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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
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    total species: 115
    total photos: 130
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-01-02)
    2. Eurasian Collared Dove (2026-01-08)
    3. Long-eared Owl (2026-01-25)
    4. Fieldfare (2026-01-25)
    5. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-25)
    6. Northern Bullfinch (2026-01-26)
    7. Hawfinch (2026-02-07)
    8. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-02-07)
    9. European Greenfinch (2026-02-07)
    10. Grey Partridge (2026-02-08)
    11. Great Grey Shrike (2026-02-14)
    12. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2026-02-15)
    13. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-02-15)
    14. Coal Tit (2026-02-22)
    15. Goldcrest (2026-02-22)
    16. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-02-24)
    17. Eurasian Siskin (2026-02-24)
    18. Long-tailed Tit (2026-03-07)
    19. Azure Tit (2026-03-14)
    20. Eurasian Linnet (2026-03-29)
    21. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2026-03-29)
    22. Whooper Swan (2026-03-29)
    23. Brambling (2026-04-04)
    24. White Wagtail (2026-04-12)
    25. Black-headed Gull (2026-04-12)
    26. Common Chiffchaff (2026-04-12)
    27. Baraba Steppe Gull (2026-04-12)
    28. Common Pochard (2026-04-12)
    29. Northern Shoveler (2026-04-12)
    30. Red-crested Pochard (2026-04-12)
    31. Northern Wheatear (2026-04-12)
    32. Greylag Goose (2026-04-12)
    33. Common Coot (2026-04-12)
    34. Western Marsh-Harrier (2026-04-12)
    35. Common Chaffinch (2026-04-18)
    36. Great Crested Grebe (2026-04-25)
    37. Yellow Wagtail (2026-04-25)
    38. Bluethroat (2026-04-25)
    39. Common Crane (2026-05-02)
    40. Tree Pipit (2026-05-02)
    41. Osprey (2026-05-02)
    42. Willow Tit (2026-05-02)
    43. Garganey (2026-05-02)
    44. Common Redshank (2026-05-02)
    45. Great Cormorant (2026-05-02)
    46. Black-winged Stilt (2026-05-02)
    47. Green Sandpiper (2026-05-02)
    48. Marsh Sandpiper (2026-05-02)
    49. Great White Egret (2026-05-02)
    50. Common Kestrel (2026-05-02)
    51. Grey Heron (2026-05-02)
    52. Common Starling (2026-05-02)
    53. Black Kite (2026-05-02)
    54. Tree Sparrow (2026-05-02)
    55. Eurasian Wryneck (2026-05-02)
    56. Eurasian Redstart (2026-05-03)
    57. Siberian Stonechat (2026-05-03)
    58. Common Whitethroat (2026-05-03)
    59. Common Tern (2026-05-03)
    60. Sand Martin (2026-05-07)
    61. Paddyfield Warbler (2026-05-07)
    62. White-headed Duck (2026-05-17)
    63. Common Sandpiper (2026-05-17)
    64. Bearded Tit (2026-05-17)
    65. Common Moorhen (2026-05-17)
    66. Little Ringed Plover (2026-05-17)
    67. Black-Necked Grebe (2026-05-17)
    69. Eurasian Hobby (2026-05-18)
    70. Red-backed Shrike (2026-05-18)
    71. Rosy Starling (2026-05-20)
    72. Sky Lark (2026-05-20)
    73. Black-tailed Godwit (2026-05-20)
    74. Red-Necked Grebe (2026-05-20)
    75. Tufted Duck (2026-05-20)
    76. Barn Swallow (2026-06-01)
    77. Turkestan Shrike (2026-06-01)
    78. Masked Wagtail (2026-06-01)
    79. Isabelline Wheatear (2026-06-01)
    80. Little Tern (2026-06-01)
    81. Steppe Eagle (2026-06-02)
    82. Eurasian Spoonbill (2026-06-02)
    83. Great White Pelican (2026-06-02)
    84. Greater Short-toed Lark (2026-06-02)
    85. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2026-06-02)
    86. Ruddy Shelduck (2026-06-02)
    87. Long-legged Buzzard (2026-06-02)
    88. Black Lark (2026-06-02)
    89. Common Cuckoo (2026-06-02)
    90. Little Bustard (2026-06-02)
    91. Eurasian Roller (2026-06-02)
    92. Common Swift (2026-06-02)
    93. Slavonian Grebe (2026-06-02)
    94. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2026-06-02)
    95. Pallas's Gull (2026-06-04)
    96. Black-winged Pratincole (2026-06-04)
    97. Kentish Plover (2026-06-04)
    98. Black Tern (2026-06-04)
    99. Greater Ringed Plover (2026-06-04)
    100. Demoiselle Crane (2026-06-04)
    101. European Bee-eater (2026-06-04)
    102. Short-eared Owl (2026-06-04)
    103. Hoopoe (2026-06-04)
    104. Cinereous Vulture (2026-06-04)
    105. European Nightjar (2026-06-04)
    106. Pied Wheatear (2026-06-04)
    107. Red-headed Bunting (2026-06-04)
    108. Common Shelduck (2026-06-04)
    109. Common Mynah (2026-06-05)
    110. Laughing Dove (2026-06-05)
    111. Lesser Grey Shrike (2026-06-05)
    112. Pallid Harrier (2026-06-06)
    113. White-tailed Lapwing (2026-06-06)
    114. Oriental Turtle Dove (2026-06-06)
    115. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-06-21)

