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Урагус

2013-01-22 | Vladimir Shefer

20 января отправился в небольшую рощицу на Стрелке.Как-то задумался о названии Стрелка В словаре Ожегова нашел три строчки ,которые гласят что Стрелка -узкий длинный выступ суши . Посмотрел на карте .И точно Усть -Каменогорская Стрелка образуется двумя реками -Иртышом и Ульбой.Итак, пошел на Стрелку в надежде снять Длиннохвостую неясыть.19 января ее сфотографировала Наталья Ким.И вот я спешу на встречу с этим пернатым чудом. Народу здесь ходит немного.В основном прогуливаются пенсионеры и изредка лыжники.Так что надежда пока не умирает.Прохожу [...... read more ]


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Bird Bath

2013-01-16 | Vladimir Shefer

The day was quite windy, but warm. It is 0 degrees C. Light dusting of snow. There is a road twenty meters away from the window. The road has not been cleaned for a while now and the heating hatches seem to be as holes in the snnow. I see the birds gather around one of these wells . There is a little puddle on top of one of the metal hatches. Now it's all clear. Today is the bath day for the birdies. Great tits, sparrow, bullfinches. The cars passing by disturb the birds from time to time. But birds don't fly away. A second later they are back to frolicking in the water. The sparrows are especially insistent. There is not much water on the hatch so the birds try to pick up the water with the wings and splash it on top of the body. The bullfinches are more serious. They wade in the water and drink. The water is better to quench the thirst than the snow [...... read more ]


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Белоспинный дятел

2013-01-10 | Vladimir Shefer

Пошел по делам .Хорошо что взял Фотоаппарат. Хотя без него практически не хожу.Только прошел метров десять ,услышал характерный стук. Дятел ! В десяти шагах ! В такие минуты забываю обо всем.Все что вокруг творится -на задний план.Какой-то парень заводит машину.Только бы не спугнул !!!Но дятел спокойно долбит кору на дереве. Щелкаю несколько раз. Уф! Кажется получилось ! [...... read more ]


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A Pavel
Abdikhalyk Sanzhar
Aleinikova Svetlana
Amirekul Kudaibergen
Andryuchshenko Artem
Artyushina Svetlana
Babalyk Yelbossyn
Bairashev Raouf
Balykin Alexandr
Barbosa Armando
Baskakova Svetlana
Batyrkhanuly Kanat
Belousov Yevgeny
Belyaev Alexandr
Belyaev Ivan
Belyalov Oleg
Bolbotov Gleb
Borovaya Natalya
Buhl Johannes
Chapurin Vladimir
Dyachenko Egor
Dyakin Gennadiy
Dyussebayeva Madina
Fedorenko Vassiliy
Feldman Aleksandr
Flechtner Georg Stephan
Fokina Antonina
Gavrilov Andrey
Gubin Boris
Guskov Aleksandr
Isabekov Askar
Isabekova Anar
Isakul Elnur
Ivanova Maria
izoya sergey
Kalashnikov Miphail
Kalashnikova Irina
Kalistratov Sergey
Kalyuzhnov Viktor
Kanunnikov Nikita
Karassev Vladilen
Karimbay Amir
Karyakin Igor
Katuncev Alexandr
Kazenas Vladimir
Kenzhegulov Qanatbek
Khalitov Ildar
Khasanov Grigory
Kim Natali
Klasan Steve
Klyubina Yuliya
Kolenov Sergey
Kolesnikov Viktor
Kondratenko Galina
Korshikov Leonid
Koshkin Aleksey
Koshkina Alyona
Kovalenko Andrey
Kovalev Konstantin
Kuderinova Svetlana
Kurochkin Alexey
Kuryashkin Andrei
Makhnina Alexandra
Malkov Yuriy
Meek Albert
Motyshev Nursultan
Muravskiy Vladimir
Naizagarin Aidar
Nukusbekov Malik
Omarov Dauren
Ongarbayev Nurlan
Ortlieb Leon
Plotnikova Olga
Rekuts Irina
Rosenberg Galina
Roux Jean Paul
Saparbayev Aldiyar
Shakula Fedor
Shapira Michael
Shatalov Andrey
Shefer Vladimir
Shmygalev Sergei
Silan Serg
Simon Andrew
Sofronov Evgeniy
Telegin Ruslan
Timoshenko Alexey
Turkovskiy ivan
Ukolov Ilya
Urazaliyev Ruslan
Vilyayev Andrey
Volkov Sergey L.
Voronova Vera
Yasko Anna
Zenkov Valentin
Zharilkasin Sirimbet
Zotova Anastassiya
Zvyaginceva Viktoriya

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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.

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Bassel Abi Jummaa: booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

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Bassel Abi Jummaa: Mostly a sedge warbler Anna . (Acro schoenobaenus )

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Bassel Abi Jummaa: OK great . Thanks Anna

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Анна Ясько: Кряквы.

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