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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 174
    total photos: 568
    total videos: 2
    total blogposts: 6

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    1. Mistle Thrush (2016-01-06)
    2. Common Chaffinch (2016-01-06)
    3. Water Rail (2016-01-08)
    4. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2016-01-08)
    5. Steppe Eagle (2016-01-08)
    6. Northern Lapwing (2016-01-08)
    7. Mew Gull (2016-01-08)
    8. Twite (2016-01-08)
    9. Northern Reed Bunting (2016-01-08)
    10. European Greenfinch (2016-01-08)
    11. Eversmann's Redstart (2016-01-09)
    12. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2016-01-09)
    13. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2016-01-09)
    14. Blue Whistling Thrush (2016-01-09)
    15. Eastern Buzzard (2016-01-09)
    16. Common Sparrowhawk (2016-01-09)
    17. Coal Tit (2016-01-16)
    18. Brown Accentor (2016-01-16)
    19. Yellow-billed Chough (2016-01-16)
    20. Red-billed Chough (2016-01-16)
    21. Red-breasted Rosefinch (2016-01-16)
    22. Long-tailed Tit (2016-01-17)
    23. Great Grey Shrike (2016-01-17)
    24. Ibisbill (2016-01-17)
    25. European Robin (2016-01-17)
    26. Daurian Partridge (2016-02-06)
    27. Golden Eagle (2016-02-13)
    28. Common Pheasant (2016-02-13)
    29. Yellowhammer (2016-02-13)
    30. Wallcreeper (2016-02-13)
    31. Merlin (2016-02-21)
    32. Whooper Swan (2016-02-21)
    33. Caspian Gull (2016-02-21)
    34. Bewick's Swan (2016-02-27)
    35. Eurasian Linnet (2016-02-27)
    36. Mute Swan (2016-02-27)
    37. Northern Shoveler (2016-02-27)
    38. Desert Finch (2016-02-27)
    39. Sky Lark (2016-02-27)
    40. Northern Bullfinch (2016-03-11)
    41. Solitary Snipe (2016-03-21)
    42. Black-throated Thrush (2016-03-21)
    43. Common Chiffchaff (2016-03-21)
    44. Isabelline Shrike (2016-03-21)
    45. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2016-03-21)
    46. White-headed Duck (2016-03-26)
    47. Ferruginous Duck (2016-03-26)
    48. Black Redstart (2016-03-26)
    49. Azure Tit (2016-03-26)
    50. Grey Partridge (2016-04-03)
    51. Isabelline Wheatear (2016-04-03)
    52. Greater Short-toed Lark (2016-04-03)
    53. Calandra Lark (2016-04-10)
    54. Northern Wheatear (2016-04-10)
    55. Bimaculated Lark (2016-04-10)
    56. Little Bustard (2016-04-16)
    57. Indian Sparrow (2016-04-16)
    58. Tree Sparrow (2016-04-16)
    59. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2016-04-16)
    60. Upland Buzzard (2016-04-16)
    61. Northern Black Grouse (2016-04-17)
    62. Meadow Bunting (2016-04-17)
    63. Common Starling (2016-04-17)
    64. Great Crested Grebe (2016-04-17)
    65. Common Pochard (2016-04-17)
    66. Rock Sparrow (2016-04-17)
    67. Tree Pipit (2016-04-17)
    68. Long-legged Buzzard (2016-04-23)
    69. Asian Desert Warbler (2016-04-23)
    70. Desert Wheatear (2016-04-24)
    71. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2016-04-24)
    72. Steppe Grey Shrike (2016-04-24)
    73. Turkestan Tit (2016-04-24)
    74. Lesser Whitethroat (2016-04-24)
    75. Eurasian Collared Dove (2016-05-07)
    76. Great Reed Warbler (2016-05-07)
    77. Paddyfield Warbler (2016-05-07)
    78. Spanish Sparrow (2016-05-07)
    79. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2016-05-07)
    80. Little Owl (2016-05-07)
    81. Finsch's Wheatear (2016-05-07)
    82. Willow Warbler (2016-05-07)
    83. Greenish Warbler (2016-05-07)
    84. Grey-necked Bunting (2016-05-08)
    85. Egyptian Vulture (2016-05-08)
    86. Spotted Flycatcher (2016-05-08)
    87. Booted Warbler (2016-05-08)
    88. Eurasian Roller (2016-05-08)
    89. Common Whitethroat (2016-05-08)
    90. Rufous Bush Robin (2016-05-08)
    91. Upcher's Warbler (2016-05-08)
    92. Barn Swallow (2016-05-08)
    93. Green Sandpiper (2016-05-08)
    94. European Golden Oriole (2016-05-08)
    95. Red-backed Shrike (2016-05-08)
    96. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2016-05-08)
    97. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2016-05-08)
    98. Collared Pratincole (2016-05-08)
    99. Greater Sand Plover (2016-05-08)
    100. Macqueen's Bustard (2016-05-08)
    101. Garganey (2016-05-09)
    102. European Turtle Dove (2016-05-09)
    103. Black-winged Stilt (2016-05-09)
    104. Curlew Sandpiper (2016-05-09)
    105. Ruddy Shelduck (2016-05-09)
    106. Common Sandpiper (2016-05-09)
    107. Long-tailed Shrike (2016-05-09)
    108. Red-headed Bunting (2016-05-09)
    109. Crested Lark (2016-05-09)
    110. Red-necked Phalarope (2016-05-09)
    111. White-tailed Lapwing (2016-05-09)
    112. Syke's Warbler (2016-05-09)
    113. Eurasian Wryneck (2016-05-09)
    114. Common Rosefinch (2016-05-10)
    115. Bluethroat (2016-05-10)
    116. Eurasian Magpie (2016-05-10)
    117. Menetries Warbler (2016-05-10)
    118. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2016-05-10)
    119. Lesser Sand Plover (2016-05-15)
    120. Great White Pelican (2016-05-15)
    121. Common Tern (2016-05-15)
    122. Common Oystercatcher (2016-05-15)
    123. Dalmatian Pelican (2016-05-15)
    124. Spotted Redshank (2016-05-15)
    125. Kentish Plover (2016-05-15)
    126. Oriental Turtle Dove (2016-05-21)
    127. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2016-05-21)
    128. Pallid Scops Owl (2016-05-21)
    129. White-Winged Woodpecker (2016-05-22)
    130. Yellow-eyed Pigeon (2016-05-22)
    131. Common Cuckoo (2016-05-22)
    132. Crested Honey-Buzzard (2016-05-22)
    133. Rosy Starling (2016-05-22)
    134. Blue Rock Thrush (2016-06-05)
    135. Northern House Martin (2016-06-05)
    136. Mongolian Finch (2016-06-05)
    137. Tawny Pipit (2016-06-05)
    138. Turkestan Shrike (2016-06-05)
    139. Little Ringed Plover (2016-06-05)
    140. Pale Sand Martin (2016-06-05)
    141. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2016-06-12)
    142. Ruddy Turnstone (2016-07-24)
    143. Greater Spotted Eagle (2016-08-28)
    144. Cetti's Warbler (2016-08-28)
    145. Grey Plover (2016-08-28)
    146. Pacific Golden Plover (2016-08-28)
    147. Little Stint (2016-08-28)
    148. Ruff (2016-08-28)
    149. Common Greenshank (2016-08-28)
    150. Black-tailed Godwit (2016-08-28)
    151. Yellow-backed Wagtail (2016-08-28)
    152. Yellow Wagtail (2016-08-28)
    153. Water Pipit (2016-09-10)
    154. Lammergeier (2016-09-25)
    155. Himalayan Vulture (2016-09-25)
    156. Saker Falcon (2016-09-25)
    157. Hill Pigeon (2016-09-25)
    158. Eurasian Dipper (2016-09-25)
    159. Cinereous Vulture (2016-09-25)
    160. Chukar Partridge (2016-09-25)
    161. Caspian Plover (2016-10-23)
    162. Dunlin (2016-10-23)
    163. Tufted Duck (2016-10-23)
    164. Bean Goose (2016-10-23)
    165. Rock Bunting (2016-10-23)
    166. Common Shelduck (2016-10-23)
    167. Pied Avocet (2016-10-23)
    168. Goldcrest (2016-11-13)
    169. Eurasian Blackbird (2016-11-13)
    170. Great Tit (2016-11-13)
    171. Common Mynah (2016-11-13)
    172. White-winged Grosbeak (2016-12-17)
    173. Western Marsh-Harrier (2016-12-17)
    174. Bohemian Waxwing (2016-12-17)

