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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
    • Apodiformes
  • Apodidae
    • Coraciiformes
  • Coraciidae
  • Alcedinidae
  • Meropidae
    • Upupiformes
  • Upupidae
    • Piciformes
  • Picidae
    • Passeriformes
  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
  • Laniidae
  • Oriolidae
  • Dicruridae
  • Sturnidae
  • Corvidae
  • Bombycillidae
  • Cinclidae
  • Troglodytidae
  • Prunellidae
  • Sylviidae
  • Regulidae
  • Muscicapidae
  • Turdidae
  • Paradoxornithidae
  • Aegithalidae
  • Remizidae
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  • Certhiidae
  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
  • Emberizidae

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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 146
    total photos: 190
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Lesser Whitethroat (2025-01-09)
    2. Greylag Goose (2025-01-10)
    3. Bewick's Swan (2025-01-10)
    4. Dalmatian Pelican (2025-01-10)
    5. Pallas's Gull (2025-01-10)
    6. Finsch's Wheatear (2025-01-12)
    7. White-winged Lark (2025-01-12)
    8. Little Owl (2025-01-12)
    9. Eurasian Dipper (2025-01-13)
    10. Black Lark (2025-01-19)
    11. Hen Harrier (2025-02-07)
    12. Mongolian Finch (2025-02-07)
    13. Golden Eagle (2025-02-07)
    14. Common Kestrel (2025-02-07)
    15. Short-eared Owl (2025-02-11)
    16. Lammergeier (2025-02-23)
    17. Yellow-billed Chough (2025-02-24)
    18. Red-billed Chough (2025-02-24)
    19. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2025-02-24)
    20. White-winged Grosbeak (2025-02-24)
    21. Red-breasted Rosefinch (2025-02-24)
    22. Northern Pintail (2025-03-10)
    23. Sky Lark (2025-03-10)
    24. Bimaculated Lark (2025-03-10)
    25. Steppe Eagle (2025-03-11)
    26. Yellow-breasted Tit (2025-03-16)
    27. Common Swift (2025-03-25)
    28. Alpine Swift (2025-03-25)
    29. Lesser Kestrel (2025-04-12)
    30. Pied Wheatear (2025-04-14)
    31. Pallid Harrier (2025-04-15)
    32. Demoiselle Crane (2025-04-16)
    33. Chukar Partridge (2025-04-18)
    34. Brown-necked Raven (2025-04-18)
    35. Long-legged Buzzard (2025-04-18)
    36. Little Bustard (2025-04-18)
    37. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2025-04-18)
    38. Isabelline Wheatear (2025-04-18)
    39. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2025-05-05)
    40. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2025-05-05)
    41. Hoopoe (2025-05-05)
    42. Steppe Grey Shrike (2025-05-06)
    43. Syke's Warbler (2025-05-07)
    44. Bluethroat (2025-05-07)
    45. Common Sparrowhawk (2025-05-07)
    46. Crested Honey-Buzzard (2025-05-07)
    47. Rosy Starling (2025-05-08)
    48. Calandra Lark (2025-05-08)
    49. Common Cuckoo (2025-05-08)
    50. Turkestan Shrike (2025-05-08)
    51. Rufous Bush Robin (2025-05-08)
    52. Yellow Wagtail (2025-05-08)
    53. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2025-05-08)
    54. White Wagtail (2025-05-08)
    55. Spanish Sparrow (2025-05-10)
    56. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2025-05-10)
    57. European Bee-eater (2025-05-11)
    58. Egyptian Vulture (2025-05-16)
    59. Black Stork (2025-05-16)
    60. Red-headed Bunting (2025-05-16)
    61. Black Kite (2025-05-16)
    62. Griffon Vulture (2025-05-16)
    63. Cinereous Vulture (2025-05-16)
    64. Tawny Pipit (2025-05-17)
    65. Grey Heron (2025-05-17)
    66. Common Starling (2025-05-17)
    67. Eurasian Hobby (2025-05-17)
    68. Black-headed Gull (2025-05-17)
    69. Corn Bunting (2025-05-17)
    70. Northern Lapwing (2025-05-17)
    71. Little Stint (2025-05-17)
    72. Baraba Steppe Gull (2025-05-17)
    73. Great Cormorant (2025-05-17)
    74. Common Greenshank (2025-05-17)
    75. Carrion Crow (2025-05-18)
    76. White Stork (2025-05-22)
    77. Great White Pelican (2025-05-22)
    78. Crested Lark (2025-05-22)
    79. Common Moorhen (2025-05-22)
    80. Glossy Ibis (2025-05-22)
    81. Collared Pratincole (2025-05-22)
    82. Black-tailed Godwit (2025-05-22)
    83. Black-crowned Night Heron (2025-05-22)
    84. Ferruginous Duck (2025-05-22)
    85. Purple Heron (2025-05-22)
    86. Greater Sand Plover (2025-05-22)
    87. White-tailed Lapwing (2025-05-22)
    88. Macqueen's Bustard (2025-05-22)
    89. Oriental Turtle Dove (2025-05-22)
    90. Red-necked Phalarope (2025-05-22)
    91. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2025-05-23)
    92. Pander's Ground-Jay (2025-05-23)
    93. Indian Sparrow (2025-05-24)
    95. Menetries Warbler (2025-05-24)
    96. Eurasian Roller (2025-05-24)
    97. Great Bustard (2025-05-24)
    98. Grey Wagtail (2025-05-25)
    99. Common Nightingale (2025-05-25)
    100. White-crowned Penduline Tit (2025-05-25)
    101. Grey Plover (2025-05-27)
    102. Brown Accentor (2025-06-15)
    103. Asian Desert Warbler (2025-07-19)
    104. Desert Wheatear (2025-07-24)
    105. Barbary Falcon (2025-07-25)
    106. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2025-07-25)
    107. Shikra (2025-07-25)
    108. Greater Short-toed Lark (2025-08-09)
    109. Common Sandpiper (2025-08-10)
    110. Paddyfield Warbler (2025-08-10)
    111. Common Crane (2025-08-11)
    112. Temminck's Stint (2025-08-11)
    113. Ortolan Bunting (2025-08-24)
    114. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2025-08-24)
    115. Eurasian Jackdaw (2025-08-24)
    116. Common Whitethroat (2025-08-24)
    117. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2025-08-24)
    118. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2025-08-24)
    119. Eurasian Magpie (2025-08-24)
    120. Red-backed Shrike (2025-08-24)
    121. Barn Swallow (2025-08-24)
    122. Booted Eagle (2025-08-24)
    123. Common Kingfisher (2025-08-24)
    124. Greenish Warbler (2025-08-24)
    125. Red-rumped Swallow (2025-08-24)
    126. Northern House Martin (2025-08-24)
    127. Northern Shoveler (2025-08-24)
    128. Masked Wagtail (2025-08-24)
    129. Tree Sparrow (2025-08-24)
    130. White-Winged Woodpecker (2025-08-24)
    131. Turkestan Tit (2025-08-24)
    132. Pale Sand Martin (2025-08-24)
    133. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2025-09-03)
    134. Pied Avocet (2025-10-03)
    135. Black-Necked Grebe (2025-10-03)
    136. Common Shelduck (2025-10-03)
    137. Ruddy Shelduck (2025-10-03)
    138. Isabelline Shrike (2025-10-03)
    139. Rook (2025-10-03)
    140. Eurasian Wigeon (2025-10-03)
    141. Water Pipit (2025-10-03)
    142. Mute Swan (2025-10-03)
    143. Rock Bunting (2025-10-04)
    144. Goldcrest (2025-10-04)
    145. Common Raven (2025-10-16)
    146. Upland Buzzard (2025-10-16)

