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1. Ibisbill (2026-01-30)
2. Brown Dipper (2026-01-30)
3. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2026-02-01)
4. Eastern Buzzard (2026-02-01)
5. Mew Gull (2026-02-01)
6. Bewick's Swan (2026-02-01)
7. Great White Egret (2026-02-01)
8. Smew (2026-02-01)
9. Whooper Swan (2026-02-01)
10. Steppe Eagle (2026-02-01)
11. Tree Sparrow (2026-02-01)
12. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-02-01)
13. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2026-02-01)
14. Saker Falcon (2026-02-01)
15. Common Kestrel (2026-02-04)
16. Hooded Crow (2026-02-04)
17. European Robin (2026-02-04)
18. Blue Tit (2026-02-04)
19. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-02-04)
20. Merlin (2026-02-08)
21. Short-eared Owl (2026-02-09)
22. Rough-legged Buzzard (2026-02-24)
23. Sky Lark (2026-02-24)
24. Grey Partridge (2026-02-25)
25. Long-legged Buzzard (2026-02-26)
26. Little Owl (2026-02-26)
27. Caspian Gull (2026-02-27)
28. European Greenfinch (2026-02-27)
29. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-02-27)
30. Long-tailed Tit (2026-02-27)
31. Solitary Snipe (2026-03-01)
32. Eurasian Woodcock (2026-03-01)
33. Azure Tit (2026-03-01)
34. Songar Tit (2026-03-01)
35. Common Treecreeper (2026-03-01)
36. Coal Tit (2026-03-01)
37. Red-fronted Serin (2026-03-01)
38. Common Sparrowhawk (2026-03-01)
39. Goldcrest (2026-03-01)
40. Yellow-billed Chough (2026-03-01)
41. Little Bunting (2026-03-07)
42. Rustic Bunting (2026-03-07)
43. Laughing Dove (2026-03-07)
44. Common Moorhen (2026-03-07)
45. Mallard (2026-03-07)
46. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-03-07)
47. Black-headed Gull (2026-03-07)
48. Great Grey Shrike (2026-03-08)
49. Rock Bunting (2026-03-08)
50. Common Chiffchaff (2026-03-08)
51. Pallas's Gull (2026-03-08)
52. Grey Heron (2026-03-08)
53. Dalmatian Pelican (2026-03-08)
54. Common Redshank (2026-03-08)
55. Citrine Wagtail (2026-03-08)
56. Masked Wagtail (2026-03-08)
57. Calandra Lark (2026-03-08)
58. Little Ringed Plover (2026-03-08)
59. Northern Pintail (2026-03-08)
60. Water Pipit (2026-03-08)
61. Mute Swan (2026-03-08)
62. Water Rail (2026-03-08)
63. Common Mynah (2026-03-08)
64. Greylag Goose (2026-03-08)
65. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2026-03-19)
66. Pygmy Cormorant (2026-03-19)
67. Common Teal (2026-03-19)
68. Black-throated Accentor (2026-03-19)
69. Eversmann's Redstart (2026-03-19)
70. Cetti's Warbler (2026-03-20)
71. Eurasian Blackbird (2026-03-20)
72. Great Tit (2026-03-20)
73. Common Oystercatcher (2026-03-20)
74. Black Kite (2026-03-20)
75. Isabelline Shrike (2026-03-21)
76. Common Starling (2026-03-21)
