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    map of photoshootings

    total species: 191
    total photos: 1090
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 3

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    1. House Sparrow (2017-01-02)
    2. Lesser Whitethroat (2017-01-02)
    3. Rock Pigeon (2017-01-02)
    4. White-winged Grosbeak (2017-01-02)
    5. Great Tit (2017-01-02)
    6. Eurasian Magpie (2017-01-02)
    7. Common Chaffinch (2017-01-02)
    8. Common Sparrowhawk (2017-01-02)
    9. Eurasian Blackbird (2017-01-02)
    10. Common Mynah (2017-01-05)
    11. Rook (2017-01-05)
    12. Laughing Dove (2017-01-05)
    13. Lammergeier (2017-01-15)
    14. Red-fronted Serin (2017-01-15)
    15. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2017-01-15)
    16. White-browed Tit-Warbler (2017-01-16)
    17. Goldcrest (2017-01-16)
    18. Red Crossbill (2017-01-16)
    19. Hooded Crow (2017-01-16)
    20. Black-throated Thrush (2017-01-20)
    21. Grey Heron (2017-01-20)
    22. Great White Egret (2017-01-20)
    23. Dalmatian Pelican (2017-01-20)
    24. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2017-01-20)
    25. Whooper Swan (2017-01-20)
    26. Smew (2017-01-20)
    27. Eurasian Linnet (2017-01-20)
    28. Sky Lark (2017-01-20)
    29. Tree Sparrow (2017-01-20)
    30. Eurasian Collared Dove (2017-01-20)
    31. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2017-01-20)
    32. Mallard (2017-01-20)
    33. Red-crested Pochard (2017-01-20)
    34. Tufted Duck (2017-01-20)
    35. Wallcreeper (2017-01-22)
    36. Carrion Crow (2017-02-09)
    37. Eurasian Siskin (2017-02-13)
    38. Brambling (2017-02-15)
    39. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2017-02-15)
    40. Great Cormorant (2017-02-24)
    41. Goosander (2017-02-24)
    42. Azure Tit (2017-02-24)
    43. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2017-02-24)
    44. Yellowhammer (2017-02-24)
    45. Caspian Gull (2017-02-24)
    46. Brown Dipper (2017-03-11)
    47. Common Pheasant (2017-03-11)
    48. Brown Accentor (2017-03-11)
    49. Eversmann's Redstart (2017-03-11)
    50. Upland Buzzard (2017-03-21)
    51. Rock Bunting (2017-03-21)
    52. Eastern Buzzard (2017-03-21)
    53. Black-headed Gull (2017-03-21)
    54. European Greenfinch (2017-03-21)
    55. Common Kestrel (2017-03-21)
    56. Turkestan Shrike (2017-03-21)
    57. Desert Finch (2017-03-21)
    58. Mute Swan (2017-03-21)
    59. Northern Shoveler (2017-03-21)
    60. Northern Pintail (2017-03-21)
    61. Isabelline Wheatear (2017-03-21)
    62. Common Coot (2017-03-21)
    63. Mistle Thrush (2017-03-25)
    64. Steppe Eagle (2017-03-25)
    65. Masked Wagtail (2017-03-25)
    66. Isabelline Shrike (2017-03-26)
    67. Grey Wagtail (2017-03-30)
    68. Blue-capped Redstart (2017-03-30)
    69. Black Kite (2017-04-01)
    70. Black Redstart (2017-04-01)
    71. Common Starling (2017-04-01)
    72. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2017-04-01)
    73. Citrine Wagtail (2017-04-01)
    74. Pied Wheatear (2017-04-01)
    75. Long-legged Buzzard (2017-04-01)
    76. Great Crested Grebe (2017-04-01)
    77. White Wagtail (2017-04-01)
    78. Little Ringed Plover (2017-04-01)
    79. Corn Bunting (2017-04-01)
    80. Hoopoe (2017-04-02)
    81. Wood Pigeon (2017-04-05)
    82. Common Chiffchaff (2017-04-09)
    83. Blue Whistling Thrush (2017-04-09)
    84. Common Moorhen (2017-04-14)
    85. Bluethroat (2017-04-21)
    86. Siberian Stonechat (2017-04-21)
    87. Hume's Warbler (2017-04-21)
    88. Eurasian Wryneck (2017-04-21)
    89. Common Shelduck (2017-04-30)
    90. Garganey (2017-04-30)
    91. Black-winged Stilt (2017-04-30)
    92. Barn Swallow (2017-04-30)
    93. Ruddy Shelduck (2017-04-30)
    94. Common Oystercatcher (2017-04-30)
    95. Gull-billed Tern (2017-04-30)
    96. Oriental Turtle Dove (2017-04-30)