    recent uploads

    2025-10-19. Pied Avocet, Black-Necked Grebe, Common Shelduck, Ruddy Shelduck, Isabelline Shrike, Rook, Eurasian Wigeon, Water Pipit, Mute Swan, Rock Bunting, Goldcrest, Common Raven, Cinereous Vulture, Upland Buzzard, Steppe Eagle.

    2025-09-18. Common Kingfisher, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush.

    2025-09-06. Greater Short-toed Lark, Common Sandpiper, Paddyfield Warbler, Common Crane, Temminck's Stint, Eurasian Jackdaw, Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Ortolan Bunting, Common Whitethroat, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Eurasian Magpie, Red-backed Shrike, Barn Swallow, Booted Eagle, Common Kingfisher, Greenish Warbler, Red-rumped Swallow, Northern House Martin, Northern Shoveler, Masked Wagtail, Tree Sparrow, White-Winged Woodpecker, Turkestan Tit, Pale Sand Martin.

    2025-09-04. Guldenstadt's Redstart, Brown Accentor, Asian Desert Warbler, Desert Wheatear, Barbary Falcon, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Shikra.

    2025-06-01. Yellow-billed Chough, Grey Wagtail, Turkestan Western Nightingale, White-crowned Penduline Tit, Yellow-breasted Tit, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Great Bustard, Grey Plover, White Stork.

    2025-05-31. Long-legged Buzzard, Greater Sand Plover, White-tailed Lapwing, Macqueen's Bustard, Oriental Turtle Dove, Red-necked Phalarope, Egyptian Vulture, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Little Owl, Pander's Ground-Jay, Long-legged Buzzard, Indian Sparrow, European Bee-eater, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Menetries Warbler, Alpine Swift, Eurasian Roller, Little Bustard, Great Bustard.

    2025-05-29. White Stork, Great White Pelican, Crested Lark, Common Moorhen, Glossy Ibis, Collared Pratincole, Black-tailed Godwit, Black-crowned Night Heron, Ferruginous Duck, Purple Heron, Dalmatian Pelican.

    2025-05-27. Egyptian Vulture, Black Stork, Red-headed Bunting, Black Kite, Griffon Vulture, Cinereous Vulture, Tawny Pipit, Grey Heron, Common Starling, Eurasian Hobby, Calandra Lark, Little Bustard, Black-headed Gull, Corn Bunting, Northern Lapwing, Little Stint, Baraba Steppe Gull, Great Cormorant, Common Greenshank, Demoiselle Crane, Carrion Crow.

    2025-05-25. European Bee-eater.

    2025-05-20. Little Bustard, Long-legged Buzzard, Spanish Sparrow, Eurasian Stone Curlew.

    2025-05-19. Rosy Starling, Calandra Lark, Common Cuckoo, Turkestan Shrike, Rufous Bush Robin, Grey-headed Wagtail, Steppe Lesser Short-toed Lark, White Wagtail, Bimaculated Lark.

    2025-05-14. Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Eurasian Scops-Owl, Hoopoe, Little Bustard, Steppe Grey Shrike, Bimaculated Lark, Syke's Warbler, Bluethroat, Common Sparrowhawk, Crested Honey-Buzzard.

    2025-04-27. Chukar Partridge, Brown-necked Raven, Long-legged Buzzard, Little Bustard, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Isabelline Wheatear, Common Kestrel, Brown-necked Raven.

    2025-04-26. Lesser Kestrel, Common Swift, Steppe Eagle, Pied Wheatear, Pallid Harrier, Demoiselle Crane.

    2025-03-25. Common Swift, Alpine Swift.

    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

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    2026-06-21

    Андрей Коваленко: По фото вряд ли, но в это время там только луговые...
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    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна и Андрей.
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    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна.
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