77. Isabelline Wheatear (2026-03-21)
78. Kentish Plover (2026-03-21)
79. Ruddy Shelduck (2026-03-21)
80. Red-crested Pochard (2026-03-21)
81. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2026-03-21)
82. Western Marsh-Harrier (2026-03-21)
83. Lammergeier (2026-03-25)
85. Great White Pelican (2026-04-05)
86. Carrion Crow (2026-04-05)
87. Black-throated Thrush (2026-04-05)
88. White Wagtail (2026-04-05)
89. Black-headed Wagtail (2026-04-05)
90. Chukar Partridge (2026-04-05)
91. Tree Pipit (2026-04-05)
92. Pine Bunting (2026-04-05)
93. Turkestan Shrike (2026-04-11)
94. Eurasian Curlew (2026-04-11)
95. White-headed Duck (2026-04-11)
97. Common Kingfisher (2026-04-11)
98. Little Bustard (2026-04-11)
99. Corn Bunting (2026-04-11)
100. Green Sandpiper (2026-04-11)
101. Pied Avocet (2026-04-11)
102. Black Redstart (2026-04-11)
103. White-Winged Woodpecker (2026-04-11)
104. Grey Wagtail (2026-04-11)
105. Black-winged Stilt (2026-04-11)
106. Northern Lapwing (2026-04-11)
107. Rook (2026-04-11)
108. Gull-billed Tern (2026-04-11)
109. Bean Goose (2026-04-11)
110. Pied Wheatear (2026-04-11)
111. Common Pheasant (2026-04-11)
112. Siberian Stonechat (2026-04-11)
113. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2026-04-11)
114. Common Buzzard (2026-04-18)
115. Spotted Crake (2026-04-18)
116. Glossy Ibis (2026-04-18)
117. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2026-04-18)
118. Great Crested Grebe (2026-04-18)
119. Marsh Sandpiper (2026-04-18)
120. Crested Lark (2026-04-18)
121. Bluethroat (2026-04-18)
122. Desert Wheatear (2026-04-21)
123. Eurasian Redstart (2026-04-21)
124. Long-eared Owl (2026-04-21)
125. Ruff (2026-04-21)
126. Dunlin (2026-04-21)
127. Siberian Black-backed Gull (2026-04-21)
128. Steppe Grey Shrike (2026-04-23)
129. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2026-04-23)
130. Common Coot (2026-04-26)
131. Cattle Egret (2026-04-26)
132. Wood Sandpiper (2026-04-26)
133. Paddyfield Warbler (2026-04-26)
134. Savi's Warbler (2026-04-26)
135. Eurasian Whimbrel (2026-04-26)
136. Common Snipe (2026-04-26)
137. Common Shelduck (2026-04-26)
138. Little Stint (2026-04-26)
139. White-winged Tern (2026-04-26)
140. Greater Short-toed Lark (2026-04-27)
141. Hoopoe (2026-04-28)
142. Brown-necked Raven (2026-05-16)
143. Mongolian Finch (2026-05-18)
144. Grey-necked Bunting (2026-05-18)
145. Meadow Bunting (2026-05-18)
146. Himalayan Vulture (2026-05-18)
147. Red-Necked Grebe (2026-05-19)
148. Slavonian Grebe (2026-05-20)
149. Common Swift (2026-05-20)
150. Eurasian Bittern (2026-05-20)
151. Demoiselle Crane (2026-05-20)
152. Black Lark (2026-05-20)
153. White-winged Lark (2026-05-20)

