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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

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    total species: 90
    total photos: 146
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2018-01-21)
    2. Common Sparrowhawk (2018-02-12)
    3. Spanish Sparrow (2018-02-12)
    4. Great Tit (2018-02-17)
    5. Goldcrest (2018-02-17)
    6. Eurasian Siskin (2018-02-17)
    7. Western Marsh-Harrier (2018-03-12)
    8. Water Pipit (2018-03-12)
    9. Isabelline Wheatear (2018-03-12)
    10. Ruddy Shelduck (2018-03-12)
    11. Great White Egret (2018-03-12)
    12. Hoopoe (2018-03-13)
    13. Eurasian Magpie (2018-03-13)
    14. Northern Reed Bunting (2018-03-13)
    15. Eurasian Blackbird (2018-03-13)
    16. Common Chaffinch (2018-03-13)
    17. White-Winged Woodpecker (2018-03-13)
    18. Eversmann's Redstart (2018-03-13)
    19. Turkestan Tit (2018-03-13)
    20. Black-headed Gull (2018-03-13)
    21. Common Mynah (2018-03-13)
    22. Eurasian Collared Dove (2018-03-13)
    23. Isabelline Shrike (2018-03-13)
    24. Water Rail (2018-03-13)
    25. Yellow-breasted Tit (2018-03-13)
    26. Masked Wagtail (2018-03-13)
    27. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2018-03-13)
    28. Common Pheasant (2018-03-24)
    29. Common Starling (2018-05-12)
    30. Eurasian Roller (2018-05-12)
    31. Booted Eagle (2018-05-12)
    32. Long-tailed Shrike (2018-05-12)
    33. Lesser Grey Shrike (2018-05-12)
    34. Common Cuckoo (2018-05-12)
    35. Laughing Dove (2018-05-12)
    36. Barn Swallow (2018-05-12)
    37. Red-footed Falcon (2018-05-27)
    38. Dalmatian Pelican (2018-05-27)
    39. Yellow Wagtail (2018-05-27)
    40. Black Lark (2018-05-27)
    41. Northern Wheatear (2018-05-27)
    42. White-winged Tern (2018-05-27)
    43. Long-legged Buzzard (2018-05-27)
    44. Rook (2018-05-27)
    45. Gadwall (2018-05-27)
    46. Demoiselle Crane (2018-05-27)
    47. Greater Flamingo (2018-05-27)
    48. Great Cormorant (2018-05-27)
    49. Caspian Gull (2018-05-27)
    50. Sky Lark (2018-05-27)
    51. Grey Heron (2018-05-27)
    52. Red-Necked Grebe (2018-05-27)
    53. Tawny Pipit (2018-05-27)
    54. Siberian Stonechat (2018-05-27)
    55. Common Kestrel (2018-05-27)
    56. Pallid Harrier (2018-05-27)
    57. Eurasian Hobby (2018-06-04)
    58. European Bee-eater (2018-06-04)
    59. Common Whitethroat (2018-06-06)
    60. Himalayan Rubythroat (2018-06-06)
    61. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2018-06-06)
    62. Black-throated Accentor (2018-06-06)
    63. Common Rosefinch (2018-06-07)
    64. Chukar Partridge (2018-06-07)
    65. Rock Bunting (2018-06-07)
    66. Tree Pipit (2018-06-07)
    67. Blue Whistling Thrush (2018-06-07)
    68. Rosy Starling (2018-06-07)
    69. Oriental Turtle Dove (2018-06-07)
    70. Black Kite (2018-06-11)
    71. Turkestan Shrike (2018-06-11)
    72. Red-headed Bunting (2018-06-11)
    73. Calandra Lark (2018-06-11)
    74. Corn Bunting (2018-06-11)
    75. White Stork (2018-06-11)
    76. Common Swift (2018-06-18)
    77. Northern House Martin (2018-06-18)
    78. Common Moorhen (2018-06-18)
    79. Lesser Kestrel (2018-06-20)
    80. Common Tern (2018-06-20)
    81. Common Redshank (2018-06-20)
    82. Great Crested Grebe (2018-06-20)
    83. Northern Lapwing (2018-06-20)
    84. Black-winged Stilt (2018-06-20)
    85. Little Ringed Plover (2018-06-24)
    86. Barbary Falcon (2018-06-25)
    87. Asian Paradise Flycatcher (2018-06-26)
    88. Indian Golden Oriole (2018-06-26)
    89. Spotted Flycatcher (2018-06-26)
    90. Wood Pigeon (2018-06-26)

    recent uploads

    2018-09-28. Eurasian Hobby.

    2018-09-06. Siberian Stonechat, Black Kite, Common Sparrowhawk, Spotted Flycatcher.

    2018-06-29. Eurasian Hobby, Barbary Falcon, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Indian Golden Oriole, Spotted Flycatcher, Oriental Turtle Dove, Little Ringed Plover, Wood Pigeon.

    2018-06-23. Lesser Kestrel, Common Tern, Common Redshank, Black Kite, Eurasian Hobby, Western Marsh-Harrier, Rosy Starling, Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Northern Lapwing, Black-winged Stilt, Black-headed Gull, Ruddy Shelduck, Masked Wagtail.

    2018-06-19. Common Swift, Northern House Martin, Barn Swallow, Common Cuckoo, Common Moorhen.

    2018-06-18. Black Kite, Turkestan Shrike, Red-headed Bunting, Calandra Lark, Corn Bunting, White Stork, Spanish Sparrow.

    2018-06-17. Eurasian Hobby, European Bee-eater, Common Whitethroat, Himalayan Rubythroat, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Black-throated Accentor, Common Rosefinch, Chukar Partridge, Rock Bunting, Tree Pipit, Blue Whistling Thrush, Common Sparrowhawk, Rosy Starling, Lesser Grey Shrike, Oriental Turtle Dove, Eurasian Roller.

    2018-06-15. Long-legged Buzzard, Rook, Gadwall, Demoiselle Crane, Greater Flamingo, Great Cormorant, Caspian Gull, Sky Lark, Grey Heron, Caspian Gull, Red-Necked Grebe, Tawny Pipit, Siberian Stonechat, Common Kestrel, Western Marsh-Harrier, Pallid Harrier.

    2018-06-14. Red-footed Falcon, Dalmatian Pelican, Yellow Wagtail, Black Lark, Black Lark, Northern Wheatear, White-winged Tern.

    2018-05-13. Common Starling, Eurasian Roller, Booted Eagle, Long-tailed Shrike, Lesser Grey Shrike, Common Cuckoo, Laughing Dove, Long-tailed Shrike, Barn Swallow.

    2018-03-25. Great Tit, Eversmann's Redstart, Common Pheasant.

    2018-03-18. Great Tit, Goldcrest, Eurasian Siskin.

    2018-03-17. Grey-headed Goldfinch, Common Sparrowhawk, Spanish Sparrow.

    2018-03-15. Western Marsh-Harrier, Water Pipit, Isabelline Wheatear, Ruddy Shelduck, Great White Egret, Hybrid Tit, Hoopoe, Eurasian Magpie, Northern Reed Bunting, Eurasian Blackbird, Common Chaffinch, Goldcrest, White-Winged Woodpecker, Eversmann's Redstart, Turkestan Tit, Black-headed Gull, Common Mynah, Eurasian Collared Dove, Daurian Shrike, Water Rail, Yellow-breasted Tit, Masked Wagtail, Eastern Imperial Eagle.

    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...