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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
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  • Phalacrocoracidae
    • Ciconiiformes
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    • Phoenicopteriformes
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    • Anseriformes
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    • Falconiformes
  • Pandionidae
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    • Galliformes
  • Tetraonidae
  • Phasianidae
    • Gruiformes
  • Gruidae
  • Rallidae
  • Otididae
    • Charadriiformes
  • Burhinidae
  • Charadriidae
  • Recurvirostridae
  • Haematopodidae
  • Scolopacidae
  • Glareolidae
  • Stercorariidae
  • Laridae
    • Pterocletiformes
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    • Columbiformes
  • Columbidae
    • Cuculiformes
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    • Strigiformes
  • Strigidae
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    • Apodiformes
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  • Picidae
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  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
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  • Bombycillidae
  • Cinclidae
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  • Muscicapidae
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  • Paradoxornithidae
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  • Ploceidae
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  • Emberizidae

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    total species: 179
    total photos: 468
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 14

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    1. Common Buzzard (2021-01-02)
    2. Solitary Snipe (2021-01-02)
    3. Grey Partridge (2021-01-02)
    4. Eurasian Blackbird (2021-01-03)
    5. Lammergeier (2021-01-06)
    6. Common Pheasant (2021-01-09)
    7. Common Chaffinch (2021-01-10)
    8. Brambling (2021-01-10)
    9. Yellow-breasted Tit (2021-01-10)
    10. Rock Pigeon (2021-01-10)
    11. Common Sparrowhawk (2021-01-10)
    12. Pygmy Cormorant (2021-01-14)
    13. Ruddy Shelduck (2021-01-15)
    14. Calandra Lark (2021-01-15)
    15. Great White Egret (2021-01-15)
    16. Hen Harrier (2021-01-15)
    17. Meadow Bunting (2021-01-17)
    18. Rough-legged Buzzard (2021-01-17)
    19. Eastern Buzzard (2021-01-17)
    20. Chukar Partridge (2021-01-17)
    21. Black Lark (2021-01-21)
    22. Crested Lark (2021-01-24)
    23. White-winged Lark (2021-01-24)
    24. Bohemian Waxwing (2021-01-26)
    25. Carrion Crow (2021-01-26)
    26. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2021-01-26)
    27. Yellowhammer (2021-01-27)
    28. Turkestan Tit (2021-01-27)
    29. European Robin (2021-01-27)
    30. Bearded Tit (2021-01-29)
    31. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2021-02-03)
    32. Steppe Eagle (2021-02-03)
    33. Long-eared Owl (2021-02-04)
    34. Black-throated Thrush (2021-02-04)
    35. Eurasian Linnet (2021-02-04)
    36. Eurasian Siskin (2021-02-12)
    37. Northern Goshawk (2021-02-12)
    38. Laughing Dove (2021-02-13)
    39. Goosander (2021-02-15)
    40. Rook (2021-02-15)
    41. Great Bustard (2021-02-15)
    42. Common Crane (2021-02-15)
    43. Mallard (2021-02-15)
    44. Smew (2021-02-15)
    45. Masked Wagtail (2021-02-15)
    46. Black-headed Gull (2021-02-15)
    47. Tree Sparrow (2021-02-15)
    48. Grey Heron (2021-02-15)
    49. Eurasian Magpie (2021-02-15)
    50. Upland Buzzard (2021-02-15)
    51. Mew Gull (2021-02-15)
    52. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2021-02-15)
    53. Corn Bunting (2021-02-17)
    54. Cinereous Vulture (2021-02-17)
    55. Northern Lapwing (2021-02-17)
    56. Long-legged Buzzard (2021-02-17)
    57. Sky Lark (2021-02-17)
    58. Little Owl (2021-02-17)
    59. Common Starling (2021-02-17)
    60. Variable Wheatear (2021-02-18)
    61. Rock Sparrow (2021-02-18)
    62. Wallcreeper (2021-02-18)
    63. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2021-02-18)
    64. Hooded Crow (2021-02-18)
    65. Common Goldeneye (2021-02-19)
    66. Baraba Steppe Gull (2021-02-19)
    67. Caspian Gull (2021-02-19)
    68. Little Bustard (2021-02-19)
    69. Pallas's Gull (2021-02-19)
    70. Pine Bunting (2021-02-20)
    71. Eurasian Jackdaw (2021-02-20)
