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    total species: 102
    total photos: 114
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Asian Desert Warbler (2019-05-05)
    2. Himalayan Vulture (2019-05-05)
    3. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2019-05-05)
    4. Horned Lark (2019-05-05)
    5. Azure Tit (2019-05-06)
    6. Hume's Warbler (2019-05-07)
    7. Black-throated Thrush (2019-05-07)
    8. Caspian Plover (2019-05-07)
    9. Ortolan Bunting (2019-05-07)
    10. Brown-necked Raven (2019-05-07)
    11. Oriental Turtle Dove (2019-05-07)
    12. Grey Wagtail (2019-05-07)
    13. Himalayan Rubythroat (2019-05-08)
    14. White-headed Duck (2019-05-08)
    15. Yellow-eyed Pigeon (2019-05-08)
    16. Greater Sand Plover (2019-05-09)
    17. Spotted Redshank (2019-05-09)
    18. Greater Short-toed Lark (2019-05-09)
    19. Black-throated Accentor (2019-05-10)
    20. Ibisbill (2019-05-10)
    21. Yellow-billed Chough (2019-05-11)
    22. Wallcreeper (2019-05-11)
    23. Brown Accentor (2019-05-11)
    24. Plain Mountain Finch (2019-05-12)
    25. Pine Bunting (2019-05-13)
    26. Slender-billed Gull (2019-05-14)
    27. Black-winged Pratincole (2019-05-14)
    28. Sand Martin (2019-05-14)
    29. Greater Ringed Plover (2019-05-14)
    30. Common Rosefinch (2019-05-14)
    31. Meadow Bunting (2019-05-19)
    32. Golden Eagle (2019-05-19)
    33. Brown Dipper (2019-05-19)
    34. Blue Whistling Thrush (2019-05-19)
    35. Greenish Warbler (2019-05-19)
    36. Demoiselle Crane (2019-05-20)
    37. Spotted Flycatcher (2019-05-20)
    38. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2019-05-21)
    39. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2019-05-21)
    40. Ferruginous Duck (2019-05-21)
    41. White-Winged Woodpecker (2019-05-21)
    42. Syke's Warbler (2019-05-21)
    43. Great Tit (2019-05-23)
    44. Water Pipit (2019-05-23)
    45. White-winged Grosbeak (2019-05-23)
    46. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2019-05-23)
    47. Spotted Nutcracker (2019-05-23)
    49. Blue-capped Redstart (2019-05-23)
    50. Himalayan Accentor (2019-05-24)
    51. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2019-05-24)
    52. Eversmann's Redstart (2019-05-24)
    53. Himalayan Snowcock (2019-05-24)
    54. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2019-05-24)
    55. Northern House Martin (2019-05-27)
    56. Rock Sparrow (2019-05-27)
    57. Citrine Wagtail (2019-05-27)
    58. Mongolian Finch (2019-05-27)
    59. Eurasian Linnet (2019-05-27)
    60. Grey-necked Bunting (2019-05-27)
    61. Crimson-winged Finch (2019-05-27)
    62. Rosy Starling (2019-05-28)
    63. Red-headed Bunting (2019-05-28)
    64. Eurasian Crag Martin (2019-05-28)
    65. Pale Sand Martin (2019-05-28)
    66. Lesser Grey Shrike (2019-05-28)
    67. Booted Warbler (2019-05-29)
    68. Sociable Lapwing (2019-05-30)
    69. Red-footed Falcon (2019-05-30)
    70. Eurasian Roller (2019-05-30)
    71. Calandra Lark (2019-06-09)
    72. House Sparrow (2019-06-09)
    73. Glossy Ibis (2019-06-10)
    74. Common Oystercatcher (2019-06-10)
    75. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2019-06-10)
    76. Black Kite (2019-06-10)
    77. Bearded Tit (2019-06-11)
    78. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2019-06-11)
    79. Black Lark (2019-06-11)
    80. Steppe Eagle (2019-06-11)
    81. Eurasian Dotterel (2019-06-11)
    82. Curlew Sandpiper (2019-06-11)
    83. Eurasian Spoonbill (2019-06-11)
    84. European Nightjar (2019-06-12)
    85. Willow Warbler (2019-06-12)
    86. Sedge Warbler (2019-06-12)
    87. Little Owl (2019-06-12)
    88. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2019-06-13)
    89. Pallas's Gull (2019-06-13)
    90. Black-crowned Night Heron (2019-06-14)
    91. Short-eared Owl (2019-06-16)
    92. Sky Lark (2019-06-16)
    93. Pied Avocet (2019-06-16)
    94. White-winged Tern (2019-06-16)
    95. Red-Necked Grebe (2019-06-16)
    96. Mallard (2019-06-17)
    97. Eurasian Curlew (2019-06-17)
    98. Black Tern (2019-06-17)
    99. White-winged Lark (2019-06-18)
    100. Northern Lapwing (2019-06-18)
    101. Twite (2019-06-18)
    102. Common Goldeneye (2019-06-18)

    recent uploads

    2019-08-04. Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Little Owl, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Pallas's Gull, Eurasian Penduline Tit, Black-crowned Night Heron, Short-eared Owl, Sky Lark, Pied Avocet, White-winged Tern, Eurasian Curlew, Red-Necked Grebe, Black Tern, White-winged Lark, Northern Lapwing, Twite, Common Goldeneye, Sociable Lapwing, Booted Warbler, Pine Bunting, Red-footed Falcon, Eurasian Roller.

    2019-08-03. Calandra Lark, House Sparrow, Glossy Ibis, Lesser Grey Shrike, Common Oystercatcher, Eurasian Penduline Tit, Black Kite, Demoiselle Crane, Bearded Tit, Black-winged Pratincole, Demoiselle Crane, Eurasian Stone Curlew, Black Lark, Steppe Eagle, Eurasian Dotterel, Curlew Sandpiper, Eurasian Spoonbill, European Nightjar, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse.

    2019-08-01. Mallard.

    2019-07-21. Guldenstadt's Redstart, Eversmann's Redstart, Himalayan Snowcock, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Northern House Martin, Rock Sparrow, Northern Citrine Wagtail, Mongolian Finch, Eurasian Linnet, Grey-necked Bunting, Crimson-winged Finch, Rosy Starling, Red-headed Bunting, Eurasian Crag Martin, Pale Sand Martin, Lesser Grey Shrike.

    2019-06-06. Horned Lark, Brown-necked Raven, Oriental Turtle Dove, Grey Wagtail, Himalayan Rubythroat, White-headed Duck, Yellow-eyed Pigeon, Greater Short-toed Lark, Black-throated Accentor, Himalayan Rubythroat, Plain Mountain Finch, Ibisbill, Yellow-billed Chough, Wallcreeper, Brown Accentor, Pine Bunting, Slender-billed Gull, Black-winged Pratincole, Sand Martin, Greater Ringed Plover, Common Rosefinch, Meadow Bunting, Golden Eagle, Brown Dipper, Blue Whistling Thrush, Greenish Warbler, Demoiselle Crane, Hume's Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Ferruginous Duck, White-Winged Woodpecker, Syke's Warbler, Great Tit, Water Pipit, White-winged Grosbeak, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Spotted Nutcracker, Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Blue-capped Redstart, Himalayan Accentor.

    2019-05-18. Asian Desert Warbler, Himalayan Vulture, Eurasian Scops-Owl, Azure Tit, Hume's Warbler, Black-throated Thrush, Caspian Plover, Ortolan Bunting, Greater Sand Plover, Spotted Redshank.

    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...