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Gaviiformes
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    members stats

    map of photoshootings

    total species: 158
    total photos: 812
    total videos: 7
    total blogposts: 1

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    1. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2018-01-01)
    2. Northern Bullfinch (2018-01-01)
    3. Bohemian Waxwing (2018-01-01)
    4. Fieldfare (2018-01-01)
    5. Rock Pigeon (2018-01-01)
    6. Eurasian Magpie (2018-01-01)
    7. Tree Sparrow (2018-01-01)
    8. Baikal Bullfinch (2018-01-01)
    9. Great Tit (2018-01-02)
    10. Rook (2018-01-03)
    11. Common Raven (2018-01-03)
    12. Common Redpoll (2018-01-03)
    13. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2018-01-03)
    14. Eurasian Jackdaw (2018-01-03)
    15. Eurasian Goldfinch (2018-01-03)
    16. House Sparrow (2018-01-11)
    17. White-Backed Woodpecker (2018-01-12)
    18. Azure Tit (2018-01-12)
    19. Mallard (2018-01-12)
    20. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2018-01-20)
    21. Red Crossbill (2018-01-23)
    22. Hooded Crow (2018-02-08)
    23. Eurasian Siskin (2018-02-08)
    24. Blue Tit (2018-02-16)
    25. European Greenfinch (2018-03-12)
    26. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2018-04-01)
    27. Grey Heron (2018-04-06)
    28. Brambling (2018-04-06)
    29. Common Kestrel (2018-04-16)
    30. Baraba Steppe Gull (2018-04-16)
    31. Black-headed Gull (2018-04-16)
    32. Whooper Swan (2018-04-16)
    33. Mute Swan (2018-04-16)
    35. Common Sparrowhawk (2018-04-19)
    36. Garganey (2018-04-19)
    37. Common Coot (2018-04-19)
    38. Red-Necked Grebe (2018-04-19)
    39. Great Crested Grebe (2018-04-19)
    40. Tufted Duck (2018-04-19)
    41. Green Sandpiper (2018-04-26)
    42. Black-tailed Godwit (2018-04-26)
    43. Great Cormorant (2018-04-26)
    44. Greylag Goose (2018-04-26)
    45. Northern Lapwing (2018-04-26)
    46. Greater Scaup (2018-04-26)
    47. Pied Avocet (2018-04-26)
    48. Common Redshank (2018-04-26)
    49. Common Goldeneye (2018-04-26)
    50. Common Oystercatcher (2018-04-26)
    51. Western Marsh-Harrier (2018-04-26)
    52. Common Teal (2018-04-26)
    53. Ruff (2018-04-26)
    54. Northern Reed Bunting (2018-04-26)
    55. Common Crane (2018-04-26)
    56. Gadwall (2018-04-26)
    57. Common Pochard (2018-04-26)
    58. Citrine Wagtail (2018-04-26)
    59. Northern Shoveler (2018-04-26)
    60. Marsh Sandpiper (2018-04-26)
    61. Little Ringed Plover (2018-04-26)
    62. Common Shelduck (2018-04-26)
    63. Yellow Wagtail (2018-04-28)
    64. Common Sandpiper (2018-04-28)
    65. Pied Flycatcher (2018-04-28)
    66. Eurasian Wigeon (2018-04-29)
    67. Yellowhammer (2018-04-29)
    68. Mew Gull (2018-04-29)
    69. Black-Necked Grebe (2018-04-29)
    70. Black-winged Stilt (2018-04-29)
    71. Smew (2018-04-29)
    72. Bean Goose (2018-04-29)
    73. Northern Wheatear (2018-04-29)
    74. Dunlin (2018-04-29)
    75. White Wagtail (2018-04-29)
    76. Kentish Plover (2018-04-29)
    77. Common Snipe (2018-05-02)
    78. Mistle Thrush (2018-05-03)
    79. Oriental Turtle Dove (2018-05-03)
    80. Bluethroat (2018-05-03)
    81. Eurasian Redstart (2018-05-06)
    82. Siberian Stonechat (2018-05-06)
    83. Eurasian Hobby (2018-05-06)
    84. Northern Pintail (2018-05-08)
    85. White-winged Tern (2018-05-08)
    86. Common Tern (2018-05-08)
    87. Little Gull (2018-05-08)
    88. Barn Swallow (2018-05-08)
    89. Terek Sandpiper (2018-05-11)
    90. Wood Sandpiper (2018-05-11)
    91. Common Starling (2018-05-11)
    92. Common Greenshank (2018-05-11)