    72. Eurasian Collared Dove (2021-02-20)
    73. Common Mynah (2021-02-20)
    74. Eversmann's Redstart (2021-02-22)
    75. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2021-02-22)
    76. Golden Eagle (2021-02-28)
    77. Northern Reed Bunting (2021-02-28)
    78. Horned Lark (2021-02-28)
    79. Pied Wheatear (2021-03-06)
    80. Gadwall (2021-03-06)
    81. Common Teal (2021-03-06)
    82. Common Coot (2021-03-06)
    83. Tufted Duck (2021-03-06)
    84. Ferruginous Duck (2021-03-06)
    85. Common Pochard (2021-03-06)
    86. House Sparrow (2021-03-06)
    87. Common Swift (2021-03-06)
    88. Ruff (2021-03-06)
    89. Red-crested Pochard (2021-03-06)
    90. Western Marsh-Harrier (2021-03-06)
    91. Plain Mountain Finch (2021-03-11)
    92. White-Winged Woodpecker (2021-03-12)
    93. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2021-03-15)
    94. Northern Wren (2021-03-18)
    95. Black Redstart (2021-03-19)
    96. Blue-capped Redstart (2021-03-23)
    97. Demoiselle Crane (2021-03-25)
    98. Common Kestrel (2021-03-25)
    99. Wood Pigeon (2021-03-25)
    100. Grey Wagtail (2021-03-27)
    101. Pallid Harrier (2021-03-31)
    102. Greater White-fronted Goose (2021-03-31)
    103. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2021-03-31)
    104. Isabelline Wheatear (2021-03-31)
    105. White Wagtail (2021-04-02)
    106. Steppe Grey Shrike (2021-04-02)
    107. Northern Wheatear (2021-04-02)
    108. Macqueen's Bustard (2021-04-03)
    109. Siberian Black-backed Gull (2021-04-04)
    110. Citrine Wagtail (2021-04-04)
    111. Black-headed Wagtail (2021-04-04)
    112. Merlin (2021-04-04)
    113. Desert Wheatear (2021-04-05)
    114. Greater Short-toed Lark (2021-04-05)
    115. Great Cormorant (2021-04-07)
    116. Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse (2021-04-07)
    117. Greater Sand Plover (2021-04-07)
    118. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2021-04-08)
    119. Montagu's Harrier (2021-04-08)
    120. Hoopoe (2021-04-09)
    121. Dalmatian Pelican (2021-04-10)
    122. Common Shelduck (2021-04-10)
    123. Northern Shoveler (2021-04-10)
    124. Black-tailed Godwit (2021-04-10)
    125. Common Redshank (2021-04-10)
    126. Black-winged Stilt (2021-04-10)
    127. Mute Swan (2021-04-10)
    128. Pied Avocet (2021-04-10)
    129. Bluethroat (2021-04-18)
    130. Yellow Wagtail (2021-04-18)
    131. Paddyfield Warbler (2021-04-18)
    132. Little Ringed Plover (2021-04-18)
    133. Little Crake (2021-04-18)
    134. Tawny Pipit (2021-04-18)
    135. Osprey (2021-04-18)
    136. Siberian Stonechat (2021-04-18)
    137. Green Sandpiper (2021-04-18)
    138. Great Crested Grebe (2021-04-18)
    139. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2021-04-18)
    140. Lesser Whitethroat (2021-04-18)
    141. Cetti's Warbler (2021-04-18)
    142. Common Sandpiper (2021-05-02)
    143. Indian Sparrow (2021-05-07)
    144. Spanish Sparrow (2021-05-07)
    145. Black-crowned Night Heron (2021-05-07)
    146. Eurasian Roller (2021-05-07)
    147. Garganey (2021-05-07)
    148. Eurasian Redstart (2021-05-08)
    149. Spotted Redshank (2021-05-08)
    150. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2021-05-08)
    151. Common Cuckoo (2021-05-08)
    152. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2021-05-08)
    153. Black-winged Pratincole (2021-05-08)
    154. Northern Pintail (2021-05-08)
    155. Spotted Flycatcher (2021-05-08)
    156. Turkestan Shrike (2021-05-08)
    157. Temminck's Stint (2021-05-09)
    158. Little Stint (2021-05-09)
    159. Common Whitethroat (2021-05-10)
    160. Red-headed Bunting (2021-05-10)
    161. Syke's Warbler (2021-05-10)
    162. Lesser Grey Shrike (2021-05-10)
    163. Greenish Warbler (2021-05-11)
    164. Desert Finch (2021-05-11)
    165. Eurasian Hobby (2021-05-16)
    166. Wood Sandpiper (2021-05-16)
    167. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2021-05-18)
    168. Black Kite (2021-05-19)
    169. European Nightjar (2021-05-20)
    170. Little Tern (2021-05-21)
    171. Asian Desert Warbler (2021-05-23)
    172. Menetries Warbler (2021-05-29)
    173. Great Reed Warbler (2021-06-07)
    174. Caspian Plover (2021-06-08)
    175. Kentish Plover (2021-06-21)
    176. Whiskered Tern (2021-06-28)
    177. Common Tern (2021-06-30)
    178. Red-necked Phalarope (2021-07-20)
    179. Curlew Sandpiper (2021-08-16)

