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    • Maly Sorbulak lakes. Ile region. Almaty oblast.

    2009-10-11| Askar Isabekov

    Today I with Andrey Kovalenko went to lakes of system Maly Sorbulak.


    1. Sky Lark (Alauda arvensis dementievi)


    2. Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)


    3. Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus)


    4. Crested Lark (Galerida cristata iwanowi)


    5. Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)


    6. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis)


    7. Pied Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta)


    8. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis)


    9. Ruddy Shelducks (Tadorna ferruginea)


    10. Spotted Redshanks (Tringa erythropus)
    # species number
    1Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)5
    2Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)20+1+20+15+10
    3Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)2+1+20+2
    4Great White Egret (Egretta alba)1+10+2+20+1+1
    5Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)1+1+1+1
    6Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)1+1
    7Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
    8Common Teal (Anas crecca)3
    9Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)100+30
    10Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)3
    11Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
    12Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)2+3
    13Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)4+8+2+50+200
    14Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
    15Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)1
    16Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)1+1
    17Common Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)1
    18Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)1
    19Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)1+1
    20White-tailed Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)1
    21Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)1
    22Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)1+1
    23Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)3
    24Common Coot (Fulica atra)1000+100
    25Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)3
    26Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)2
    27Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)15
    28Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)10+15+10+50+150+3+50+30+50
    29Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)1+1
    30Mew Gull (Larus canus)2+1
    31Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)2
    32Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)10+10
    33Sky Lark (Alauda arvensis)3
    34White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)8+3
    35Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)1+1
    36Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)50+50
    37Rook (Corvus frugilegus)5
    38Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)1
    39Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)2
    40Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)1
    41Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)1
    42Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)2
    43Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)3

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    rare birds records


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    © Vasilii Bastaev
    2026-05-08
    Karakol lake, Mangystau

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    © Qanatbek Kenzhegulov
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    © Alexandr Fedulin
    2026-03-30

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    © Margarita Davydova
    2021-04-02
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