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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
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  • Phalacrocoracidae
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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 58
    total photos: 98
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Whooper Swan (2016-02-14)
    2. Great Crested Grebe (2016-02-14)
    3. Bewick's Swan (2016-02-14)
    4. Common Pheasant (2016-02-26)
    5. Isabelline Shrike (2016-02-27)
    6. Common Crane (2016-02-27)
    7. Black-breasted Tit (2016-03-02)
    8. Blue-capped Redstart (2016-03-02)
    9. Masked Wagtail (2016-03-15)
    10. Citrine Wagtail (2016-03-15)
    11. Little Ringed Plover (2016-03-15)
    12. Caspian Gull (2016-03-28)
    13. Black Kite (2016-03-28)
    14. Osprey (2016-04-19)
    15. Crested Lark (2016-04-21)
    16. Griffon Vulture (2016-04-21)
    17. Little Bustard (2016-04-22)
    18. Tawny Pipit (2016-04-26)
    19. Chukar Partridge (2016-04-26)
    20. Demoiselle Crane (2016-04-26)
    21. White-headed Duck (2016-04-30)
    22. Egyptian Vulture (2016-04-30)
    23. European Bee-eater (2016-05-01)
    24. Green Sandpiper (2016-05-01)
    25. Wood Sandpiper (2016-05-01)
    26. Common Sandpiper (2016-05-01)
    27. Temminck's Stint (2016-05-01)
    28. Greater Spotted Eagle (2016-05-04)
    29. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2016-05-07)
    30. Sanderling (2016-05-31)
    31. Crimson-winged Finch (2016-07-09)
    32. Little Stint (2016-07-17)
    33. Sociable Lapwing (2016-07-17)
    34. Himalayan Vulture (2016-07-25)
    35. Barbary Falcon (2016-07-25)
    36. Glossy Ibis (2016-08-05)
    37. Steppe Grey Shrike (2016-08-05)
    38. Western Marsh-Harrier (2016-08-05)
    39. White-tailed Lapwing (2016-08-05)
    40. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2016-08-06)
    41. Finsch's Wheatear (2016-08-06)
    42. Black-winged Stilt (2016-08-06)
    43. Rock Sparrow (2016-08-13)
    44. Eurasian Wryneck (2016-08-14)
    45. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2016-09-01)
    46. Plain Mountain Finch (2016-09-01)
    47. Ibisbill (2016-09-02)
    48. Black-throated Thrush (2016-09-03)
    49. Hill Pigeon (2016-09-18)
    50. Great Grey Shrike (2016-10-30)
    51. Isabelline Wheatear (2016-10-30)
    52. Dunlin (2016-10-30)
    53. Steppe Eagle (2016-10-30)
    54. Bean Goose (2016-10-30)
    55. Spotted Nutcracker (2016-10-30)
    56. European Robin (2016-12-24)
    57. Lesser Whitethroat (2016-12-25)
    58. White-winged Grosbeak (2016-12-25)

    recent uploads

    2017-01-03. European Robin, White-winged Grosbeak.

    2017-01-02. Lesser Whitethroat.

    2016-11-19. Crimson-winged Finch, Crimson-winged Finch.

    2016-11-02. Bewick's Swan, Dusky Thrush.

    2016-10-31. Great Grey Shrike, Isabelline Wheatear, Whooper Swan, Dunlin, Steppe Eagle, Bean Goose.

    2016-10-30. Spotted Nutcracker.

    2016-09-21. Hill Pigeon.

    2016-09-15. Himalayan Vulture, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Hodgson's Rosefinch, Black-throated Thrush.

    2016-09-13. Ibisbill.

    2016-08-17. Eurasian Wryneck.

    2016-08-15. Rock Sparrow.

    2016-08-12. Glossy Ibis.

    2016-08-10. Black-winged Stilt, Finsch's Wheatear, Finsch's Wheatear, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, White-tailed Lapwing, Western Marsh-Harrier, Crested Lark, Steppe Grey Shrike.

    2016-08-01. Sanderling, Temminck's Stint, Temminck's Stint, Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Barbary Falcon.

    2016-07-27. Himalayan Vulture, Griffon Vulture.

    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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    unidentified birds

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