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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
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  • Phalacrocoracidae
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    members stats

    map of photoshootings

    total species: 107
    total photos: 202
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

    sort by:

    1. Smew (2013-01-14)
    2. Little Grebe (2013-01-14)
    3. Mallard (2013-01-14)
    4. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2013-01-14)
    5. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2013-02-03)
    6. Eurasian Magpie (2013-02-03)
    7. Azure Tit (2013-02-03)
    8. White-winged Grosbeak (2013-02-03)
    9. Great Tit (2013-02-03)
    10. Eurasian Collared Dove (2013-02-06)
    11. House Sparrow (2013-02-10)
    12. Common Chaffinch (2013-02-10)
    13. Northern Hazelhen (2013-02-24)
    14. Eurasian Jay (2013-02-26)
    15. Fieldfare (2013-03-02)
    16. Bohemian Waxwing (2013-03-02)
    17. Ruddy Shelduck (2013-03-22)
    18. Osprey (2013-03-22)
    19. Northern Lapwing (2013-03-22)
    20. Grey Heron (2013-03-22)
    21. Bearded Tit (2013-03-22)
    22. Cetti's Warbler (2013-03-22)
    23. Crested Lark (2013-03-22)
    24. Common Snipe (2013-03-22)
    25. Common Raven (2013-03-22)
    26. Hoopoe (2013-03-22)
    27. Steppe Eagle (2013-03-22)
    28. Eurasian Jackdaw (2013-03-23)
    29. Brambling (2013-03-23)
    30. Little Bustard (2013-03-23)
    32. Greylag Goose (2013-03-23)
    33. Great Grey Shrike (2013-03-23)
    34. Black Redstart (2013-03-23)
    35. Pied Wheatear (2013-03-23)
    36. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2013-03-23)
    37. White Stork (2013-03-25)
    38. Yellow-breasted Tit (2013-03-25)
    39. Goldcrest (2013-03-25)
    40. Common Sparrowhawk (2013-03-25)
    41. Collared Pratincole (2013-05-09)
    42. Yellow Wagtail (2013-05-09)
    43. Kentish Plover (2013-05-09)
    44. Ruff (2013-05-09)
    45. Calandra Lark (2013-05-09)
    46. Common Redshank (2013-05-09)
    47. Demoiselle Crane (2013-05-09)
    48. Eurasian Bittern (2013-05-10)
    49. Great Cormorant (2013-05-10)
    50. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2013-05-10)
    51. Eurasian Whimbrel (2013-05-10)
    52. Black-headed Wagtail (2013-05-10)
    53. White-winged Tern (2013-05-10)
    54. Turkestan Shrike (2013-05-10)
    55. Temminck's Stint (2013-05-10)
    56. Caspian Tern (2013-05-10)
    57. Common Starling (2013-05-10)
    58. Pallas's Gull (2013-05-11)
    59. Black Stork (2013-05-19)
    60. Rosy Starling (2013-06-09)
    61. Great White Pelican (2013-06-09)
    62. Black-winged Stilt (2013-06-09)
    63. Eurasian Hobby (2013-06-22)
    64. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2013-06-23)
    65. Eurasian Redstart (2013-06-23)
    66. Northern Bullfinch (2013-06-23)
    67. Common Sandpiper (2013-07-12)
    68. Bluethroat (2013-07-13)
    69. Tree Pipit (2013-07-13)
    70. Siberian Stonechat (2013-07-13)
    71. Black Kite (2013-07-14)
    72. Common Rosefinch (2013-07-15)
    73. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2013-07-16)
    74. Baikal Bullfinch (2013-07-17)
    75. Masked Wagtail (2013-07-18)
    76. Wood Pigeon (2013-07-28)
    77. Ferruginous Duck (2013-07-28)
    78. Common Coot (2013-07-28)
    79. Common Moorhen (2013-07-28)
    80. Garganey (2013-07-28)
    81. Spotted Flycatcher (2013-08-18)
    82. Booted Eagle (2013-08-18)
    83. Common Kingfisher (2013-08-18)
    84. Common Pheasant (2013-08-18)
    85. Common Mynah (2013-08-21)
    86. Common Buzzard (2013-08-23)
    87. Red-flanked Bluetail (2013-08-25)
    88. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2013-10-13)
    89. Rustic Bunting (2013-10-14)
    90. Song Thrush (2013-10-14)
    91. Common Chiffchaff (2013-10-14)
    92. Finsch's Wheatear (2013-10-14)
    93. Chukar Partridge (2013-10-15)
    94. Northern Wren (2013-10-16)
    95. European Robin (2013-10-16)
    96. Eurasian Siskin (2013-10-16)
    97. Eurasian Woodcock (2013-10-16)
    98. Red-breasted Flycatcher (2013-10-16)
    99. Golden Eagle (2013-10-16)
    100. Horned Lark (2013-10-17)
    101. White Wagtail (2013-10-17)
    102. Tree Sparrow (2013-11-17)
    103. European Greenfinch (2013-11-17)
    104. White-Winged Woodpecker (2013-11-24)
    105. Black-throated Thrush (2013-12-16)
    106. Eurasian Blackbird (2013-12-16)
    107. Eurasian Dipper (2013-12-21)

