Belyaev Alexandr. Birds of Kazakhstan

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509 photographed species of 532 (95%)

found 32 new species for Kazakhstan

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classification

Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Pelecaniformes

Phalacrocoracidae

Ciconiiformes

Threskiornithidae

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Recurvirostridae

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Paradoxornithidae

Belyaev Alexandr

members stats	map of photoshootings
total species: 261 total photos: 1435 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 1

1. Wallcreeper (2020-01-02)

2. Meadow Bunting (2020-01-02)

3. Red-fronted Serin (2020-01-02)

4. Golden Eagle (2020-01-02)

5. Northern Goshawk (2020-01-02)

6. Bohemian Waxwing (2020-01-02)

7. Black-throated Thrush (2020-01-03)

8. Baikal Bullfinch (2020-01-07)

9. Hawfinch (2020-01-07)

10. Northern Wren (2020-01-07)

11. Eurasian Siskin (2020-01-07)

12. Eurasian Goldfinch (2020-01-07)

13. White-Winged Woodpecker (2020-01-07)

14. Eurasian Blackbird (2020-01-07)

15. Ibisbill (2020-01-07)

16. Great Grey Shrike (2020-01-11)

17. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2020-01-11)

18. Northern Reed Bunting (2020-01-11)

19. Brambling (2020-01-11)

20. Tree Sparrow (2020-01-11)

21. Grey Partridge (2020-01-11)

22. Common Sparrowhawk (2020-01-12)

23. Common Redpoll (2020-01-12)

24. White-winged Grosbeak (2020-01-12)

25. Pine Bunting (2020-01-12)

26. Yellowhammer (2020-01-12)

27. Dalmatian Pelican (2020-01-18)

28. White-winged Scoter (2020-01-18)

29. Long-tailed Duck (2020-01-18)

30. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2020-01-18)

31. Mute Swan (2020-01-18)

32. Whooper Swan (2020-01-18)

33. Greater Scaup (2020-01-18)

34. Tufted Duck (2020-01-18)

35. Smew (2020-01-18)

36. Water Pipit (2020-01-18)

37. Mallard (2020-01-19)

38. Eurasian Dipper (2020-01-19)

39. Songar Tit (2020-01-19)

40. Coal Tit (2020-01-19)

41. Great Rosefinch (2020-01-19)

42. White-winged Snowfinch (2020-01-19)

43. Brandt's Rosefinch (2020-01-19)

44. Brown Accentor (2020-01-19)

45. Red-billed Chough (2020-01-19)

46. Mistle Thrush (2020-01-25)

47. Common Coot (2020-01-25)

48. Red-crested Pochard (2020-01-25)

49. Upland Buzzard (2020-01-25)

50. European Greenfinch (2020-01-25)

51. Eastern Buzzard (2020-01-25)

52. Long-tailed Tit (2020-01-25)

53. Goosander (2020-01-25)

54. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2020-02-01)

55. European Robin (2020-02-01)

56. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2020-02-01)

57. Common Buzzard (2020-02-01)

58. Fieldfare (2020-02-01)

59. Common Chaffinch (2020-02-01)

60. Great White Egret (2020-02-01)

61. Common Kestrel (2020-02-01)

62. Common Chiffchaff (2020-02-02)

63. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2020-02-08)

