Ermek Zhaskairat. 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

Ermek Zhaskairat

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total species: 240 total photos: 858 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-01-01)

2. Common Chaffinch (2026-01-01)

3. Crested Lark (2026-01-01)

4. Hooded Crow (2026-01-01)

5. House Sparrow (2026-01-01)

6. Common Raven (2026-01-01)

7. Water Rail (2026-01-03)

8. Common Coot (2026-01-03)

9. Mallard (2026-01-03)

10. White-headed Duck (2026-01-03)

11. Little Grebe (2026-01-03)

12. Mute Swan (2026-01-03)

13. Common Pochard (2026-01-03)

14. Common Teal (2026-01-03)

15. Hen Harrier (2026-01-03)

16. Ferruginous Duck (2026-01-03)

17. Steppe Eagle (2026-01-03)

18. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2026-01-03)

19. Rook (2026-01-03)

20. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-01-03)

21. Rock Pigeon (2026-01-03)

22. Common Moorhen (2026-01-03)

23. Great Grey Shrike (2026-01-04)

24. Western Marsh-Harrier (2026-01-04)

25. Great Cormorant (2026-01-04)

26. Eurasian Bittern (2026-01-04)

27. Pygmy Cormorant (2026-01-04)

28. Red-breasted Merganser (2026-01-04)

29. Common Snipe (2026-01-04)

30. Black-Necked Grebe (2026-01-04)

31. Common Kestrel (2026-01-04)

32. Tufted Duck (2026-01-04)

33. Grey Heron (2026-01-04)

34. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-01-04)

35. Northern Pintail (2026-01-04)

36. Eurasian Collared Dove (2026-01-10)

37. Caspian Gull (2026-01-10)

38. Mew Gull (2026-01-12)

39. Black-headed Gull (2026-01-12)

40. Red-crested Pochard (2026-01-12)

41. Calandra Lark (2026-01-12)

42. Common Goldeneye (2026-01-12)

43. Common Starling (2026-01-12)

44. Common Redshank (2026-01-12)

45. Goosander (2026-01-12)

46. Bewick's Swan (2026-01-12)

47. Great Crested Grebe (2026-01-12)

48. Common Kingfisher (2026-01-12)

49. Dunlin (2026-01-12)

50. Great Tit (2026-01-18)

51. Eurasian Linnet (2026-01-18)

52. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-19)

53. Tree Sparrow (2026-01-19)

54. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-23)

55. White-winged Lark (2026-01-23)

56. Gadwall (2026-01-25)

57. Eurasian Blackbird (2026-02-01)

58. Fieldfare (2026-02-01)

59. Long-tailed Tit (2026-02-04)

60. Coal Tit (2026-02-04)

61. Long-eared Owl (2026-02-04)

62. Whooper Swan (2026-02-14)

63. Water Pipit (2026-02-14)

64. Eurasian Wigeon (2026-02-14)

65. Slender-billed Gull (2026-02-14)

66. Mistle Thrush (2026-02-14)

67. European Robin (2026-02-14)

68. Hawfinch (2026-02-14)

69. Blue Tit (2026-02-14)

70. Lesser Whitethroat (2026-02-14)

71. Common Sparrowhawk (2026-02-14)

72. Redwing (2026-02-14)

73. Wood Pigeon (2026-02-14)

74. Common Chiffchaff (2026-02-14)

75. Yellowhammer (2026-02-14)

76. Ring-billed Gull (2026-02-15)

77. Common Shelduck (2026-02-15)

78. Black Kite (2026-02-15)

79. Long-legged Buzzard (2026-02-17)

80. European Greenfinch (2026-02-21)

81. Black Redstart (2026-02-21)

82. Brambling (2026-02-21)

83. Stock Pigeon (2026-02-24)

84. Northern Wren (2026-02-26)

85. Finsch's Wheatear (2026-02-28)

86. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2026-02-28)

87. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2026-03-01)

88. White Wagtail (2026-03-08)

89. Baraba Steppe Gull (2026-03-08)

90. Northern Shoveler (2026-03-09)

91. Garganey (2026-03-09)

92. Ruff (2026-03-14)

93. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2026-03-14)

94. Ruddy Shelduck (2026-03-14)

95. Masked Wagtail (2026-03-14)

96. Barn Swallow (2026-03-20)

97. Greater Flamingo (2026-03-20)

98. Pallid Harrier (2026-03-20)

99. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2026-03-21)

