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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
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  • Phalacrocoracidae
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    total species: 91
    total photos: 210
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Crested Lark (2026-01-04)
    2. Water Rail (2026-01-04)
    3. Eurasian Blackbird (2026-01-04)
    4. Black-Necked Grebe (2026-01-04)
    5. Fieldfare (2026-01-21)
    6. Blue Tit (2026-01-21)
    7. Hen Harrier (2026-01-24)
    8. Steppe Eagle (2026-01-24)
    9. Mute Swan (2026-01-24)
    10. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-02-05)
    11. Wood Pigeon (2026-02-11)
    12. Rook (2026-02-12)
    13. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-02-12)
    14. Long-eared Owl (2026-02-14)
    15. Common Chiffchaff (2026-02-14)
    16. Black Redstart (2026-02-14)
    17. Lesser Whitethroat (2026-02-14)
    18. Common Coot (2026-03-07)
    19. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-03-07)
    20. Garganey (2026-03-14)
    21. Grey Heron (2026-03-14)
    22. Greater Flamingo (2026-03-15)
    23. Great Cormorant (2026-03-15)
    24. Great Grey Shrike (2026-03-15)
    25. Ruff (2026-03-15)
    26. Western Marsh-Harrier (2026-03-21)
    27. Black-headed Gull (2026-03-25)
    28. White Wagtail (2026-03-30)
    29. Glossy Ibis (2026-04-07)
    30. Eurasian Bittern (2026-04-07)
    31. Bearded Tit (2026-04-07)
    32. Common Kestrel (2026-04-17)
    33. Purple Heron (2026-04-17)
    34. Song Thrush (2026-04-17)
    35. Eurasian Siskin (2026-04-17)
    36. Little Tern (2026-04-17)
    37. Greater Ringed Plover (2026-04-17)
    38. Dunlin (2026-04-17)
    39. Marsh Sandpiper (2026-04-17)
    40. Black-winged Stilt (2026-04-17)
    41. Kentish Plover (2026-04-17)
    42. Sanderling (2026-04-17)
    43. Bar-tailed Godwit (2026-04-17)
    44. Grey Plover (2026-04-17)
    45. Slender-billed Gull (2026-04-17)
    46. Little Ringed Plover (2026-04-17)
    47. Common Tern (2026-04-17)
    48. Green Sandpiper (2026-04-17)
    49. Red-necked Phalarope (2026-04-21)
    50. Red-crested Pochard (2026-04-21)
    51. Broad-billed Sandpiper (2026-04-21)
    52. Little Stint (2026-04-21)
    53. Pied Avocet (2026-04-21)
    54. Northern Shoveler (2026-04-21)
    55. Common Redshank (2026-04-21)
    56. Ruddy Turnstone (2026-04-21)
    57. Common Shelduck (2026-04-21)
    58. Citrine Wagtail (2026-04-21)
    60. Common Sandpiper (2026-04-23)
    61. Eurasian Whimbrel (2026-04-23)
    62. White-winged Tern (2026-04-23)
    63. Tufted Duck (2026-04-23)
    64. Whinchat (2026-04-23)
    65. Common Greenshank (2026-04-23)
    66. White-tailed Lapwing (2026-04-23)
    67. Eurasian Roller (2026-04-23)
    68. Steppe Grey Shrike (2026-04-23)
    69. Common Snipe (2026-04-23)
    70. Black-headed Wagtail (2026-04-23)
    71. Great White Egret (2026-04-23)
    72. Wood Sandpiper (2026-04-23)
    73. Eurasian Collared Dove (2026-04-25)
    74. Little Egret (2026-04-25)
    75. Sand Martin (2026-04-26)
    76. Yellow-backed Wagtail (2026-04-26)
    77. Great Snipe (2026-05-08)
    78. Hoopoe (2026-05-08)
    79. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2026-05-08)
    80. Eurasian Redstart (2026-05-08)
    81. Pallas's Gull (2026-05-08)
    82. Great Crested Grebe (2026-05-08)
    83. Whiskered Tern (2026-05-08)
    84. Common Cuckoo (2026-05-12)
    85. Spotted Flycatcher (2026-05-19)
    86. Caspian Tern (2026-05-20)
    87. Northern House Martin (2026-05-20)
    88. Barn Swallow (2026-06-05)
    89. Terek Sandpiper (2026-06-05)
    90. Caspian Gull (2026-06-05)
    91. Black-crowned Night Heron (2026-06-19)

