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    total species: 204
    total photos: 670
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Water Pipit (2019-01-05)
    2. Goosander (2019-01-05)
    3. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2019-01-05)
    4. Mistle Thrush (2019-01-05)
    5. Common Chaffinch (2019-01-05)
    6. Eurasian Blackbird (2019-01-05)
    7. Black-throated Thrush (2019-01-05)
    8. European Robin (2019-01-05)
    9. Common Snipe (2019-01-05)
    10. Ibisbill (2019-01-05)
    11. Eastern Buzzard (2019-01-06)
    12. Turkestan Tit (2019-01-06)
    13. Northern Wren (2019-01-06)
    14. Great White Egret (2019-01-06)
    15. Northern Reed Bunting (2019-01-06)
    16. Water Rail (2019-01-06)
    17. Common Buzzard (2019-01-07)
    18. Coal Tit (2019-01-07)
    19. Goldcrest (2019-01-07)
    20. Bearded Tit (2019-01-07)
    21. Gadwall (2019-01-07)
    22. Mallard (2019-01-07)
    23. Common Goldeneye (2019-01-07)
    24. Common Sparrowhawk (2019-01-07)
    25. Ruddy Shelduck (2019-02-09)
    26. Eurasian Siskin (2019-02-16)
    27. Long-legged Buzzard (2019-02-16)
    28. Long-tailed Tit (2019-02-24)
    29. Eurasian Goldfinch (2019-02-24)
    30. Common Treecreeper (2019-02-24)
    31. Cetti's Warbler (2019-03-02)
    32. Little Grebe (2019-03-02)
    33. Caspian Gull (2019-03-02)
    34. Solitary Snipe (2019-03-02)
    35. Northern Lapwing (2019-03-08)
    36. Grey Heron (2019-03-08)
    37. Rough-legged Buzzard (2019-03-08)
    38. Wallcreeper (2019-03-09)
    39. Sky Lark (2019-03-09)
    40. Steppe Eagle (2019-03-09)
    41. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2019-03-09)
    42. Eversmann's Redstart (2019-03-09)
    43. Meadow Bunting (2019-03-09)
    44. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2019-03-09)
    45. Isabelline Shrike (2019-03-10)
    46. Great Grey Shrike (2019-03-10)
    47. Azure Tit (2019-03-10)
    48. Black-throated Accentor (2019-03-10)
    49. Whooper Swan (2019-03-16)
    50. Hawfinch (2019-04-19)
    51. Barn Swallow (2019-04-19)
    52. Sand Martin (2019-04-19)
    53. Hooded Crow (2019-04-19)
    54. Black-winged Stilt (2019-04-19)
    55. Grey Wagtail (2019-04-19)
    56. Common Tern (2019-04-19)
    57. Demoiselle Crane (2019-04-19)
    58. Little Ringed Plover (2019-04-19)
    59. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2019-04-19)
    60. Black Stork (2019-04-19)
    61. Tree Pipit (2019-04-19)
    62. Common Chiffchaff (2019-04-19)
    63. Lesser Kestrel (2019-04-19)
    64. Northern House Martin (2019-04-20)
    65. Wood Pigeon (2019-04-20)
    66. Tawny Pipit (2019-04-27)
    67. Common Cuckoo (2019-04-27)
    68. Blue-capped Redstart (2019-04-28)
    69. Northern Black Grouse (2019-04-28)
    70. Common Nightingale (2019-05-01)
    71. Common Pheasant (2019-05-01)
    72. Lesser Whitethroat (2019-05-01)
    73. Hume's Warbler (2019-05-01)
    74. Greater Spotted Eagle (2019-05-01)
    75. Turkestan Shrike (2019-05-01)
    76. Corn Bunting (2019-05-01)
    77. Common Sandpiper (2019-05-01)
    78. Common Oystercatcher (2019-05-01)
    79. Pied Wheatear (2019-05-04)
    80. White-Winged Woodpecker (2019-05-05)
    81. Desert Wheatear (2019-05-05)
    82. Common Swift (2019-05-05)
    83. Desert Finch (2019-05-05)
    84. Hoopoe (2019-05-05)
    85. Montagu's Harrier (2019-05-05)
    86. Northern Wheatear (2019-05-06)
    87. Crested Lark (2019-05-06)
    88. Eurasian Linnet (2019-05-06)
    89. Eurasian Wryneck (2019-05-06)
    90. Eurasian Collared Dove (2019-05-06)
    91. Bluethroat (2019-05-06)
    92. Eurasian Redstart (2019-05-06)
    93. Greenish Warbler (2019-05-06)
    94. Common Kestrel (2019-05-06)
    95. Green Sandpiper (2019-05-06)
    96. Temminck's Stint (2019-05-06)
    97. Northern Shoveler (2019-05-06)
    98. Garganey (2019-05-06)
    99. Northern Pintail (2019-05-06)
    100. Common Moorhen (2019-05-06)
    101. Savi's Warbler (2019-05-07)
    102. Black-Necked Grebe (2019-05-07)
    103. Citrine Wagtail (2019-05-07)
    104. Syke's Warbler (2019-05-07)
    105. Paddyfield Warbler (2019-05-07)
