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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
  • Paridae
  • Sittidae
  • Certhiidae
  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
  • Emberizidae

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    members stats

    map of photoshootings

    total species: 121
    total photos: 245
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Caspian Tern (2023-05-31)
    2. Little Gull (2023-05-31)
    3. Ruddy Shelduck (2023-05-31)
    4. White-headed Duck (2023-05-31)
    5. Whooper Swan (2023-05-31)
    6. Slavonian Grebe (2023-05-31)
    7. Red-Necked Grebe (2023-05-31)
    8. Black-Necked Grebe (2023-05-31)
    9. Great Cormorant (2023-05-31)
    10. Curlew Sandpiper (2023-05-31)
    11. Black-tailed Godwit (2023-05-31)
    12. Common Pochard (2023-05-31)
    13. Marsh Sandpiper (2023-05-31)
    14. Little Stint (2023-05-31)
    15. White-winged Tern (2023-05-31)
    16. Mute Swan (2023-05-31)
    17. Black-winged Pratincole (2023-05-31)
    18. Pallas's Gull (2023-05-31)
    19. Laughing Dove (2023-08-25)
    20. Turkestan Shrike (2023-08-26)
    21. Masked Wagtail (2023-08-26)
    22. Crested Lark (2023-08-26)
    23. Common Mynah (2023-08-26)
    24. Greater Short-toed Lark (2023-08-26)
    25. Eurasian Roller (2023-08-26)
    26. Western Marsh-Harrier (2023-08-26)
    27. Northern Lapwing (2023-08-26)
    28. Siberian Stonechat (2023-08-26)
    29. Spotted Flycatcher (2023-08-26)
    30. Saxaul Sparrow (2023-08-26)
    31. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2023-08-26)
    32. White-Winged Woodpecker (2023-08-27)
    33. Turkestan Tit (2023-08-27)
    34. Carrion Crow (2023-08-27)
    35. Eurasian Magpie (2023-08-27)
    36. Yellow-eyed Pigeon (2023-08-27)
    37. Great White Egret (2023-08-27)
    38. Red-crested Pochard (2023-08-27)
    39. Ferruginous Duck (2023-08-27)
    40. Shikra (2023-08-27)
    41. Green Sandpiper (2023-08-27)
    42. Wood Sandpiper (2023-08-27)
    43. Pygmy Cormorant (2023-08-27)
    44. Common Snipe (2023-08-27)
    45. Lesser Whitethroat (2023-08-27)
    46. Hooded Crow (2023-08-27)
    47. Long-legged Buzzard (2023-08-27)
    48. Rosy Starling (2023-08-27)
    49. Isabelline Wheatear (2023-08-27)
    50. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2023-08-28)
    51. Rook (2023-08-28)
    52. Temminck's Stint (2023-08-28)
    53. Black Kite (2023-08-28)
    54. Hoopoe (2023-08-28)
    55. Greenish Warbler (2023-08-28)
    56. Ortolan Bunting (2023-08-28)
    57. Common Rosefinch (2023-08-28)
    58. House Sparrow (2023-08-28)
    59. Brown-necked Raven (2023-08-28)
    60. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2023-08-28)
    61. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2023-08-28)
    62. Steppe Grey Shrike (2023-08-28)
    63. Calandra Lark (2023-08-28)
    64. Pied Wheatear (2023-08-28)
    65. Barn Swallow (2023-08-28)
    66. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2023-08-28)
    67. Spanish Sparrow (2023-08-28)
    68. Common Kingfisher (2023-08-28)
    69. Terek Sandpiper (2023-08-28)
    70. Citrine Wagtail (2023-08-28)
    71. Black-headed Wagtail (2023-08-28)
    72. Yellow Wagtail (2023-08-28)
    73. Grey Heron (2023-08-28)
    74. Black Stork (2023-08-28)
    75. Common Pheasant (2023-08-28)
    76. Red-necked Phalarope (2023-08-28)
    77. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2023-08-28)
    78. Dalmatian Pelican (2023-08-28)
    79. Garganey (2023-08-29)
    80. Common Sandpiper (2023-08-29)
    81. Black-headed Gull (2023-08-29)
    82. Black-winged Stilt (2023-08-29)
    83. Ruff (2023-08-29)
    84. Common Tern (2023-08-29)
    85. Sand Martin (2023-08-29)
    86. Northern Pintail (2023-08-29)
    87. Wood Pigeon (2023-08-29)
    88. Eurasian Curlew (2023-08-29)
    89. Eurasian Jackdaw (2023-08-29)
    90. Common Oystercatcher (2023-08-29)
    91. Little Ringed Plover (2023-08-29)
    92. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2023-08-30)
    93. Eversmann's Redstart (2023-08-30)
    94. White-browed Tit-Warbler (2023-08-30)
    95. Ibisbill (2023-08-30)
    96. Tree Pipit (2023-08-30)
    97. Eurasian Wryneck (2023-08-30)
    98. Northern Wren (2023-08-30)
    99. Black-throated Accentor (2023-08-30)
    100. Mistle Thrush (2023-08-30)
    101. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2023-08-30)
    102. Coal Tit (2023-08-30)
    103. White-winged Grosbeak (2023-08-30)
    104. Brown Accentor (2023-08-30)
    105. Black Redstart (2023-08-30)
    106. Hume's Warbler (2023-08-30)
    107. Spotted Nutcracker (2023-08-31)
    108. Common Swift (2023-08-31)
    109. Red-fronted Serin (2023-08-31)
    110. Common Sparrowhawk (2023-08-31)
    111. Water Pipit (2023-08-31)
    112. Grey-necked Bunting (2023-08-31)
    113. Common Kestrel (2023-08-31)
    114. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2023-08-31)
    115. Oriental Turtle Dove (2023-09-01)
    116. Red Crossbill (2023-09-01)
    117. Songar Tit (2023-09-01)
    118. Goldcrest (2023-09-01)
    119. Grey Wagtail (2023-09-01)
    120. Rock Pigeon (2023-09-01)
    121. Mallard (2023-09-01)

