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    total species: 134
    total photos: 177
    total videos: 0
    total blogposts: 0

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    1. Eurasian Nuthatch (2014-01-19)
    2. Fieldfare (2014-01-19)
    3. Northern Bullfinch (2014-01-19)
    4. Tree Sparrow (2014-01-19)
    5. Eurasian Magpie (2014-01-19)
    6. Great Tit (2014-01-19)
    7. Rock Pigeon (2014-01-19)
    8. Snow Bunting (2014-02-23)
    9. Mistle Thrush (2014-03-01)
    10. Coal Tit (2014-03-01)
    11. Willow Tit (2014-03-01)
    12. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2014-03-01)
    13. Common Redpoll (2014-03-01)
    14. Eurasian Goldfinch (2014-03-01)
    15. White-Backed Woodpecker (2014-03-01)
    16. Bohemian Waxwing (2014-03-15)
    17. House Sparrow (2014-03-15)
    18. Red Crossbill (2014-03-15)
    19. Horned Lark (2014-03-22)
    20. Grey Partridge (2014-03-22)
    21. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2014-03-22)
    22. Stock Pigeon (2014-03-23)
    23. Rook (2014-03-25)
    24. Whooper Swan (2014-03-25)
    25. Greylag Goose (2014-04-04)
    26. Mute Swan (2014-04-04)
    27. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2014-04-11)
    28. European Greenfinch (2014-04-11)
    29. Common Chaffinch (2014-04-11)
    30. Eurasian Jackdaw (2014-04-11)
    31. Azure Tit (2014-04-11)
    32. Baraba Steppe Gull (2014-04-12)
    33. White Wagtail (2014-04-12)
    34. Common Starling (2014-04-12)
    35. Pine Bunting (2014-04-20)
    36. Mallard (2014-04-20)
    37. Hooded Crow (2014-04-20)
    38. Grey Heron (2014-04-20)
    39. Yellowhammer (2014-04-20)
    40. Black-headed Gull (2014-04-20)
    41. Common Sparrowhawk (2014-04-20)
    42. Wood Pigeon (2014-04-20)
    43. Northern Wheatear (2014-04-20)
    44. Long-eared Owl (2014-04-20)
    45. Northern Lapwing (2014-04-20)
    46. Common Teal (2014-04-20)
    47. Green Sandpiper (2014-04-20)
    48. Common Redshank (2014-04-20)
    49. Black Kite (2014-04-20)
    50. Song Thrush (2014-04-20)
    52. Demoiselle Crane (2014-04-26)
    53. Common Kestrel (2014-04-26)
    54. Northern Shoveler (2014-04-26)
    55. Common Pochard (2014-04-26)
    56. Black-tailed Godwit (2014-04-26)
    57. Marsh Sandpiper (2014-04-26)
    58. Caspian Gull (2014-04-26)
    59. Common Crane (2014-04-27)
    60. Tufted Duck (2014-04-28)
    61. Common Buzzard (2014-04-28)
    62. Common Shelduck (2014-04-28)
    63. Common Goldeneye (2014-04-28)
    64. Red-crested Pochard (2014-04-28)
    65. Garganey (2014-04-28)
    66. Short-eared Owl (2014-04-30)
    67. Arctic Loon (2014-04-30)
    68. Smew (2014-05-01)
    69. Sky Lark (2014-05-01)
    70. Mew Gull (2014-05-01)
    71. Yellow Wagtail (2014-05-01)
    72. Red-Necked Grebe (2014-05-01)
    73. Black-winged Stilt (2014-05-01)
    74. Common Raven (2014-05-01)
    75. Great Cormorant (2014-05-01)
    76. Pallas's Gull (2014-05-01)
    77. Gadwall (2014-05-01)
    78. Great Crested Grebe (2014-05-01)
    79. Great White Egret (2014-05-01)
    80. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2014-05-01)
    81. Common Coot (2014-05-01)
    82. Dalmatian Pelican (2014-05-01)
    83. Little Ringed Plover (2014-05-01)
    84. Tree Pipit (2014-05-01)
    85. Pallid Harrier (2014-05-01)
    86. Rough-legged Buzzard (2014-05-01)
    87. Western Marsh-Harrier (2014-05-02)
    88. Common Oystercatcher (2014-05-02)
    89. Eurasian Whimbrel (2014-05-02)
    90. Eurasian Bittern (2014-05-02)
    91. Red-breasted Goose (2014-05-02)
    92. Northern Pintail (2014-05-02)
    93. White-winged Tern (2014-05-07)
    94. Northern Reed Bunting (2014-05-07)
    96. Citrine Wagtail (2014-05-08)
    97. Pied Avocet (2014-05-08)
    98. Merlin (2014-05-08)
    99. Eurasian Curlew (2014-05-10)
    100. Whinchat (2014-05-17)
    101. Spotted Flycatcher (2014-05-17)
    102. Ruff (2014-05-17)
    103. Paddyfield Warbler (2014-05-18)
    104. Common Cuckoo (2014-05-18)
    105. Common Tern (2014-05-18)
    106. Wood Sandpiper (2014-05-30)
    107. Bluethroat (2014-05-30)
    108. Common Whitethroat (2014-06-03)
    109. Common Rosefinch (2014-06-04)
    110. Thrush Nightingale (2014-06-04)
    111. Eurasian Redstart (2014-06-05)
    112. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2014-06-05)
    113. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2014-06-05)
    114. Red-necked Phalarope (2014-06-15)
    115. Greater Spotted Eagle (2014-06-15)
    116. Eurasian Wryneck (2014-06-17)
    117. Hawfinch (2014-06-18)
    118. European Golden Oriole (2014-06-19)
    119. Northern Goshawk (2014-07-19)
    120. Lesser Grey Shrike (2014-07-22)
    121. Barn Swallow (2014-07-22)
    122. Common Sandpiper (2014-07-22)
    123. Little Gull (2014-07-22)
    124. Eurasian Hobby (2014-07-22)
    125. Spotted Redshank (2014-07-22)
    126. White-headed Duck (2014-07-22)
    127. Oriental Turtle Dove (2014-07-22)
    128. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2014-07-23)
    129. Common Swift (2014-07-23)
    130. Red-footed Falcon (2014-07-25)
    131. Black-winged Pratincole (2014-07-25)
    132. Eurasian Wigeon (2014-09-20)
    133. Dunlin (2014-09-20)
    134. Grey Plover (2014-09-20)

