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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
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  • Muscicapidae
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  • Paradoxornithidae
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    total species: 25
    total photos: 104
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Common Kingfisher (2025-10-16)
    2. Hooded Crow (2025-10-22)
    3. Eurasian Blackbird (2025-10-23)
    4. Brambling (2025-10-23)
    5. Turkestan Shrike (2025-10-24)
    6. Lesser Whitethroat (2025-10-24)
    7. Great Cormorant (2025-10-25)
    8. Common Chaffinch (2025-10-26)
    9. Common Pheasant (2025-10-27)
    10. Eversmann's Redstart (2025-10-30)
    11. Black-headed Gull (2025-11-02)
    12. Common Coot (2025-11-03)
    13. Great Tit (2025-11-10)
    14. Eastern Buzzard (2025-11-10)
    15. Eurasian Magpie (2025-11-10)
    16. House Sparrow (2025-11-16)
    17. Goldcrest (2025-11-25)
    18. Common Kestrel (2025-11-25)
    19. Common Buzzard (2025-11-26)
    20. Red-fronted Serin (2025-11-27)
    21. Tree Sparrow (2025-11-29)
    22. Mistle Thrush (2025-11-29)
    23. Bohemian Waxwing (2025-12-13)
    24. Common Sparrowhawk (2025-12-13)
    25. Blue-capped Redstart (2025-12-16)

    recent uploads

    2026-01-10. Common Buzzard.

    2026-01-03. Eastern Buzzard.

    2025-12-31. Lesser Whitethroat.

    2025-12-17. Blue-capped Redstart.

    2025-12-14. Bohemian Waxwing.

    2025-12-13. Common Kestrel, Common Kestrel, Common Kestrel, Bohemian Waxwing, Bohemian Waxwing, Common Sparrowhawk.

    2025-12-09. Common Kingfisher.

    2025-12-05. Eastern Buzzard.

    2025-12-04. Eastern Buzzard.

    2025-12-03. Common Kestrel, Eurasian Blackbird.

    2025-12-01. Tree Sparrow, Red-fronted Serin, Common Kestrel.

    2025-11-30. Mistle Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Red-fronted Serin.

    2025-11-28. Common Kestrel, Common Kestrel, Goldcrest.

    2025-11-23. Lesser Whitethroat, House Sparrow.

    2025-11-19. Lesser Whitethroat.

    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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    2026-01-18
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    2025-10-31
    Great Cormorant
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    2025-08-31
    Spotted Flycatcher
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    2025-06-17
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    2025-03-30
    Great White Egret
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    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

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    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна и Андрей.
    2026-06-17

    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна.
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