328 001
pictures
2 612
blog posts
509 photographed species of 532 (95%)
found 32 new species for Kazakhstan

search

Сорбулак


2013-08-25| Askar Isabekov


1. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)


2. Yellow-eyed Pigeon (Columba eversmanni)


3. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)


4. Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)


5. Pacific Golden Plovers (Pluvialis fulva)


6. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)


7. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)


8. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)


9. Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)


10. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)


# species number

1Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)32 Малый Сорбулак, 1 озеро на выезде

2Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)10-15

3Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)30-50остров, южный берег

4Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

5Great White Egret (Egretta alba)20-25

6Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)25-30

7Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)300-500южный берег

8Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)15-20южный берег

9Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)15-20малый Сорбулак

10Common Teal (Anas crecca)5малый Сорбулак

11Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)7-10южный берег

12Garganey (Anas querquedula)20-30везде

13Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)2-3

14Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)10южный берег

15Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)5у канала

16Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)4малый Сорбулак

17Goosander (Mergus merganser)1самка, малый Сорбулак

18Black Kite (Milvus migrans)сотниповсеместно

19Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)1самка, южный берег

20Shikra (Accipiter badius)3лесполоса, Жаманкум

21White-tailed Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)2лесополоса, южный берег

22Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)2лесополоса, Жаманкум

23Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)2по трассе

24Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)1лесополоса, южный берег

25Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

26Common Coot (Fulica atra)

27Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)12южный берег

28Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

29Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)1южный берег

30Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)1южный берег

31Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)сотниповсеместно

32Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)десяткиповсеместно

33Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)20южный берег

34Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)7

35Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)5

36Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)2малый Сорбулак

37Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)2малый Сорбулак

38Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)30южный берег

39Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)15повсеместно

40Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)100повсеместно

41Little Stint (Calidris minuta)300повсеместно

42Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)300

43Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)20южный берег

44Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)6малый Сорбулак

45Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)3южный берег

46Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)1южный берег

47Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)400повсеместно

48Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)70повсеместно

49Mew Gull (Larus canus)2южный берег

50Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)1южный берег

51Yellow-eyed Pigeon (Columba eversmanni)2южный берег

52Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

53Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)5поселки

54European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)5лесополоса, южный берег

55Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)1дамба

56Eurasian Roller (Coracias garrulus)25

57Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)74 южный берег, 3 Малый \сорбулак

58Hoopoe (Upupa epops)3

59Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)20южный берег

60Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)70южный берег

61Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)3южный берег

62Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)15

63Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)3малый Сорбулак

64Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)2малый Сорбулак

65Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata)5

66Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)5

67Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)1Чемолган

68Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)50южный берег

69Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus)20южный берег

70Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)

71Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)

72Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)

73Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

74Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

75Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)4южный берег

76Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)20повсеместно

77Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)3

78Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)1дамба

79Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)1канал на МС

80Great Tit (Parus major)1южный берег, лесополоса

81Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

comments:
2013-08-25. Федоренко Василий:

Мы тоже зимородков в этот раз кучу видели, хотя в прошлые разы специально искали и не находили.



secret code

* all fields are required

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...

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

more unidentified birds...