    recent uploads

    2013-12-27. Ruff, Calandra Lark, Common Redshank, White-winged Tern, Turkestan Shrike, Temminck's Stint, Caspian Tern, Common Starling, Demoiselle Crane.

    2013-12-26. Tree Sparrow, European Greenfinch, Ring-necked Pheasant, White-Winged Woodpecker, Black-throated Thrush, Eurasian Blackbird, Eurasian Dipper, Northern Bullfinch.

    2013-12-17. Eurasian Bittern, Great Cormorant, Collared Pratincole, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Eurasian Whimbrel, North Mongolian Yellow Wagtail, Pallas's Gull, Black-headed Wagtail, Kentish Plover.

    2013-10-22. Little Bustard, Red-flanked Bluetail, Common Buzzard, Black Kite, Common Mynah.

    2013-10-20. Rustic Bunting, Eurasian Woodcock, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Golden Eagle, Song Thrush, Common Chiffchaff, Calandra Lark, Finsch's Wheatear, Eurasian Redstart.

    2013-10-19. Northern Wren, European Robin, Eurasian Siskin, Chukar Partridge, Brambling, Common Raven, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Brambling, Horned Lark, Crested Lark, White Wagtail.

    2013-09-16. Eurasian Hobby.

    2013-08-30. Ruddy Shelduck, Osprey, Osprey, Northern Lapwing, Grey Heron, Bearded Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Crested Lark, Common Snipe, Common Raven, Hoopoe, Steppe Eagle, Eurasian Jackdaw, Brambling, Little Bustard, Greater White-fronted Goose, Greylag Goose, Great Grey Shrike, Black Redstart, Pied Wheatear, Eurasian Eagle-Owl.

    2013-08-18. Spotted Flycatcher, Booted Eagle, Common Kingfisher, Turkestan Shrike, Mallard, Common Pheasant, Wood Pigeon, Ferruginous Duck, Common Coot, Common Moorhen, Garganey, Black Stork.

    2013-07-24. Baikal Bullfinch, Common Sandpiper, Bluethroat, Tree Pipit, Siberian Stonechat, Common Rosefinch, Northern Hazelhen, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Masked Wagtail, Black-eared Kite, Eurasian Hobby, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Redstart, Northern Bullfinch, Eurasian Redstart, Common Chaffinch.

    2013-06-11. Black-winged Stilt.

    2013-06-09. Rosy Starling, Great White Pelican, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

    2013-04-06. White Stork, Yellow-breasted Tit, Goldcrest, Common Sparrowhawk.

    2013-03-03. Eurasian Jay, Northern Hazelhen, Great Tit, Fieldfare, Bohemian Waxwing.

    2013-02-09. House Sparrow, Common Chaffinch, Great Tit.

    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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    2025-02-07
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