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Gaviiformes
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    • Podicipediformes
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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 82
    total photos: 351
    total videos: 1
    total blogposts: 2

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    1. Eurasian Jay (2023-02-11)
    2. Hooded Crow (2023-02-11)
    3. Blue Whistling Thrush (2023-04-30)
    4. Blue-capped Redstart (2023-04-30)
    5. Brown Dipper (2023-04-30)
    6. Eastern Buzzard (2023-04-30)
    7. Grey Wagtail (2023-05-04)
    8. Common Buzzard (2023-05-04)
    9. Eurasian Blackbird (2023-05-06)
    10. Himalayan Rubythroat (2023-05-19)
    11. Himalayan Accentor (2023-05-19)
    12. Brown Accentor (2023-05-19)
    13. White-winged Grosbeak (2023-05-20)
    14. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2023-05-20)
    15. White-browed Tit-Warbler (2023-05-20)
    16. Black-throated Accentor (2023-05-20)
    17. Mistle Thrush (2023-05-20)
    18. Common Treecreeper (2023-05-20)
    19. Eurasian Jackdaw (2023-05-21)
    20. Black Kite (2023-05-21)
    21. Asian Desert Warbler (2023-05-21)
    22. Long-legged Buzzard (2023-05-21)
    23. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2023-05-23)
    24. Booted Eagle (2023-05-23)
    25. Caspian Plover (2023-05-23)
    27. Little Owl (2023-05-24)
    28. Saxaul Sparrow (2023-05-24)
    29. Tree Sparrow (2023-05-24)
    30. Western Marsh-Harrier (2023-05-24)
    31. Eurasian Hobby (2023-05-24)
    32. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2023-05-25)
    33. Eurasian Linnet (2023-05-25)
    34. Grey-necked Bunting (2023-05-25)
    35. Mongolian Finch (2023-05-25)
    36. Yellow-eyed Pigeon (2023-05-26)
    37. Desert Wheatear (2023-05-26)
    38. Steppe Eagle (2023-05-26)
    39. Pine Bunting (2023-05-27)
    40. Rock Bunting (2023-05-27)
    41. Common Starling (2023-05-27)
    42. Egyptian Vulture (2023-05-27)
    43. Rosy Starling (2023-05-27)
    44. Isabelline Wheatear (2023-05-27)
    45. Red-headed Bunting (2023-06-07)
    46. Common Kestrel (2023-06-07)
    47. Common Whitethroat (2023-06-07)
    48. Ruddy Shelduck (2023-06-08)
    49. Sky Lark (2023-06-08)
    50. Wood Pigeon (2023-06-09)
    52. Siberian Stonechat (2023-06-09)
    53. Common Snipe (2023-06-10)
    54. Common Nightingale (2023-06-10)
    55. Eurasian Roller (2023-06-11)
    56. Lesser Kestrel (2023-06-11)
    57. Chukar Partridge (2023-06-11)
    58. Meadow Bunting (2023-06-11)
    59. Azure Tit (2023-06-11)
    60. Calandra Lark (2023-06-11)
    61. European Golden Oriole (2023-06-12)
    62. Common Chiffchaff (2023-06-12)
    63. Common Rosefinch (2023-06-12)
    64. Green Sandpiper (2023-06-12)
    65. Common Kingfisher (2023-07-02)
    66. House Sparrow (2023-07-06)
    67. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2023-07-06)
    68. Saker Falcon (2023-08-25)
    69. Peregrine Falcon (2023-09-23)
    70. Yellow-billed Chough (2023-09-26)
    71. Rook (2023-11-18)
    72. Great Tit (2023-11-18)
    73. Goldcrest (2023-11-18)
    74. Little Gull (2023-11-26)
    75. Merlin (2023-11-26)
    76. Himalayan Vulture (2023-11-26)
    77. Upland Buzzard (2023-12-03)
    78. Bean Goose (2023-12-03)
    79. Bewick's Swan (2023-12-03)
    80. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2023-12-21)
    81. Great Grey Shrike (2023-12-21)
    82. European Robin (2023-12-21)

    recent uploads

    2023-12-25. Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Jay.

    2023-12-24. Eurasian Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Grey Shrike, European Robin.

    2023-12-05. Upland Buzzard, Common Chiffchaff, Peregrine Falcon, Bean Goose, Bewick's Swan.

    2023-11-27. Little Gull, Eurasian Linnet, Merlin, Himalayan Vulture.

    2023-11-22. Rook, Great Tit, Goldcrest, White-browed Tit-Warbler, White-browed Tit-Warbler.

    2023-09-27. White-browed Tit-Warbler, Yellow-billed Chough.

    2023-09-25. Peregrine Falcon, Peregrine Falcon.

    2023-08-26. Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Saker Falcon, Saker Falcon.

    2023-07-27. Red-headed Bunting, House Sparrow, Common Nightingale, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Black-eared Kite, Long-legged Buzzard, Central Asia Starling, Western Grasshopper Warbler, Eurasian Linnet, Lesser Kestrel.

    2023-07-09. Western Grasshopper Warbler.

    2023-07-05. Lesser Kestrel, Lesser Kestrel.

    2023-07-03. Common Kingfisher.

    2023-06-28. Sky Lark, Siberian Stonechat, Siberian Stonechat, Common Snipe, Common Nightingale, Common Nightingale, Meadow Bunting, White-crowned Penduline Tit, Azure Tit, Meadow Bunting, Calandra Lark, Siberian Stonechat, Rosy Starling, Common Chiffchaff, Common Rosefinch, Green Sandpiper, Chukar Partridge.

    2023-06-23. Western Grasshopper Warbler, Chukar Partridge, European Golden Oriole, Ruddy Shelduck.

    2023-06-22. White-crowned Penduline Tit, Common Whitethroat, Booted Eagle, Common Kestrel, Wood Pigeon, Black-eared Kite, Steppe Buzzard, Lesser Kestrel.

    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...
    2026-06-18

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    2026-06-18

    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна и Андрей.
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    Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна.
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