    recent uploads

    2017-01-07. Western Marsh-Harrier.

    2017-01-06. White-tailed Sea-Eagle, White-winged Grosbeak, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Bohemian Waxwing.

    2016-11-13. Goldcrest, Eurasian Blackbird, Great Tit, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Mynah.

    2016-10-28. Rock Bunting, Yellowhammer, Common Shelduck, Common Chiffchaff, Pied Avocet.

    2016-10-25. Caspian Plover, Dunlin, Pacific Golden Plover, Dunlin, Grey Plover, Tufted Duck, Bean Goose, Desert Wheatear, Azure Tit, Eurasian Linnet, Whooper Swan, Mute Swan, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

    2016-09-27. Lammergeier, Saker Falcon, Hill Pigeon, White-bellied Dipper, Lammergeier, Cinereous Vulture, Chukar Partridge, Water Pipit.

    2016-09-26. Eastern Imperial Eagle, Himalayan Vulture.

    2016-09-11. Water Pipit, Turkestan Black Redstart, Guldenstadt's Redstart.

    2016-09-07. Yellow-backed Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail.

    2016-09-01. Common Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit.

    2016-08-31. Red-necked Phalarope, Black-winged Stilt, Little Stint, White-headed Duck, Ruff.

    2016-08-29. Cetti's Warbler, Greater Spotted Eagle, Steppe Eagle, Common Rosefinch, Grey Plover, Collared Pratincole, Ruddy Turnstone, Pacific Golden Plover, Pacific Golden Plover.

    2016-08-05. Ruddy Turnstone.

    2016-06-13. Western Grasshopper Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Great White Pelican, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Dalmatian Pelican, Caspian Gull.

    2016-06-08. Pale Sand Martin, Pale Sand Martin.

    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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