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Gaviiformes
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    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
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  • Phalacrocoracidae
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    • Phoenicopteriformes
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    members stats

    map of photoshootings

    total species: 102
    total photos: 777
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 5

    sort by:

    1. Merlin (2013-01-13)
    2. Red-throated Thrush (2013-01-19)
    3. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2013-01-26)
    4. Eurasian Goldfinch (2013-01-26)
    5. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2013-01-26)
    6. Mallard (2013-01-26)
    7. Common Kestrel (2013-01-26)
    8. Hen Harrier (2013-01-27)
    9. Corn Bunting (2013-01-27)
    10. Black-throated Thrush (2013-01-27)
    11. Eurasian Linnet (2013-01-27)
    12. Common Starling (2013-01-27)
    13. Rough-legged Buzzard (2013-01-27)
    14. Caspian Gull (2013-01-27)
    15. Great White Egret (2013-01-27)
    16. Grey Heron (2013-01-28)
    17. Wallcreeper (2013-01-28)
    18. Greylag Goose (2013-01-28)
    19. Rock Sparrow (2013-01-28)
    20. Smew (2013-01-28)
    21. Black-headed Gull (2013-01-28)
    23. Calandra Lark (2013-01-29)
    24. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2013-01-29)
    25. Steppe Eagle (2013-01-29)
    26. Cinereous Vulture (2013-01-29)
    27. Yellow-billed Chough (2013-02-10)
    28. Eastern Buzzard (2013-02-10)
    29. Golden Eagle (2013-02-10)
    30. Great Tit (2013-02-23)
    31. Mistle Thrush (2013-02-23)
    32. European Greenfinch (2013-02-23)
    33. Azure Tit (2013-02-23)
    34. Common Sparrowhawk (2013-02-23)
    35. Fieldfare (2013-02-23)
    36. Bohemian Waxwing (2013-02-23)
    37. White Stork (2013-03-21)
    38. Eurasian Blackbird (2013-03-22)
    39. Common Chiffchaff (2013-03-22)
    40. Osprey (2013-03-22)
    41. Bearded Tit (2013-03-23)
    42. Cetti's Warbler (2013-03-23)
    43. Black-breasted Tit (2013-03-24)
    44. Tawny Owl (2013-03-24)
    45. Rock Bunting (2013-03-24)
    46. Peregrine Falcon (2013-03-25)
    47. Common Oystercatcher (2013-03-25)
    48. Long-tailed Tit (2013-04-06)
    49. Red-throated Pipit (2013-05-11)
    50. Wood Sandpiper (2013-05-13)
    51. Red-headed Bunting (2013-05-17)
    52. White-tailed Lapwing (2013-05-19)
    53. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2013-05-20)
    54. Pine Bunting (2013-06-20)
    55. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2013-06-20)
    56. Red-fronted Serin (2013-06-20)
    57. Mongolian Finch (2013-06-22)
    58. Brandt's Rosefinch (2013-07-28)
    59. Water Rail (2013-08-24)
    60. Little Crake (2013-08-24)
    61. Savi's Warbler (2013-08-24)
    62. Moustached Warbler (2013-08-24)
    63. Common Pochard (2013-08-24)
    64. Common Kingfisher (2013-08-24)
    65. Barred Warbler (2013-08-24)
    66. Long-legged Buzzard (2013-08-31)
    67. Pacific Golden Plover (2013-09-02)
    68. Slavonian Grebe (2013-09-08)
    69. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2013-09-08)
    71. Rustic Bunting (2013-10-13)
    72. Northern Reed Bunting (2013-10-13)
    73. Saxaul Sparrow (2013-10-14)
    74. Pygmy Cormorant (2013-10-14)
    75. Buff-bellied Pipit (2013-10-20)
    76. Meadow Pipit (2013-10-20)
    77. Water Pipit (2013-10-20)
    78. Black-throated Accentor (2013-10-26)
    79. Common Treecreeper (2013-10-26)
    80. Goldcrest (2013-10-26)
    81. Songar Tit (2013-10-26)
    82. Coal Tit (2013-10-26)
    83. Eurasian Magpie (2013-10-26)
    84. Carrion Crow (2013-10-26)
    85. Northern Wren (2013-10-26)
    86. Eurasian Dipper (2013-10-26)
    87. Rook (2013-10-26)
    88. Whooper Swan (2013-11-23)
    89. Bean Goose (2013-11-23)
    90. White-winged Lark (2013-11-23)
    91. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2013-11-23)
    92. Common Raven (2013-12-07)
    93. Upland Buzzard (2013-12-07)
    94. Brown Accentor (2013-12-07)
    95. European Robin (2013-12-14)
    96. Spanish Sparrow (2013-12-14)
    97. Little Grebe (2013-12-14)
    98. Great Grey Shrike (2013-12-14)
    99. Black-tailed Godwit (2013-12-14)
    100. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2013-12-15)
    101. Brambling (2013-12-20)
    102. Common Chaffinch (2013-12-20)

    recent uploads

    2013-12-21. Brambling, Eurasian Blackbird, European Greenfinch, Great Tit, Goldcrest, Common Chaffinch, European Robin, Black-throated Thrush.

    2013-12-16. Long-legged Buzzard, European Robin, Spanish Sparrow, Common Starling, Northern Reed Bunting, Water Rail, European Greenfinch, Common Sparrowhawk, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Hen Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Great Grey Shrike, Black-tailed Godwit, Hen Harrier, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

    2013-12-15. Coal Tit, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Sparrowhawk.

    2013-12-09. Water Rail.

    2013-12-08. Eastern Buzzard, Common Raven, Upland Buzzard, Brown Accentor.

    2013-11-24. Greater White-fronted Goose, Whooper Swan, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Bean Goose, Merlin, White-winged Lark, Pallas's Sandgrouse.

    2013-11-19. Steppe Eagle, Azure Tit.

    2013-10-27. Black-throated Thrush, Black-throated Accentor, Common Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Common Chiffchaff, Songar Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Eurasian Magpie, Carrion Crow, Northern Wren, White-bellied Dipper, Eastern Buzzard, Azure Tit, Eastern Buzzard, Rook, Hybrid (Black-throated x Red-throated) Thrush.

    2013-10-24. Black-headed Penduline Tit, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Black-headed Penduline Tit.

    2013-10-21. Steppe Eagle.

    2013-10-20. Siberian Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Water Pipit, Eastern Imperial Eagle.

    2013-10-18. Eurasian Penduline Tit, Eurasian Penduline Tit.

    2013-10-17. Black-headed Penduline Tit.

    2013-10-15. Rustic Bunting, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Northern Reed Bunting, Northern Reed Bunting, Saxaul Sparrow, Pygmy Cormorant.

    2013-09-18. Slavonian Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Sulphur-bellied Warbler.

    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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