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Gaviiformes
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    total species: 144
    total photos: 439
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Northern Bullfinch (2023-02-04)
    2. Eurasian Magpie (2023-02-04)
    3. Rock Pigeon (2023-03-12)
    4. Common Redpoll (2023-03-16)
    5. Bohemian Waxwing (2023-03-20)
    6. Common Sparrowhawk (2023-03-24)
    7. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2023-03-24)
    8. Tree Sparrow (2023-03-24)
    9. European Greenfinch (2023-03-26)
    10. Eurasian Collared Dove (2023-03-26)
    11. Azure Tit (2023-03-26)
    12. Great Tit (2023-03-26)
    13. Common Starling (2023-04-01)
    14. Sky Lark (2023-04-05)
    15. Whooper Swan (2023-04-05)
    16. Eurasian Wigeon (2023-04-05)
    17. Gadwall (2023-04-05)
    18. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2023-04-05)
    19. Bewick's Swan (2023-04-05)
    21. Common Crane (2023-04-05)
    22. Mute Swan (2023-04-05)
    23. Bean Goose (2023-04-05)
    24. Northern Lapwing (2023-04-09)
    25. Baraba Steppe Gull (2023-04-09)
    26. Common Shelduck (2023-04-11)
    27. Mallard (2023-04-11)
    28. Common Pochard (2023-04-11)
    29. Tufted Duck (2023-04-11)
    30. Black-headed Gull (2023-04-20)
    31. Common Coot (2023-04-20)
    32. Garganey (2023-04-20)
    33. White Wagtail (2023-04-20)
    34. Hooded Crow (2023-04-20)
    35. Common Sandpiper (2023-04-25)
    36. Northern Shoveler (2023-04-27)
    37. Red-Necked Grebe (2023-04-27)
    38. Pied Flycatcher (2023-04-29)
    39. Bluethroat (2023-05-02)
    40. Whinchat (2023-05-07)
    41. Yellow Wagtail (2023-05-08)
    42. Slavonian Grebe (2023-05-13)
    43. Common Greenshank (2023-05-13)
    44. Little Ringed Plover (2023-05-13)
    45. Common Goldeneye (2023-05-13)
    46. Common Teal (2023-05-13)
    47. Ruff (2023-05-13)
    48. Little Bustard (2023-05-13)
    49. Red-crested Pochard (2023-05-14)
    50. Marsh Sandpiper (2023-05-14)
    51. Black-winged Stilt (2023-05-14)
    52. Temminck's Stint (2023-05-14)
    53. Wood Sandpiper (2023-05-14)
    54. Siberian Stonechat (2023-05-14)
    55. Northern Wheatear (2023-05-14)
    56. Hoopoe (2023-05-14)
    57. Rook (2023-05-14)
    58. Barn Swallow (2023-05-15)
    59. Greater Scaup (2023-05-16)
    60. Common Kestrel (2023-05-16)
    61. Eurasian Jackdaw (2023-05-17)
    62. Greater Ringed Plover (2023-05-17)
    63. Bar-tailed Godwit (2023-05-17)
    64. Little Gull (2023-05-17)
    65. Dunlin (2023-05-17)
    66. Black Tern (2023-05-17)
    67. White-winged Tern (2023-05-17)
    68. Eurasian Whimbrel (2023-05-17)
    69. Eurasian Golden Plover (2023-05-17)
    70. Common Tern (2023-05-17)
    71. Spotted Redshank (2023-05-17)
    72. Common Whitethroat (2023-05-22)
    73. Common Rosefinch (2023-05-22)
    74. Thrush Nightingale (2023-05-22)
    75. Common Cuckoo (2023-05-22)
    76. Booted Warbler (2023-05-22)
    77. Common Chaffinch (2023-05-23)
    78. Yellowhammer (2023-05-24)
    79. Cetti's Warbler (2023-05-25)
    80. Great Reed Warbler (2023-05-25)
    81. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2023-05-25)
    82. Oriental Turtle Dove (2023-05-25)
    83. Common Chiffchaff (2023-05-25)
    84. Black Kite (2023-05-26)
    85. Black-Necked Grebe (2023-05-26)
    86. Sand Martin (2023-05-26)
    87. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2023-05-27)
    88. Ortolan Bunting (2023-05-27)
    89. Black-tailed Godwit (2023-05-30)
    90. Terek Sandpiper (2023-05-30)
    91. Red-necked Phalarope (2023-05-30)
    92. Little Stint (2023-05-30)
    93. Curlew Sandpiper (2023-05-30)
    94. Citrine Wagtail (2023-05-30)
    95. Greylag Goose (2023-06-06)
    96. Pied Avocet (2023-06-06)
    97. European Bee-eater (2023-06-09)
    98. Wood Pigeon (2023-06-16)
    99. Eurasian Hobby (2023-06-16)
    100. Long-eared Owl (2023-06-17)
    101. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2023-06-17)
    102. Common Oystercatcher (2023-06-24)
    103. Grey Heron (2023-06-28)
    104. Demoiselle Crane (2023-06-28)
    105. Red-backed Shrike (2023-06-30)
    106. Black-winged Pratincole (2023-07-01)
    107. Spotted Flycatcher (2023-07-01)
    108. Tree Pipit (2023-07-01)
    109. Black Woodpecker (2023-07-02)
    110. Grey Partridge (2023-07-02)
    111. European Golden Oriole (2023-07-02)
    112. Eurasian Curlew (2023-07-12)
    113. House Sparrow (2023-07-17)
    114. Common Buzzard (2023-07-21)
    115. Willow Tit (2023-07-21)
    116. Mistle Thrush (2023-07-23)
    117. Northern Black Grouse (2023-07-28)
    118. Ruddy Turnstone (2023-07-28)
    119. Sanderling (2023-07-28)
    120. Grey Plover (2023-07-28)
    121. Green Sandpiper (2023-08-03)
    122. Blue Tit (2023-08-04)
    123. Lesser Whitethroat (2023-08-12)
    124. Red-footed Falcon (2023-08-17)
    125. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2023-08-31)
    126. Great White Egret (2023-09-06)
    127. Western Marsh-Harrier (2023-09-06)
    128. Great Crested Grebe (2023-10-03)
    129. Stock Pigeon (2023-10-11)
    130. Brambling (2023-10-11)
    131. Eurasian Nuthatch (2023-10-12)
    132. White-Backed Woodpecker (2023-10-12)
    133. Eurasian Siskin (2023-10-13)
    134. Pallas's Gull (2023-10-15)
    135. Hen Harrier (2023-10-15)
    136. Rough-legged Buzzard (2023-10-15)
    137. Pallid Harrier (2023-10-15)
    138. Eurasian Linnet (2023-10-15)
    139. Great Grey Shrike (2023-10-19)
    140. Red-breasted Merganser (2023-10-19)
    141. Fieldfare (2023-10-27)
    142. Snowy Owl (2023-11-05)
    143. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2023-12-06)
    144. Coal Tit (2023-12-27)