    recent uploads

    2014-09-22. Eurasian Wigeon, Dunlin, Grey Plover.

    2014-09-17. Mew Gull.

    2014-07-30. Red-footed Falcon, Whooper Swan, Black-winged Pratincole.

    2014-07-24. Lesser Grey Shrike.

    2014-07-23. Greylag Goose, Barn Swallow, Common Sandpiper, Little Gull, Eurasian Hobby, Spotted Redshank, White-headed Duck, Lesser Grey Shrike, Oriental Turtle Dove, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Common Swift.

    2014-07-21. Northern Goshawk.

    2014-06-20. European Golden Oriole, Hawfinch, Eurasian Wryneck, Tree Pipit.

    2014-06-16. Pallas's Gull, Red-necked Phalarope, Greater Spotted Eagle.

    2014-06-06. Yellowhammer, Common Rosefinch, Tufted Duck, Common Whitethroat, Eurasian Redstart, Thrush Nightingale, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Eurasian Penduline Tit, Wood Sandpiper, Bluethroat.

    2014-05-19. Lesser White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Ruff, Paddyfield Warbler, Common Cuckoo, Common Tern.

    2014-05-13. Greater White-fronted Goose, White-winged Tern, Northern Reed Bunting, Western Citrine Wagtail, Pied Avocet, Merlin, Whooper Swan, Eurasian Curlew, Whooper Swan.

    2014-05-12. Lesser White-fronted Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose.

    2014-05-03. Tufted Duck, Steppe Buzzard, Common Shelduck, Common Goldeneye, Red-crested Pochard, Garganey, Common Horned Lark, Short-eared Owl, Arctic Loon, Smew, Sky Lark, Mew Gull, Yellow Wagtail, Snow Bunting, Red-Necked Grebe, Black-winged Stilt, Common Raven, Great Cormorant, Northern Lapwing, Pallas's Gull, Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Great White Egret, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Common Coot, Dalmatian Pelican, Little Ringed Plover, Tree Pipit, Pallid Harrier, Rough-legged Buzzard, Greater White-fronted Goose, Western Marsh-Harrier, Grey Heron, Common Oystercatcher, Eurasian Whimbrel, Eurasian Bittern, Red-breasted Goose, Northern Pintail.

    2014-04-27. Greater White-fronted Goose, Demoiselle Crane, Common Kestrel, Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard, Black-tailed Godwit, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Crane, Caspian Gull.

    2014-04-20. Pine Bunting, Mallard, Hooded Crow, Grey Heron, Yellowhammer, Black-headed Gull, Common Sparrowhawk, Wood Pigeon, Northern Wheatear, Mute Swan, Long-eared Owl, Northern Lapwing, Common Teal, Green Sandpiper, Common Redshank, Black Kite, Song Thrush.

    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...