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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
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  • Phalacrocoracidae
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    total species: 70
    total photos: 105
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Black Lark (2019-02-28)
    2. Fieldfare (2019-03-05)
    3. Stock Pigeon (2019-03-06)
    4. Northern Black Grouse (2019-03-06)
    5. Rough-legged Buzzard (2019-03-10)
    6. Pallas's Gull (2019-03-16)
    7. Black Redstart (2019-03-17)
    8. Isabelline Shrike (2019-03-17)
    9. Whooper Swan (2019-03-17)
    10. Jack Snipe (2019-04-25)
    11. Bluethroat (2019-04-25)
    12. Calandra Lark (2019-05-05)
    13. Demoiselle Crane (2019-05-08)
    14. Tufted Duck (2019-05-09)
    15. Common Pochard (2019-05-09)
    16. Yellow Wagtail (2019-05-09)
    17. Pallid Harrier (2019-05-09)
    18. Pine Bunting (2019-05-10)
    19. Mistle Thrush (2019-05-10)
    20. Coal Tit (2019-05-10)
    21. Garganey (2019-05-11)
    22. Ortolan Bunting (2019-05-12)
    23. Common Tern (2019-05-13)
    24. Black-winged Stilt (2019-05-13)
    25. Gadwall (2019-05-13)
    26. Red-flanked Bluetail (2019-05-16)
    27. Peregrine Falcon (2019-05-16)
    28. Eurasian Nuthatch (2019-05-16)
    29. Eurasian Wryneck (2019-05-16)
    30. Black-headed Gull (2019-05-18)
    31. Rock Pigeon (2019-05-18)
    32. Richard's Pipit (2019-05-30)
    33. Eurasian Redstart (2019-06-01)
    35. Terek Sandpiper (2019-06-02)
    36. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2019-06-08)
    37. Slavonian Grebe (2019-06-10)
    38. Grey-necked Bunting (2019-06-10)
    39. Meadow Bunting (2019-06-11)
    40. Rock Bunting (2019-06-11)
    41. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2019-06-12)
    42. Masked Wagtail (2019-06-13)
    43. Mew Gull (2019-06-16)
    44. Baraba Steppe Gull (2019-06-16)
    45. Relict Gull (2019-06-16)
    46. Mongolian Finch (2019-06-20)
    47. Common Chiffchaff (2019-06-23)
    48. Northern Wren (2019-06-30)
    50. House Sparrow (2019-07-07)
    51. Caspian Gull (2019-07-07)
    52. Turkestan Shrike (2019-07-07)
    53. Eurasian Collared Dove (2019-07-07)
    54. Greater Sand Plover (2019-07-07)
    55. Bearded Tit (2019-07-07)
    56. Crested Lark (2019-07-08)
    57. Great Crested Grebe (2019-08-04)
    58. Finsch's Wheatear (2019-08-22)
    59. Red-Necked Grebe (2019-08-23)
    61. Common Raven (2019-08-29)
    62. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2019-09-17)
    63. Great Cormorant (2019-10-20)
    64. Desert Finch (2019-10-20)
    65. Pied Avocet (2019-11-17)
    66. Spotted Redshank (2019-11-17)
    67. Dalmatian Pelican (2019-11-17)
    68. Carrion Crow (2019-11-17)
    69. Himalayan Vulture (2019-11-24)
    70. Meadow Pipit (2019-12-29)

    recent uploads

    2019-12-30. Whooper Swan.

    2019-12-29. Meadow Pipit, Dalmatian Pelican.

    2019-11-25. Himalayan Vulture.

    2019-11-19. Whooper Swan, Dalmatian Pelican, Carrion Crow.

    2019-11-18. Pied Avocet, Spotted Redshank.

    2019-10-22. Continental Cormorant, Mongolian Finch, Desert Finch.

    2019-10-10. Short-toed Snake-Eagle.

    2019-09-07. Red-Necked Grebe, Finsch's Wheatear.

    2019-09-04. Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, Common Raven.

    2019-08-11. Baraba Steppe Gull.

    2019-08-08. Baraba Steppe Gull, Mew Gull, Black-headed Gull.

    2019-08-05. Great Crested Grebe.

    2019-07-18. Common Pochard.

    2019-07-09. House Sparrow, Bearded Tit, Greater Sand Plover, Eurasian Collared Dove, Turkestan Shrike, Pallas's Gull, Caspian Gull, Crested Lark.

    2019-07-03. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush.

    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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