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1. Mallard (2026-02-05)
2. Ruddy Shelduck (2026-02-05)
3. Common Teal (2026-02-05)
4. Smew (2026-02-05)
5. Common Goldeneye (2026-02-05)
6. Common Coot (2026-02-05)
7. Gadwall (2026-02-05)
8. Pygmy Cormorant (2026-02-05)
9. Little Grebe (2026-02-05)
10. Azure Tit (2026-02-05)
11. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-02-05)
12. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2026-02-05)
13. Northern Wren (2026-02-05)
14. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2026-02-05)
15. European Greenfinch (2026-02-05)
16. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-02-05)
17. Eversmann's Redstart (2026-02-05)
18. Great Grey Shrike (2026-02-05)
19. Common Sparrowhawk (2026-02-05)
20. Eastern Buzzard (2026-02-05)
21. Merlin (2026-02-05)
22. Goosander (2026-02-06)
23. Water Pipit (2026-02-06)
24. Great Tit (2026-02-06)
25. Black-throated Thrush (2026-02-06)
26. Long-tailed Tit (2026-02-06)
27. Grey Heron (2026-02-06)
28. Chukar Partridge (2026-02-06)
29. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2026-02-06)
30. White-Winged Woodpecker (2026-02-08)
31. Northern Goshawk (2026-02-08)
32. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2026-02-08)
33. Common Treecreeper (2026-02-08)
34. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2026-02-08)
35. European Robin (2026-02-08)
36. Rough-legged Buzzard (2026-02-08)
37. Common Chaffinch (2026-02-08)
38. Green Sandpiper (2026-02-08)
39. Great White Egret (2026-02-08)
40. Ibisbill (2026-02-08)
42. Ferruginous Duck (2026-02-11)
43. Common Pochard (2026-02-11)
44. Bearded Tit (2026-02-11)
45. Brambling (2026-02-11)
46. Common Snipe (2026-02-11)
47. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2026-02-11)
48. Eurasian Blackbird (2026-02-11)
49. Western Marsh-Harrier (2026-02-15)
50. Hen Harrier (2026-02-15)
51. Mistle Thrush (2026-02-15)
52. Common Pheasant (2026-02-15)
53. Yellowhammer (2026-02-15)
54. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-02-15)
55. Hawfinch (2026-02-16)
56. Water Rail (2026-02-16)
57. Sky Lark (2026-02-20)
58. Great Bustard (2026-02-20)
59. Calandra Lark (2026-02-20)
60. Twite (2026-02-20)
61. Common Moorhen (2026-04-22)
62. Garganey (2026-04-22)
63. Northern Shoveler (2026-04-22)
64. Northern Pintail (2026-04-22)
65. Eurasian Wigeon (2026-04-22)
66. Great Crested Grebe (2026-04-22)
67. Red-crested Pochard (2026-04-22)
68. Great Cormorant (2026-04-22)
69. Black-headed Gull (2026-04-22)
70. Common Oystercatcher (2026-04-22)
71. Common Chiffchaff (2026-04-22)
72. Hume's Warbler (2026-04-22)
74. Cetti's Warbler (2026-04-22)
75. Siberian Stonechat (2026-04-22)
76. Great Reed Warbler (2026-04-22)
77. Isabelline Shrike (2026-04-22)
78. Eurasian Hobby (2026-04-22)
79. Pied Wheatear (2026-04-22)
80. Little Bustard (2026-04-22)
81. Corn Bunting (2026-04-22)
82. Bluethroat (2026-04-22)
83. Common Kestrel (2026-04-22)
84. Turkestan Shrike (2026-04-22)
85. Wood Pigeon (2026-04-26)
86. Common Nightingale (2026-04-26)
87. Common Tern (2026-04-26)
88. Sand Martin (2026-04-26)
89. Paddyfield Warbler (2026-04-26)
90. Common Sandpiper (2026-04-26)
91. Lesser Kestrel (2026-04-26)
92. Barn Swallow (2026-04-26)
93. Crested Honey-Buzzard (2026-04-30)
94. Isabelline Wheatear (2026-05-01)
95. White Wagtail (2026-05-01)
96. Grey-necked Bunting (2026-05-01)
97. Rufous Bush Robin (2026-05-01)
98. Greater Short-toed Lark (2026-05-02)
99. Red-headed Bunting (2026-05-02)
100. Steppe Grey Shrike (2026-05-02)
101. Spanish Sparrow (2026-05-03)
102. Demoiselle Crane (2026-05-03)
103. Brown-necked Raven (2026-05-03)
104. Ortolan Bunting (2026-05-04)
105. Bimaculated Lark (2026-05-04)
106. Long-legged Buzzard (2026-05-04)
107. Desert Wheatear (2026-05-04)
108. Wood Sandpiper (2026-05-05)
109. Rosy Starling (2026-05-05)
110. Grey Wagtail (2026-05-05)
111. Common Cuckoo (2026-05-06)
112. Spotted Flycatcher (2026-05-06)
113. Syke's Warbler (2026-05-07)
114. Common Rosefinch (2026-05-07)
115. European Golden Oriole (2026-05-07)
116. Eurasian Collared Dove (2026-05-07)
117. Common Mynah (2026-05-07)
118. Turkestan Tit (2026-05-07)
119. Barred Warbler (2026-05-07)
120. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2026-05-07)
121. Lesser Grey Shrike (2026-05-07)
122. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2026-05-07)
123. Greenish Warbler (2026-05-07)
124. House Sparrow (2026-05-07)
125. Lesser Whitethroat (2026-05-07)
126. Booted Warbler (2026-05-07)
127. Common Whitethroat (2026-05-07)
128. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (2026-05-07)
129. Greater Sand Plover (2026-05-07)
130. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2026-05-07)
131. Yellow Wagtail (2026-05-07)
132. Little Ringed Plover (2026-05-07)
133. Mongolian Finch (2026-05-07)
134. Laughing Dove (2026-05-08)
135. Oriental Turtle Dove (2026-05-08)
136. European Bee-eater (2026-05-08)
137. Hoopoe (2026-05-08)
138. Temminck's Stint (2026-05-08)
139. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2026-05-08)
140. Tawny Pipit (2026-05-09)
141. Indian Sparrow (2026-05-09)
142. Northern Lapwing (2026-05-09)
143. Northern House Martin (2026-05-15)
144. Red-backed Shrike (2026-05-21)
145. Eurasian Roller (2026-05-21)
146. Tufted Duck (2026-05-21)
147. Little Owl (2026-05-23)
148. European Nightjar (2026-05-24)
149. Asian Desert Warbler (2026-05-24)
150. Horned Lark (2026-05-24)
151. Common Swift (2026-05-24)
152. Caspian Gull (2026-05-25)
153. Pallas's Gull (2026-05-25)
154. Little Tern (2026-05-25)
155. Common Starling (2026-05-25)
156. Masked Wagtail (2026-05-25)
157. Dalmatian Pelican (2026-05-25)
158. Black-winged Stilt (2026-05-25)
159. Terek Sandpiper (2026-05-25)
160. Spotted Redshank (2026-05-25)
161. Common Kingfisher (2026-05-25)
162. Common Shelduck (2026-05-25)
163. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2026-05-26)
164. Great White Pelican (2026-05-26)
165. Pied Avocet (2026-06-04)
166. Black Tern (2026-06-04)
167. Red-necked Phalarope (2026-06-04)
168. Slender-billed Gull (2026-06-04)
169. Kentish Plover (2026-06-04)
170. Little Stint (2026-06-05)
171. Curlew Sandpiper (2026-06-05)
172. Gull-billed Tern (2026-06-05)
173. Black-headed Wagtail (2026-06-06)
174. Greater Ringed Plover (2026-06-06)
175. Marsh Sandpiper (2026-06-09)
176. White-winged Tern (2026-06-09)
177. Caspian Tern (2026-06-10)
178. Common Redshank (2026-06-11)
179. Mute Swan (2026-06-11)
180. Greater Flamingo (2026-06-12)
181. Long-eared Owl (2026-06-13)
182. Collared Pratincole (2026-06-13)
183. Mew Gull (2026-06-14)

