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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

    • Voronova Vera

    members stats

    map of photoshootings

    total species: 120
    total photos: 165
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

    sort by:

    1. Bohemian Waxwing (2013-01-28)
    2. Hawfinch (2013-01-28)
    3. Azure Tit (2013-01-28)
    4. Northern Bullfinch (2013-01-28)
    5. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2013-01-28)
    6. Lesser Kestrel (2013-05-11)
    7. Great Crested Grebe (2013-05-11)
    8. White-winged Tern (2013-05-11)
    9. Common Shelduck (2013-05-11)
    10. Red-Necked Grebe (2013-05-11)
    11. Greylag Goose (2013-05-11)
    12. Short-eared Owl (2013-05-11)
    13. Common Crane (2013-05-12)
    14. Lesser Whitethroat (2013-05-12)
    15. Spotted Flycatcher (2013-05-12)
    16. European Golden Oriole (2013-05-12)
    17. Barn Swallow (2013-05-12)
    18. Coal Tit (2013-05-12)
    19. European Bee-eater (2013-05-12)
    20. Black Lark (2013-05-13)
    21. Golden Eagle (2013-05-13)
    22. Dunlin (2013-05-13)
    23. Greater Short-toed Lark (2013-05-13)
    24. Long-legged Buzzard (2013-05-22)
    25. Meadow Bunting (2013-05-22)
    26. European Nightjar (2013-05-22)
    27. White-capped Bunting (2013-05-22)
    28. White-Winged Woodpecker (2013-05-23)
    29. Mongolian Finch (2013-05-23)
    30. Red-headed Bunting (2013-05-24)
    31. Himalayan Accentor (2013-05-25)
    32. Red-fronted Serin (2013-05-25)
    33. Himalayan Rubythroat (2013-05-26)
    34. Eversmann's Redstart (2013-05-26)
    35. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2013-05-26)
    36. White-winged Grosbeak (2013-05-26)
    37. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2013-05-26)
    38. Common Moorhen (2013-05-26)
    39. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2013-05-27)
    40. Black Kite (2013-05-27)
    41. Eurasian Hobby (2013-05-27)
    42. Little Bustard (2013-05-27)
    43. Lesser Grey Shrike (2013-05-27)
    44. Griffon Vulture (2013-05-27)
    45. Cinereous Vulture (2013-05-27)
    46. Greater Sand Plover (2013-05-27)
    47. Oriental Turtle Dove (2013-05-27)
    48. Mistle Thrush (2013-05-27)
    49. Brown Dipper (2013-05-27)
    50. Blue-capped Redstart (2013-05-27)
    51. Common Redshank (2013-05-27)
    52. Great Cormorant (2013-05-27)
    53. Great White Pelican (2013-05-27)
    54. White-headed Duck (2013-05-27)
    55. Citrine Wagtail (2013-05-28)
    56. Western Marsh-Harrier (2013-06-12)
    57. Siberian Stonechat (2013-06-12)
    58. Twite (2013-06-12)
    59. Northern Lapwing (2013-06-12)
    60. Tawny Pipit (2013-06-12)
    61. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2013-06-12)
    62. Masked Wagtail (2013-07-29)
    63. Red-backed Shrike (2013-07-30)
    64. Desert Wheatear (2013-07-30)
    65. Eurasian Collared Dove (2013-07-30)
    66. Booted Eagle (2013-07-31)
    67. Grey Partridge (2013-07-31)
    68. Tree Sparrow (2013-07-31)
    69. Montagu's Harrier (2013-07-31)
    70. White-winged Lark (2013-08-01)
    71. Caspian Tern (2013-08-01)
    72. Saker Falcon (2013-08-02)
    73. Hoopoe (2013-08-02)
    74. Black-winged Stilt (2013-08-03)
    75. Pallas's Gull (2013-08-03)
    76. Black-headed Gull (2013-08-03)
    77. Red-necked Phalarope (2013-08-03)
    78. Black-tailed Godwit (2013-08-03)
    79. Ruddy Turnstone (2013-08-03)
    80. Common Tern (2013-08-03)
    81. Temminck's Stint (2013-08-03)
    82. Mute Swan (2013-08-03)
    83. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2013-08-03)
    84. Common Sandpiper (2013-08-03)
    85. Grey Heron (2013-08-03)
    86. Caspian Plover (2013-08-03)
    87. Whooper Swan (2013-08-03)
    88. Purple Heron (2013-08-03)
    89. Terek Sandpiper (2013-08-03)
    90. Black Tern (2013-08-03)
    91. Booted Warbler (2013-08-05)
    92. Pallid Harrier (2013-08-05)
    93. Sociable Lapwing (2013-08-05)
    94. Paddyfield Warbler (2013-08-27)
    95. Common Coot (2013-08-27)
    96. Bearded Tit (2013-08-27)
    97. Common Starling (2013-08-27)
    98. Common Pochard (2013-08-27)
    99. Sand Martin (2013-08-27)
    100. Eurasian Redstart (2013-08-27)
    101. Isabelline Wheatear (2013-08-30)
    102. Mallard (2013-09-06)
    103. White Wagtail (2013-09-06)
    104. Bluethroat (2013-09-10)
    105. Northern Reed Bunting (2013-09-10)
    106. Yellow Wagtail (2013-09-10)
    107. Goldcrest (2013-09-18)
    108. Yellow-billed Chough (2013-09-18)
    109. Spotted Nutcracker (2013-09-26)
    110. Common Treecreeper (2013-09-26)
    111. Northern Wren (2013-09-26)
    112. Black-throated Accentor (2013-09-26)
    113. Hume's Warbler (2013-09-26)
    114. Black-throated Thrush (2013-09-26)
    115. Great White Egret (2013-09-29)
    116. Mew Gull (2013-09-29)
    117. Dalmatian Pelican (2013-09-29)
    118. Common Chiffchaff (2013-09-29)
    119. Hen Harrier (2013-09-29)
    120. Hooded Crow (2013-09-29)