    recent uploads

    2021-08-16. Curlew Sandpiper, Steppe Grey Shrike.

    2021-08-14. Gadwall, Bluethroat, Whiskered Tern.

    2021-07-25. Pallas's Gull, Isabelline Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover, Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow, Steppe Grey Shrike, Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, Eastern Imperial Eagle.

    2021-07-24. Calandra Lark, Great Cormorant, Common Tern, Caspian Gull, Macqueen's Bustard.

    2021-07-23. Great Bustard, Turkestan Shrike, Greater Short-toed Lark, Lesser Grey Shrike, Red-necked Phalarope, Black-headed Gull, Common Redshank.

    2021-07-11. Caspian Gull, Common Tern.

    2021-07-10. Kentish Plover, Little Tern.

    2021-06-11. Desert Wheatear.

    2021-06-08. Great Reed Warbler, Caspian Plover, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Menetries Warbler.

    2021-06-06. Carrion Crow.

    2021-05-31. Dalmatian Pelican, Menetries Warbler, Great Bustard, Indian Sparrow.

    2021-05-24. Common Whitethroat, White Wagtail, Bluethroat, Red-headed Bunting, Syke's Warbler, Lesser Grey Shrike, Ruff.

    2021-05-23. Little Tern, Common Pheasant, European Nightjar, Greater Short-toed Lark, Eurasian Hobby, Wood Sandpiper, Common Starling, Ruddy Shelduck, Little Ringed Plover, Little Stint, Grey-headed Wagtail, Desert Finch, Greater Sand Plover, Temminck's Stint, Hybrid Wagtail, Black-winged Stilt, Isabelline Wheatear, Asian Desert Warbler, Masked Wagtail, Grey-headed Wagtail, Greenish Warbler, Desert Finch, Lesser Whitethroat.

    2021-05-20. Common Cuckoo.

    2021-05-19. Paddyfield Warbler, Black Kite, Eurasian Roller, Macqueen's Bustard, Common Sandpiper, Western Grasshopper Warbler.

    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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    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
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    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
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    2024-08-03
    Common Tern
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    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

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    Bassel Abi Jummaa: Blyth's reed warbler ( Acrocephalus Dometurum )
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