recent uploads


2026-06-22. Marsh Sandpiper, Gull-billed Tern, White-winged Tern, Steppe Grey Shrike, Black-headed Wagtail, Western Marsh-Harrier, Caspian Tern, Black-headed Wagtail, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Desert Wheatear, Kentish Plover, Barn Swallow, Slender-billed Gull, Pied Avocet, Pied Avocet, Common Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Pied Avocet, Slender-billed Gull, Greater Flamingo, Little Tern, Common Oystercatcher, Great White Pelican, Long-eared Owl, Collared Pratincole, Red-necked Phalarope, Mew Gull.

2026-06-17. Lesser Short-toed Lark, Pied Avocet, Black Tern, Red-necked Phalarope, Slender-billed Gull, Kentish Plover, European Nightjar, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Calandra Lark, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Curlew Sandpiper, Gull-billed Tern, Little Stint, Kentish Plover, Caspian Gull, Grey Heron, Greater Ringed Plover, Black-headed Gull.

2026-06-07. European Nightjar, Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Great White Pelican, Little Owl, Hume's Warbler, Steppe Grey Shrike, European Nightjar, Asian Desert Warbler, Horned Lark, Common Swift, Long-legged Buzzard, Hybrid Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail.

2026-06-05. Little Stint.

2026-06-04. Black-headed Gull, Caspian Gull, Pallas's Gull, Little Tern, Common Tern, Common Tern, Common Chiffchaff, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Common Starling, Pied Wheatear, Masked Wagtail, Turkestan Shrike, Common Swift, Dalmatian Pelican, Black-winged Stilt, Black-winged Stilt, Terek Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Common Kingfisher, Garganey, Great Cormorant, Common Shelduck, Unkown Bird.

