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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
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  • Strigidae
    • Caprimulgiformes
  • Caprimulgidae
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  • Apodidae
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  • Upupidae
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  • Picidae
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  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
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  • Corvidae
  • Bombycillidae
  • Cinclidae
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  • Paradoxornithidae
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  • Certhiidae
  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
  • Emberizidae

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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 57
    total photos: 98
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Black Woodpecker (2021-01-05)
    2. Common Sparrowhawk (2021-01-10)
    3. Blue Tit (2021-01-27)
    4. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2021-01-28)
    5. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2021-01-30)
    6. Bohemian Waxwing (2021-02-09)
    7. Great Tit (2021-02-20)
    8. Hawfinch (2021-02-23)
    9. Eurasian Jackdaw (2021-02-25)
    10. Common Chaffinch (2021-04-10)
    11. Citrine Wagtail (2021-04-10)
    12. Song Thrush (2021-04-17)
    13. Common Buzzard (2021-04-19)
    14. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2021-04-22)
    15. Whinchat (2021-04-26)
    16. Tree Pipit (2021-04-26)
    17. Little Bustard (2021-04-27)
    18. Common Chiffchaff (2021-04-27)
    19. Eurasian Wryneck (2021-04-29)
    20. Hoopoe (2021-04-29)
    21. Lesser Whitethroat (2021-04-30)
    22. Great White Egret (2021-04-30)
    23. Black Kite (2021-04-30)
    24. Common Cuckoo (2021-04-30)
    25. Levant Sparrowhawk (2021-05-03)
    26. Yellow Wagtail (2021-05-06)
    27. Little Bittern (2021-05-15)
    28. Siberian Stonechat (2021-05-17)
    29. Booted Warbler (2021-05-17)
    30. Bearded Tit (2021-05-18)
    31. Great Reed Warbler (2021-05-18)
    32. Paddyfield Warbler (2021-05-22)
    33. European Bee-eater (2021-05-25)
    34. Lesser Grey Shrike (2021-05-27)
    35. White-winged Lark (2021-06-13)
    36. Common Crane (2021-06-13)
    37. Eurasian Curlew (2021-06-13)
    38. Common Rosefinch (2021-06-16)
    39. Montagu's Harrier (2021-06-16)
    40. Red-headed Bunting (2021-06-16)
    41. Common Kingfisher (2021-06-17)
    42. Long-eared Owl (2021-07-03)
    43. Terek Sandpiper (2021-08-07)
    44. Common Sandpiper (2021-08-07)
    45. Wood Sandpiper (2021-08-08)
    46. Ruff (2021-08-08)
    47. Black-winged Stilt (2021-08-08)
    48. Green Sandpiper (2021-08-14)
    49. Northern Lapwing (2021-08-21)
    50. Little Ringed Plover (2021-08-21)
    51. Little Crake (2021-08-22)
    52. Water Rail (2021-08-28)
    53. Sedge Warbler (2021-08-28)
    54. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2021-08-28)
    55. Little Stint (2021-08-29)
    56. Willow Tit (2021-10-15)
    57. Goldcrest (2021-10-19)

    recent uploads

    2021-11-20. Common Sparrowhawk.

    2021-11-05. Great Tit, Goldcrest, Willow Tit.

    2021-09-27. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

    2021-09-19. Common Buzzard.

    2021-08-30. Northern Lapwing, Water Rail, Ruff, Wood Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Little Stint, Little Crake, Great Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler.

    2021-08-20. Yellow Wagtail, Green Sandpiper.

    2021-08-09. Terek Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Black-winged Stilt, Ruff.

    2021-07-04. European Bee-eater, Long-eared Owl.

    2021-06-18. Common Kingfisher.

    2021-06-17. Common Rosefinch, Montagu's Harrier, Booted Warbler, Red-headed Bunting.

    2021-06-14. Eurasian Curlew, White-winged Lark, Common Crane.

    2021-05-31. Levant Sparrowhawk.

    2021-05-28. Lesser Grey Shrike.

    2021-05-26. European Bee-eater.

    2021-05-23. Paddyfield 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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    2025-08-31
    Spotted Flycatcher
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    2025-07-01
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    2025-06-17
    Great White Egret
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    2025-06-01
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    2025-03-30
    Great White Egret
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    Common Kestrel
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    2025-03-23
    Common Sparrowhawk
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    Great Tit
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    2025-02-07
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    2025-02-06
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    2025-01-07
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    2024-08-03
    Common Tern
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    unidentified birds

    2026-06-22

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