64. Northern Bullfinch (2020-02-08)

65. Hen Harrier (2020-02-08)

66. Common Pochard (2020-02-09)

67. Azure Tit (2020-02-09)

68. Bearded Tit (2020-02-09)

69. Eurasian Magpie (2020-02-09)

70. Common Snipe (2020-02-09)

71. Common Teal (2020-02-09)

72. Green Sandpiper (2020-02-09)

73. Ruddy Shelduck (2020-02-09)

74. Meadow Pipit (2020-02-15)

75. Little Grebe (2020-02-15)

76. Turkestan Tit (2020-02-15)

77. Rough-legged Buzzard (2020-02-15)

78. Corn Bunting (2020-02-15)

79. Solitary Snipe (2020-02-22)

80. Cetti's Warbler (2020-02-29)

81. Goldcrest (2020-03-01)

82. Eurasian Jackdaw (2020-03-01)

83. Masked Wagtail (2020-03-08)

84. Grey Heron (2020-03-08)

85. Common Starling (2020-03-08)

86. Black-throated Accentor (2020-03-08)

87. Steppe Eagle (2020-03-08)

88. Carrion Crow (2020-03-09)

89. Northern Lapwing (2020-03-14)

90. Great Cormorant (2020-03-14)

91. Northern Shoveler (2020-03-14)

92. Gadwall (2020-03-14)

93. Eurasian Wigeon (2020-03-14)

94. Black-headed Gull (2020-03-14)

95. Eversmann's Redstart (2020-03-14)

96. Wood Pigeon (2020-03-21)

97. Western Marsh-Harrier (2020-03-21)

98. Ferruginous Duck (2020-03-21)

99. Rock Bunting (2020-03-21)

100. Isabelline Shrike (2020-03-21)

101. Citrine Wagtail (2020-03-21)

102. White Wagtail (2020-03-21)

103. Common Oystercatcher (2020-03-22)

104. Little Bustard (2020-03-22)

105. Calandra Lark (2020-03-22)

106. Black Kite (2020-03-22)

107. Isabelline Wheatear (2020-03-22)

108. Black Redstart (2020-03-22)

109. Sky Lark (2020-03-22)

110. Desert Wheatear (2020-03-22)

111. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2020-03-22)

112. Lesser Kestrel (2020-03-22)

113. Pied Wheatear (2020-03-22)

114. Bluethroat (2020-03-28)

115. Water Rail (2020-03-28)

116. Turkestan Shrike (2020-03-28)

117. Common Moorhen (2020-03-28)

118. Rook (2020-03-28)

119. Common Pheasant (2020-03-28)

120. Caspian Gull (2020-03-28)

121. Northern Pintail (2020-03-28)

122. Mew Gull (2020-03-29)

123. Common Redshank (2020-03-29)

124. Little Ringed Plover (2020-03-29)

125. Hume's Warbler (2020-04-01)

126. Garganey (2020-04-01)

127. Moustached Warbler (2020-04-04)

128. Siberian Stonechat (2020-04-05)

129. Chukar Partridge (2020-04-05)

130. Asian Desert Warbler (2020-04-05)

131. Hoopoe (2020-04-05)

132. Northern Wheatear (2020-04-05)

133. Black-winged Stilt (2020-04-05)

134. Barn Swallow (2020-04-11)

135. White-crowned Penduline Tit (2020-04-11)

136. Grey Wagtail (2020-04-11)

137. Booted Eagle (2020-04-11)

138. Long-legged Buzzard (2020-04-11)

139. Tree Pipit (2020-04-11)

140. Demoiselle Crane (2020-04-11)

141. Eurasian Collared Dove (2020-04-12)

142. Yellow Wagtail (2020-04-12)

143. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2020-04-12)

144. Lesser Whitethroat (2020-04-18)

145. Common Sandpiper (2020-04-18)

146. Tawny Pipit (2020-04-18)

147. Northern House Martin (2020-04-19)

148. Common Tern (2020-04-19)

149. Common Nightingale (2020-04-25)

150. Paddyfield Warbler (2020-04-25)

151. Great Reed Warbler (2020-04-25)

152. Common Mynah (2020-04-25)

153. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2020-04-25)

