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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
    • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
    • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
    • Ciconiiformes
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  • Ciconiidae
    • Phoenicopteriformes
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    • Galliformes
  • Tetraonidae
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  • Rallidae
  • Otididae
    • Charadriiformes
  • Burhinidae
  • Charadriidae
  • Recurvirostridae
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  • Glareolidae
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    • Columbiformes
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  • Apodidae
    • Coraciiformes
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  • Upupidae
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  • Hirundinidae
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  • Motacillidae
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    total species: 91
    total photos: 316
    total videos: 0
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    1. White-Backed Woodpecker (2026-01-06)
    2. Willow Tit (2026-01-06)
    3. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2026-01-07)
    4. Ural Owl (2026-01-07)
    5. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-01-17)
    6. Fieldfare (2026-01-24)
    7. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-01-25)
    8. Northern Bullfinch (2026-01-25)
    9. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-25)
    10. Hooded Crow (2026-02-01)
    11. House Sparrow (2026-02-07)
    12. Great Tit (2026-02-07)
    13. Azure Tit (2026-02-07)
    14. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2026-02-08)
    15. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2026-02-14)
    16. Eurasian Magpie (2026-02-14)
    17. Rock Pigeon (2026-02-22)
    18. Rook (2026-02-28)
    19. Hawfinch (2026-02-28)
    20. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-03-08)
    21. Tree Sparrow (2026-03-14)
    22. European Greenfinch (2026-03-23)
    23. White Wagtail (2026-03-28)
    24. Western Marsh-Harrier (2026-04-04)
    25. Mallard (2026-04-04)
    26. Northern Lapwing (2026-04-04)
    27. Black-headed Gull (2026-04-04)
    28. Dalmatian Pelican (2026-04-04)
    29. Baraba Steppe Gull (2026-04-04)
    30. Common Crane (2026-04-04)
    31. Common Chaffinch (2026-04-04)
    32. Whooper Swan (2026-04-04)
    33. Mute Swan (2026-04-04)
    34. Song Thrush (2026-04-05)
    35. Common Coot (2026-04-11)
    36. Bluethroat (2026-04-11)
    37. Common Redshank (2026-04-11)
    38. Wood Pigeon (2026-04-11)
    39. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-04-11)
    40. Long-tailed Tit (2026-04-11)
    41. Black Kite (2026-04-11)
    42. Redwing (2026-04-11)
    43. Common Pochard (2026-04-12)
    44. Common Chiffchaff (2026-04-13)
    45. Black Redstart (2026-04-13)
    46. Citrine Wagtail (2026-04-18)
    47. Common Sparrowhawk (2026-04-19)
    48. Eurasian Wryneck (2026-04-19)
    49. Willow Warbler (2026-04-21)
    50. Tree Pipit (2026-04-21)
    52. Ruddy Shelduck (2026-05-01)
    53. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2026-05-02)
    54. Sky Lark (2026-05-02)
    55. Northern Wheatear (2026-05-02)
    56. Common Rosefinch (2026-05-08)
    57. Barn Swallow (2026-05-09)
    58. Common Sandpiper (2026-05-09)
    59. Osprey (2026-05-09)
    60. Slavonian Grebe (2026-05-09)
    61. Tufted Duck (2026-05-09)
    62. Siberian Stonechat (2026-05-09)
    63. Gadwall (2026-05-09)
    64. European Golden Oriole (2026-05-10)
    65. Garganey (2026-05-11)
    66. Common Cuckoo (2026-05-11)
    67. Common Kestrel (2026-05-11)
    68. Grey Heron (2026-05-11)
    69. Sand Martin (2026-05-11)
    70. Great White Egret (2026-05-11)
    71. Long-eared Owl (2026-05-11)
    72. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2026-05-11)
    73. Ruff (2026-05-11)
    74. Marsh Sandpiper (2026-05-11)
    75. Red-crested Pochard (2026-05-11)
    76. Greylag Goose (2026-05-11)
    77. Little Stint (2026-05-11)
    78. Eurasian Goldfinch (2026-05-11)
    79. Common Shelduck (2026-05-11)
    80. Northern Shoveler (2026-05-11)
    81. Pied Avocet (2026-05-11)
    82. Black-winged Stilt (2026-05-11)
    83. Black-Necked Grebe (2026-05-11)
    84. Eurasian Redstart (2026-06-06)
    85. Greenish Warbler (2026-06-07)
    86. Common Swift (2026-06-07)
    87. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2026-06-11)
    88. Lesser Whitethroat (2026-06-13)
    89. Eurasian Bittern (2026-06-28)
    90. Bearded Tit (2026-06-28)
    91. Spotted Flycatcher (2026-07-04)

    recent uploads

    2026-07-10. Eurasian Bittern, Bearded Tit, Spotted Flycatcher.

    2026-06-28. Western Marsh-Harrier.

    2026-06-13. Eurasian Magpie, Eurasian Wryneck, Redwing, Fieldfare, European Greenfinch, Eurasian Goldfinch, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Rosefinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Hooded Crow.

    2026-06-11. Long-eared Owl, Eurasian Scops-Owl.

    2026-06-08. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenish Warbler, Eurasian Redstart, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Common Swift.

    2026-06-06. Redwing, Long-tailed Tit, Common Rosefinch, Eurasian Redstart, Hooded Crow.

    2026-05-16. Greater White-fronted Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Black-headed Gull, Sky Lark, Northern Wheatear, Common Rosefinch, Tufted Duck, European Golden Oriole, Garganey, Common Cuckoo, Common Kestrel, Grey Heron, Black Kite, Sand Martin, Common Sparrowhawk, Great White Egret, Long-eared Owl, Eurasian Penduline Tit, Western Marsh-Harrier, Ruff, Citrine Wagtail, Northern Lapwing, Marsh Sandpiper, Red-crested Pochard, Mute Swan, Common Redshank, Greylag Goose, Little Stint, Eurasian Goldfinch, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Shelduck, Northern Shoveler, Pied Avocet, Black-winged Stilt, Common Pochard, Black-Necked Grebe.

    2026-05-09. Citrine Wagtail, Barn Swallow, Common Sandpiper, Osprey, Slavonian Grebe, Tufted Duck, Siberian Stonechat, Western Marsh-Harrier, Gadwall.

    2026-05-03. Eastern Imperial Eagle.

    2026-04-21. Willow Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Hawfinch, Redwing, Tree Pipit, Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker.

    2026-04-19. Black Kite, Common Sparrowhawk, Hawfinch, Eurasian Wryneck.

    2026-04-18. Citrine Wagtail.

    2026-04-13. Common Redshank, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Northern Reed Bunting, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Common Pochard, Hooded Crow, White-Backed Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Common Chiffchaff, European Black Redstart.

    2026-04-11. Mute Swan, Baraba Steppe Gull, Common Coot, Bluethroat, Common Redshank, Wood Pigeon, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Western Marsh-Harrier, Northern Reed Bunting, Mallard, European Greenfinch, White Wagtail, Long-tailed Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Black Kite, White-Backed Woodpecker, Bohemian Waxwing, Redwing.

    2026-04-07. Whooper Swan, Mute Swan.

    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...