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total species: 126
total photos: 301
total videos: 2
total blogposts: 1

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1. Bohemian Waxwing (2017-02-14)
2. White-winged Grosbeak (2017-02-15)
3. Goldcrest (2017-02-15)
4. Eurasian Blackbird (2017-02-15)
5. White-browed Tit-Warbler (2017-02-15)
6. Tree Sparrow (2017-02-27)
7. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2017-02-27)
8. Eastern Buzzard (2017-03-05)
9. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2017-03-06)
10. Common Pheasant (2017-03-11)
11. Red-fronted Serin (2017-03-11)
12. Brown Accentor (2017-03-11)
13. Eversmann's Redstart (2017-03-11)
14. Hooded Crow (2017-03-13)
15. European Greenfinch (2017-03-13)
16. Eurasian Magpie (2017-03-13)
17. Brambling (2017-03-13)
18. Mallard (2017-03-13)
19. Eurasian Jackdaw (2017-03-15)
20. Rook (2017-03-15)
21. Carrion Crow (2017-03-17)
22. Rock Bunting (2017-03-17)
23. Northern Wren (2017-03-20)
24. Water Pipit (2017-03-20)
25. Little Ringed Plover (2017-03-20)
26. Northern Reed Bunting (2017-03-20)
27. Demoiselle Crane (2017-03-20)
28. Common Sparrowhawk (2017-03-20)
29. Yellow-breasted Tit (2017-03-20)
30. Peregrine Falcon (2017-03-20)
31. Greater Sand Plover (2017-03-21)
32. Common Chiffchaff (2017-03-21)
33. Black-throated Thrush (2017-03-21)
34. Black Kite (2017-03-21)
35. Turkestan Tit (2017-03-21)
36. Western Marsh-Harrier (2017-03-21)
37. Black-throated Accentor (2017-03-21)
38. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2017-03-21)
39. Isabelline Wheatear (2017-03-21)
40. Common Snipe (2017-03-21)
41. Long-legged Buzzard (2017-03-21)
42. Black-headed Gull (2017-03-21)
43. Hen Harrier (2017-03-21)
44. Caspian Gull (2017-03-21)
45. Masked Wagtail (2017-03-21)
46. Citrine Wagtail (2017-03-21)
47. Common Coot (2017-03-21)
48. Bluethroat (2017-03-21)
49. Northern Shoveler (2017-03-21)
50. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2017-03-21)
51. White Stork (2017-03-21)
52. Greater Short-toed Lark (2017-03-21)
53. Great Bustard (2017-03-21)
54. Red-crested Pochard (2017-03-21)
55. Goosander (2017-03-21)
56. Common Goldeneye (2017-03-21)
57. Common Starling (2017-03-21)
58. Dalmatian Pelican (2017-03-21)
60. Mute Swan (2017-03-21)
61. Isabelline Shrike (2017-03-21)
62. Steppe Eagle (2017-03-22)
63. Great White Egret (2017-03-22)
64. Turkestan Shrike (2017-03-22)
65. Calandra Lark (2017-03-23)
66. Pied Wheatear (2017-03-23)
67. Mistle Thrush (2017-03-23)
68. Crested Lark (2017-03-23)
69. Great Crested Grebe (2017-03-23)
70. Green Sandpiper (2017-03-23)
71. Northern Lapwing (2017-03-24)
72. Common Teal (2017-03-24)
73. Gadwall (2017-03-24)
74. Common Redshank (2017-03-24)
75. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2017-03-24)
76. Common Oystercatcher (2017-03-24)
77. Northern Wheatear (2017-03-24)
78. Garganey (2017-03-24)
79. Common Kestrel (2017-03-24)
80. Pygmy Cormorant (2017-03-24)
81. Grey Heron (2017-03-24)
82. Hoopoe (2017-03-24)
83. White Wagtail (2017-03-24)
84. Common Crane (2017-03-24)
85. Common Swift (2017-03-24)
86. Common Chaffinch (2017-03-24)
87. Laughing Dove (2017-03-24)
88. Wood Pigeon (2017-04-03)
89. Blue-capped Redstart (2017-04-04)
90. Great Tit (2017-04-05)
91. Grey Wagtail (2017-04-08)
92. Common Buzzard (2017-04-09)
93. Black-winged Stilt (2017-04-09)
94. Great Cormorant (2017-04-09)
95. Common Moorhen (2017-04-09)
96. Ruddy Shelduck (2017-04-09)
97. White-headed Duck (2017-04-09)
98. Black-Necked Grebe (2017-04-09)
99. Sand Martin (2017-04-09)
100. Tufted Duck (2017-04-09)
101. Greylag Goose (2017-04-09)
102. Northern Pintail (2017-04-09)
103. Little Bustard (2017-04-09)
104. Eurasian Wigeon (2017-04-09)
105. Common Shelduck (2017-04-09)
106. Kentish Plover (2017-04-09)
107. Dunlin (2017-04-09)
108. Corn Bunting (2017-04-09)
109. Eurasian Curlew (2017-04-09)
110. Eurasian Linnet (2017-04-09)
111. Pied Avocet (2017-04-09)
112. Red-billed Chough (2017-04-16)
113. Common Sandpiper (2017-05-01)
114. Barn Swallow (2017-05-01)
115. Siberian Stonechat (2017-05-01)
116. Red-headed Bunting (2017-05-09)
117. European Bee-eater (2017-05-09)
118. Blue Whistling Thrush (2017-05-17)
119. Common Whitethroat (2017-05-17)
120. Oriental Turtle Dove (2017-05-17)
121. Chukar Partridge (2017-05-29)
122. Black Redstart (2017-05-30)
123. Hume's Warbler (2017-05-30)
124. Himalayan Rubythroat (2017-05-30)
125. Common Rosefinch (2017-05-30)
126. Northern House Martin (2017-06-04)

recent uploads


2017-07-09. Siberian Stonechat, Northern House Martin.

