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Gaviiformes
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    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
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  • Phalacrocoracidae
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    total species: 133
    total photos: 308
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Great Tit (2024-01-02)
    2. Goldcrest (2024-01-02)
    3. Cinereous Vulture (2024-01-02)
    4. Mistle Thrush (2024-01-02)
    5. Lesser Whitethroat (2024-01-06)
    6. Common Sparrowhawk (2024-01-07)
    7. Eversmann's Redstart (2024-01-07)
    8. Carrion Crow (2024-01-07)
    9. Eurasian Blackbird (2024-01-07)
    10. Eurasian Collared Dove (2024-01-14)
    11. Common Chaffinch (2024-01-14)
    12. Northern Reed Bunting (2024-01-14)
    13. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2024-01-14)
    14. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2024-01-14)
    15. Corn Bunting (2024-01-14)
    16. Brambling (2024-01-14)
    17. European Greenfinch (2024-01-14)
    18. Yellowhammer (2024-01-14)
    19. Steppe Eagle (2024-01-14)
    20. Fieldfare (2024-01-14)
    21. Common Coot (2024-01-14)
    22. Common Moorhen (2024-01-14)
    23. Little Grebe (2024-01-14)
    24. Rook (2024-01-27)
    25. Eurasian Magpie (2024-01-27)
    26. Common Pheasant (2024-01-27)
    27. House Sparrow (2024-02-08)
    28. Upland Buzzard (2024-03-23)
    29. Peregrine Falcon (2024-03-23)
    30. Great Cormorant (2024-03-25)
    31. Black Kite (2024-03-25)
    32. Little Bustard (2024-03-25)
    33. Northern Lapwing (2024-03-25)
    34. Pied Avocet (2024-03-25)
    35. Common Shelduck (2024-03-25)
    36. Caspian Gull (2024-03-25)
    37. Pied Wheatear (2024-03-25)
    38. Garganey (2024-03-25)
    39. Ruddy Shelduck (2024-03-25)
    40. Common Teal (2024-03-25)
    41. Common Chiffchaff (2024-03-25)
    42. Desert Finch (2024-03-25)
    43. Common Starling (2024-03-25)
    44. Eurasian Goldfinch (2024-03-25)
    45. Black-headed Gull (2024-03-25)
    46. Western Marsh-Harrier (2024-03-25)
    47. Eurasian Jackdaw (2024-03-25)
    48. Tree Sparrow (2024-03-25)
    49. Pallas's Gull (2024-03-25)
    50. Tufted Duck (2024-03-25)
    51. Northern Shoveler (2024-03-25)
    52. Bewick's Swan (2024-03-25)
    53. Citrine Wagtail (2024-03-25)
    54. Isabelline Shrike (2024-03-25)
    55. Pine Bunting (2024-03-25)
    56. Bluethroat (2024-04-05)
    57. Masked Wagtail (2024-04-05)
    58. Little Ringed Plover (2024-04-05)
    59. Cetti's Warbler (2024-04-05)
    60. Mallard (2024-04-05)
    62. Black-throated Accentor (2024-04-05)
    63. Hen Harrier (2024-04-05)
    64. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2024-04-06)
    65. Greater Short-toed Lark (2024-04-13)
    66. Great White Egret (2024-04-13)
    67. Northern Wheatear (2024-04-13)
    68. Hoopoe (2024-04-13)
    69. Slender-billed Gull (2024-04-13)
    70. Common Crane (2024-04-13)
    71. Common Oystercatcher (2024-04-14)
    72. Dalmatian Pelican (2024-04-14)
    73. Red-crested Pochard (2024-04-14)
    74. Eurasian Siskin (2024-04-14)
    75. White Wagtail (2024-04-15)
    76. Baraba Steppe Gull (2024-04-15)
    77. Barn Swallow (2024-04-15)
    78. Black-Necked Grebe (2024-04-28)
    79. Greylag Goose (2024-04-28)
    80. Yellow Wagtail (2024-04-28)
    81. Mute Swan (2024-04-28)
    82. Black-winged Stilt (2024-04-28)
    83. Siberian Stonechat (2024-04-28)
    84. Gadwall (2024-04-28)
    85. Hooded Crow (2024-04-28)
    86. Wood Pigeon (2024-05-04)
    88. Corncrake (2024-05-10)
    89. Common Whitethroat (2024-05-10)
    90. Common Cuckoo (2024-05-10)
    91. Eurasian Roller (2024-05-10)
    92. Azure Tit (2024-05-10)
    93. Eurasian Hobby (2024-05-10)
    94. Hume's Warbler (2024-05-10)
    95. Brown Dipper (2024-05-10)
    96. Common Raven (2024-05-10)
    97. Coal Tit (2024-05-10)
    98. Grey Wagtail (2024-05-10)
    99. Common Buzzard (2024-05-10)
    100. Lesser Grey Shrike (2024-05-21)
    101. Syke's Warbler (2024-05-21)
    102. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2024-05-21)
    103. Spanish Sparrow (2024-05-21)
    104. Indian Sparrow (2024-05-21)
    105. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2024-05-21)
    106. Temminck's Stint (2024-05-21)
    107. Crested Lark (2024-05-21)
    108. Rock Sparrow (2024-05-21)
    109. Rosy Starling (2024-05-21)
    110. Northern House Martin (2024-05-21)
    111. Red-headed Bunting (2024-05-21)
    112. Rock Bunting (2024-05-27)
    113. Chukar Partridge (2024-05-27)
    114. Common Nightingale (2024-05-27)
    115. European Bee-eater (2024-05-27)
    116. Tawny Pipit (2024-05-31)
    117. Isabelline Wheatear (2024-05-31)
    118. Common Rosefinch (2024-06-01)
    120. Blue-capped Redstart (2024-06-02)
    121. Greenish Warbler (2024-06-02)
    122. Oriental Turtle Dove (2024-06-02)
    123. Red-fronted Serin (2024-06-02)
    124. Red-billed Chough (2024-06-09)
    125. Himalayan Accentor (2024-06-09)
    126. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2024-06-09)
    127. Brown Accentor (2024-06-09)
    128. Lammergeier (2024-06-09)
    129. Himalayan Rubythroat (2024-06-09)
    130. Tree Pipit (2024-06-09)
    131. White-winged Grosbeak (2024-06-09)
    132. Plain Mountain Finch (2024-06-09)
    133. Water Pipit (2024-06-09)