154. Common Whitethroat (2020-04-26)

155. Common Kingfisher (2020-05-01)

156. Common Cuckoo (2020-05-01)

157. Red-backed Shrike (2020-05-01)

158. Eurasian Roller (2020-05-01)

159. European Bee-eater (2020-05-01)

160. Grey-necked Bunting (2020-05-01)

161. Ortolan Bunting (2020-05-01)

162. Black-headed Wagtail (2020-05-01)

163. Eurasian Hobby (2020-05-02)

164. Shikra (2020-05-03)

165. Common Rosefinch (2020-05-03)

166. Oriental Turtle Dove (2020-05-03)

167. Little Bittern (2020-05-07)

168. Black-Necked Grebe (2020-05-07)

169. Red-headed Bunting (2020-05-07)

170. Spotted Flycatcher (2020-05-07)

171. Indian Sparrow (2020-05-12)

172. Crested Lark (2020-05-12)

173. Rosy Starling (2020-05-12)

174. Common Swift (2020-05-12)

175. Syke's Warbler (2020-05-12)

176. Booted Warbler (2020-05-12)

177. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2020-05-13)

178. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2020-05-13)

179. Baraba Steppe Gull (2020-05-13)

180. Savi's Warbler (2020-05-14)

181. Great Crested Grebe (2020-05-14)

182. White-winged Tern (2020-05-14)

183. Temminck's Stint (2020-05-17)

184. Little Stint (2020-05-17)

185. Barred Warbler (2020-05-18)

186. European Nightjar (2020-05-18)

187. Saxaul Sparrow (2020-05-22)

188. Common Greenshank (2020-05-23)

189. Yellow-eyed Pigeon (2020-05-23)

190. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2020-05-26)

191. Desert Finch (2020-05-26)

192. Mongolian Finch (2020-05-26)

193. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2020-05-26)

194. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2020-05-26)

195. Rufous Bush Robin (2020-05-26)

196. Steppe Grey Shrike (2020-05-27)

197. Little Owl (2020-05-27)

198. Barbary Falcon (2020-05-27)

199. Eurasian Linnet (2020-05-29)

200. Greenish Warbler (2020-05-29)

201. Hume's Whitethroat (2020-05-29)

202. Black-crowned Night Heron (2020-05-30)

203. Horned Lark (2020-05-31)

204. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2020-05-31)

205. Rock Sparrow (2020-05-31)

206. Cinereous Vulture (2020-05-31)

207. Eastern Orphean Warbler (2020-06-01)

208. Great Tit (2020-06-02)

209. Willow Warbler (2020-06-03)

210. House Sparrow (2020-06-04)

211. Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (2020-06-06)

212. Sand Martin (2020-06-06)

213. Richard's Pipit (2020-06-06)

214. European Golden Oriole (2020-06-06)

215. Lesser Grey Shrike (2020-06-07)

216. Common Raven (2020-06-08)

217. Long-tailed Shrike (2020-06-11)

218. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2020-06-15)

219. Black Stork (2020-06-17)

220. Greater Short-toed Lark (2020-06-21)

221. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2020-06-23)

222. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2020-06-28)

223. Laughing Dove (2020-06-29)

224. Egyptian Vulture (2020-06-30)

225. Alpine Swift (2020-06-30)

226. Himalayan Vulture (2020-07-01)

227. Common Quail (2020-07-07)

228. Red-rumped Swallow (2020-07-12)

229. Pale Sand Martin (2020-07-12)

230. Clamorous Reed Warbler (2020-07-15)

231. Baillon's Crake (2020-07-18)

232. Eurasian Reed Warbler (2020-07-31)

233. Indian Golden Oriole (2020-07-31)

234. Red-necked Phalarope (2020-08-08)

235. Eurasian Wryneck (2020-08-08)

236. Wood Sandpiper (2020-08-16)

237. Crested Honey-Buzzard (2020-08-30)

238. Marsh Sandpiper (2020-09-06)

239. Eurasian Curlew (2020-09-06)

240. Dusky Warbler (2020-09-17)

241. Little Bunting (2020-09-19)

242. Blue-capped Redstart (2020-09-19)

243. Red-flanked Bluetail (2020-09-20)

244. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2020-09-20)

245. Long-eared Owl (2020-10-08)

246. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2020-10-08)

