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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
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    • Upupiformes
  • Upupidae
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  • Picidae
    • Passeriformes
  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
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  • Muscicapidae
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  • Paradoxornithidae
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    total species: 94
    total photos: 237
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Hooded Crow (2021-01-12)
    2. Peregrine Falcon (2021-01-23)
    3. Black Kite (2021-01-23)
    4. Eurasian Collared Dove (2021-01-23)
    5. Mistle Thrush (2021-01-23)
    6. Black-headed Gull (2021-01-30)
    7. Black-Necked Grebe (2021-01-30)
    8. Black Redstart (2021-01-30)
    9. Mew Gull (2021-01-30)
    10. Mallard (2021-01-30)
    11. Tufted Duck (2021-01-30)
    12. Mute Swan (2021-01-30)
    13. House Sparrow (2021-01-30)
    14. Spanish Sparrow (2021-02-07)
    15. Hawfinch (2021-02-07)
    16. Crested Lark (2021-02-07)
    17. Brambling (2021-02-07)
    18. Common Chaffinch (2021-02-07)
    19. Pine Bunting (2021-02-07)
    20. Yellowhammer (2021-02-07)
    21. Common Kestrel (2021-02-14)
    22. Fieldfare (2021-02-14)
    23. Northern Reed Bunting (2021-02-14)
    24. Caspian Gull (2021-03-08)
    25. Rock Pigeon (2021-03-08)
    26. Eurasian Golden Plover (2021-03-13)
    27. Northern Wren (2021-03-13)
    28. Common Teal (2021-03-13)
    29. White Wagtail (2021-03-13)
    30. Greater Sand Plover (2021-03-20)
    31. Gadwall (2021-03-20)
    32. Eurasian Wigeon (2021-03-20)
    33. Garganey (2021-03-20)
    34. Kentish Plover (2021-03-20)
    35. Great Cormorant (2021-03-20)
    36. Ruff (2021-03-20)
    37. Slender-billed Gull (2021-03-20)
    38. Menetries Warbler (2021-03-20)
    39. European Robin (2021-03-20)
    40. Siberian Stonechat (2021-03-27)
    41. Isabelline Wheatear (2021-03-27)
    42. Hoopoe (2021-03-27)
    43. Common Chiffchaff (2021-03-27)
    44. European Greenfinch (2021-03-27)
    45. Redwing (2021-03-31)
    46. Northern Wheatear (2021-03-31)
    47. Spotted Crake (2021-03-31)
    48. Eurasian Blackbird (2021-03-31)
    49. Song Thrush (2021-03-31)
    50. Bluethroat (2021-04-04)
    51. Citrine Wagtail (2021-04-04)
    52. Common Raven (2021-04-04)
    53. Common Tern (2021-04-11)
    54. Finsch's Wheatear (2021-04-13)
    55. Green Sandpiper (2021-04-13)
    56. Corn Bunting (2021-04-13)
    57. Common Redshank (2021-04-13)
    58. Common Sandpiper (2021-04-13)
    59. Common Kingfisher (2021-04-13)
    60. Little Ringed Plover (2021-04-13)
    61. Wood Sandpiper (2021-04-24)
    62. Eurasian Redstart (2021-04-24)
    63. Pied Wheatear (2021-04-24)
    65. Little Tern (2021-04-24)
    66. Red-necked Phalarope (2021-04-24)
    67. Black-winged Stilt (2021-04-24)
    68. Desert Finch (2021-04-24)
    69. Glossy Ibis (2021-04-30)
    70. Grey Wagtail (2021-04-30)
    71. Ruddy Turnstone (2021-05-02)
    72. Barn Swallow (2021-05-02)
    73. Willow Warbler (2021-05-07)
    74. Sedge Warbler (2021-05-07)
    75. Whinchat (2021-05-07)
    76. Little Egret (2021-05-07)
    77. Little Stint (2021-05-07)
    78. Common Whitethroat (2021-05-07)
    79. Red-breasted Flycatcher (2021-05-07)
    80. Bar-tailed Godwit (2021-05-08)
    81. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2021-05-08)
    82. Sanderling (2021-05-08)
    83. Greater Ringed Plover (2021-05-08)
    84. Paddyfield Warbler (2021-05-08)
    85. Curlew Sandpiper (2021-05-08)
    86. Dunlin (2021-05-08)
    87. Spotted Flycatcher (2021-05-08)
    88. Common Rosefinch (2021-05-16)
    89. Terek Sandpiper (2021-05-16)
    90. Temminck's Stint (2021-07-30)
    91. Rosy Starling (2021-08-07)
    92. Red-backed Shrike (2021-09-12)
    93. Yellow Wagtail (2021-09-12)
    94. Grey Heron (2021-09-12)

    recent uploads

    2021-09-15. White Wagtail, Temminck's Stint, Common Sandpiper, Rosy Starling, Hooded Crow, Sanderling, Great Cormorant, Red-backed Shrike, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Paddyfield Warbler, Bluethroat, Yellow Wagtail, Red-backed Shrike, Grey Heron, Common Sandpiper, Hooded Crow.

    2021-05-20. Common Rosefinch, Terek Sandpiper, Bar-tailed Godwit.

    2021-05-10. Bar-tailed Godwit, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Sanderling, Ruddy Turnstone, Greater Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Greater Ringed Plover, Paddyfield Warbler, Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Spotted Flycatcher, Corn Bunting, Eurasian Redstart, Pied Wheatear.

    2021-05-08. Sedge Warbler, Whinchat, Little Egret, Little Stint, Hooded Crow, House Sparrow, Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Barn Swallow, Common Sandpiper, Common Whitethroat, Red-breasted Flycatcher.

    2021-05-07. Mallard, Black-winged Stilt, Red-necked Phalarope, Willow Warbler.

    2021-04-30. Glossy Ibis, Wood Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, White Wagtail, Eurasian Redstart, Eurasian Redstart.

    2021-04-26. Wood Sandpiper, Eurasian Redstart, Pied Wheatear, Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, Little Tern, Green Sandpiper, Red-necked Phalarope, Black-winged Stilt, Common Tern, Desert Finch.

    2021-04-15. Finsch's Wheatear, Northern Wheatear, Green Sandpiper, Corn Bunting, Common Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Northern Wheatear, Common Kingfisher, Little Ringed Plover.

    2021-04-12. Common Tern.

    2021-04-05. Redwing, Northern Wheatear, Spotted Crake, Black-headed Gull, Eurasian Blackbird, Song Thrush, Bluethroat, Citrine Wagtail, Common Chiffchaff, Crested Lark, Common Raven.

    2021-03-28. White Wagtail, Siberian Stonechat, Isabelline Wheatear, Hoopoe, Common Chiffchaff, European Greenfinch, Common Chaffinch, Hawfinch, Common Chaffinch.

    2021-03-20. Greater Sand Plover, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, Garganey, Kentish Plover, Great Cormorant, Ruff, Slender-billed Gull, Menetries Warbler, European Robin.

    2021-03-15. Eurasian Golden Plover, Northern Wren, Crested Lark, Common Teal, White Wagtail.

    2021-03-09. Eurasian Collared Dove, Mallard, Mallard, Caspian Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mew Gull, Tufted Duck, Rock Pigeon.

    2021-02-16. Common Kestrel, Fieldfare, Northern Reed Bunting.

    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...