    93. Willow Warbler (2018-05-11)
    94. Common Chiffchaff (2018-05-11)
    95. Thrush Nightingale (2018-05-11)
    96. Common Rosefinch (2018-05-15)
    97. Eurasian Whimbrel (2018-05-15)
    98. Greater Ringed Plover (2018-05-15)
    99. Grey Plover (2018-05-15)
    100. Eurasian Golden Plover (2018-05-15)
    101. Bar-tailed Godwit (2018-05-15)
    102. Slavonian Grebe (2018-05-16)
    103. Red-crested Pochard (2018-05-16)
    104. Lesser Whitethroat (2018-05-16)
    105. Eurasian Wryneck (2018-05-18)
    106. Spotted Redshank (2018-05-18)
    107. Little Stint (2018-05-18)
    108. Temminck's Stint (2018-05-18)
    109. Black-winged Pratincole (2018-05-18)
    110. Red-throated Pipit (2018-05-23)
    111. Curlew Sandpiper (2018-05-23)
    112. Red-necked Phalarope (2018-05-23)
    113. Sky Lark (2018-05-27)
    114. Ruddy Turnstone (2018-05-27)
    115. Broad-billed Sandpiper (2018-05-27)
    116. Black Tern (2018-06-04)
    117. Sanderling (2018-06-04)
    118. Common Whitethroat (2018-06-06)
    119. Booted Warbler (2018-06-11)
    120. Icterine Warbler (2018-06-12)
    121. Ortolan Bunting (2018-06-12)
    122. Common Chaffinch (2018-06-12)
    123. Red-backed Shrike (2018-06-12)
    124. Tree Pipit (2018-06-12)
    125. European Golden Oriole (2018-06-12)
    126. Eurasian Linnet (2018-06-12)
    127. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2018-06-16)
    128. Common Buzzard (2018-06-16)
    129. European Bee-eater (2018-06-16)
    130. Sand Martin (2018-06-17)
    131. Demoiselle Crane (2018-06-20)
    132. Whinchat (2018-06-20)
    133. Common Swift (2018-06-27)
    134. Spotted Flycatcher (2018-07-03)
    135. Great White Egret (2018-07-15)
    136. Bearded Tit (2018-07-18)
    137. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2018-07-18)
    138. Eurasian Bittern (2018-07-23)
    139. Eurasian Collared Dove (2018-07-23)
    140. Ruddy Shelduck (2018-08-16)
    141. Eurasian Curlew (2018-08-28)
    142. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2018-08-31)
    143. Pallas's Gull (2018-10-03)
    144. Song Thrush (2018-10-06)
    145. Stock Pigeon (2018-10-07)
    146. Hen Harrier (2018-10-10)
    147. Great Grey Shrike (2018-10-14)
    148. Rough-legged Buzzard (2018-10-14)
    149. Eurasian Nuthatch (2018-10-19)
    150. European Robin (2018-10-23)
    151. Redwing (2018-10-23)
    152. Northern Goshawk (2018-10-23)
    153. Horned Lark (2018-10-23)
    154. Red-breasted Merganser (2018-10-23)
    155. Bewick's Swan (2018-10-27)
    156. Hawfinch (2018-10-30)
    157. Snowy Owl (2018-11-20)
    158. Coal Tit (2018-11-23)

    recent uploads

    2018-12-31. Eurasian Siskin.

    2018-12-29. Common Redpoll, Common Redpoll, Eurasian Goldfinch, Long-tailed Rosefinch.

    2018-12-21. Eurasian Siskin, Northern Bullfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Redpoll.

    2018-12-10. Snowy Owl.

    2018-12-05. Snowy Owl, Common Redpoll, Eurasian Linnet, Eurasian Linnet, Common Horned Lark.

    2018-12-01. Snowy Owl, Snowy Owl, Bewick's Swan.

    2018-11-28. Bohemian Waxwing.

    2018-11-24. Coal Tit.

    2018-11-23. Great Spotted Woodpecker.

    2018-10-31. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Azure Tit, Hawfinch, Tree Sparrow.

    2018-10-29. Bean Goose, Gadwall.

    2018-10-27. Rough-legged Buzzard.

    2018-10-24. European Robin, Mistle Thrush, Bohemian Waxwing, Redwing, Northern Goshawk, European Golden Oriole, Common Horned Lark, Red-breasted Merganser, Smew.

    2018-10-22. Eurasian Nuthatch, Great Tit, Eurasian Golden Plover.

    2018-10-19. Eurasian Nuthatch.

    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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