151. Macqueen's Bustard (2020-06-06)
152. Crested Honey-Buzzard (2020-06-07)
153. Tawny Pipit (2020-06-07)
154. Yellow Wagtail (2020-06-07)
155. Eurasian Collared Dove (2020-06-14)
156. Eurasian Magpie (2020-06-14)
157. Green Sandpiper (2020-07-05)
158. Common Sandpiper (2020-07-05)
159. Arctic Loon (2020-07-06)
160. Great Cormorant (2020-07-06)
161. Great Reed Warbler (2020-07-06)
162. Collared Pratincole (2020-07-07)
163. Little Tern (2020-07-07)
164. Gull-billed Tern (2020-07-07)
165. Caspian Tern (2020-07-07)
166. Curlew Sandpiper (2020-08-07)
167. Pygmy Cormorant (2020-08-07)
168. Common Kingfisher (2020-08-11)
169. Black Lark (2020-08-24)
170. European Nightjar (2020-08-24)
171. European Golden Oriole (2020-08-26)
172. Greylag Goose (2020-08-27)
173. Indian Pond Heron (2020-09-05)
174. Black Redstart (2020-09-20)
175. Common Coot (2020-10-24)
176. Goldcrest (2020-10-25)
177. Great White Pelican (2020-10-28)
178. White-winged Lark (2020-10-28)
179. European Greenfinch (2020-12-04)
180. Red-fronted Serin (2020-12-21)
181. Northern Goshawk (2020-12-27)
182. Brambling (2020-12-29)

recent uploads


2020-12-31. European Greenfinch, Bohemian Waxwing, Northern Goshawk, Red-fronted Serin, Brambling.

2020-11-22. Indian Pond Heron, Pallid Harrier, Curlew Sandpiper, Pygmy Cormorant, Common Kingfisher, Black Lark, European Nightjar, European Golden Oriole, Golden Eagle, Greylag Goose, Black Redstart, Common Cuckoo, Common Coot, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Goldcrest, Great Grey Shrike, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Great White Pelican, White-winged Lark.

2020-11-21. Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Common Sandpiper, Goosander, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Arctic Loon, Great Cormorant, Bearded Tit, Booted Warbler, Booted Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Common Tern, Little Tern, Black-headed Gull, Caspian Gull, Gull-billed Tern, Black-headed Gull, Desert Wheatear, Little Tern, Caspian Tern, Pallas's Gull, Collared Pratincole, Dalmatian Pelican, Black-headed Wagtail.

2020-07-01. Himalayan Vulture.

2020-06-16. Blue Whistling Thrush, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Kestrel, Little Ringed Plover, Eurasian Magpie, White-Winged Woodpecker, Shikra, Wood Pigeon, Masked Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, Baraba Steppe Gull, Grey Heron, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Redshank, White-winged Tern, Common Tern, Black Tern, Marsh Sandpiper, Eurasian Curlew, Red-footed Falcon, Whooper Swan, Pied Avocet, Demoiselle Crane, Marsh Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Northern Shoveler.

2020-06-15. Common Redshank.

2020-06-11. Mute Swan, Eurasian Bittern, Dalmatian Pelican, Pallas's Gull, Red-crested Pochard, Temminck's Stint, Little Stint, Common Shelduck, Black-winged Stilt, Grey Plover, Kentish Plover, Eurasian Curlew, Great White Egret, Barbary Falcon, Twite, Turkestan Shrike, Mongolian Finch, Grey-necked Bunting, Long-legged Buzzard, Steppe Eagle, Isabelline Wheatear, Horned Lark, Horned Lark, Hooded Crow, Great Bustard, Saker Falcon, Pallid Harrier, Short-eared Owl, Demoiselle Crane, Macqueen's Bustard, Crested Honey-Buzzard, Tawny Pipit, Yellow Wagtail.

2020-05-23. Greater Sand Plover, Common Swift, Desert Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Desert Finch, Rufous Bush Robin, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater.

2020-05-19. Mallard, Shikra, Turkestan Tit, Masked Wagtail, Eurasian Hobby, Lesser Grey Shrike, Red-headed Bunting, Azure Tit, Common Rosefinch, Barn Swallow, Common Nightingale, Black-headed Wagtail, Caspian Gull, Black-headed Gull, Common Oystercatcher, Common Redshank, Common Tern, Little Ringed Plover, Gadwall, Little Bustard, Spanish Sparrow.

2020-05-11. Common Sparrowhawk, Common Cuckoo, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Pale Sand Martin, Great Crested Grebe, Red-headed Bunting, Grey Partridge, Oriental Turtle Dove.

2020-05-04. Ring-necked Pheasant, Blue Whistling Thrush, Himalayan Vulture, Cinereous Vulture, Common Kestrel, Wood Pigeon, Booted Warbler, Turkestan Shrike, Spotted Flycatcher, Isabelline Wheatear, Common Starling, Indian Sparrow, Saxaul Sparrow, Ile Pander's Ground-Jay, Lesser Whitethroat, Steppe Grey Shrike, Turkestan Shrike, Turkestan Shrike, Long-legged Buzzard, White-Winged Woodpecker, Saxaul Sparrow, Common Chiffchaff, Rosy Starling, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Northern Lapwing, Greater Short-toed Lark, Isabelline Shrike, Eurasian Roller, Hoopoe, Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Pied Wheatear, Isabelline Wheatear, Little Owl, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Rock Sparrow, Ortolan Bunting, Bimaculated Lark, Steppe Eagle, Little Ringed Plover, Barn Swallow, Turkestan Shrike, Calandra Lark, Sky Lark, Siberian Stonechat, European Bee-eater, Red-headed Bunting, Eurasian Redstart, Eurasian Jackdaw.

2020-04-15. Short-toed Snake-Eagle.

2020-04-14. Steppe Eagle.

2020-04-12. Ruddy Shelduck, Blue Whistling Thrush, Yellow-billed Chough, Great Tit, Common Raven, Northern House Martin.

2020-04-11. Booted Eagle, Black Kite.

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)

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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

Игорь Фефелов: Галка

2026-06-18

Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна и Андрей.

2026-06-17

Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна.

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