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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
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  • Burhinidae
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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 12
    total photos: 46
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Long-tailed Duck (2013-01-12)
    2. Whinchat (2013-04-08)
    3. Yellow-backed Wagtail (2013-04-10)
    4. Red-throated Pipit (2013-04-10)
    5. Lesser Black-backed Gull (2013-04-11)
    6. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2013-05-20)
    7. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2013-06-06)
    8. Tufted Duck (2013-07-07)
    9. Common Pochard (2013-07-07)
    10. Common Coot (2013-07-07)
    11. Common Moorhen (2013-07-07)
    12. Red-breasted Goose (2013-10-22)

    recent uploads

    2013-10-29. Red-breasted Goose, Common Moorhen.

    2013-07-11. Tufted Duck, Common Pochard, Common Coot.

    2013-06-21. Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater.

    2013-04-19. Spotted Nutcracker, Whinchat.

    2013-04-14. Yellow-backed Wagtail, Red-throated Pipit, Lesser Black-backed Gull.

    2013-01-15. Little Gull, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Little Grebe, Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup, Ruddy Turnstone.

    2013-01-13. Long-tailed Duck.

    2013-01-09. Common Raven, Great Spotted Woodpecker.

    2013-01-07. Northern Wheatear, Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, Eastern Black-eared Wheatear.

    2013-01-06. Pallid Scops Owl, Pallid Scops Owl, Little Owl, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

    2013-01-05. Steppe Eagle, Sociable Lapwing, Yellow-backed Wagtail, Little Bittern, Purple Heron, Menetries Warbler, Long-eared Owl.

    2013-01-03. Whiskered Tern, Sandwich Tern, Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, Eurasian Penduline Tit, Bearded Tit, White-tailed Lapwing, Desert Wheatear, Slender-billed Gull, Eurasian Bittern, Northern Black Grouse.

    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...

    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)

    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
    2026-06-18

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

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