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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 127
    total photos: 271
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 1

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    1. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2018-01-12)
    2. Little Owl (2018-01-12)
    3. Eurasian Collared Dove (2018-01-12)
    4. Eurasian Linnet (2018-01-12)
    5. Corn Bunting (2018-01-12)
    6. Common Starling (2018-01-12)
    7. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2018-01-12)
    8. Northern Reed Bunting (2018-01-12)
    9. Eastern Buzzard (2018-01-12)
    10. Great Crested Grebe (2018-01-13)
    11. Great White Egret (2018-01-13)
    12. Stock Pigeon (2018-01-13)
    13. Rock Pigeon (2018-01-13)
    14. Common Pheasant (2018-01-13)
    15. Greylag Goose (2018-01-13)
    16. Ruddy Shelduck (2018-01-13)
    17. Hen Harrier (2018-01-13)
    18. Crested Lark (2018-01-13)
    19. Eurasian Goldfinch (2018-01-14)
    20. Dalmatian Pelican (2018-01-14)
    21. Wallcreeper (2018-01-14)
    22. Great Cormorant (2018-01-14)
    23. Pygmy Cormorant (2018-01-14)
    24. Caspian Gull (2018-01-14)
    25. Pallas's Gull (2018-01-14)
    26. Common Kestrel (2018-01-14)
    27. Whooper Swan (2018-01-14)
    28. Mute Swan (2018-01-14)
    29. Rock Sparrow (2018-01-14)
    30. Horned Lark (2018-01-15)
    31. Saker Falcon (2018-01-15)
    32. Tree Sparrow (2018-01-15)
    33. White-winged Lark (2018-01-15)
    34. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2018-01-15)
    35. Mallard (2018-01-16)
    36. Merlin (2018-01-16)
    37. Laughing Dove (2018-01-19)
    38. House Sparrow (2018-01-19)
    39. European Greenfinch (2018-01-24)
    40. Rook (2018-01-24)
    41. Eurasian Magpie (2018-01-24)
    42. Eurasian Blackbird (2018-01-24)
    43. Mistle Thrush (2018-01-24)
    44. Great Tit (2018-01-24)
    45. Brambling (2018-01-24)
    46. Eurasian Siskin (2018-01-24)
    47. Common Mynah (2018-01-27)
    48. Common Chaffinch (2018-01-27)
    49. Coal Tit (2018-01-29)
    50. Red-fronted Serin (2018-01-29)
    51. Azure Tit (2018-01-29)
    52. Common Redpoll (2018-01-29)
    53. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2018-02-20)
    54. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2018-02-20)
    55. Eversmann's Redstart (2018-02-20)
    56. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2018-04-22)
    57. Eurasian Crag Martin (2018-04-22)
    58. Chukar Partridge (2018-04-22)
    59. Isabelline Wheatear (2018-04-22)
    60. Pied Wheatear (2018-04-22)
    61. Blue Whistling Thrush (2018-04-22)
    62. Black-crowned Night Heron (2018-05-01)
    63. Common Kingfisher (2018-05-01)
    64. Common Moorhen (2018-05-01)
    65. Common Coot (2018-05-01)
    66. Great White Pelican (2018-05-01)
    67. Grey Heron (2018-05-01)
    68. Black-Necked Grebe (2018-05-01)
    69. Northern Lapwing (2018-05-01)
    70. Common Shelduck (2018-05-01)
    71. Red-crested Pochard (2018-05-01)
    72. Northern Pintail (2018-05-01)
    73. Garganey (2018-05-01)
    74. Black-winged Stilt (2018-05-01)
    75. Common Oystercatcher (2018-05-01)
    76. Masked Wagtail (2018-05-01)
    77. White Wagtail (2018-05-01)
    78. Grey Wagtail (2018-05-01)
    79. Western Marsh-Harrier (2018-05-01)
    80. Common Cuckoo (2018-05-01)
    81. Oriental Turtle Dove (2018-05-01)
    82. Calandra Lark (2018-05-01)
    83. Northern Wheatear (2018-05-01)
    84. Turkestan Shrike (2018-05-01)
    85. Eurasian Jackdaw (2018-05-01)
    86. Eurasian Roller (2018-05-01)
    87. Common Sandpiper (2018-05-01)
    88. Green Sandpiper (2018-05-01)
    89. Common Redshank (2018-05-01)
    90. Pied Avocet (2018-05-08)
    91. Temminck's Stint (2018-05-08)
    92. Little Ringed Plover (2018-05-08)
    93. Common Greenshank (2018-05-08)
    94. Spotted Redshank (2018-05-08)
    95. Barn Swallow (2018-05-08)
    96. Sand Martin (2018-05-08)
    97. Black-headed Gull (2018-05-08)
    98. Common Tern (2018-05-08)
    99. Siberian Stonechat (2018-05-08)
    100. Lesser Grey Shrike (2018-05-08)
    101. Rosy Starling (2018-05-08)
    102. Eurasian Hobby (2018-05-13)
    103. Red-billed Chough (2018-07-12)
    104. Carrion Crow (2018-07-12)
    105. Plain Mountain Finch (2018-07-12)
    106. Himalayan Snowcock (2018-07-12)
    107. Tree Pipit (2018-07-12)
    108. Water Pipit (2018-07-12)
    109. Black-throated Accentor (2018-07-26)
    110. Hume's Warbler (2018-07-26)
    111. Blue-capped Redstart (2018-07-26)
    113. Spotted Nutcracker (2018-08-11)
    114. White-headed Duck (2018-08-18)
    115. Spotted Flycatcher (2018-08-18)
    116. Little Stint (2018-08-18)
    117. Wood Sandpiper (2018-08-18)
    118. Hoopoe (2018-08-18)
    119. Brown-necked Raven (2018-08-18)
    120. Yellow Wagtail (2018-08-18)
    121. Ferruginous Duck (2018-08-18)
    122. Common Pochard (2018-08-18)
    123. Greenish Warbler (2018-08-25)
    124. Common Whitethroat (2018-08-25)
    125. Common Rosefinch (2018-08-25)
    126. Grey-necked Bunting (2018-08-28)
    127. Common Nightingale (2018-08-28)

