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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
  • Alcedinidae
  • Meropidae
    • 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

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    total species: 179
    total photos: 468
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 14

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    1. Common Buzzard (2021-01-02)
    2. Solitary Snipe (2021-01-02)
    3. Grey Partridge (2021-01-02)
    4. Eurasian Blackbird (2021-01-03)
    5. Lammergeier (2021-01-06)
    6. Common Pheasant (2021-01-09)
    7. Common Chaffinch (2021-01-10)
    8. Brambling (2021-01-10)
    9. Yellow-breasted Tit (2021-01-10)
    10. Rock Pigeon (2021-01-10)
    11. Common Sparrowhawk (2021-01-10)
    12. Pygmy Cormorant (2021-01-14)
    13. Ruddy Shelduck (2021-01-15)
    14. Calandra Lark (2021-01-15)
    15. Great White Egret (2021-01-15)
    16. Hen Harrier (2021-01-15)
    17. Meadow Bunting (2021-01-17)
    18. Rough-legged Buzzard (2021-01-17)
    19. Eastern Buzzard (2021-01-17)
    20. Chukar Partridge (2021-01-17)
    21. Black Lark (2021-01-21)
    22. Crested Lark (2021-01-24)
    23. White-winged Lark (2021-01-24)
    24. Bohemian Waxwing (2021-01-26)
    25. Carrion Crow (2021-01-26)
    26. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2021-01-26)
    27. Yellowhammer (2021-01-27)
    28. Turkestan Tit (2021-01-27)
    29. European Robin (2021-01-27)
    30. Bearded Tit (2021-01-29)
    31. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2021-02-03)
    32. Steppe Eagle (2021-02-03)
    33. Long-eared Owl (2021-02-04)
    34. Black-throated Thrush (2021-02-04)
    35. Eurasian Linnet (2021-02-04)
    36. Eurasian Siskin (2021-02-12)
    37. Northern Goshawk (2021-02-12)
    38. Laughing Dove (2021-02-13)
    39. Goosander (2021-02-15)
    40. Rook (2021-02-15)
    41. Great Bustard (2021-02-15)
    42. Common Crane (2021-02-15)
    43. Mallard (2021-02-15)
    44. Smew (2021-02-15)
    45. Masked Wagtail (2021-02-15)
    46. Black-headed Gull (2021-02-15)
    47. Tree Sparrow (2021-02-15)
    48. Grey Heron (2021-02-15)
    49. Eurasian Magpie (2021-02-15)
    50. Upland Buzzard (2021-02-15)
    51. Mew Gull (2021-02-15)
    52. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2021-02-15)
    53. Corn Bunting (2021-02-17)
    54. Cinereous Vulture (2021-02-17)
    55. Northern Lapwing (2021-02-17)
    56. Long-legged Buzzard (2021-02-17)
    57. Sky Lark (2021-02-17)
    58. Little Owl (2021-02-17)
    59. Common Starling (2021-02-17)
    60. Variable Wheatear (2021-02-18)
    61. Rock Sparrow (2021-02-18)
    62. Wallcreeper (2021-02-18)
    63. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2021-02-18)
    64. Hooded Crow (2021-02-18)
    65. Common Goldeneye (2021-02-19)
    66. Baraba Steppe Gull (2021-02-19)
    67. Caspian Gull (2021-02-19)
    68. Little Bustard (2021-02-19)
    69. Pallas's Gull (2021-02-19)
    70. Pine Bunting (2021-02-20)
    71. Eurasian Jackdaw (2021-02-20)
    72. Eurasian Collared Dove (2021-02-20)
    73. Common Mynah (2021-02-20)
    74. Eversmann's Redstart (2021-02-22)
    75. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2021-02-22)
    76. Golden Eagle (2021-02-28)
    77. Northern Reed Bunting (2021-02-28)
    78. Horned Lark (2021-02-28)
    79. Pied Wheatear (2021-03-06)
    80. Gadwall (2021-03-06)
    81. Common Teal (2021-03-06)
    82. Common Coot (2021-03-06)
    83. Tufted Duck (2021-03-06)
    84. Ferruginous Duck (2021-03-06)
    85. Common Pochard (2021-03-06)
    86. House Sparrow (2021-03-06)
    87. Common Swift (2021-03-06)
    88. Ruff (2021-03-06)
    89. Red-crested Pochard (2021-03-06)
    90. Western Marsh-Harrier (2021-03-06)
    91. Plain Mountain Finch (2021-03-11)
    92. White-Winged Woodpecker (2021-03-12)
    93. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2021-03-15)
    94. Northern Wren (2021-03-18)
    95. Black Redstart (2021-03-19)
    96. Blue-capped Redstart (2021-03-23)
    97. Demoiselle Crane (2021-03-25)
    98. Common Kestrel (2021-03-25)
    99. Wood Pigeon (2021-03-25)
    100. Grey Wagtail (2021-03-27)
    101. Pallid Harrier (2021-03-31)
    102. Greater White-fronted Goose (2021-03-31)
    103. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2021-03-31)
    104. Isabelline Wheatear (2021-03-31)
    105. White Wagtail (2021-04-02)
    106. Steppe Grey Shrike (2021-04-02)
    107. Northern Wheatear (2021-04-02)
    108. Macqueen's Bustard (2021-04-03)
    109. Siberian Black-backed Gull (2021-04-04)
    110. Citrine Wagtail (2021-04-04)
    111. Black-headed Wagtail (2021-04-04)
    112. Merlin (2021-04-04)
    113. Desert Wheatear (2021-04-05)
    114. Greater Short-toed Lark (2021-04-05)
    115. Great Cormorant (2021-04-07)
    116. Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse (2021-04-07)
    117. Greater Sand Plover (2021-04-07)
    118. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2021-04-08)
    119. Montagu's Harrier (2021-04-08)
    120. Hoopoe (2021-04-09)
    121. Dalmatian Pelican (2021-04-10)
    122. Common Shelduck (2021-04-10)
    123. Northern Shoveler (2021-04-10)
    124. Black-tailed Godwit (2021-04-10)
    125. Common Redshank (2021-04-10)
    126. Black-winged Stilt (2021-04-10)
    127. Mute Swan (2021-04-10)
    128. Pied Avocet (2021-04-10)
    129. Bluethroat (2021-04-18)
    130. Yellow Wagtail (2021-04-18)
    131. Paddyfield Warbler (2021-04-18)
    132. Little Ringed Plover (2021-04-18)
    133. Little Crake (2021-04-18)
    134. Tawny Pipit (2021-04-18)
    135. Osprey (2021-04-18)
    136. Siberian Stonechat (2021-04-18)
    137. Green Sandpiper (2021-04-18)
    138. Great Crested Grebe (2021-04-18)
    139. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2021-04-18)
    140. Lesser Whitethroat (2021-04-18)
    141. Cetti's Warbler (2021-04-18)
    142. Common Sandpiper (2021-05-02)
    143. Indian Sparrow (2021-05-07)
    144. Spanish Sparrow (2021-05-07)
    145. Black-crowned Night Heron (2021-05-07)
    146. Eurasian Roller (2021-05-07)
    147. Garganey (2021-05-07)
    148. Eurasian Redstart (2021-05-08)
    149. Spotted Redshank (2021-05-08)
    150. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2021-05-08)
    151. Common Cuckoo (2021-05-08)
    152. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2021-05-08)
    153. Black-winged Pratincole (2021-05-08)
    154. Northern Pintail (2021-05-08)
    155. Spotted Flycatcher (2021-05-08)
    156. Turkestan Shrike (2021-05-08)
    157. Temminck's Stint (2021-05-09)
    158. Little Stint (2021-05-09)
    159. Common Whitethroat (2021-05-10)
    160. Red-headed Bunting (2021-05-10)
    161. Syke's Warbler (2021-05-10)
    162. Lesser Grey Shrike (2021-05-10)
    163. Greenish Warbler (2021-05-11)
    164. Desert Finch (2021-05-11)
    165. Eurasian Hobby (2021-05-16)
    166. Wood Sandpiper (2021-05-16)
    167. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2021-05-18)
    168. Black Kite (2021-05-19)
    169. European Nightjar (2021-05-20)
    170. Little Tern (2021-05-21)
    171. Asian Desert Warbler (2021-05-23)
    172. Menetries Warbler (2021-05-29)
    173. Great Reed Warbler (2021-06-07)
    174. Caspian Plover (2021-06-08)
    175. Kentish Plover (2021-06-21)
    176. Whiskered Tern (2021-06-28)
    177. Common Tern (2021-06-30)
    178. Red-necked Phalarope (2021-07-20)
    179. Curlew Sandpiper (2021-08-16)

