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    total species: 44
    total photos: 55
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Eurasian Jay (2026-01-01)
    2. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-01-02)
    3. Mallard (2026-01-07)
    4. Eurasian Dipper (2026-01-07)
    5. Great Tit (2026-01-07)
    6. Willow Tit (2026-01-07)
    7. White-Backed Woodpecker (2026-01-13)
    8. Tree Sparrow (2026-01-18)
    9. Long-tailed Tit (2026-01-28)
    10. Caspian Gull (2026-01-29)
    11. Common Goldeneye (2026-01-29)
    12. Carrion Crow (2026-01-29)
    13. Boreal Owl (2026-01-29)
    14. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-30)
    15. Northern Bullfinch (2026-02-05)
    16. Rock Pigeon (2026-02-05)
    17. Common Raven (2026-02-05)
    18. House Sparrow (2026-02-05)
    19. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-02-05)
    20. Fieldfare (2026-02-05)
    21. Common Chaffinch (2026-04-02)
    22. Brambling (2026-04-02)
    23. Black Kite (2026-04-02)
    24. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-04-02)
    25. Masked Wagtail (2026-04-02)
    26. Common Starling (2026-04-02)
    27. Common Crane (2026-04-04)
    28. Grey Heron (2026-04-24)
    29. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2026-04-24)
    30. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-04-24)
    31. Common Rosefinch (2026-05-08)
    33. Spotted Flycatcher (2026-05-12)
    34. Common Cuckoo (2026-05-22)
    35. Grey Partridge (2026-06-13)
    36. Grey Wagtail (2026-06-16)
    37. Pied Wheatear (2026-06-18)
    38. Great Cormorant (2026-06-23)
    39. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2026-06-23)
    40. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2026-06-23)
    41. Red-backed Shrike (2026-07-02)
    42. Hooded Crow (2026-07-02)
    43. Common Kingfisher (2026-07-02)
    44. Barn Swallow (2026-07-02)

    recent uploads

    2026-07-02. Red-backed Shrike, Hooded Crow, Rock Pigeon, Masked Wagtail, Common Kingfisher, Barn Swallow.

    2026-06-29. Grey Wagtail.

    2026-06-23. Great Cormorant, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Blyth's Reed Warbler.

    2026-06-18. Pied Wheatear.

    2026-06-17. Black Kite.

    2026-06-16. Grey Wagtail.

    2026-06-13. Grey Partridge.

    2026-05-22. Common Cuckoo, Black Kite.

    2026-05-13. Spotted Flycatcher.

    2026-05-09. White-crowned Penduline-Tit (stoliczkae), Black Kite, White-crowned Penduline-Tit (stoliczkae).

    2026-05-08. Common Rosefinch.

    2026-04-24. Grey Heron, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Northern Reed Bunting.

    2026-04-04. Common Crane.

    2026-04-02. Siberian Common Starling, Masked Wagtail, Common Chaffinch, Bohemian Waxwing, Black Kite, Brambling.

    2026-02-05. Northern Bullfinch, Rock Pigeon, Common Raven, Hybrid Crow, House Sparrow, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Fieldfare.

    rare birds records


    Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

    © Andrey Kovalenko
    2026-06-06
    Almaty area, Sorbulak.

    Second registration of the species on Lake Sorbulak. The first was more than 40 years ago, when two birds were discovered among Grey Herons on June 30, 1982 (Erokhov, 1991). According to available data, this is the easternmost point of flight of the yellow heron from its main range.

    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.
    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

    2026-07-18

    Руслан Абутрапов: Спасибо!
    2026-07-18

    no any comments:
    2026-07-15

    Анна Ясько: Чайконосая крачка.
    2026-07-11

    Анна Ясько: Вероятно, малый канюк.
    2026-07-11

    Анна Ясько: предположу бормотушку. Хотя хотелось бы еще ракурсы.
    more unidentified birds...