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    total species: 93
    total photos: 191
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 14

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    1. Red-fronted Serin (2015-01-21)
    2. Eurasian Siskin (2015-01-21)
    3. Eurasian Goldfinch (2015-01-24)
    4. Mistle Thrush (2015-01-30)
    5. Mallard (2015-01-30)
    6. Common Sparrowhawk (2015-03-04)
    7. Common Chaffinch (2015-04-03)
    8. Masked Wagtail (2015-04-03)
    9. Turkestan Shrike (2015-04-04)
    10. Pied Wheatear (2015-04-04)
    11. Siberian Stonechat (2015-04-04)
    12. Little Ringed Plover (2015-04-04)
    13. Hoopoe (2015-04-04)
    14. Isabelline Shrike (2015-04-04)
    15. Water Pipit (2015-04-04)
    16. Greater Short-toed Lark (2015-04-04)
    17. Kentish Plover (2015-04-04)
    18. Eurasian Curlew (2015-04-04)
    19. Black Redstart (2015-04-04)
    20. Common Kestrel (2015-04-04)
    21. Yellow Wagtail (2015-04-04)
    22. Barn Swallow (2015-04-11)
    23. Bluethroat (2015-04-11)
    24. Citrine Wagtail (2015-04-11)
    25. Glossy Ibis (2015-04-11)
    26. Black-headed Wagtail (2015-04-12)
    27. Osprey (2015-04-12)
    28. Ruff (2015-04-12)
    29. Northern House Martin (2015-05-03)
    30. White-headed Duck (2015-05-03)
    31. Black-headed Gull (2015-05-03)
    32. Eurasian Jackdaw (2015-05-03)
    33. Calandra Lark (2015-05-03)
    34. Grey-necked Bunting (2015-05-03)
    35. Common Chiffchaff (2015-05-03)
    36. Common Kingfisher (2015-05-03)
    37. Great Cormorant (2015-05-03)
    38. Great White Pelican (2015-05-03)
    39. Dalmatian Pelican (2015-05-03)
    40. Common Sandpiper (2015-05-03)
    41. Black-winged Stilt (2015-05-03)
    42. Eurasian Roller (2015-05-03)
    43. Common Oystercatcher (2015-05-03)
    44. Common Starling (2015-05-03)
    45. Common Shelduck (2015-05-03)
    46. Common Redshank (2015-05-03)
    47. Eurasian Whimbrel (2015-05-03)
    48. Garganey (2015-05-03)
    49. Oriental Turtle Dove (2015-05-03)
    50. Great White Egret (2015-05-03)
    51. White Wagtail (2015-05-03)
    52. Grey Heron (2015-05-03)
    53. Great Crested Grebe (2015-05-03)
    54. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2015-05-03)
    55. Black Kite (2015-05-03)
    56. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2015-05-04)
    57. Wood Pigeon (2015-05-05)
    58. Long-eared Owl (2015-05-05)
    59. Eurasian Collared Dove (2015-05-08)
    60. Common Pheasant (2015-05-08)
    61. Temminck's Stint (2015-05-16)
    62. Azure Tit (2015-05-16)
    63. Black-crowned Night Heron (2015-05-16)
    64. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2015-05-16)
    65. Common Tern (2015-05-16)
    66. Little Tern (2015-05-16)
    67. Black Tern (2015-05-16)
    68. Pallas's Sea-Eagle (2015-05-16)
    69. Whooper Swan (2015-05-16)
    70. Indian Sparrow (2015-05-16)
    71. Ruddy Shelduck (2015-05-16)
    72. Common Teal (2015-05-16)
    73. Little Stint (2015-05-16)
    74. Pied Avocet (2015-05-16)
    75. European Nightjar (2015-05-17)
    77. Blue Whistling Thrush (2015-06-02)
    78. Black-throated Accentor (2015-06-02)
    79. Songar Tit (2015-06-02)
    80. Coal Tit (2015-06-02)
    81. Tree Pipit (2015-06-02)
    82. Plain Mountain Finch (2015-06-02)
    83. Himalayan Rubythroat (2015-06-02)
    84. Lammergeier (2015-06-02)
    85. Blue-capped Redstart (2015-06-02)
    86. Brown Dipper (2015-06-02)
    87. Eurasian Dipper (2015-06-02)
    88. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2015-06-13)
    89. Northern Wren (2015-06-13)
    90. Golden Eagle (2015-06-13)
    91. Himalayan Snowcock (2015-06-13)
    92. Eurasian Magpie (2015-06-16)
    93. Booted Eagle (2015-06-20)

    recent uploads

    2015-06-22. Eurasian Magpie, Blue Whistling Thrush, Booted Eagle, Sulphur-bellied Warbler.

    2015-06-15. Blue Whistling Thrush, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Northern Wren, Himalayan Golden Eagle, Himalayan Snowcock, Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Blue Whistling Thrush, Black-throated Accentor, Songar Tit, Coal Tit, Tree Pipit, Plain Mountain Finch, Himalayan Rubythroat, Himalayan Lammergeier, Blue-capped Redstart, Brown Dipper, White-bellied Dipper, Mistle Thrush.

    2015-06-01. Common Sparrowhawk.

    2015-05-30. European Nightjar, Common Kestrel, Long-eared Owl, Temminck's Stint, Azure Tit, Black-crowned Night Heron, Great White Pelican, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Common Tern, Little Tern, Black Tern, Pallas's Sea-Eagle, Whooper Swan, Grey-necked Bunting, Black-backed Citrine Wagtail, Turkestan Shrike, Common Oystercatcher, Indian Sparrow, Black-winged Stilt, Ruddy Shelduck, Common Teal, Little Ringed Plover, Little Stint, Pied Avocet.

    2015-05-10. Eurasian Collared Dove, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Pheasant, Wood Pigeon.

    2015-05-07. Turkestan Shrike, Pied Wheatear, Siberian Stonechat, Little Ringed Plover, Hoopoe, Daurian Shrike, Water Pipit, Steppe Greater Short-toed Lark, Steppe Greater Short-toed Lark, Kentish Plover, Eurasian Curlew, Turkestan Black Redstart, Common Kestrel, Grey-headed Wagtail, Barn Swallow, Bluethroat, Citrine Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail, Hoopoe, Glossy Ibis, Turkestan Shrike, Osprey, Ruff, Pied Wheatear.

    2015-05-06. Calandra Lark, Grey-necked Bunting, Common Chiffchaff, Common Kingfisher, Great Cormorant, Great White Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican, Common Sandpiper, Black-winged Stilt, Eurasian Roller, Black-winged Stilt, Little Ringed Plover, Common Oystercatcher, Common Starling, Common Shelduck, Common Redshank, Eurasian Whimbrel, Garganey, Oriental Turtle Dove, Great White Egret, White Wagtail, Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Turkestan Shrike, Black Kite, Wood Pigeon, Long-eared Owl, Grey-headed Goldfinch.

    2015-05-05. Barn Swallow, Northern House Martin, White-headed Duck, Black-headed Gull, Eurasian Jackdaw.

    2015-04-03. Common Sparrowhawk, Mistle Thrush, Common Chaffinch, Masked Wagtail.

    2015-02-14. Red-fronted Serin, Eurasian Siskin, Eurasian Goldfinch, Mistle Thrush, Eurasian Goldfinch, Mallard.

    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...