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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
    • Ciconiiformes
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    • Phoenicopteriformes
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    • Anseriformes
  • Anatidae
    • Falconiformes
  • Pandionidae
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    • Galliformes
  • Tetraonidae
  • Phasianidae
    • Gruiformes
  • Gruidae
  • Rallidae
  • Otididae
    • Charadriiformes
  • Burhinidae
  • Charadriidae
  • Recurvirostridae
  • Haematopodidae
  • Scolopacidae
  • Glareolidae
  • Stercorariidae
  • Laridae
    • Pterocletiformes
  • Pteroclidae
    • Columbiformes
  • Columbidae
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  • Cuculidae
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  • Strigidae
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  • Caprimulgidae
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  • Apodidae
    • Coraciiformes
  • Coraciidae
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    • Upupiformes
  • Upupidae
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  • Picidae
    • Passeriformes
  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 87
    total photos: 217
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Whooper Swan (2025-01-03)
    2. Smew (2025-01-03)
    3. Common Chaffinch (2025-01-08)
    4. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2025-01-08)
    5. Tree Sparrow (2025-01-08)
    6. Eurasian Blackbird (2025-01-10)
    7. Common Starling (2025-02-22)
    8. Common Kestrel (2025-02-22)
    9. Calandra Lark (2025-03-16)
    10. Pied Wheatear (2025-03-21)
    11. Northern Lapwing (2025-03-21)
    12. Common Coot (2025-03-21)
    13. Dalmatian Pelican (2025-03-22)
    14. Red-crested Pochard (2025-03-22)
    15. Ruddy Shelduck (2025-03-22)
    16. Eversmann's Redstart (2025-03-22)
    17. Grey Heron (2025-03-22)
    18. Tufted Duck (2025-03-22)
    19. Northern Shoveler (2025-03-22)
    20. Little Ringed Plover (2025-03-22)
    21. Common Buzzard (2025-03-22)
    22. Mute Swan (2025-03-22)
    23. Black Kite (2025-03-30)
    24. Northern Pintail (2025-03-30)
    25. Common Oystercatcher (2025-03-30)
    26. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2025-03-30)
    27. Rook (2025-03-30)
    28. Common Moorhen (2025-03-30)
    29. Turkestan Shrike (2025-03-30)
    30. Eurasian Jackdaw (2025-03-30)
    31. Citrine Wagtail (2025-03-30)
    32. Masked Wagtail (2025-03-30)
    33. Cetti's Warbler (2025-03-30)
    34. Common Chiffchaff (2025-03-30)
    35. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2025-04-05)
    36. Rock Sparrow (2025-04-05)
    37. Isabelline Wheatear (2025-04-06)
    38. Siberian Stonechat (2025-04-06)
    39. Blue-capped Redstart (2025-04-11)
    40. Himalayan Vulture (2025-04-11)
    41. Grey Wagtail (2025-04-11)
    42. Rock Bunting (2025-04-11)
    43. Wood Pigeon (2025-04-12)
    44. Eurasian Collared Dove (2025-04-12)
    45. Egyptian Vulture (2025-04-13)
    46. Sky Lark (2025-04-17)
    47. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2025-04-18)
    48. Chukar Partridge (2025-04-18)
    49. Hoopoe (2025-04-18)
    50. Rock Pigeon (2025-04-18)
    51. Barn Swallow (2025-04-18)
    52. Hume's Warbler (2025-04-18)
    53. Northern Wheatear (2025-04-18)
    54. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2025-04-18)
    55. Red-headed Bunting (2025-05-02)
    56. Corn Bunting (2025-05-03)
    57. Great Reed Warbler (2025-05-10)
    58. Black-headed Wagtail (2025-05-10)
    59. Common Cuckoo (2025-06-13)
    60. Common Whitethroat (2025-06-14)
    61. Common Nightingale (2025-06-14)
    62. Great White Pelican (2025-06-14)
    63. Lesser Whitethroat (2025-07-04)
    64. Long-legged Buzzard (2025-08-06)
    65. Black-winged Stilt (2025-08-07)
    66. Western Marsh-Harrier (2025-08-07)
    67. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2025-08-23)
    68. Great White Egret (2025-08-23)
    69. Common Kingfisher (2025-08-24)
    70. Spotted Flycatcher (2025-08-24)
    71. Black Stork (2025-09-20)
    72. Steppe Grey Shrike (2025-09-21)
    73. Cinereous Vulture (2025-09-21)
    74. Tree Pipit (2025-09-23)
    75. European Nightjar (2025-09-27)
    76. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2025-09-27)
    77. Great Cormorant (2025-09-30)
    78. Carrion Crow (2025-10-21)
    79. Eurasian Dipper (2025-10-23)
    80. Merlin (2025-11-09)
    81. Yellow Wagtail (2025-11-09)
    82. Mistle Thrush (2025-11-09)
    83. Black-throated Thrush (2025-11-09)
    84. European Greenfinch (2025-11-09)
    85. Common Sparrowhawk (2025-11-12)
    86. Saxaul Sparrow (2025-11-12)
    87. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2025-11-12)

    recent uploads

    2025-11-17. Eversmann's Redstart.

    2025-11-16. Saxaul Sparrow, Red-mantled Rosefinch.

    2025-11-14. Common Starling.

    2025-11-13. Common Sparrowhawk, Eversmann's Redstart.

    2025-11-10. Merlin, Yellow Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, Black-throated Thrush, European Greenfinch.

    2025-10-26. Eurasian Dipper, Carrion Crow.

    2025-10-07. Common Buzzard.

    2025-10-06. Blue-capped Redstart, Blue-capped Redstart, European Nightjar, Short-toed Snake-Eagle.

    2025-10-01. Common Buzzard, Tree Pipit.

    2025-09-30. Long-legged Buzzard, Great Cormorant, Himalayan Vulture, Steppe Grey Shrike, Common Chiffchaff, Cinereous Vulture, Black Stork, Common Buzzard.

    2025-08-27. Long-legged Buzzard, Black-winged Stilt, Black-winged Stilt, Northern Lapwing, Western Marsh-Harrier, Dalmatian Pelican, Lesser Whitethroat, Turkestan Shrike, Lesser Whitethroat, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Common Kingfisher, Great White Egret, Spotted Flycatcher, Siberian Stonechat.

    2025-07-11. Lesser Whitethroat, Common Kestrel, Masked Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail.

    2025-06-23. Common Cuckoo, Red-headed Bunting, Common Whitethroat, Common Nightingale, Siberian Stonechat, Great White Pelican.

    2025-05-18. Pied Wheatear, Siberian Stonechat.

    2025-05-17. Corn Bunting, Chukar Partridge.

    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...