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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
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  • Apodidae
    • Coraciiformes
  • Coraciidae
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  • 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

    • Sedykh Irina

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    total species: 45
    total photos: 172
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Goosander (2017-01-22)
    2. Eurasian Dipper (2017-01-22)
    3. Hooded Crow (2017-01-22)
    4. Rock Pigeon (2017-01-22)
    5. Mallard (2017-01-22)
    6. Common Goldeneye (2017-01-22)
    7. Great Tit (2017-02-04)
    8. Smew (2017-02-04)
    9. Harlequin Duck (2017-02-04)
    10. Bohemian Waxwing (2017-02-26)
    11. Caspian Gull (2017-03-24)
    12. Eurasian Jackdaw (2017-04-08)
    13. Common Chaffinch (2017-04-08)
    14. Black Kite (2017-04-08)
    15. Fieldfare (2017-04-21)
    16. Yellowhammer (2017-04-22)
    17. Common Starling (2017-04-24)
    18. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2017-04-24)
    19. Common Teal (2017-04-24)
    20. European Greenfinch (2017-04-25)
    21. Eurasian Redstart (2017-04-27)
    22. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2017-04-27)
    23. Common Chiffchaff (2017-04-30)
    24. Spotted Flycatcher (2017-05-09)
    25. Tree Pipit (2017-05-13)
    26. Common Sandpiper (2017-05-13)
    27. Eurasian Magpie (2017-05-13)
    28. Masked Wagtail (2017-05-26)
    29. Common Moorhen (2017-05-27)
    30. Eurasian Goldfinch (2017-05-31)
    31. White Wagtail (2017-06-03)
    32. Great Cormorant (2017-06-03)
    33. Common Whitethroat (2017-06-27)
    34. Grey Heron (2017-06-27)
    35. Eurasian Nuthatch (2017-06-27)
    36. Common Tern (2017-06-27)
    37. Little Ringed Plover (2017-07-06)
    38. Black-tailed Godwit (2017-07-06)
    39. Black-headed Gull (2017-07-06)
    40. Sky Lark (2017-07-08)
    41. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2017-07-19)
    42. Common Kestrel (2017-07-22)
    43. Grey Wagtail (2017-07-24)
    44. Eurasian Hobby (2017-07-24)
    45. Barn Swallow (2017-07-24)

    recent uploads

    2017-07-25. Common Kestrel, Grey Wagtail, Eurasian Hobby, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Scops-Owl, Eurasian Magpie.

    2017-07-11. Caspian Gull, Black-headed Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Ringed Plover, Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, Great Cormorant, Sky Lark.

    2017-06-30. Yellowhammer, Eurasian Nuthatch, Grey Heron, Common Tern, Common Whitethroat, Common Chiffchaff.

    2017-06-07. Masked Wagtail, Common Moorhen, Eurasian Goldfinch, Yellowhammer, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Siberian White Wagtail, Great Cormorant.

    2017-05-23. Tree Pipit.

    2017-05-17. Common Sandpiper, Eurasian Magpie, Bohemian Waxwing.

    2017-05-11. Common Chiffchaff, Spotted Flycatcher, Fieldfare, Common Starling, Common Chaffinch.

    2017-04-28. Eurasian Redstart, Common Chaffinch, Grey-headed Goldfinch.

    2017-04-27. European Greenfinch, Common Chaffinch, Yellowhammer, Common Starling, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Common Teal.

    2017-04-26. Bohemian Waxwing, Harlequin Duck, Goosander, Mallard, Caspian Gull, Black Kite, Eurasian Jackdaw, Common Chaffinch, Fieldfare.

    2017-02-09. Harlequin Duck, Smew, Goosander, Great Tit.

    2017-01-25. Common Goldeneye, Goosander, Eurasian Dipper, Hooded Crow, Rock Pigeon, Mallard.

    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...