    106. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2019-05-07)
    107. Common Redshank (2019-05-07)
    108. Grey-necked Bunting (2019-05-08)
    109. White-crowned Penduline Tit (2019-05-08)
    110. Siberian Stonechat (2019-05-08)
    111. Western Marsh-Harrier (2019-05-10)
    112. Eurasian Whimbrel (2019-05-10)
    113. Red-billed Chough (2019-05-11)
    114. Lammergeier (2019-05-11)
    115. Booted Eagle (2019-05-11)
    116. Eurasian Hobby (2019-05-11)
    117. Yellow-billed Chough (2019-05-11)
    118. Himalayan Vulture (2019-05-11)
    119. Cinereous Vulture (2019-05-11)
    120. Rock Bunting (2019-05-11)
    121. Shikra (2019-05-11)
    122. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2019-05-11)
    123. White-winged Tern (2019-05-11)
    124. Red-crested Pochard (2019-05-11)
    125. Arctic Loon (2019-05-12)
    126. Black Kite (2019-05-12)
    127. Great Crested Grebe (2019-05-12)
    128. Great Cormorant (2019-05-12)
    129. Common Pochard (2019-05-12)
    130. Common Rosefinch (2019-05-12)
    131. Eurasian Roller (2019-05-12)
    132. Indian Sparrow (2019-05-12)
    133. Egyptian Vulture (2019-05-13)
    134. Alpine Swift (2019-05-13)
    135. Common Raven (2019-05-13)
    136. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2019-05-13)
    137. Rock Sparrow (2019-05-13)
    138. Greater Short-toed Lark (2019-05-13)
    139. Chukar Partridge (2019-05-15)
    140. Spotted Flycatcher (2019-05-15)
    141. Rosy Starling (2019-05-15)
    142. Golden Eagle (2019-05-15)
    143. Saxaul Sparrow (2019-05-17)
    144. Masked Wagtail (2019-05-17)
    145. Yellow-eyed Pigeon (2019-05-18)
    146. Asian Desert Warbler (2019-05-20)
    147. European Bee-eater (2019-05-22)
    148. Common Starling (2019-05-23)
    149. Red-backed Shrike (2019-05-25)
    150. Common Kingfisher (2019-05-28)
    151. Barred Warbler (2019-05-28)
    152. Booted Warbler (2019-05-28)
    153. Eastern Orphean Warbler (2019-05-31)
    154. Red-headed Bunting (2019-05-31)
    155. Little Owl (2019-05-31)
    156. Oriental Turtle Dove (2019-05-31)
    157. Oriental Cuckoo (2019-05-31)
    158. Laughing Dove (2019-06-04)
    159. Greater Sand Plover (2019-06-07)
    160. Richard's Pipit (2019-06-12)
    161. Rufous Bush Robin (2019-06-22)
    162. Steppe Grey Shrike (2019-06-26)
    163. Little Bittern (2019-06-26)
    164. Common Whitethroat (2019-06-27)
    165. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2019-06-30)
    166. Ferruginous Duck (2019-07-06)
    167. Common Coot (2019-07-06)
    168. Great Reed Warbler (2019-07-06)
    169. Moustached Warbler (2019-07-08)
    170. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2019-07-20)
    171. Eurasian Reed Warbler (2019-07-20)
    173. Isabelline Wheatear (2019-08-25)
    174. Ortolan Bunting (2019-08-25)
    175. Black Redstart (2019-08-25)
    176. Hume's Whitethroat (2019-08-25)
    177. Pallid Harrier (2019-08-25)
    178. Hen Harrier (2019-08-25)
    179. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2019-08-28)
    180. Yellow-browed Warbler (2019-08-31)
    181. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2019-09-05)
    182. Taiga Flycatcher (2019-09-12)
    183. European Nightjar (2019-09-13)
    184. Yellow Wagtail (2019-09-15)
    185. Mongolian Finch (2019-09-15)
    186. Merlin (2019-09-17)
    187. Olive-backed Pipit (2019-09-19)
    188. House Sparrow (2019-09-20)
    189. Pine Bunting (2019-10-03)
    190. Yellowhammer (2019-10-03)
    191. Red-throated Thrush (2019-10-04)
    192. White-headed Duck (2019-11-08)
    193. Tufted Duck (2019-11-08)
    194. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2019-11-09)
    195. White-winged Grosbeak (2019-11-17)
    196. Common Teal (2019-12-02)
    197. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2019-12-07)
    198. Eurasian Dipper (2019-12-07)
    199. Eurasian Wigeon (2019-12-08)
    200. Common Redpoll (2019-12-28)
    201. Bohemian Waxwing (2019-12-29)
    202. Brambling (2019-12-29)
    203. Northern Bullfinch (2019-12-29)
    204. Baikal Bullfinch (2019-12-29)

