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    total species: 42
    total photos: 46
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Bluethroat (2021-06-13)
    2. Great Reed Warbler (2021-06-20)
    3. Dalmatian Pelican (2021-06-20)
    4. Great White Pelican (2021-06-20)
    5. Black-winged Stilt (2021-06-20)
    6. Black Stork (2021-06-20)
    7. Sky Lark (2021-06-20)
    8. Common Moorhen (2021-06-20)
    9. Lesser Grey Shrike (2021-06-20)
    10. Grey-necked Bunting (2021-06-21)
    11. Eastern Orphean Warbler (2021-06-21)
    12. Isabelline Wheatear (2021-06-21)
    13. Turkestan Shrike (2021-06-21)
    14. Eurasian Linnet (2021-06-21)
    15. Mongolian Finch (2021-06-21)
    16. Chukar Partridge (2021-06-21)
    17. Common Kestrel (2021-06-21)
    18. Azure Tit (2021-06-21)
    19. Oriental Turtle Dove (2021-06-21)
    20. Rock Sparrow (2021-06-22)
    21. Himalayan Vulture (2021-06-22)
    22. Black Kite (2021-06-22)
    23. Long-legged Buzzard (2021-06-22)
    24. Red-headed Bunting (2021-06-22)
    25. Eurasian Jackdaw (2021-06-22)
    26. Lesser Kestrel (2021-06-22)
    27. Hoopoe (2021-06-22)
    28. Eurasian Hobby (2021-06-22)
    29. Steppe Eagle (2021-06-23)
    30. Pied Wheatear (2021-06-23)
    31. Eurasian Roller (2021-06-23)
    32. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2021-06-24)
    33. Himalayan Accentor (2021-06-24)
    34. Blue-capped Redstart (2021-06-25)
    35. Grey Wagtail (2021-06-25)
    36. Booted Warbler (2021-06-29)
    37. Siberian Stonechat (2021-06-29)
    38. Rook (2021-06-29)
    39. Eurasian Magpie (2021-06-30)
    40. Yellow Wagtail (2021-07-01)
    41. Grey Partridge (2021-07-01)
    42. Pallid Harrier (2021-07-01)

    recent uploads

    2021-07-22. Steppe Eagle.

    2021-07-17. Himalayan Vulture.

    2021-07-16. Eurasian Hobby, Lesser Kestrel, Lesser Kestrel, Rock Sparrow, Eurasian Jackdaw, Hoopoe, Red-headed Bunting, Himalayan Vulture, Long-legged Buzzard, Black Kite, Steppe Eagle, Eurasian Roller, Pied Wheatear, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Himalayan Accentor, Blue-capped Redstart, Grey Wagtail, Booted Warbler, Siberian Stonechat, Rook, Eurasian Magpie, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Partridge, Pallid Harrier.

    2021-07-15. Bluethroat, Great Reed Warbler, Dalmatian Pelican, Great White Pelican, Black-winged Stilt, Black Stork, Sky Lark, Common Moorhen, Lesser Grey Shrike, Oriental Turtle Dove, Azure Tit, Common Kestrel, Chukar Partridge, Grey-necked Bunting, Mongolian Finch, Eurasian Linnet, Eurasian Linnet, Turkestan Shrike, Isabelline Wheatear, Eastern Orphean Warbler.

    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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    2026-01-18
    Common Kestrel
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    Great Cormorant
    (Raouf Bairashev)

    2025-08-31
    Spotted Flycatcher
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    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
    (Irina Kuryanova)

    2025-04-14
    Grey-Headed Woodpecker
    (sergey izoya)

    2025-03-30
    Great White Egret
    (Anna Yasko)
    Common Kestrel
    (Anna Yasko)

    2025-03-23
    Common Sparrowhawk
    (Ksenia Serbina)
    Great Tit
    (Ksenia Serbina)

    2025-02-07
    Arctic Loon
    (Irina Kuryanova)

    2025-02-06
    Red Crossbill
    (Viktoriya Zvyaginceva)

    2025-01-07
    Eurasian Penduline Tit
    (sergey izoya)

    2024-08-03
    Common Tern
    (Viktoriya Zvyaginceva)

    more video...

    unidentified birds

    2026-06-22

    Андрей Коваленко: Вопрос - что он тут потерял в июне... Когда снимал, думал что снимаю курганника...
    2026-06-21

    Андрей Коваленко: По фото вряд ли, но в это время там только луговые...
    2026-06-18

    Игорь Фефелов: Галка
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    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна и Андрей.
    2026-06-17

    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна.
    more unidentified birds...