    recent uploads

    2018-08-29. Grey-necked Bunting.

    2018-08-28. Common Nightingale.

    2018-08-26. Greenish Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Common Rosefinch, Azure Tit.

    2018-08-20. Ferruginous Duck, Common Pochard.

    2018-08-19. Spotted Nutcracker, White-headed Duck, Spotted Flycatcher, Eurasian Roller, Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Hoopoe, Carrion Crow, Brown-necked Raven, Western Marsh-Harrier, Yellow Wagtail, Masked Wagtail, Black-crowned Night Heron.

    2018-08-05. Blue-capped Redstart, Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Eurasian Hobby, Common Kestrel, Red-fronted Serin, Eversmann's Redstart, Common Sandpiper, Oriental Turtle Dove.

    2018-07-31. Black-throated Accentor, Merlin, Mistle Thrush, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Hume's Warbler.

    2018-07-13. Eurasian Hobby, Red-billed Chough, Carrion Crow, Plain Mountain Finch, Himalayan Snowcock, Tree Pipit, Water Pipit.

    2018-05-08. Pied Avocet, Temminck's Stint, Little Ringed Plover, Common Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Barn Swallow, Sand Martin, Black-headed Gull, Common Tern, Ruddy Shelduck, Northern Pintail, Siberian Stonechat, Lesser Grey Shrike, Rosy Starling, Common Kestrel.

    2018-05-02. Common Kingfisher, Black-crowned Night Heron, Common Moorhen, Common Coot, Great White Pelican, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Great Crested Grebe, Black-Necked Grebe, Northern Lapwing, Common Shelduck, Red-crested Pochard, Northern Pintail, Garganey, Black-winged Stilt, Common Oystercatcher, Masked Wagtail, White Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Western Marsh-Harrier, Common Cuckoo, Oriental Turtle Dove, Calandra Lark, Northern Wheatear, Turkestan Shrike, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Jackdaw, Eurasian Roller, Eurasian Magpie, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Caspian Gull, Common Redshank.

    2018-04-24. Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Eurasian Crag Martin, Chukar Partridge, Isabelline Wheatear, Pied Wheatear, Blue Whistling Thrush.

    2018-02-20. Guldenstadt's Redstart, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Eversmann's Redstart.

    2018-01-31. Common Redpoll.

    2018-01-29. Mallard, Coal Tit, Red-fronted Serin, Azure Tit.

    2018-01-27. Common Mynah, Common Chaffinch.

    rare birds records


    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.

    Northern Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

    © Margarita Davydova
    2021-04-02
    First president's park, Almaty

    The first photo recording of a Northern Bullfinch in Almaty on the website is a rare sighting for a region where they were previously observed during wintering in the mid-20th century and have now become only occasionally encountered.
    more rarities...

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    2026-01-18
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    (Ruslan Abutrapov)

    2025-10-31
    Great Cormorant
    (Raouf Bairashev)

    2025-08-31
    Spotted Flycatcher
    (Anna Yasko)

    2025-07-01
    Northern Hawk Owl
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    2025-06-17
    Great White Egret
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    2025-06-01
    Blyth's Reed Warbler
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    2025-04-14
    Grey-Headed Woodpecker
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    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
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    unidentified birds

    2026-06-02

    Bassel Abi Jummaa: booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
    2026-06-02

    Bassel Abi Jummaa: Mostly a sedge warbler Anna . (Acro schoenobaenus )
    2026-06-02

    Bassel Abi Jummaa: OK great . Thanks Anna
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    Bassel Abi Jummaa: Blyth's reed warbler ( Acrocephalus Dometurum )
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