    recent uploads

    2024-06-11. Red-billed Chough, Himalayan Accentor, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Brown Accentor, Lammergeier, Himalayan Rubythroat, Himalayan Rubythroat, Tree Pipit, White-winged Grosbeak, Plain Mountain Finch, Eversmann's Redstart, Water Pipit, Water Pipit.

    2024-06-03. Mistle Thrush, Common Rosefinch, Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Blue-capped Redstart, Carrion Crow, Blue-capped Redstart, Greenish Warbler, Oriental Turtle Dove, Black-throated Accentor, Red-fronted Serin, Common Rosefinch, Grey Wagtail, Common Whitethroat, Masked Wagtail, Ruddy Shelduck, Common Buzzard, Northern House Martin, Eurasian Roller, Tawny Pipit, Isabelline Wheatear.

    2024-05-29. Rock Bunting, Chukar Partridge, Common Nightingale, Common Whitethroat, Ruddy Shelduck, European Bee-eater, Lesser Grey Shrike, Eurasian Collared Dove, Northern Wheatear, Baraba Steppe Gull.

    2024-05-22. Crested Lark, Rock Sparrow, Rosy Starling, Northern House Martin, Red-headed Bunting.

    2024-05-21. Upland Buzzard, Lesser Grey Shrike, Syke's Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Spanish Sparrow, Spanish Sparrow, Indian Sparrow, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Temminck's Stint, Citrine Wagtail.

    2024-05-11. Black Kite, Common Cuckoo, Eurasian Roller, Eurasian Roller, Azure Tit, Eurasian Hobby, Common Sparrowhawk, Hume's Warbler, Brown Dipper, Common Raven, Coal Tit, Grey Wagtail, Common Buzzard.

    2024-05-10. Western Grasshopper Warbler, Corncrake, Common Whitethroat.

    2024-05-04. Wood Pigeon, Eurasian Magpie, Common Pheasant.

    2024-05-01. Bluethroat, Northern Shoveler, Garganey, Black-Necked Grebe, Greylag Goose, Yellow Wagtail, Mute Swan, Black-winged Stilt, Bluethroat, Red-crested Pochard, Siberian Stonechat, Gadwall, Caspian Gull, Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow.

    2024-04-20. Common Crane.

    2024-04-18. Greater Short-toed Lark, Steppe Eagle, Great White Egret, Caspian Gull, White Wagtail, Western Marsh-Harrier, Common Oystercatcher, Dalmatian Pelican, Red-crested Pochard, Baraba Steppe Gull, Eurasian Siskin, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Siskin, Northern Wheatear, Desert Finch, Hoopoe, Slender-billed Gull.

    2024-04-17. Pallas's Sandgrouse.

    2024-04-06. Grey-headed Goldfinch.

    2024-04-05. Bluethroat, Masked Wagtail, Little Ringed Plover, Cetti's Warbler, Mallard, Caspian Gull, White-crowned Penduline Tit, Black-throated Accentor, Hen Harrier.

    2024-03-30. Pine Bunting.

    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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    Great Cormorant
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    2025-08-31
    Spotted Flycatcher
    (Anna Yasko)

    2025-07-01
    Northern Hawk Owl
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    2025-06-17
    Great White Egret
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    2025-06-01
    Blyth's Reed Warbler
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    2025-04-14
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    2025-03-30
    Great White Egret
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    Common Kestrel
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    2025-03-23
    Common Sparrowhawk
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    Great Tit
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    2025-02-07
    Arctic Loon
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    2025-02-06
    Red Crossbill
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    2025-01-07
    Eurasian Penduline Tit
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    2024-08-03
    Common Tern
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