    recent uploads

    2021-08-16. Curlew Sandpiper, Steppe Grey Shrike.

    2021-08-14. Gadwall, Bluethroat, Whiskered Tern.

    2021-07-25. Pallas's Gull, Isabelline Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover, Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow, Steppe Grey Shrike, Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, Eastern Imperial Eagle.

    2021-07-24. Calandra Lark, Great Cormorant, Common Tern, Caspian Gull, Macqueen's Bustard.

    2021-07-23. Great Bustard, Turkestan Shrike, Greater Short-toed Lark, Lesser Grey Shrike, Red-necked Phalarope, Black-headed Gull, Common Redshank.

    2021-07-11. Caspian Gull, Common Tern.

    2021-07-10. Kentish Plover, Little Tern.

    2021-06-11. Desert Wheatear.

    2021-06-08. Great Reed Warbler, Caspian Plover, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Menetries Warbler.

    2021-06-06. Carrion Crow.

    2021-05-31. Dalmatian Pelican, Menetries Warbler, Great Bustard, Indian Sparrow.

    2021-05-24. Common Whitethroat, White Wagtail, Bluethroat, Red-headed Bunting, Syke's Warbler, Lesser Grey Shrike, Ruff.

    2021-05-23. Little Tern, Common Pheasant, European Nightjar, Greater Short-toed Lark, Eurasian Hobby, Wood Sandpiper, Common Starling, Ruddy Shelduck, Little Ringed Plover, Little Stint, Grey-headed Wagtail, Desert Finch, Greater Sand Plover, Temminck's Stint, Hybrid Wagtail, Black-winged Stilt, Isabelline Wheatear, Asian Desert Warbler, Masked Wagtail, Grey-headed Wagtail, Greenish Warbler, Desert Finch, Lesser Whitethroat.

    2021-05-20. Common Cuckoo.

    2021-05-19. Paddyfield Warbler, Black Kite, Eurasian Roller, Macqueen's Bustard, Common Sandpiper, Western Grasshopper 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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    Spotted Flycatcher
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    2025-03-30
    Great White Egret
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    2025-03-23
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    2025-02-07
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