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Darbaza gorge, Southern Kazakhstan.


2017-07-07| Askar Isabekov
duration 2 часа
weather солнечно, +40
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# species number comment

1Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)1

2Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)1

3Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)1

4Little Owl (Athene noctua)5выводок

5Common Swift (Apus apus)5

6Eurasian Roller (Coracias garrulus)42 пары

7Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)3

8Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)5

9Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)5

10Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)2пара

11Variable Wheatear (Oenanthe picata)7

12Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)1

13Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia)3

14Grey-necked Bunting (Emberiza buchanani)1

15Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)1

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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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