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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
    • Ciconiiformes
  • Ardeidae
  • Threskiornithidae
  • Ciconiidae
    • Phoenicopteriformes
  • Phoenicopteridae
    • Anseriformes
  • Anatidae
    • Falconiformes
  • Pandionidae
  • Accipitridae
  • Falconidae
    • Galliformes
  • Tetraonidae
  • Phasianidae
    • Gruiformes
  • Gruidae
  • Rallidae
  • Otididae
    • Charadriiformes
  • Burhinidae
  • Charadriidae
  • Recurvirostridae
  • Haematopodidae
  • Scolopacidae
  • Glareolidae
  • Stercorariidae
  • Laridae
    • Pterocletiformes
  • Pteroclidae
    • Columbiformes
  • Columbidae
    • Cuculiformes
  • Cuculidae
    • Strigiformes
  • Strigidae
    • Caprimulgiformes
  • Caprimulgidae
    • Apodiformes
  • Apodidae
    • Coraciiformes
  • Coraciidae
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    • Upupiformes
  • Upupidae
    • Piciformes
  • Picidae
    • Passeriformes
  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
  • Laniidae
  • Oriolidae
  • Dicruridae
  • Sturnidae
  • Corvidae
  • Bombycillidae
  • Cinclidae
  • Troglodytidae
  • Prunellidae
  • Sylviidae
  • Regulidae
  • Muscicapidae
  • Turdidae
  • Paradoxornithidae
  • Aegithalidae
  • Remizidae
  • Paridae
  • Sittidae
  • Certhiidae
  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
  • Emberizidae

    • Korovkin Anatoliy

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    total species: 49
    total photos: 275
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Hume's Warbler (2022-04-24)
    2. Common Chaffinch (2022-04-24)
    3. Fieldfare (2022-04-24)
    4. Common Chiffchaff (2022-04-24)
    5. Greenish Warbler (2022-05-14)
    6. Tree Sparrow (2022-05-21)
    7. Carrion Crow (2022-05-21)
    8. Sky Lark (2022-05-21)
    9. Ruddy Shelduck (2022-05-21)
    10. Rock Pigeon (2022-05-21)
    11. Common Redshank (2022-05-21)
    12. Northern Reed Bunting (2022-05-21)
    13. Common Tern (2022-05-21)
    14. Black Kite (2022-05-21)
    15. Common Swift (2022-05-21)
    16. Greylag Goose (2022-05-21)
    17. Sand Martin (2022-05-21)
    18. Caspian Gull (2022-05-21)
    19. Eurasian Jackdaw (2022-05-21)
    20. Masked Wagtail (2022-05-21)
    21. Black-headed Gull (2022-05-21)
    22. Great White Egret (2022-05-21)
    23. Great Cormorant (2022-05-21)
    24. Barn Swallow (2022-05-21)
    25. Red-headed Bunting (2022-05-21)
    26. Common Starling (2022-05-21)
    27. Grey Wagtail (2022-06-01)
    28. Eurasian Redstart (2022-06-12)
    29. Common Nightingale (2022-06-18)
    30. Eurasian Blackbird (2022-06-18)
    31. Great Crested Grebe (2022-06-18)
    32. Great Reed Warbler (2022-06-18)
    33. Wood Pigeon (2022-06-18)
    34. Caspian Tern (2022-06-19)
    35. Northern Lapwing (2022-06-19)
    36. Arctic Loon (2022-06-19)
    37. Pallas's Gull (2022-06-19)
    38. Turkestan Shrike (2022-06-19)
    39. Northern House Martin (2022-06-19)
    40. Eurasian Magpie (2022-06-19)
    41. Grey Heron (2022-06-19)
    42. Little Tern (2022-06-19)
    43. Common Coot (2022-06-19)
    44. Dalmatian Pelican (2022-06-19)
    45. Demoiselle Crane (2022-06-19)
    46. Common Snipe (2022-06-19)
    47. Black-winged Stilt (2022-06-20)
    48. Little Ringed Plover (2022-06-20)
    49. Common Oystercatcher (2022-06-20)

    recent uploads

    2023-01-03. Northern House Martin, Sand Martin.

    2023-01-02. Great Cormorant, Common Snipe, Masked Wagtail, Great White Egret, Wood Pigeon, Great Reed Warbler, Demoiselle Crane, Dalmatian Pelican, Common Oystercatcher, Common Coot, Little Tern, Little Ringed Plover, Ruddy Shelduck, Black-headed Gull, Tree Sparrow, Common Tern, Grey Heron, Common Starling, Common Nightingale, Eurasian Magpie, Turkestan Shrike, Common Redshank, Black-winged Stilt, Caspian Gull, Caspian Tern, Pallas's Gull, Arctic Loon, Eurasian Blackbird, Barn Swallow, Northern Lapwing, Great Crested Grebe, Caspian Tern, Caspian Gull.

    2022-06-13. Eurasian Redstart.

    2022-06-02. Grey Wagtail.

    2022-05-25. Sand Martin, Caspian Gull, Eurasian Jackdaw, Common Swift, Masked Wagtail, Great White Egret, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Jackdaw, Barn Swallow, Red-headed Bunting, Common Starling, Ruddy Shelduck, Black-headed Gull, Tree Sparrow, Sky Lark, Rock Pigeon, Common Redshank, Northern Reed Bunting, Common Tern, Carrion Crow, Black Kite, Common Swift, Ruddy Shelduck, Ruddy Shelduck, Greylag Goose.

    2022-05-14. Greenish Warbler.

    2022-04-29. Common Chiffchaff, Hume's Warbler, Common Chaffinch, Fieldfare, Hybrid Crow.

    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...