100. Common Sandpiper (2026-03-21)

101. Isabelline Wheatear (2026-03-21)

102. Greater Short-toed Lark (2026-03-21)

103. Green Sandpiper (2026-03-22)

104. Hoopoe (2026-03-23)

105. Bearded Tit (2026-03-23)

106. Cetti's Warbler (2026-03-23)

107. Laughing Dove (2026-03-24)

108. Great White Egret (2026-03-28)

109. Bluethroat (2026-03-29)

110. Citrine Wagtail (2026-03-29)

111. Alpine Swift (2026-04-04)

112. Egyptian Vulture (2026-04-04)

113. Black-winged Stilt (2026-04-07)

114. Purple Heron (2026-04-07)

115. Marsh Sandpiper (2026-04-08)

116. Little Ringed Plover (2026-04-09)

117. Cinereous Vulture (2026-04-10)

118. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2026-04-10)

119. Steppe Grey Shrike (2026-04-10)

120. Tawny Pipit (2026-04-10)

121. Common Buzzard (2026-04-10)

122. Pied Wheatear (2026-04-10)

123. Common Tern (2026-04-12)

124. Grey Plover (2026-04-12)

125. Kentish Plover (2026-04-12)

126. Willow Warbler (2026-04-12)

127. Pied Avocet (2026-04-12)

128. Sand Martin (2026-04-12)

129. Glossy Ibis (2026-04-12)

130. Bar-tailed Godwit (2026-04-12)

131. Eurasian Redstart (2026-04-17)

132. Common Swift (2026-04-19)

133. Spotted Crake (2026-04-25)

134. Tree Pipit (2026-04-25)

135. Cattle Egret (2026-04-25)

136. Red-breasted Flycatcher (2026-04-25)

137. Common Rosefinch (2026-04-25)

138. Common Whitethroat (2026-04-25)

139. White-winged Tern (2026-04-25)

140. Little Egret (2026-04-25)

141. Bimaculated Lark (2026-04-26)

142. Rock Sparrow (2026-04-26)

143. Sandwich Tern (2026-04-26)

144. Gull-billed Tern (2026-04-26)

145. Whiskered Tern (2026-04-26)

146. Wood Sandpiper (2026-04-26)

147. Syke's Warbler (2026-04-26)

148. Whinchat (2026-04-26)

149. Northern Wheatear (2026-04-26)

150. Little Stint (2026-04-26)

151. Black-headed Wagtail (2026-04-26)

152. Lesser Kestrel (2026-04-26)

153. Curlew Sandpiper (2026-04-26)

154. Red-necked Phalarope (2026-04-26)

155. Black-tailed Godwit (2026-04-26)

156. Rosy Starling (2026-04-28)

157. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2026-05-01)

158. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2026-05-01)

159. Paddyfield Warbler (2026-05-01)

160. White-tailed Lapwing (2026-05-02)

161. Spotted Flycatcher (2026-05-03)

162. Yellow-backed Wagtail (2026-05-03)

163. Common Cuckoo (2026-05-07)

164. Red-headed Bunting (2026-05-07)

165. Eurasian Whimbrel (2026-05-07)

166. Little Tern (2026-05-07)

167. Ortolan Bunting (2026-05-07)

168. Great White Pelican (2026-05-07)

169. Eurasian Roller (2026-05-07)

170. Eurasian Spoonbill (2026-05-07)

171. Ruddy Turnstone (2026-05-07)

172. Terek Sandpiper (2026-05-07)

173. Red-backed Shrike (2026-05-07)

174. Lesser Grey Shrike (2026-05-07)

175. Corn Bunting (2026-05-07)

176. Little Bittern (2026-05-07)

177. Eastern Black-eared Wheatear (2026-05-07)

178. Great Reed Warbler (2026-05-16)

179. Temminck's Stint (2026-05-16)

180. Chukar Partridge (2026-05-16)

181. Pallas's Gull (2026-05-17)

182. Northern House Martin (2026-05-17)

183. Booted Warbler (2026-05-17)

184. Long-tailed Shrike (2026-05-21)

185. Common Mynah (2026-05-21)

186. Indian Golden Oriole (2026-05-23)

187. Grey Wagtail (2026-05-24)

188. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2026-05-24)

189. Carrion Crow (2026-05-24)

190. Black-crowned Night Heron (2026-05-24)

191. White-Winged Woodpecker (2026-05-24)

192. Common Pheasant (2026-05-25)

193. White-crowned Penduline Tit (2026-05-25)

194. Oriental Turtle Dove (2026-05-25)

195. European Bee-eater (2026-05-26)

196. Common Oystercatcher (2026-05-26)

197. Northern Lapwing (2026-05-26)

198. Dalmatian Pelican (2026-05-26)

199. Blue Whistling Thrush (2026-05-27)

200. Red-billed Chough (2026-05-27)

201. Yellow-billed Chough (2026-05-27)

202. Lammergeier (2026-05-27)

203. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2026-05-27)

204. Siberian Stonechat (2026-05-27)

205. Himalayan Rubythroat (2026-05-27)

206. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2026-05-27)