recent uploads


2026-05-26. Brown-necked Raven, Great White Pelican, Mongolian Finch, Grey-necked Bunting, Meadow Bunting, Himalayan Vulture, Pine Bunting, Red-Necked Grebe, Mute Swan, Common Coot, Whooper Swan, Slavonian Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Red-Necked Grebe, Common Swift, Eurasian Bittern, Paddyfield Warbler, Dalmatian Pelican, Demoiselle Crane, Black Lark, Black Lark, White-winged Lark, Black Lark, Pied Avocet, Black Lark, Black Lark, Demoiselle Crane.

2026-04-29. Eurasian Redstart, Steppe Grey Shrike.

2026-04-28. Hoopoe, Common Coot, Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret, Spotted Crake, Wood Sandpiper, Paddyfield Warbler, Savi's Warbler, Western Marsh-Harrier, Western Marsh-Harrier, Western Marsh-Harrier, Western Marsh-Harrier, Eurasian Whimbrel, Common Snipe, Black-winged Stilt, Common Shelduck, Great White Egret, Black-winged Stilt, Little Ringed Plover, Wood Sandpiper, Little Stint, Marsh Sandpiper, Ruff, Citrine Wagtail, White-winged Tern.

2026-04-27. Greater Short-toed Lark.

2026-04-24. Western Marsh-Harrier, Steppe Buzzard, Spotted Crake, Glossy Ibis, Red-crested Pochard, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Western Marsh-Harrier, Great Crested Grebe, Black-winged Stilt, Mute Swan, Marsh Sandpiper, Water Pipit, Western Marsh-Harrier, Crested Lark, Steppe Buzzard, Kentish Plover, Grey Heron, Gull-billed Tern, Siberian Stonechat, Marsh Sandpiper, Desert Wheatear, Eurasian Redstart, Long-eared Owl, Common Teal, Pied Avocet, Ruff, Dunlin, Siberian Black-backed Gull, Steppe Grey Shrike, Steppe Lesser Short-toed Lark, Bluethroat.

2026-04-20. Common Oystercatcher.

2026-04-19. Turkestan Shrike, Grey Heron, Eurasian Curlew, White-headed Duck, Dalmatian Pelican, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Turkestan Shrike, White-crowned Penduline-Tit (stoliczkae), Common Kingfisher, Turkestan Shrike, Dalmatian Pelican, Little Bustard, Great White Pelican, Corn Bunting, Caspian Gull, Green Sandpiper, Pied Avocet, Common Redshank, Turkestan Black Redstart, Turkestan Shrike, White-Winged Woodpecker, Central Asia Starling, Common Redshank, Turkestan Shrike, Dalmatian Pelican, Great White Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican, Grey Wagtail, Black-winged Stilt, Black-winged Stilt, Common Redshank, Northern Lapwing, Water Pipit, Siberian White Wagtail, Green Sandpiper, Rook, Eurasian Curlew, Gull-billed Tern, Pied Avocet, Bean Goose, Whooper Swan, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Masked Wagtail, Water Rail, Water Rail, Water Rail, Turkestan Shrike, Pied Wheatear, Ring-necked Pheasant, Siberian Stonechat, Black Kite, Black Kite, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Little Ringed Plover.

2026-04-07. Great White Pelican, Carrion Crow, Black-throated Thrush, Siberian White Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail, Black Kite, Pallas's Gull, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Chukar Partridge, Tree Pipit, Pine Bunting, Water Pipit, Little Ringed Plover.

2026-04-06. Black-headed Penduline Tit.

2026-03-26. Lammergeier, Coal Tit, Common Treecreeper, Common Treecreeper, Common Treecreeper.

2026-03-24. Rock Bunting, Grey Heron, Pygmy Cormorant, Common Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Common Moorhen, Common Teal, Black-throated Accentor, Eversmann's Redstart, Mallard, Common Sparrowhawk, Common Sparrowhawk, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Common Moorhen, Pygmy Cormorant, Cetti's Warbler, Eurasian Blackbird, Rock Bunting, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Great Tit, Northern Reed Bunting, Common Oystercatcher, Eversmann's Redstart, Black-throated Accentor, Black Kite, Eastern Buzzard, Isabelline Shrike, Central Asia Starling, Masked Wagtail, Pallas's Gull, Little Ringed Plover, Common Redshank, Citrine Wagtail, Hybrid Wagtail, Isabelline Shrike, Isabelline Wheatear, Central Asia Starling, Black-headed Gull, Isabelline Shrike, Common Redshank, Kentish Plover, Ruddy Shelduck, Red-crested Pochard, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Dalmatian Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican, Bewick's Swan, Western Marsh-Harrier, Common Redshank, Little Ringed Plover.

2026-03-20. Rustic Bunting, Long-tailed Rosefinch.

2026-03-13. Laughing Dove, Common Moorhen, Mallard, Northern Reed Bunting, Black-headed Gull, Caspian Gull.

2026-03-11. Sky Lark, Black-backed Masked Wagtail, Calandra Lark, Black-backed Masked Wagtail, Little Ringed Plover, Northern Pintail, Water Pipit, Mute Swan, Rock Bunting, Water Rail, Azure Tit, Common Mynah, Greylag Goose, Eastern Buzzard, Long-legged Buzzard.

2026-03-10. Great Grey Shrike, Eastern Buzzard, Rock Bunting, Common Chiffchaff, Pallas's Gull, Grey Heron, Dalmatian Pelican, Common Redshank, Bewick's Swan, Citrine Wagtail, Masked Wagtail.

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...