    recent uploads

    2026-06-22. Common Shelduck, Mute Swan, Red-crested Pochard, Black-winged Stilt, Great White Egret, Black-crowned Night Heron, Glossy Ibis, Marsh Sandpiper, Eurasian Roller, Great Cormorant.

    2026-06-16. Barn Swallow, Black-winged Stilt, Little Ringed Plover, Crested Lark, Terek Sandpiper, Slender-billed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Caspian Gull, Common Tern, Kentish Plover, Red-crested Pochard.

    2026-05-22. Black-winged Stilt.

    2026-05-21. Little Ringed Plover, Wood Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Slender-billed Gull, Caspian Tern, Northern House Martin, Pied Avocet, Common Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher.

    2026-05-12. Common Cuckoo, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Eurasian Redstart, Black-headed Wagtail, Pallas's Gull, Western Marsh-Harrier, White-winged Tern, Great Crested Grebe, Whiskered Tern, Glossy Ibis.

    2026-05-08. Great Snipe, Hoopoe.

    2026-04-27. Whinchat, Common Kestrel, Mute Swan, Little Ringed Plover, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Ruff, Black-headed Gull, Kentish Plover, Slender-billed Gull, Dunlin, Sand Martin, Grey Plover, Glossy Ibis, Citrine Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail, Yellow-backed Wagtail, Black-winged Stilt, Common Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover, Greater Ringed Plover, Common Kestrel, Hybrid Wagtail, Eurasian Collared Dove, Little Egret, Glossy Ibis.

    2026-04-24. Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Grey Heron, Grey Heron, Eurasian Whimbrel, Little Ringed Plover, Mute Swan, White-winged Tern, Tufted Duck, Bar-tailed Godwit, Whinchat, Whinchat, Black-winged Stilt, Glossy Ibis, Common Greenshank, Ruff, Great Cormorant, White-tailed Lapwing, Western Marsh-Harrier, Eurasian Roller, Steppe Grey Shrike, Common Snipe, Black-headed Wagtail, Marsh Sandpiper, Little Tern, Purple Heron, Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Great Cormorant, Common Redshank.

    2026-04-21. Common Tern, Little Tern, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Red-necked Phalarope, Red-crested Pochard, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Little Stint, Bar-tailed Godwit, Pied Avocet, Northern Shoveler, Common Redshank, Garganey, Ruddy Turnstone, Glossy Ibis, Dunlin, Common Shelduck, Bar-tailed Godwit, Western Marsh-Harrier, Purple Heron, Citrine Wagtail, Eastern Black-eared Wheatear.

    2026-04-20. Little Tern, Greater Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Marsh Sandpiper, Black-winged Stilt, Kentish Plover, Sanderling, Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, Slender-billed Gull, Little Ringed Plover, Common Tern, Green Sandpiper, Great Cormorant, Grey Plover.

    2026-04-17. Common Chiffchaff, Common Kestrel, Purple Heron, Wood Pigeon, Song Thrush, Eurasian Siskin.

    2026-04-10. Great Cormorant, Glossy Ibis, Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Eurasian Bittern, Great Cormorant, Bearded Tit, Lesser Whitethroat.

    2026-04-03. Common Coot, Mute Swan, Hybrid Wagtail, Black-headed Gull, Wood Pigeon, White Wagtail, Bohemian Waxwing.

    2026-03-22. Great Cormorant, Western Marsh-Harrier.

    2026-03-20. Greater Flamingo, Great Cormorant, Greater Flamingo, Great Grey Shrike, Ruff, Garganey, Grey Heron.

    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)

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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.
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