247. Bean Goose (2020-10-10)

248. Hooded Crow (2020-10-10)

249. Twite (2020-10-18)

250. Buff-bellied Pipit (2020-10-18)

251. Rustic Bunting (2020-10-24)

252. Red-throated Pipit (2020-10-24)

253. Bimaculated Lark (2020-10-24)

254. Lapland Longspur (2020-10-25)

255. Merlin (2020-10-25)

256. Peregrine Falcon (2020-11-08)

257. Black-legged Kittiwake (2020-11-08)

258. Greater White-fronted Goose (2020-11-15)

259. Common Goldeneye (2020-11-29)

260. Redwing (2020-12-18)

261. Red-throated Thrush (2020-12-27)

recent uploads

2020-12-27. Red-throated Thrush, Hybrid (Black-throated x Naumann's) Thrush, Eversmann's Redstart, Eversmann's Redstart, Solitary Snipe, Water Pipit.

2020-12-24. White-bellied Dipper, Mallard, Black-throated Thrush.

2020-12-19. Common Sparrowhawk, Common Sparrowhawk, Mistle Thrush, European Robin, Bearded Tit, Grey Partridge, Grey Partridge, Grey Partridge, Black-throated Thrush, Common Chaffinch, Hybrid (Black-throated x Naumann's) Thrush, Common Starling, Common Starling, Redwing, Eversmann's Redstart, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Ibisbill.

2020-12-13. Common Sparrowhawk, Azure Tit, Red-mantled Rosefinch, European Robin, Black-throated Thrush, Common Sparrowhawk.

2020-12-12. Grey Partridge.

2020-12-06. White-Winged Woodpecker, Hawfinch, Common Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, European Robin, Common Starling, Bearded Tit, Eastern Buzzard.

2020-12-05. Mew Gull, Water Pipit.

2020-12-02. Common Teal, Common Teal, Common Pochard, Red-crested Pochard, Northern Shoveler, Common Goldeneye, Bearded Tit, Northern Wren, Rough-legged Buzzard, Merlin, Northern Goshawk, Ruddy Shelduck, Northern Lapwing.

2020-11-24. Eversmann's Redstart, Great Grey Shrike, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Common Kestrel, Black-throated Thrush, Black-throated Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare, Green Sandpiper, Ibisbill, Greater Short-toed Lark, Golden Eagle.

2020-11-15. Ibisbill, Mallard, Common Chiffchaff, Greater White-fronted Goose.

2020-11-14. Bearded Tit, Northern Reed Bunting, Eurasian Goldfinch, Eurasian Siskin, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Northern Reed Bunting, Common Starling.

2020-11-08. Long-tailed Rosefinch, Northern Wren, Long-tailed Tit, Carrion Crow, Peregrine Falcon, Black-legged Kittiwake.

2020-11-07. European Robin, Bearded Tit, Bearded Tit, Northern Reed Bunting, Eurasian Siskin, Great Grey Shrike, Northern Reed Bunting.

2020-11-01. Long-legged Buzzard, Eurasian Linnet, Brambling, Twite, Meadow Pipit, Water Pipit, Sky Lark, Eurasian Linnet, Twite, Meadow Pipit, Water Pipit, Buff-bellied Pipit, Water Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Unkown Bird, Twite, Eurasian Siskin, Mongolian Finch, Mongolian Finch, European Robin, Common Chiffchaff, Black-throated Accentor, Hybrid Tit, Solitary Snipe, Merlin, Hen Harrier, Horned Lark, Sky Lark, Bimaculated Lark, Mongolian Finch.

2020-10-31. Red-throated Pipit, Red-throated Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Water Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Buff-bellied Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Water Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Water Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Water Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Buff-bellied Pipit, Meadow Pipit.

Big Year 2026

1. Qanatbek Kenzhegulov (287)
2. Galym Baitimbet (241)
3. Zhaskairat Ermek (240)
4. Nikita Kanunnikov (213)
5. Aizhan Baitimbet (212)
6. Gennadiy Dyakin (204)
7. Sirimbet Zharilkasin (196)
8. Vladimir Muravskiy (196)
9. Gani Nazarbek (161)
10. Andrey Kovalenko (153)

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)

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...