207. Himalayan Vulture (2026-05-27)

208. White-winged Grosbeak (2026-05-27)

209. White-browed Tit-Warbler (2026-05-27)

210. Red-fronted Serin (2026-05-27)

211. Plain Mountain Finch (2026-05-27)

212. Eversmann's Redstart (2026-05-27)

213. Hume's Warbler (2026-05-27)

214. Goldcrest (2026-05-27)

215. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2026-05-28)

216. Golden Eagle (2026-05-28)

217. Booted Eagle (2026-05-28)

218. Greenish Warbler (2026-05-28)

219. Eurasian Hobby (2026-05-28)

220. Red Crossbill (2026-05-28)

221. Blue-capped Redstart (2026-05-28)

222. Indian Sparrow (2026-05-29)

223. Red-rumped Swallow (2026-05-29)

224. Black Tern (2026-05-29)

225. Clamorous Reed Warbler (2026-05-29)

226. Blue Rock Thrush (2026-05-30)

227. Little Owl (2026-05-30)

228. Sky Lark (2026-05-30)

229. Turkestan Shrike (2026-05-30)

230. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2026-05-30)

231. Horned Lark (2026-05-30)

232. Mongolian Finch (2026-05-30)

233. Grey-necked Bunting (2026-05-30)

234. Eastern Orphean Warbler (2026-05-30)

235. Eurasian Crag Martin (2026-05-30)

236. Meadow Bunting (2026-05-30)

237. White-capped Bunting (2026-05-30)

238. Rock Bunting (2026-05-30)

239. Songar Tit (2026-06-01)

240. Brown Dipper (2026-06-01)

recent uploads

2026-06-03. Black-headed Gull, Great White Egret, Ruddy Shelduck.

2026-06-02. Sand Martin, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Steppe Buzzard, Mistle Thrush, Blue Whistling Thrush, Coal Tit, Common Pheasant, Common Oystercatcher.

2026-06-01. Songar Tit, Brown Dipper.

2026-05-31. Great White Egret, Common Oystercatcher.

2026-05-30. Blue Rock Thrush, Northern House Martin, Little Owl, Long-legged Buzzard, Sky Lark, Northern Lapwing, Turkestan Shrike, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Horned Lark, Mongolian Finch, Grey-necked Bunting, Rock Sparrow, Crested Lark, Eastern Orphean Warbler, Chukar Partridge, Eurasian Linnet, Eurasian Crag Martin, Meadow Bunting, White-capped Bunting, Rock Bunting, Golden Eagle, Tawny Pipit, Greater Short-toed Lark, Bimaculated Lark.

2026-05-29. Indian Sparrow, Red-rumped Swallow, Black Tern, Clamorous Reed Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Black-Necked Grebe, Common Moorhen, Great Crested Grebe, Black-crowned Night Heron, Little Bittern, Common Coot, Black Kite, Western Marsh-Harrier.

2026-05-28. Western Grasshopper Warbler, Golden Eagle, Booted Eagle, Greenish Warbler, Black Kite, Eurasian Hobby, Red Crossbill, Blue-capped Redstart, Oriental Turtle Dove, Blue Whistling Thrush, Steppe Buzzard, Common Whitethroat.

2026-05-27. Blue Whistling Thrush, Red-billed Chough, Yellow-billed Chough, Lammergeier, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Siberian Stonechat, Himalayan Rubythroat, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Himalayan Vulture, Lammergeier, Common Kestrel, White-winged Grosbeak, White-browed Tit-Warbler, Red-fronted Serin, Plain Mountain Finch, Mistle Thrush, Eversmann's Redstart, Hume's Warbler, Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Water Pipit, Tree Pipit, Carrion Crow, Cinereous Vulture, Tree Pipit, Water Pipit, Eversmann's Redstart.

2026-05-26. European Bee-eater, Common Oystercatcher, Black-winged Stilt, Northern Lapwing, Common Tern, Dalmatian Pelican, Common Redshank, Ruddy Shelduck.

2026-05-25. Common Pheasant, Black Kite, White-crowned Penduline Tit, Oriental Turtle Dove, Carrion Crow, Lesser Whitethroat.

2026-05-24. Grey Wagtail, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Blackbird, Eurasian Magpie, Common Mynah, Mallard, Masked Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Black-crowned Night Heron, Eurasian Roller, White-Winged Woodpecker.

2026-05-23. Long-legged Buzzard, Isabelline Wheatear, Masked Wagtail, Indian Golden Oriole.

2026-05-21. Long-tailed Shrike, Eurasian Blackbird, Common Mynah.

2026-05-19. Eurasian Collared Dove, Red-crested Pochard, Slender-billed Gull, Little Tern, Lesser Grey Shrike, Booted Warbler, Syke's Warbler, Wood Pigeon.

2026-05-17. Great Reed Warbler, Western Marsh-Harrier, Glossy Ibis, Temminck's Stint, Chukar Partridge, Pallas's Gull, Northern House Martin.

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...