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    • Polyakov Aleksandr

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    total species: 64
    total photos: 189
    total videos: 2
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Goosander (2019-02-23)
    2. Bean Goose (2019-02-24)
    3. Common Goldeneye (2019-02-24)
    4. Mallard (2019-03-22)
    5. Caspian Gull (2019-03-23)
    6. Ruddy Shelduck (2019-03-24)
    7. Fieldfare (2019-03-24)
    8. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2019-03-24)
    9. Great White Egret (2019-03-31)
    10. Black Kite (2019-03-31)
    11. Black-headed Gull (2019-03-31)
    12. Eurasian Magpie (2019-04-04)
    13. Great Cormorant (2019-04-07)
    14. Eurasian Jackdaw (2019-04-13)
    15. Northern Goshawk (2019-04-13)
    16. Masked Wagtail (2019-04-21)
    17. Common Coot (2019-04-24)
    18. Siberian Stonechat (2019-04-24)
    19. Dalmatian Pelican (2019-04-24)
    20. Green Sandpiper (2019-04-24)
    21. Gadwall (2019-04-24)
    22. Northern Shoveler (2019-04-24)
    23. Garganey (2019-04-24)
    24. Grey Heron (2019-04-24)
    25. Common Starling (2019-04-28)
    26. Sky Lark (2019-05-07)
    27. Grey Wagtail (2019-05-07)
    28. Northern Wheatear (2019-05-10)
    29. Rook (2019-05-10)
    30. Common Chaffinch (2019-05-11)
    31. Tufted Duck (2019-05-15)
    32. Great Crested Grebe (2019-05-15)
    33. Common Sandpiper (2019-05-15)
    34. Eurasian Hobby (2019-05-15)
    35. Common Whitethroat (2019-05-25)
    36. Yellow Wagtail (2019-05-25)
    37. White-Backed Woodpecker (2019-05-31)
    38. Oriental Turtle Dove (2019-05-31)
    39. Common Kestrel (2019-06-01)
    40. Hooded Crow (2019-06-02)
    41. Common Cuckoo (2019-06-13)
    42. Hoopoe (2019-06-16)
    43. Common Oystercatcher (2019-06-16)
    44. European Bee-eater (2019-06-16)
    45. Rosy Starling (2019-06-16)
    46. Long-legged Buzzard (2019-06-16)
    47. Black Stork (2019-06-16)
    48. Eurasian Redstart (2019-06-19)
    49. Eurasian Linnet (2019-06-19)
    50. Common Tern (2019-06-23)
    51. Common Moorhen (2019-07-14)
    52. Barn Swallow (2019-07-21)
    53. Red-backed Shrike (2019-07-28)
    54. Northern Black Grouse (2019-08-25)
    55. Montagu's Harrier (2019-08-31)
    56. Common Crane (2019-09-01)
    57. Spotted Flycatcher (2019-09-11)
    58. Lesser Kestrel (2019-09-12)
    59. Common Buzzard (2019-09-13)
    60. Red-necked Phalarope (2019-09-14)
    61. Upland Buzzard (2019-09-15)
    62. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2019-09-22)
    63. Grey Partridge (2019-09-27)
    64. Eurasian Wigeon (2019-10-12)

    recent uploads

    2019-10-12. Eurasian Wigeon.

    2019-10-10. Black-eared Kite.

    2019-10-07. Yellow Wagtail, Great White Egret, Common Buzzard, European Bee-eater, Red-necked Phalarope, Upland Buzzard, Caspian Gull, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Grey Partridge.

    2019-10-06. Black Kite, Common Crane, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Masked Wagtail, Great Crested Grebe, Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Kestrel.

    2019-09-05. Eurasian Linnet, Northern Black Grouse.

    2019-09-04. Montagu's Harrier, Great Cormorant, European Bee-eater, Common Coot, Northern Wheatear.

    2019-08-04. Rosy Starling, Black-headed Gull, Barn Swallow, Grey Heron, Black Kite, Oriental Turtle Dove, Red-backed Shrike.

    2019-07-18. Common Moorhen.

    2019-07-03. Hooded Crow.

    2019-07-02. Common Tern.

    2019-06-19. Hoopoe, Common Oystercatcher, Great Cormorant, Dalmatian Pelican, European Bee-eater, Rosy Starling, Masked Wagtail, Long-legged Buzzard, Black Stork, Eurasian Redstart, Eurasian Redstart, Eurasian Linnet, Common Kestrel.

    2019-06-18. Black Kite.

    2019-06-13. Siberian Stonechat, Common Cuckoo, Common Kestrel.

    2019-06-01. White-Backed Woodpecker, Oriental Turtle Dove, Black-headed Gull.

    2019-05-29. Yellow Wagtail, Eurasian Hobby, Sky Lark, Rook, Great Cormorant, Black Kite.

    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...