Best photos of the month. May 2017. Birds of Kazakhstan.

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classification:

Gaviiformes

Gaviidae

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae

Pelecaniformes

Pelecanidae

Phalacrocoracidae

Ciconiiformes

Ardeidae

Threskiornithidae

Ciconiidae

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Anseriformes

Anatidae

Falconiformes

Pandionidae

Accipitridae

Falconidae

Galliformes

Tetraonidae

Phasianidae

Gruiformes

Gruidae

Rallidae

Otididae

Charadriiformes

Pterocletiformes

Pteroclidae

Columbiformes

Columbidae

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae

Strigiformes

Strigidae

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae

Apodiformes

Apodidae

Coraciiformes

Coraciidae

Alcedinidae

Meropidae

Upupiformes

Upupidae

Piciformes

Picidae

Passeriformes

Best photos of the month, May 2017.

Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 8

Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 6

Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 5

Thrush Nightingale | Malik Nukusbekov | 4

Tufted Duck | Aibar Magazov | 4

Eurasian Dotterel | Askar Isabekov | 3

Western Marsh-Harrier | Askar Isabekov | 3

Northern Wheatear | Aibar Magazov | 3

Hoopoe | Alexandr Katuncev | 3

Sociable Lapwing | Sergei Shmygalev | 3

Common Shelduck | Valeriy Gryunberg | 3

Barred Warbler | Ainur Iskakova | 3

Common Quail | Gennadiy Dyakin | 3

Eurasian Roller | Malik Nukusbekov | 3

Hoopoe | Aibar Magazov | 3

Eastern Scops-Owl | Alexandr Belyaev | 3

Short-eared Owl | Ainur Iskakova | 3

Great Crested Grebe | Yuriy Malkov | 3

Eurasian Bittern | Ainur Iskakova | 3

Eurasian Dotterel | Askar Isabekov | 3

Grey Partridge | Askar Isabekov | 2

Ruff | Askar Isabekov | 2

Long-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 2

Eurasian Roller | Askar Isabekov | 2

Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 2

White-tailed Lapwing | Andrey Kovalenko | 2

Mongolian Finch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

Ruddy Shelduck | Oleg Belyalov | 2

Demoiselle Crane | Oleg Belyalov | 2

Eurasian Roller | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

Lesser Short-toed Lark | Aibar Magazov | 2

Eurasian Wryneck | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

Little Bustard | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

Rosy Starling | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

Kentish Plover | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

European Bee-eater | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

Eurasian Curlew | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

Northern Black Grouse | Valeriy Gryunberg | 2

Common Crane | Yuriy Malkov | 2

Black-tailed Godwit | Yuriy Malkov | 2

Bar-tailed Godwit | Yuriy Malkov | 2

Eastern Scops-Owl | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

Mongolian Finch | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

Greylag Goose | Anna Yasko | 2

Short-eared Owl | Ainur Iskakova | 2

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Boris Gubin | 2

Long-tailed Shrike | Boris Gubin | 2

Tufted Duck | Aibar Magazov | 2

Ruff | Yuriy Malkov | 2

Rock Sparrow | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

Eurasian Roller | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 2

Eurasian Roller | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

Lesser Short-toed Lark | Aibar Magazov | 2

Calandra Lark | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

Long-eared Owl | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

Eurasian Bittern | Ainur Iskakova | 2

Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 2

White-tailed Lapwing | Boris Gubin | 2

Willow Warbler | Aibar Magazov | 2

Eurasian Curlew | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

Barn Swallow | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

Long-eared Owl | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 2

Great Crested Grebe | Yuriy Malkov | 2

Eurasian Dotterel | Askar Isabekov | 2

Steppe Grey Shrike | Boris Gubin | 2

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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)

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rare birds records

Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

The second record of a rare migratory species this season.

Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

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)

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)

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 )

more unidentified birds...