    recent uploads

    2013-12-26. Black Tern, Yellow Wagtail, Hooded Crow.

    2013-10-01. Great White Egret, Mew Gull, Dalmatian Pelican, Common Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat, Hen Harrier.

    2013-09-27. Spotted Nutcracker, Common Treecreeper, Northern Wren, Black-throated Accentor, Hume's Warbler, Black-throated Thrush.

    2013-09-22. Sand Martin, Eurasian Redstart, Goldcrest, Yellow-billed Chough.

    2013-09-14. Bluethroat, Siberian Stonechat, Northern Reed Bunting.

    2013-09-09. Common Coot, Bearded Tit, Common Starling, Common Pochard, Mallard, White Wagtail, Lesser Kestrel.

    2013-08-30. Paddyfield Warbler.

    2013-08-18. Grey Heron, Caspian Plover, Whooper Swan, Purple Heron, Hoopoe, Terek Sandpiper, Whooper Swan, Pallid Harrier, Eastern Imperial Eagle, European Golden Oriole, Sociable Lapwing.

    2013-08-15. Mountain Long-legged Buzzard, Black-winged Stilt, Pallas's Gull, Black-headed Gull, Red-necked Phalarope, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, Common Tern, Temminck's Stint, Mute Swan, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Common Sandpiper.

    2013-08-14. Booted Eagle, Grey Partridge, Tree Sparrow, Montagu's Harrier, White-winged Lark, Caspian Tern, Saker Falcon, Lesser Kestrel, Cinereous Vulture, Hoopoe, Western Marsh-Harrier, Long-legged Buzzard, Eastern Imperial Eagle.

    2013-08-13. Booted Warbler, Masked Wagtail, White-headed Duck, Red-headed Bunting, Red-backed Shrike, Barn Swallow, Desert Wheatear, Eurasian Collared Dove.

    2013-08-12. Red-mantled Rosefinch, Common Moorhen.

    2013-08-08. Dunlin, Western Marsh-Harrier, Siberian Stonechat, Twite, Northern Lapwing, Tawny Pipit, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Isabelline Wheatear.

    2013-08-07. Mongolian Finch, Himalayan Accentor, Red-fronted Serin, Common Redshank, Great Cormorant, Great White Pelican, White-headed Duck, Black-backed Citrine Wagtail, Greylag Goose, Short-eared Owl, European Bee-eater, Greater Short-toed Lark.

    2013-06-26. Mistle Thrush, Brown Dipper, Blue-capped Redstart, Himalayan Rubythroat, Eversmann's Redstart, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, White-winged Grosbeak.

    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.
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