2017-07-08. Chukar Partridge, Blue Whistling Thrush, Common Whitethroat, Turkestan Black Redstart, Hume's Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Himalayan Rubythroat, Turkestan Black Redstart, Common Rosefinch, Black-throated Accentor, Himalayan Rubythroat, Himalayan Rubythroat, Hume's Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Blue-capped Redstart, White-winged Grosbeak, Common Rosefinch, Common Whitethroat.

2017-05-18. Red-headed Bunting, European Bee-eater, Common Kestrel, Turkestan Shrike, Black Kite, Blue Whistling Thrush, Common Whitethroat, Ring-necked Pheasant, Common Sparrowhawk, Oriental Turtle Dove.

2017-05-02. Red-billed Chough, Common Sparrowhawk, Masked Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Carrion Crow, Barn Swallow, Siberian Stonechat, Corn Bunting.

2017-04-13. Short-toed Snake-Eagle.

2017-04-11. Little Bustard, Chukar Partridge, Black Kite, Grey Wagtail, Common Chiffchaff, Hoopoe, Common Buzzard, Caspian Gull, Black-winged Stilt, Common Kestrel, Great Cormorant, Common Moorhen, Ruddy Shelduck, White-headed Duck, Black-Necked Grebe, Northern Shoveler, Sand Martin, Garganey, Tufted Duck, Great White Egret, Turkestan Shrike, Isabelline Shrike, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose, Northern Pintail, Red-crested Pochard, Little Bustard, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Shelduck, Kentish Plover, Dunlin, Northern Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover, Corn Bunting, Calandra Lark, Pied Wheatear, Water Pipit, Citrine Wagtail, Masked Wagtail, Common Oystercatcher, Eurasian Curlew, Common Redshank, Eurasian Linnet, Northern Pintail, Common Chiffchaff, Mute Swan, Goosander, Dalmatian Pelican, Black-throated Thrush, Pied Avocet, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Great Cormorant, Corn Bunting.

2017-04-06. Wood Pigeon, Common Kestrel, Blue-capped Redstart, Eurasian Magpie, Blue-capped Redstart, Hoopoe, Black-throated Thrush, Common Pheasant, Carrion Crow, Common Chaffinch, Common Chiffchaff, Pied Wheatear, Great Tit, Wood Pigeon.

2017-03-31. Grey Heron, Hoopoe, White Wagtail, Common Crane, Common Swift, Common Chaffinch, Common Chiffchaff, Laughing Dove.

2017-03-30. Siberian Black-backed Gull, Great White Egret, Turkestan Shrike, Yellow-breasted Tit, Calandra Lark, Isabelline Wheatear, Pied Wheatear, Mistle Thrush, Crested Lark, Great Crested Grebe, Green Sandpiper, Northern Lapwing, Western Marsh-Harrier, Northern Reed Bunting, Common Teal, Gadwall, Common Redshank, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Common Redshank, Common Oystercatcher, Northern Wheatear, Garganey, Common Kestrel, Pygmy Cormorant.

2017-03-29. Greater Short-toed Lark, Isabelline Wheatear, Great Bustard, Red-crested Pochard, Goosander, Common Goldeneye, Citrine Wagtail, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Common Starling, Dalmatian Pelican, Common Coot, Mute Swan, Isabelline Shrike, Steppe Eagle.

2017-03-28. Black-headed Gull, Western Marsh-Harrier, Hen Harrier, Caspian Gull, Northern Reed Bunting, Masked Wagtail, Citrine Wagtail, Common Coot, Bluethroat, Northern Reed Bunting, Northern Shoveler, Northern Reed Bunting, Isabelline Wheatear, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, White Stork.

2017-03-27. Greater Sand Plover, Common Chiffchaff, Black-throated Thrush, Black Kite, Hybrid Tit, Turkestan Tit, Western Marsh-Harrier, Black-throated Accentor, Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Isabelline Wheatear, Common Snipe, Long-legged Buzzard.

2017-03-26. Northern Wren, Eversmann's Redstart, Water Pipit, Little Ringed Plover, Northern Reed Bunting, Demoiselle Crane, Common Sparrowhawk, Yellow-breasted Tit, Peregrine Falcon.

2017-03-23. Bohemian Waxwing, Bohemian Waxwing.

2017-03-17. Eastern Buzzard, Eurasian Jackdaw, Rook, Eastern Buzzard, White-browed Tit-Warbler, Carrion Crow, Rock Bunting, White-browed Tit-Warbler.

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...

recent video

2026-01-18
Common Kestrel
(Ruslan Abutrapov)

2025-10-31
Great Cormorant
(Raouf Bairashev)

2025-08-31
Spotted Flycatcher
(Anna Yasko)

2025-07-01
Northern Hawk Owl
(Tungysh Zaparkulov)

2025-06-17
Great White Egret
(Irina Kuryanova)

2025-06-01
Blyth's Reed Warbler
(Irina Kuryanova)

2025-04-14
Grey-Headed Woodpecker
(sergey izoya)

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
(Viktoriya Zvyaginceva)

more video...

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

2026-06-02

Анна Ясько: Кряквы.

2026-06-02

Bassel Abi Jummaa: Blyth's reed warbler ( Acrocephalus Dometurum )

more unidentified birds...