    97. Common Greenshank (2017-04-30)
    98. Western Marsh-Harrier (2017-04-30)
    99. Eurasian Jackdaw (2017-04-30)
    100. Yellow Wagtail (2017-04-30)
    101. Common Sandpiper (2017-04-30)
    102. Common Buzzard (2017-05-02)
    103. Northern Lapwing (2017-05-02)
    104. Steppe Grey Shrike (2017-05-02)
    105. Calandra Lark (2017-05-02)
    106. Little Bustard (2017-05-02)
    107. Great Bustard (2017-05-02)
    108. Northern Reed Bunting (2017-05-02)
    109. Northern Wheatear (2017-05-02)
    110. Montagu's Harrier (2017-05-02)
    111. Sand Martin (2017-05-10)
    112. Rosy Starling (2017-05-10)
    113. Lesser Grey Shrike (2017-05-10)
    114. Temminck's Stint (2017-05-10)
    115. Common Redshank (2017-05-10)
    116. Black-crowned Night Heron (2017-05-10)
    117. Great White Pelican (2017-05-10)
    118. Common Tern (2017-05-10)
    119. Spotted Redshank (2017-05-10)
    120. Eurasian Curlew (2017-05-10)
    121. Common Kingfisher (2017-05-10)
    122. White-headed Duck (2017-05-10)
    123. Black-Necked Grebe (2017-05-10)
    124. Kentish Plover (2017-05-10)
    125. White-winged Tern (2017-05-15)
    126. Red-headed Bunting (2017-05-15)
    127. European Bee-eater (2017-05-15)
    128. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2017-05-20)
    129. Common Whitethroat (2017-05-20)
    130. Spotted Flycatcher (2017-05-26)
    131. Long-eared Owl (2017-05-27)
    132. Eurasian Roller (2017-05-28)
    133. Thrush Nightingale (2017-06-01)
    134. Common Rosefinch (2017-06-03)
    135. Water Pipit (2017-06-03)
    136. Plain Mountain Finch (2017-06-03)
    137. Red-billed Chough (2017-06-03)
    138. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2017-06-03)
    139. Coal Tit (2017-06-03)
    140. Northern House Martin (2017-06-11)
    141. Eurasian Hobby (2017-06-11)
    142. Pied Avocet (2017-06-11)
    143. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2017-06-11)
    144. Crested Lark (2017-06-20)
    145. Black-headed Wagtail (2017-06-20)
    146. Great Reed Warbler (2017-06-20)
    147. Pallas's Gull (2017-06-20)
    148. Glossy Ibis (2017-06-20)
    149. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2017-06-20)
    150. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2017-06-20)
    151. Common Cuckoo (2017-06-20)
    152. Common Swift (2017-06-20)
    153. Syke's Warbler (2017-06-20)
    154. Terek Sandpiper (2017-06-20)
    155. Ruff (2017-06-20)
    156. Marsh Sandpiper (2017-06-20)
    157. Hawfinch (2017-06-20)
    158. Bearded Tit (2017-06-20)
    159. Greylag Goose (2017-06-20)
    160. Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (2017-06-20)
    161. Green Sandpiper (2017-06-20)
    162. Greater Sand Plover (2017-07-08)
    163. Curlew Sandpiper (2017-07-08)
    164. Long-tailed Shrike (2017-08-04)
    165. Wood Sandpiper (2017-08-04)
    166. Common Snipe (2017-08-04)
    167. Greenish Warbler (2017-08-04)
    168. Tawny Pipit (2017-08-04)
    169. Little Bittern (2017-08-13)
    170. Lesser Kestrel (2017-08-13)
    171. Pale Sand Martin (2017-08-13)
    172. Black-winged Pratincole (2017-08-13)
    173. Red-backed Shrike (2017-08-16)
    174. Common Raven (2017-08-16)
    175. Spotted Nutcracker (2017-08-16)
    176. Barred Warbler (2017-08-16)
    177. Booted Warbler (2017-08-16)
    178. Yellow-backed Wagtail (2017-08-30)
    179. Little Stint (2017-08-30)
    180. Red-necked Phalarope (2017-08-30)
    181. Little Grebe (2017-08-30)
    182. Pacific Golden Plover (2017-08-30)
    183. Greater Short-toed Lark (2017-09-09)
    184. Gadwall (2017-09-25)
    185. Pine Bunting (2017-10-07)
    186. Common Treecreeper (2017-10-15)
    187. Northern Wren (2017-10-22)
    188. Water Rail (2017-11-04)
    189. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2017-11-19)
    190. Long-tailed Tit (2017-11-23)
    191. Turkestan Tit (2017-11-23)

