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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

    • Bairashev Raouf

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    total species: 47
    total photos: 513
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Eastern Buzzard (2026-01-01)
    2. Black-throated Thrush (2026-01-01)
    3. Common Kestrel (2026-01-02)
    4. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-03)
    5. Goldcrest (2026-01-03)
    6. Red-fronted Serin (2026-01-03)
    7. Mallard (2026-01-03)
    8. Rook (2026-01-09)
    9. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-01-20)
    10. Mistle Thrush (2026-01-21)
    11. Great White Egret (2026-01-22)
    12. Eurasian Blackbird (2026-01-24)
    13. Hooded Crow (2026-01-29)
    14. Carrion Crow (2026-01-29)
    15. Azure Tit (2026-02-10)
    16. Common Chaffinch (2026-02-13)
    17. Rock Pigeon (2026-02-16)
    18. Great Tit (2026-02-27)
    19. Gadwall (2026-03-14)
    20. Common Chiffchaff (2026-03-21)
    21. Cetti's Warbler (2026-03-22)
    22. Common Pheasant (2026-03-22)
    23. Common Moorhen (2026-03-22)
    24. Black-headed Gull (2026-03-22)
    25. Masked Wagtail (2026-03-23)
    26. Great Cormorant (2026-03-25)
    27. Tree Sparrow (2026-03-30)
    28. Eurasian Collared Dove (2026-03-31)
    29. Corn Bunting (2026-04-01)
    30. Crested Lark (2026-04-01)
    31. Pied Wheatear (2026-04-01)
    32. Laughing Dove (2026-04-05)
    33. Brown Dipper (2026-04-05)
    34. Blue Whistling Thrush (2026-04-06)
    35. Grey Wagtail (2026-04-07)
    36. Common Mynah (2026-04-08)
    37. Garganey (2026-04-12)
    38. Common Teal (2026-04-12)
    39. Green Sandpiper (2026-04-21)
    40. Lesser Grey Shrike (2026-05-09)
    41. Little Ringed Plover (2026-05-09)
    42. Common Sandpiper (2026-05-09)
    43. Common Tern (2026-05-11)
    44. Great Crested Grebe (2026-05-11)
    45. Barn Swallow (2026-05-13)
    46. Red-rumped Swallow (2026-05-13)
    47. Black-Necked Grebe (2026-06-21)

    recent uploads

    2026-07-16. Great Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Masked Wagtail, Great Cormorant.

    2026-07-14. Carrion Crow, Great Cormorant, Carrion Crow, Great Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Great Cormorant.

    2026-07-10. Common Mynah.

    2026-07-07. Common Mynah, Great Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Mallard.

    2026-07-06. Masked Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Great Cormorant, Laughing Dove, Black-headed Gull, Great Cormorant.

    2026-07-04. Mallard, Masked Wagtail, Great Cormorant, Great Cormorant.

    2026-07-03. Black-headed Gull, Black-headed Gull.

    2026-07-02. Blue Whistling Thrush, Common Mynah, Common Mynah, Black-headed Gull, Common Mynah, Great Cormorant.

    2026-07-01. Great Cormorant, Laughing Dove, Laughing Dove.

    2026-06-25. Great Cormorant, Carrion Crow, Blue Whistling Thrush.

    2026-06-24. Brown Dipper, Mallard.

    2026-06-23. Brown Dipper, Black-Necked Grebe.

    2026-06-22. Eurasian Collared Dove, Carrion Crow, Grey Wagtail.

    2026-06-19. Laughing Dove, Common Mynah.

    2026-06-17. Ring-necked Pheasant, Brown Dipper, Laughing Dove.

    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.
    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

    2026-07-18

    Руслан Абутрапов: Спасибо!
    2026-07-18

    no any comments:
    2026-07-15

    Анна Ясько: Чайконосая крачка.
    2026-07-11

    Анна Ясько: Вероятно, малый канюк.
    2026-07-11

    Анна Ясько: предположу бормотушку. Хотя хотелось бы еще ракурсы.
    more unidentified birds...