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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 134
    total photos: 177
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Eurasian Nuthatch (2014-01-19)
    2. Fieldfare (2014-01-19)
    3. Northern Bullfinch (2014-01-19)
    4. Tree Sparrow (2014-01-19)
    5. Eurasian Magpie (2014-01-19)
    6. Great Tit (2014-01-19)
    7. Rock Pigeon (2014-01-19)
    8. Snow Bunting (2014-02-23)
    9. Mistle Thrush (2014-03-01)
    10. Coal Tit (2014-03-01)
    11. Willow Tit (2014-03-01)
    12. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2014-03-01)
    13. Common Redpoll (2014-03-01)
    14. Eurasian Goldfinch (2014-03-01)
    15. White-Backed Woodpecker (2014-03-01)
    16. Bohemian Waxwing (2014-03-15)
    17. House Sparrow (2014-03-15)
    18. Red Crossbill (2014-03-15)
    19. Horned Lark (2014-03-22)
    20. Grey Partridge (2014-03-22)
    21. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2014-03-22)
    22. Stock Pigeon (2014-03-23)
    23. Rook (2014-03-25)
    24. Whooper Swan (2014-03-25)
    25. Greylag Goose (2014-04-04)
    26. Mute Swan (2014-04-04)
    27. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2014-04-11)
    28. European Greenfinch (2014-04-11)
    29. Common Chaffinch (2014-04-11)
    30. Eurasian Jackdaw (2014-04-11)
    31. Azure Tit (2014-04-11)
    32. Baraba Steppe Gull (2014-04-12)
    33. White Wagtail (2014-04-12)
    34. Common Starling (2014-04-12)
    35. Pine Bunting (2014-04-20)
    36. Mallard (2014-04-20)
    37. Hooded Crow (2014-04-20)
    38. Grey Heron (2014-04-20)
    39. Yellowhammer (2014-04-20)
    40. Black-headed Gull (2014-04-20)
    41. Common Sparrowhawk (2014-04-20)
    42. Wood Pigeon (2014-04-20)
    43. Northern Wheatear (2014-04-20)
    44. Long-eared Owl (2014-04-20)
    45. Northern Lapwing (2014-04-20)
    46. Common Teal (2014-04-20)
    47. Green Sandpiper (2014-04-20)
    48. Common Redshank (2014-04-20)
    49. Black Kite (2014-04-20)
    50. Song Thrush (2014-04-20)
    52. Demoiselle Crane (2014-04-26)
    53. Common Kestrel (2014-04-26)
    54. Northern Shoveler (2014-04-26)
    55. Common Pochard (2014-04-26)
    56. Black-tailed Godwit (2014-04-26)
    57. Marsh Sandpiper (2014-04-26)
    58. Caspian Gull (2014-04-26)
    59. Common Crane (2014-04-27)
    60. Tufted Duck (2014-04-28)
    61. Common Buzzard (2014-04-28)
    62. Common Shelduck (2014-04-28)
    63. Common Goldeneye (2014-04-28)
    64. Red-crested Pochard (2014-04-28)
    65. Garganey (2014-04-28)
    66. Short-eared Owl (2014-04-30)
    67. Arctic Loon (2014-04-30)
    68. Smew (2014-05-01)
    69. Sky Lark (2014-05-01)
    70. Mew Gull (2014-05-01)
    71. Yellow Wagtail (2014-05-01)
    72. Red-Necked Grebe (2014-05-01)
    73. Black-winged Stilt (2014-05-01)
    74. Common Raven (2014-05-01)
    75. Great Cormorant (2014-05-01)
    76. Pallas's Gull (2014-05-01)
    77. Gadwall (2014-05-01)
    78. Great Crested Grebe (2014-05-01)
    79. Great White Egret (2014-05-01)
    80. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2014-05-01)
    81. Common Coot (2014-05-01)
    82. Dalmatian Pelican (2014-05-01)
    83. Little Ringed Plover (2014-05-01)
    84. Tree Pipit (2014-05-01)
    85. Pallid Harrier (2014-05-01)
    86. Rough-legged Buzzard (2014-05-01)
    87. Western Marsh-Harrier (2014-05-02)
    88. Common Oystercatcher (2014-05-02)
    89. Eurasian Whimbrel (2014-05-02)
    90. Eurasian Bittern (2014-05-02)
    91. Red-breasted Goose (2014-05-02)
    92. Northern Pintail (2014-05-02)
    93. White-winged Tern (2014-05-07)
    94. Northern Reed Bunting (2014-05-07)
    96. Citrine Wagtail (2014-05-08)
    97. Pied Avocet (2014-05-08)
    98. Merlin (2014-05-08)
    99. Eurasian Curlew (2014-05-10)
    100. Whinchat (2014-05-17)
    101. Spotted Flycatcher (2014-05-17)
    102. Ruff (2014-05-17)
    103. Paddyfield Warbler (2014-05-18)
    104. Common Cuckoo (2014-05-18)
    105. Common Tern (2014-05-18)
    106. Wood Sandpiper (2014-05-30)
    107. Bluethroat (2014-05-30)
    108. Common Whitethroat (2014-06-03)
    109. Common Rosefinch (2014-06-04)
    110. Thrush Nightingale (2014-06-04)
    111. Eurasian Redstart (2014-06-05)
    112. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2014-06-05)
    113. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2014-06-05)
    114. Red-necked Phalarope (2014-06-15)
    115. Greater Spotted Eagle (2014-06-15)
    116. Eurasian Wryneck (2014-06-17)
    117. Hawfinch (2014-06-18)
    118. European Golden Oriole (2014-06-19)
    119. Northern Goshawk (2014-07-19)
    120. Lesser Grey Shrike (2014-07-22)
    121. Barn Swallow (2014-07-22)
    122. Common Sandpiper (2014-07-22)
    123. Little Gull (2014-07-22)
    124. Eurasian Hobby (2014-07-22)
    125. Spotted Redshank (2014-07-22)
    126. White-headed Duck (2014-07-22)
    127. Oriental Turtle Dove (2014-07-22)
    128. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2014-07-23)
    129. Common Swift (2014-07-23)
    130. Red-footed Falcon (2014-07-25)
    131. Black-winged Pratincole (2014-07-25)
    132. Eurasian Wigeon (2014-09-20)
    133. Dunlin (2014-09-20)
    134. Grey Plover (2014-09-20)