    recent uploads

    2019-12-29. Bohemian Waxwing, Brambling, Northern Bullfinch, Baikal Bullfinch, Black-throated Thrush, Black-throated Thrush.

    2019-12-28. Common Redpoll, Northern Lapwing.

    2019-12-13. Northern Reed Bunting.

    2019-12-11. Common Moorhen, Little Grebe, Eurasian Wigeon, Red-crested Pochard, Great White Egret, Ruddy Shelduck.

    2019-12-10. European Robin, Common Goldeneye, Eurasian Siskin, Common Teal, Mistle Thrush, Black-throated Thrush, Eurasian Goldfinch, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Eurasian Goldfinch, Green Sandpiper, Eurasian Dipper, Eurasian Dipper, Steppe Buzzard.

    2019-11-20. White-winged Grosbeak, Eastern Rock Nuthatch.

    2019-11-10. Long-tailed Rosefinch, Bearded Tit, Bearded Tit, Bearded Tit, Eurasian Siskin, Goldcrest, European Robin, White-headed Duck, Northern Lapwing, Long-tailed Tit.

    2019-11-09. White-headed Duck, White-headed Duck, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Common Pochard, Tufted Duck, Common Goldeneye, Little Grebe, Oriental Turtle Dove, Eurasian Siskin.

    2019-10-24. Black-throated Accentor, Cinereous Vulture, Rock Bunting, Meadow Bunting, Black-throated Thrush.

    2019-10-06. Lesser Kestrel, Sky Lark, Greenish Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, Common Sparrowhawk, Lesser Kestrel, Sky Lark, Common Chiffchaff, Hume's Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Greenish Warbler, Northern Wren, Bluethroat, Olive-backed Pipit, House Sparrow, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Pine Bunting, Yellowhammer, Northern Reed Bunting, Red-throated Thrush, Black-throated Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Mountain Long-legged Buzzard, Mongolian Finch, Eurasian Hobby.

    2019-09-24. Taiga Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, European Nightjar, Merlin.

    2019-09-06. Northern Reed Bunting, Desert Wheatear, Short-toed Snake-Eagle.

    2019-08-31. Little Grebe, Western Grasshopper Warbler, Paddyfield Warbler, Common Chiffchaff, Greenish Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Greenish Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler.

    2019-08-30. Long-legged Buzzard, Siberian Stonechat, Tree Pipit, Common Whitethroat, Black-throated Accentor, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Whooper Swan.

    2019-08-29. Blyth's Reed Warbler, Blyth's Reed 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.
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