    recent uploads

    2017-12-23. Guldenstadt's Redstart, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Magpie.

    2017-12-17. Common Chaffinch, Northern Reed Bunting, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Tree Sparrow.

    2017-11-23. Long-tailed Tit, Common Chaffinch, Eurasian Blackbird, Tree Sparrow, Turkestan Tit, Brambling, Steppe Eagle, Corn Bunting.

    2017-11-20. Mallard, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Great White Egret, Mute Swan, Eurasian Linnet, Northern Lapwing, Western Marsh-Harrier, Great Crested Grebe, Great Cormorant, Goosander, Whooper Swan, Northern Reed Bunting, Common Chaffinch, Grey-headed Goldfinch.

    2017-11-19. Laughing Dove, Eurasian Collared Dove, Yellowhammer, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Yellowhammer, Hybrid Bunting, Ring-necked Pheasant, Steppe Eagle, Green Sandpiper, Little Grebe, Eurasian Jackdaw, Common Kestrel.

    2017-11-16. Common Mynah, Great Tit, House Sparrow, Laughing Dove.

    2017-11-05. Crested Lark, Steppe Eagle, Azure Tit, Great Cormorant, Water Rail, Little Grebe, Steppe Eagle, Mute Swan, Grey Heron.

    2017-10-29. Hooded Crow, Eurasian Blackbird, Common Mynah, Lesser Whitethroat, Barred Warbler.

    2017-10-28. Eurasian Blackbird, Rock Pigeon, Hume's Warbler, Rook, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Eurasian Magpie, Red-fronted Serin, Coal Tit.

    2017-10-23. Eversmann's Redstart, Hybrid Crow, Hume's Warbler, Common Pheasant, Common Chiffchaff.

    2017-10-22. Northern Wren, Brown Dipper, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Carrion Crow, Common Chiffchaff.

    2017-10-15. Great Tit, Coal Tit, Brambling, Black-throated Thrush, Common Treecreeper.

    2017-10-14. Rock Bunting.

    2017-10-11. Common Mynah, Eurasian Magpie, Great Tit, Laughing Dove.

    2017-10-10. Lesser Kestrel, Common Kestrel, Steppe Eagle, Masked Wagtail, Barn Swallow, Common Moorhen, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Mallard, Brambling, Grey Wagtail, Common Chaffinch, Oriental Turtle Dove, Black-throated Thrush, Pine Bunting, Ring-necked Pheasant.

    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...

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