    recent uploads

    2014-09-22. Eurasian Wigeon, Dunlin, Grey Plover.

    2014-09-17. Mew Gull.

    2014-07-30. Red-footed Falcon, Whooper Swan, Black-winged Pratincole.

    2014-07-24. Lesser Grey Shrike.

    2014-07-23. Greylag Goose, Barn Swallow, Common Sandpiper, Little Gull, Eurasian Hobby, Spotted Redshank, White-headed Duck, Lesser Grey Shrike, Oriental Turtle Dove, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Common Swift.

    2014-07-21. Northern Goshawk.

    2014-06-20. European Golden Oriole, Hawfinch, Eurasian Wryneck, Tree Pipit.

    2014-06-16. Pallas's Gull, Red-necked Phalarope, Greater Spotted Eagle.

    2014-06-06. Yellowhammer, Common Rosefinch, Tufted Duck, Common Whitethroat, Eurasian Redstart, Thrush Nightingale, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Eurasian Penduline Tit, Wood Sandpiper, Bluethroat.

    2014-05-19. Lesser White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Ruff, Paddyfield Warbler, Common Cuckoo, Common Tern.

    2014-05-13. Greater White-fronted Goose, White-winged Tern, Northern Reed Bunting, Western Citrine Wagtail, Pied Avocet, Merlin, Whooper Swan, Eurasian Curlew, Whooper Swan.

    2014-05-12. Lesser White-fronted Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose.

    2014-05-03. Tufted Duck, Steppe Buzzard, Common Shelduck, Common Goldeneye, Red-crested Pochard, Garganey, Common Horned Lark, Short-eared Owl, Arctic Loon, Smew, Sky Lark, Mew Gull, Yellow Wagtail, Snow Bunting, Red-Necked Grebe, Black-winged Stilt, Common Raven, Great Cormorant, Northern Lapwing, Pallas's Gull, Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Great White Egret, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Common Coot, Dalmatian Pelican, Little Ringed Plover, Tree Pipit, Pallid Harrier, Rough-legged Buzzard, Greater White-fronted Goose, Western Marsh-Harrier, Grey Heron, Common Oystercatcher, Eurasian Whimbrel, Eurasian Bittern, Red-breasted Goose, Northern Pintail.

    2014-04-27. Greater White-fronted Goose, Demoiselle Crane, Common Kestrel, Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard, Black-tailed Godwit, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Crane, Caspian Gull.

    2014-04-20. Pine Bunting, Mallard, Hooded Crow, Grey Heron, Yellowhammer, Black-headed Gull, Common Sparrowhawk, Wood Pigeon, Northern Wheatear, Mute Swan, Long-eared Owl, Northern Lapwing, Common Teal, Green Sandpiper, Common Redshank, Black Kite, Song Thrush.

    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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    Great Cormorant
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    2025-08-31
    Spotted Flycatcher
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    2025-07-01
    Northern Hawk Owl
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    2025-06-17
    Great White Egret
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    2025-06-01
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    2025-04-14
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    2025-03-30
    Great White Egret
    (Anna Yasko)
    Common Kestrel
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    2025-03-23
    Common Sparrowhawk
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    Great Tit
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    2025-02-07
    Arctic Loon
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    2025-02-06
    Red Crossbill
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    2025-01-07
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    2024-08-03
    Common Tern
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