    recent uploads

    2023-10-10. Common Mynah, Rock Pigeon, Grey-necked Bunting, Mallard, Hoopoe, Hume's Warbler.

    2023-10-09. Spotted Nutcracker, Common Swift, Eversmann's Redstart, Red-fronted Serin, Common Sparrowhawk, Siberian Stonechat, Carrion Crow, Water Pipit, Grey-necked Bunting, Common Kestrel, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Oriental Turtle Dove, Tree Pipit, Red Crossbill, Songar Tit, Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail.

    2023-10-08. Blyth's Reed Warbler, Crested Lark, Rook, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Temminck's Stint, Black Kite, Hoopoe, Greenish Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Common Rosefinch, House Sparrow, Crested Lark, Black Kite, Brown-necked Raven, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Little Stint, Steppe Grey Shrike, Calandra Lark, Pied Wheatear, Barn Swallow, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Common Rosefinch, Spanish Sparrow, Common Kingfisher, Green Sandpiper, Terek Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Turkestan Shrike, Wood Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Citrine Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Rosy Starling, Grey Heron, Black Stork, Common Pheasant, White-headed Duck, Red-necked Phalarope, Pygmy Cormorant, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Dalmatian Pelican, Garganey, Common Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Little Stint, Dalmatian Pelican, Black-winged Stilt, Ruff, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Terek Sandpiper, Common Tern, Temminck's Stint, Sand Martin, Great Cormorant, Ruddy Shelduck, Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Temminck's Stint, Red-necked Phalarope, Northern Pintail, Wood Pigeon, Yellow-eyed Pigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Eurasian Curlew, Eurasian Jackdaw, Common Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Eversmann's Redstart, White-browed Tit-Warbler, White-browed Tit-Warbler, White-browed Tit-Warbler, Ibisbill, Tree Pipit, Masked Wagtail, Eurasian Wryneck, Northern Wren, Black-throated Accentor, Mistle Thrush, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Coal Tit, White-winged Grosbeak, Brown Accentor, Black Redstart, Eversmann's Redstart.

    2023-10-07. White-Winged Woodpecker, White-Winged Woodpecker, Turkestan Tit, Spotted Flycatcher, White-Winged Woodpecker, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Magpie, Yellow-eyed Pigeon, Great White Egret, Red-crested Pochard, Common Pochard, Ferruginous Duck, Shikra, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Great Cormorant, Pygmy Cormorant, Common Snipe, Lesser Whitethroat, Hooded Crow, Long-legged Buzzard, Rosy Starling, Isabelline Wheatear.

    2023-10-06. Laughing Dove, Turkestan Shrike, Masked Wagtail, Crested Lark, Common Mynah, Greater Short-toed Lark, Eurasian Roller, Western Marsh-Harrier, Northern Lapwing, Siberian Stonechat, Spotted Flycatcher, Saxaul Sparrow, Short-toed Snake-Eagle.

    2023-08-08. Caspian Tern, Little Gull, Ruddy Shelduck, White-headed Duck, Whooper Swan, White-headed Duck, Slavonian Grebe, Red-Necked Grebe, White-headed Duck, Black-Necked Grebe, Great Cormorant, Curlew Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Pochard, Marsh Sandpiper, Little Stint, White-winged Tern, Mute Swan, Black-winged Pratincole, Pallas's Gull, White-headed Duck.

    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)

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    unidentified birds

    2026-06-22

    Андрей Коваленко: Вопрос - что он тут потерял в июне... Когда снимал, думал что снимаю курганника...
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    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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