Kadirov Aisagali. Birds of Kazakhstan

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2 617
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509 photographed species of 532 (95%)

found 32 new species for Kazakhstan

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classification

Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Pelecaniformes

Phalacrocoracidae

Ciconiiformes

Threskiornithidae

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Recurvirostridae

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Paradoxornithidae

Kadirov Aisagali

members stats	map of photoshootings
total species: 92 total photos: 257 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Common Chaffinch (2014-01-07)

2. Little Owl (2014-01-07)

3. Common Pochard (2014-01-07)

4. Common Coot (2014-01-08)

5. Mallard (2014-01-08)

6. Tufted Duck (2014-01-08)

7. Mute Swan (2014-01-08)

8. Caspian Gull (2014-01-08)

9. Rock Pigeon (2014-01-08)

10. Black-headed Gull (2014-01-08)

11. Fieldfare (2014-01-12)

12. Mew Gull (2014-01-13)

13. Saker Falcon (2014-01-18)

14. Rook (2014-01-18)

15. Hooded Crow (2014-01-24)

16. Common Sparrowhawk (2014-01-25)

17. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2014-01-25)

18. Isabelline Wheatear (2014-03-19)

19. House Sparrow (2014-03-29)

20. Long-tailed Duck (2014-04-01)

21. Kentish Plover (2014-04-03)

22. Western Marsh-Harrier (2014-04-03)

23. Dunlin (2014-04-03)

24. Northern Wheatear (2014-04-09)

25. Common Swift (2014-04-13)

26. Eurasian Redstart (2014-04-13)

27. White Wagtail (2014-04-15)

28. Pied Wheatear (2014-04-15)

29. Barn Swallow (2014-04-17)

30. Ruddy Shelduck (2014-04-18)

31. Lesser Kestrel (2014-04-18)

32. Long-legged Buzzard (2014-04-18)

33. Willow Warbler (2014-04-18)

34. Bimaculated Lark (2014-04-18)

35. Whinchat (2014-04-18)

36. Hoopoe (2014-04-20)

37. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2014-04-20)

38. Little Ringed Plover (2014-04-23)

39. Bar-tailed Godwit (2014-04-23)

40. Ruff (2014-04-24)

41. Spotted Redshank (2014-04-24)

42. Common Redshank (2014-04-24)

43. Garganey (2014-04-24)

44. Glossy Ibis (2014-05-04)

45. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2014-05-12)

46. Red-necked Phalarope (2014-05-14)

47. Ruddy Turnstone (2014-05-14)

48. Sanderling (2014-05-14)

49. Black-headed Wagtail (2014-05-14)

50. Little Tern (2014-05-14)

51. Curlew Sandpiper (2014-05-14)

52. Eastern Black-eared Wheatear (2014-05-14)

53. Northern Shoveler (2014-05-14)

54. Little Egret (2014-05-22)

55. Rosy Starling (2014-07-28)

56. Eurasian Hobby (2014-08-15)

57. Levant Sparrowhawk (2014-08-15)

58. Red-backed Shrike (2014-08-19)

59. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2014-09-01)

60. Great Cormorant (2014-09-01)

61. Greater Ringed Plover (2014-09-01)

62. Yellow Wagtail (2014-09-01)

63. Tree Pipit (2014-09-01)

64. Eurasian Collared Dove (2014-09-06)

65. Black Kite (2014-09-08)

66. Common Kestrel (2014-09-11)

67. Spotted Flycatcher (2014-09-11)

68. Northern Lapwing (2014-09-18)

69. Oriental Turtle Dove (2014-09-18)

70. Common Buzzard (2014-09-19)

71. Common Oystercatcher (2014-09-19)

72. Grey Heron (2014-09-23)

73. Great White Egret (2014-09-23)

74. Great Crested Grebe (2014-09-23)

75. Sky Lark (2014-10-09)

76. Crested Lark (2014-10-09)

77. Common Teal (2014-10-09)

78. Song Thrush (2014-10-09)

79. Great Tit (2014-10-12)

80. Tree Sparrow (2014-10-12)

81. Eurasian Jackdaw (2014-10-12)

82. Eurasian Magpie (2014-10-14)

83. Common Chiffchaff (2014-10-25)

84. Brambling (2014-10-27)

85. Common Starling (2014-10-27)

86. Black Redstart (2014-11-03)

87. Steppe Eagle (2014-12-01)

88. Little Grebe (2014-12-07)

89. Bohemian Waxwing (2014-12-14)

90. Whooper Swan (2014-12-15)

91. Hen Harrier (2014-12-16)

92. Horned Lark (2014-12-23)

recent uploads

2014-12-30. Brambling.

2014-12-23. Steppe Horned Lark, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Tree Sparrow, Common Chaffinch, Common Starling, Little Grebe, Common Pochard, Caspian Gull.

2014-12-19. Common Sparrowhawk, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Steppe Eagle.

2014-12-18. Fieldfare, Little Grebe, Hen Harrier, Common Chaffinch, Tree Sparrow.

2014-12-15. Whooper Swan, Tufted Duck, Bohemian Waxwing, Mew Gull.

2014-12-12. Common Kestrel, Rook.

2014-12-11. Long-legged Buzzard, Common Pochard.

2014-12-07. White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Hooded Crow.

2014-12-06. Common Chaffinch, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

2014-12-03. White-tailed Sea-Eagle, House Sparrow, House Sparrow, Mew Gull, Caspian Gull, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

2014-12-02. Steppe Eagle, Great Cormorant.

2014-11-16. Hooded Crow, Rook, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Black Redstart, Sky Lark, Fieldfare, House Sparrow, Common Starling.

2014-11-08. Sky Lark.

2014-11-03. Mute Swan, Common Starling, European Black Redstart.

2014-11-02. Eurasian Jackdaw, Brambling, Common Starling, Eurasian Redstart, Common Chiffchaff.

Big Year 2026

1. Qanatbek Kenzhegulov (296)
2. Aizhan Baitimbet (264)
3. Galym Baitimbet (262)
4. Zhaskairat Ermek (258)
5. Gennadiy Dyakin (219)
6. Nikita Kanunnikov (214)
7. Vladimir Muravskiy (200)
8. Sirimbet Zharilkasin (196)
9. Alexandr Belyaev (183)
10. Viktoriya Zvyaginceva (173)

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)

unidentified birds

2026-06-22

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

2026-06-21

Андрей Коваленко: По фото вряд ли, но в это время там только луговые...

2026-06-18

Игорь Фефелов: Галка

2026-06-18

Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна и Андрей.

2026-06-17

Юрий Малков: Спасибо Анна.

more unidentified birds...