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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
    • Ciconiiformes
  • Ardeidae
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    • Phoenicopteriformes
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    • Charadriiformes
  • Burhinidae
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  • Glareolidae
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  • Laridae
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  • Upupidae
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  • Picidae
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  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
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  • Corvidae
  • Bombycillidae
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  • Sylviidae
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  • Muscicapidae
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  • Paradoxornithidae
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  • Sittidae
  • Certhiidae
  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
  • Emberizidae

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    total species: 39
    total photos: 202
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Goosander (2016-02-02)
    2. Common Goldeneye (2016-02-02)
    3. Rock Pigeon (2016-02-02)
    4. Mallard (2016-02-02)
    5. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2016-02-03)
    6. Eurasian Goldfinch (2016-02-20)
    7. Great Tit (2016-02-22)
    9. Eurasian Siskin (2016-02-22)
    10. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2016-02-27)
    11. Eurasian Dipper (2016-03-21)
    12. Baraba Steppe Gull (2016-03-27)
    13. Common Chaffinch (2016-03-27)
    14. Fieldfare (2016-04-18)
    15. Tree Sparrow (2016-05-01)
    16. Masked Wagtail (2016-05-01)
    17. Common Starling (2016-05-01)
    18. Common Chiffchaff (2016-05-06)
    19. Lesser Whitethroat (2016-05-14)
    20. Spotted Flycatcher (2016-05-15)
    21. Common Sandpiper (2016-06-04)
    22. Common Tern (2016-06-04)
    23. Common Kestrel (2016-06-04)
    24. Black Kite (2016-06-04)
    25. Yellow Wagtail (2016-06-05)
    26. Eurasian Hobby (2016-06-05)
    27. Eurasian Nuthatch (2016-06-10)
    28. Hoopoe (2016-06-11)
    29. Caspian Gull (2016-06-11)
    30. Ruddy Shelduck (2016-06-26)
    31. Demoiselle Crane (2016-07-06)
    32. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2016-07-14)
    33. Eurasian Redstart (2016-07-16)
    34. European Golden Oriole (2016-07-23)
    35. Great Cormorant (2016-07-31)
    36. Common Sparrowhawk (2016-08-09)
    37. Oriental Turtle Dove (2016-08-16)
    38. Grey Wagtail (2016-08-17)
    39. Azure Tit (2016-08-18)

    recent uploads

    2016-09-06. Masked Wagtail, Great Cormorant, Masked Wagtail, Common Sparrowhawk, Common Chaffinch, Black Kite, Oriental Turtle Dove, Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Cormorant, Azure Tit.

    2016-08-03. Eurasian Redstart, Eurasian Scops-Owl, European Golden Oriole, Demoiselle Crane.

    2016-06-29. Masked Wagtail, Hybrid Crow.

    2016-06-28. Yellow Wagtail, Baraba Steppe Gull, Ruddy Shelduck.

    2016-06-13. Eurasian Nuthatch, Hoopoe, Caspian Gull, Common Sandpiper.

    2016-06-07. Mallard, Common Kestrel, Fieldfare, Tree Sparrow, Black Kite, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Black Kite, Yellow Wagtail, Eurasian Hobby.

    2016-05-16. Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Chiffchaff.

    2016-05-04. Baraba Steppe Gull, Central Asia Starling, Fieldfare, Masked Wagtail, Tree Sparrow.

    2016-04-29. Rock Pigeon, Goosander, Baraba Steppe Gull, Common Chaffinch, Fieldfare, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

    2016-03-21. Eurasian Dipper.

    2016-02-28. Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker.

    2016-02-23. Eurasian Goldfinch, Great Tit, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Siskin.

    2016-02-05. Common Goldeneye, Goosander, Mallard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Rock Pigeon.

    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...