2026-06-03. Blyth's Reed Warbler, Northern House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Pheasant, Common Rosefinch, White-crowned Penduline Tit, Red-backed Shrike, Eurasian Roller, Tufted Duck, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Booted Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler.

2026-05-17. Lesser Whitethroat, Pied Wheatear, Common Whitethroat, Common Chiffchaff, Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat, Laughing Dove, Oriental Turtle Dove, European Bee-eater, Hoopoe, Turkestan Tit, Greenish Warbler, Eurasian Honey-Buzzard, Common Cuckoo, Rufous Bush Robin, Chukar Partridge, Greater Sand Plover, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Ortolan Bunting, Yellow Wagtail, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Little Ringed Plover, Mongolian Finch, Yellow Wagtail, Ruddy Shelduck, Calandra Lark, White Wagtail, Temminck's Stint, Common Sandpiper, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Greater Short-toed Lark, Mongolian Finch, Red-headed Bunting, Long-legged Buzzard, Red-headed Bunting, Tawny Pipit, Syke's Warbler, Indian Sparrow, European Bee-eater, Northern Lapwing.

2026-05-13. Common Nightingale, Western Grasshopper Warbler, Common Nightingale, Greenish Warbler, Barred Warbler, House Sparrow, Lesser Whitethroat, Rosy Starling, Eurasian Collared Dove, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Booted Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Paddyfield Warbler.

2026-05-11. Crested Honey-Buzzard, Isabelline Wheatear, White Wagtail, Pied Wheatear, Grey-necked Bunting, Rufous Bush Robin, Greater Short-toed Lark, Red-headed Bunting, Steppe Grey Shrike, Spanish Sparrow, Greater Short-toed Lark, Demoiselle Crane, Calandra Lark, Brown-necked Raven, Ortolan Bunting, Bimaculated Lark, Long-legged Buzzard, Desert Wheatear, Turkestan Shrike, Wood Sandpiper, Rosy Starling, Grey Wagtail, Common Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher, Syke's Warbler, Common Chiffchaff, Common Rosefinch, Spotted Flycatcher, Great Tit, Grey Wagtail, European Golden Oriole, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Mynah, Turkestan Tit, Barn Swallow, Barred Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Turkestan Shrike, Lesser Grey Shrike, Red-headed Bunting.

2026-04-26. Common Pheasant, Common Pheasant, Common Pheasant, Wood Pigeon, Common Nightingale, Red-crested Pochard, Great Reed Warbler, Great Crested Grebe, Long-tailed Tit, Common Nightingale, Common Tern, Sand Martin, Turkestan Shrike, Paddyfield Warbler, Common Sandpiper, Lesser Kestrel, Barn Swallow, Common Pheasant, Black-throated Thrush, Fieldfare.

2026-04-23. Common Chiffchaff, Hume's Warbler, White-crowned Penduline-Tit (stoliczkae), Hume's Warbler, White-crowned Penduline Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Siberian Stonechat, Great Reed Warbler, Isabelline Shrike, Eurasian Hobby, Cetti's Warbler, Pied Wheatear, Pied Wheatear, Pied Wheatear, Little Bustard, Corn Bunting, Bluethroat, Common Kestrel, Turkestan Shrike.

2026-04-22. Common Moorhen, Garganey, Ferruginous Duck, Pygmy Cormorant, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Eurasian Wigeon, Great Crested Grebe, Red-crested Pochard, Great Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Common Oystercatcher.

2026-02-20. Great Bustard, Sky Lark, Calandra Lark, Twite, Chukar Partridge.

2026-02-17. Eastern Buzzard, Eurasian Blackbird, Greater White-fronted Goose, Western Marsh-Harrier, Hen Harrier, Ruddy Shelduck, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Northern Reed Bunting, Northern Reed Bunting, Eastern Buzzard, Bohemian Waxwing, Mistle Thrush, Eastern Buzzard, Common Pheasant, Great White Egret, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Yellowhammer, Yellowhammer, Hybrid Bunting, Eurasian Jackdaw, Hawfinch, Long-tailed Tit, Ibisbill, Water Rail, Long-tailed Tit, Eastern Buzzard, European Greenfinch, Brambling.

2026-02-11. Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Ferruginous Duck, Common Pochard, Bearded Tit, Brambling, Common Snipe, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Eurasian Blackbird.

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.

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recent video

2026-01-18
Common Kestrel
(Ruslan Abutrapov)

2025-10-31
Great Cormorant
(Raouf Bairashev)

2025-08-31
Spotted Flycatcher
(Anna Yasko)

2025-07-01
Northern Hawk Owl
(Tungysh Zaparkulov)

2025-06-17
Great White Egret
(Irina Kuryanova)

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)

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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

2026-06-18

Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна и Андрей.

2026-06-17

Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна.

more unidentified birds...