    recent uploads

    2023-12-27. Coal Tit.

    2023-12-21. Bohemian Waxwing, Red-crested Pochard, Mallard.

    2023-12-17. Eurasian Nuthatch.

    2023-12-06. Willow Tit, Eurasian Nuthatch, Long-tailed Rosefinch.

    2023-11-18. Bohemian Waxwing.

    2023-11-16. Snowy Owl.

    2023-11-05. Snowy Owl.

    2023-10-27. Mute Swan, Northern Bullfinch, Fieldfare, Mute Swan.

    2023-10-24. Eastern Imperial Eagle, Great Spotted Woodpecker.

    2023-10-20. Great Grey Shrike, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Sky Lark, Rough-legged Buzzard, Common Teal, Red-breasted Merganser.

    2023-10-18. Rough-legged Buzzard, Whooper Swan, Common Teal.

    2023-10-16. Pallid Harrier, Pallid Harrier, Pallid Harrier, Eurasian Linnet, Great Tit, Tree Sparrow, Brambling, Eurasian Magpie.

    2023-10-15. Pallas's Gull, Hen Harrier, Rough-legged Buzzard.

    2023-10-13. Eurasian Siskin.

    2023-10-12. Eurasian Nuthatch, Blue Tit, White-Backed Woodpecker.

    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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    2025-08-31
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    2025-03-23
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    2025-02-07
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    2025-02-06
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