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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Best photos of the month, July 2022.

    Long-eared Owl | Raouf Bairashev | 14

    European Bee-eater | Raouf Bairashev | 11

    Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Yuriy Malkov | 10

    Long-legged Buzzard | Raouf Bairashev | 8

    Common Kestrel | Anna Yasko | 8

    Ruddy Turnstone | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 8

    Common Oystercatcher | Vadim Nagumanov | 8

    Long-eared Owl | Raouf Bairashev | 8

    Laughing Dove | Raouf Bairashev | 7

    Barn Swallow | Anna Yasko | 7

    Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 7

    Hoopoe | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 7

    Eurasian Roller | Alyona Kaptyonkina | 7

    Spanish Sparrow | Raouf Bairashev | 7

    Demoiselle Crane | Yuriy Malkov | 7

    Azure Tit | Raouf Bairashev | 6

    Meadow Bunting | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 6

    Wood Sandpiper | Ainur Iskakova | 6

    Grey Heron | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 6

    Red-footed Falcon | Vadim Nagumanov | 6

    Hoopoe | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 6

    Wood Pigeon | Raouf Bairashev | 5

    Common Tern | Raouf Bairashev | 5

    Black Kite | Serg Silan | 5

    Pallid Harrier | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Rosy Starling | Anna Yasko | 5

    Marsh Sandpiper | Ainur Iskakova | 5

    Common Tern | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 5

    Little Ringed Plover | Vadim Nagumanov | 5

    Common Tern | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 5

    Spanish Sparrow | Raouf Bairashev | 5

    Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Demoiselle Crane | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Common Kestrel | Raouf Bairashev | 4

    Long-legged Buzzard | Raouf Bairashev | 4

    Common Kestrel | Raouf Bairashev | 4

    Grey Heron | Viktor Kolesnikov | 4

    Common Kingfisher | Serg Silan | 4

    Eurasian Wigeon | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Demoiselle Crane | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Western Long-tailed Shrike | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 4

    Booted Eagle | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 4

    Grey Wagtail | Olga Sivokon | 4

    Montagu's Harrier | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 4

    Wood Pigeon | Andrey Shatalov | 4

    Paddyfield Warbler | Andrey Shatalov | 4

    Black Tern | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 4

    Glossy Ibis | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 4

    Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Common Kestrel | Anna Yasko | 4

    Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 4

    Northern Lapwing | Aleksandr Polyakov | 4

    Eastern Imperial Eagle | Nurum Sagaliyev | 4

    Lesser Grey Shrike | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 4

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Raouf Bairashev | 3

    Eurasian Roller | Raouf Bairashev | 3

    Spanish Sparrow | Raouf Bairashev | 3

    Eurasian Roller | Raouf Bairashev | 3

    Eurasian Hobby | Raouf Bairashev | 3

    Blyth's Reed Warbler | Raouf Bairashev | 3

    Great Cormorant | Viktor Kolesnikov | 3

    Masked Wagtail | Serg Silan | 3

    Common Sandpiper | Serg Silan | 3

    Mallard | Serg Silan | 3

    European Golden Oriole | Serg Silan | 3

    Bar-tailed Godwit | Yuriy Malkov | 3

    Terek Sandpiper | Yuriy Malkov | 3

    Common Goldeneye | Yuriy Malkov | 3

    Common Shelduck | Yuriy Malkov | 3

    Common Tern | Anna Yasko | 3

    Little Ringed Plover | Anna Yasko | 3

    Relict Gull | Fedor Shakula | 3

    Sand Martin | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 3

    Asian Paradise Flycatcher | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 3

    Red-rumped Swallow | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 3

    Booted Eagle | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 3

    Ruff | Ainur Iskakova | 3

    Little Ringed Plover | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 3

    Kentish Plover | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 3

    Black-winged Pratincole | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 3

    Montagu's Harrier | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 3

    Northern Wheatear | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 3

    Tree Sparrow | Andrey Shatalov | 3

    Great Crested Grebe | Andrey Shatalov | 3

    Booted Warbler | Andrey Shatalov | 3

    Streaked Scrub Warbler | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    Red-Necked Grebe | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    White-winged Tern | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    Glossy Ibis | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    Ruddy Turnstone | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    Great Cormorant | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    Glossy Ibis | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    Wood Pigeon | Vadim Nagumanov | 3

    Mistle Thrush | Lina Boltenkova | 3

    Little Ringed Plover | Serg Silan | 3

    Kentish Plover | Yuriy Malkov | 3

    Eurasian Wigeon | Yuriy Malkov | 3

    Rock Pigeon | Anna Yasko | 3

    Caspian Tern | Anna Yasko | 3

    Meadow Bunting | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 3

    Montagu's Harrier | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 3

    Montagu's Harrier | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 3

    Lesser Grey Shrike | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    Common Sparrowhawk | Raouf Bairashev | 3

    European Bee-eater | Raouf Bairashev | 3

    Terek Sandpiper | Yuriy Malkov | 3

    Lesser Grey Shrike | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    Glossy Ibis | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    Ruddy Turnstone | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    Glossy Ibis | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    Demoiselle Crane | Yuriy Malkov | 3

    Common Tern | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 3

    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.

    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...