Best photos of the month. July 2017. Birds of Kazakhstan.

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classification

classification:

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

Pterocletiformes

Pteroclidae

Columbiformes

Columbidae

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae

Strigiformes

Strigidae

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae

Apodiformes

Apodidae

Coraciiformes

Coraciidae

Alcedinidae

Meropidae

Upupiformes

Upupidae

Piciformes

Picidae

Passeriformes

Best photos of the month, July 2017.

Streaked Scrub Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 5

Pander's Ground-Jay | Askar Isabekov | 3

Daurian Partridge | Askar Isabekov | 3

Rock Sparrow | Askar Isabekov | 3

Himalayan Vulture | Oleg Belyalov | 3

Steppe Grey Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 3

Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 3

Daurian Partridge | Askar Isabekov | 3

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Askar Isabekov | 2

Long-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 2

Greater Sand Plover | Askar Isabekov | 2

Little Stint | Askar Isabekov | 2

Black-winged Stilt | Askar Isabekov | 2

Himalayan Vulture | Askar Isabekov | 2

Daurian Partridge | Askar Isabekov | 2

Chukar Partridge | Askar Isabekov | 2

Himalayan Vulture | Askar Isabekov | 2

Tawny Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 2

Chukar Partridge | Askar Isabekov | 2

Long-eared Owl | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

Asian Short-toed Lark | Oleg Belyalov | 2

Grey-necked Bunting | Oleg Belyalov | 2

Mongolian Finch | Oleg Belyalov | 2

Demoiselle Crane | Oleg Belyalov | 2

Common Sparrowhawk | Oleg Belyalov | 2

Daurian Partridge | Oleg Belyalov | 2

Black-Bellied Sandgrouse | Oleg Belyalov | 2

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Oleg Belyalov | 2

Pallas's Sandgrouse | Oleg Belyalov | 2

Siberian Stonechat | Viktor Kolesnikov | 2

Booted Warbler | Natali Kim | 2

Eversmann's Redstart | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

Black-winged Stilt | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

Black Kite | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

Long-legged Buzzard | Valeriy Gryunberg | 2

Lesser Whitethroat | Yuriy Malkov | 2

Hill Pigeon | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

Barn Swallow | Andrei Kuryashkin | 2

Long-legged Buzzard | Ainur Iskakova | 2

Himalayan Vulture | Askar Isabekov | 2

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Oleg Belyalov | 2

Rock Ptarmigan | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

Baraba Steppe Gull | Yuriy Malkov | 2

Rufous Bush Robin | Askar Isabekov | 2

Himalayan Vulture | Askar Isabekov | 2

Daurian Partridge | Askar Isabekov | 2

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

Himalayan Rubythroat | Valeriy Gryunberg | 2

Glossy Ibis | Maksut Nurkabayev | 2

Streaked Scrub Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 2

Common Kestrel | Natali Kim | 2

Caspian Gull | Anna Yasko | 2

Chukar Partridge | Askar Isabekov | 2

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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)

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rare birds records

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

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)

The second record of a rare migratory species this season.

Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

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)

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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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...

more unidentified birds...