    recent uploads

    2026-06-23. Eastern Imperial Eagle, Northern Reed Bunting.

    2026-06-12. Pallas's Gull, Black-winged Pratincole, Kentish Plover, Marsh Sandpiper, Black Tern, Greater Ringed Plover, Demoiselle Crane, European Bee-eater, Short-eared Owl, Hoopoe, Cinereous Vulture, European Nightjar, Pied Wheatear, Red-headed Bunting, Common Shelduck, Laughing Dove, Lesser Grey Shrike.

    2026-06-11. Little Tern, White-tailed Lapwing, Oriental Turtle Dove, Oriental Turtle Dove, Steppe Eagle, Eurasian Spoonbill, Great White Pelican, Greater Short-toed Lark, Greater Short-toed Lark, Greater Short-toed Lark, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Steppe Eagle, Ruddy Shelduck, Long-legged Buzzard, Black Lark, Common Cuckoo, Little Bustard, Eurasian Roller, Common Swift, Slavonian Grebe.

    2026-06-08. Pallid Harrier, Common Mynah, Barn Swallow, Turkestan Shrike, Masked Wagtail, Unkown Bird, Isabelline Wheatear.

    2026-05-24. Tufted Duck.

    2026-05-21. Western Grasshopper Warbler, Rosy Starling, Sky Lark, Black-tailed Godwit, Rosy Starling, Red-Necked Grebe.

    2026-05-19. Bearded Tit, Common Moorhen, Little Ringed Plover, Black-Necked Grebe, Common Sandpiper.

    2026-05-18. Eurasian Hobby, Red-backed Shrike, Common Whitethroat, White-headed Duck, Paddyfield Warbler, Common Sandpiper.

    2026-05-10. Great Cormorant, Black-winged Stilt, Green Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Common Kestrel, Grey Heron, Common Starling, Black Kite, Tree Sparrow, Eurasian Wryneck, Eurasian Redstart, Siberian Stonechat, Common Whitethroat, Common Tern, Sand Martin, Paddyfield Warbler.

    2026-05-09. Common Chaffinch, Great Crested Grebe, Yellow Wagtail, Bluethroat, Common Crane, Tree Pipit, Osprey, Willow Tit, European Greenfinch, Garganey, Common Redshank.

    2026-04-12. Brambling, White Wagtail, Black-headed Gull, Common Chiffchaff, Baraba Steppe Gull, Common Pochard, Northern Shoveler, Red-crested Pochard, Northern Wheatear, Greylag Goose, Common Coot, Western Marsh-Harrier.

    2026-03-29. Eurasian Nuthatch, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Eurasian Linnet, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Whooper Swan, Azure Tit.

    2026-02-24. Coal Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Siskin, Goldcrest, Grey Partridge.

    2026-02-17. Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Great Grey Shrike, Eurasian Nuthatch, Hawfinch, Bohemian Waxwing, European Greenfinch, Grey Partridge.

    2026-02-03. Northern Bullfinch, Long-eared Owl, Fieldfare, Eurasian Magpie.

    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

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    Андрей Коваленко: По фото вряд ли, но в это время там только луговые...
    2026-06-18

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    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна и Андрей.
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    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна.
    more unidentified birds...