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Almaty. Republic Square.

2006-12-29 | Askar Isabekov

Barred Warbler still has fed on snowberry bushes. [...... read more ]


Alma-Ata. Butakovka.

2006-12-27 | Askar Isabekov

There is damp in the city but sunny in mountains. I have seen White-bellied Dipper and Upland Buzzard only. [...... read more ]


Almaty.

2006-12-26 | Askar Isabekov

The weather is murky and snowy. Only White-winged Grosbeaks, Blackbirds and Great Tits have leaved on New Square. Chaffinches and Bramblings have flied. May be they can't find the seeds and berries under the snow. But Blackbirds have cleared snow and leaves lightly. In the 28 Guardians Park Great Tits have got fed from the hand. Near the Circus I have seen the flock of Red-fronted Serins. [...... read more ]


Enbekshikazakh region. Almaty oblast.

2006-12-22 | Askar Isabekov

Last time I have gone into mountains and city but some interesting places on steppe were overpassed. Today I have gone to Tonkeris. Near the road on the little lake I have spied the little waterfowls. But when I have stopped they have flew. But I have spied Great White Egret. White Egrets are wintering in Almaty vicinity already second winter.There are many Rooks and Tree Sparrows near the road. Once I have seen Yellowhammers. Behind Tonkeris roadside brushwood of djidah begin. On winter time there are much birds. Today I have seen same birds as last winter. There were Greenfinches, Black-throated Thrushes, Mistle Thrushes in the main. Also there were several Azure Tits and one female Rufous-backed Redstart. I didn't find male Redstart which I wanted to see. Also I have seen flying pair of Long-tailed Tits.Raptors. Common there are many Long-legged Buzzards and Rough-legged Buzzards. But today I have seen only Common Buzzard and Upland Buzzard. [...... read more ]


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Almaty. Vesnovka.

2006-12-19 | Askar Isabekov

Winter temperature in Alma Ata always keeps over 0 C degrees. This winter some warmer, dayly temperature +5+7 C. In conjunction with thaw much birds have flew from city. Today I walked by Vesnovka river, saw Chaffinches, Wren, some Red-fronted Serins. Heard chirp of Goldfinches and saw at the outset one Black-headed (Eurasian) Goldfinch and later several flocks of Grey-headed Goldfinches. There are many bushes of bur. But wide known fact that bur is the fancy feed of Goldfinches. [...... read more ]


Ile Alatau National Park. Little Almaty gorge.

2006-12-18 | Askar Isabekov

Today already saw the pair of Cinereous Vultures. Unfortunately they fly so high. It is impossible to photograph them. [...... read more ]


Ile Alatau National Park. Little Almaty gorge.

2006-12-16 | Askar Isabekov

When I have moved away from little village in the chine I at once have seen a lot of birds. On chine's bellow near the river mixed flocks have fed on willows and wild apricots. Flocks contains Azure Tits in main. Today I have seen roughly speaking thirty-forty ones. Except Azure Tits there were Songar Tits, Treecreepers, Coal Tits, Goldcrests. But no one Great Tit! Above in birch groves there were much Red-fronted Serins. If to sit under the birch on which Serins feed then birch seed snowed to you from above. Droll.Raptors. Saw two Golden Eagles (one on morning and one after dinner), Black Vulture and the pair of Lammergeiers. Lammergeiers have hovered low enough. One some higher and one some lower above the trees.Today is Independent Day in Kazakhstan. Therefore on New Square (aka Independent Square) there are concerts, loud music but firework on evening. Birds have flied from this place. But I have found Barred Warbler. Also have met Sparrowhawk. [...... read more ]


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Almaty. Republic Square.

2006-12-15 | Askar Isabekov

There are much more White-winged Grosbeaks on New Square. Today I have seen its once and again. They have fed thuja's nuts in the main. Mixed flocks of Chaffinches, Bramblings and Sickins also have fed near thujas. Chaffinches and Bramblings have fed under the tree but Siskins on the tree. On the thawed places Blackbirds and Great Tits have fed. Siskins also have fed on the birches in company with Red-fronted Serins. So all have fed. Also I have found Barred Warbler but one only. The bird have tried separate white berry from the ice. When Warbler has seen me it has ceased to move. I have carefully moved to it. Step by step I have closed but bird has taken no notice of me. I have could to touch Warbler. Then bird has disappeared in bushes. I thought that need to capture Warbler and help to winter. But in evening Barred Warbler have run alive in the bushes. Also there were Blackbird and White-winged Grosbeak. I have touched berries. Berries were pappy not frozen. Hope Warblers will not need [...... read more ]


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Astana. City park

2006-12-13 | Askar Isabekov

Met in the park one Nuthatch and one Hawfich. [...... read more ]


Astana.

2006-12-12 | Askar Isabekov

The weather in Astana is murky and snowy. The birches and viburnums are not croped by birds. Rare can to see Pigeon has fed not on ground but in Astana Pigeons eat berries from trees. There are little birds (Siskins, Redpolls) on the birches in north Kazakhstan towns. Last winter I photographed on birches both Siskins and Redpolls. Today I have observed trees carefully and have seen two Siskins and later have met the flock of Red Crossbills. Crossbills are some larger than sparrows therefore I have took heed of them. In first I have seen only grey-grennish females and have thought that it may be common Greenfinch. But later have seen reddish males also. One Crossbills have ate birch catkins other have pecked pine-cones. They have sat very close and have not took heed of me. Then Crossbills have flew to the viburnum. They have sat so close as I have looked them curved beacks. [...... read more ]


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rare birds records


Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)

© Muhammed-Rahim Boranbaev
2024-03-04
Tasorpa, Kyzylsay natural park, Mangystau

A very rare wintering species for Mangystau, known only from the remains of the skin obtained from the vicinity of Fort Aleksandrovsky in 1892/93. (Zarudny, 1896).


Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)

© Galina Rosenberg
2019-11-22
g.Altai.Vostochno-Kazachstanskaia oblast

The first registration of the species in the mountainous part of Altai.


White-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)

© Serg Silan
2024-02-28
Kazakhstan

The first record of the White-winged Snowfinch in Western Altai. Photo recording was made in the southern spurs of the Ulbinsky ridge in the valley of the Urankhaika River at an altitude of less than 800 m above sea level. The White-winged Snowfinch was previously not known for the Kazakh part of Altai, but was first recorded in Southern Altai on January 26, 2017 in the upper reaches of the Tautekeli River at an altitude of 2400 m, where it was subsequently recorded on March 10, 2021, and there were also several sightings in January and February 2023 in the Sarykora tract (Vorobiev, 2023).


Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos chrysaetos)

© Aldiyar Saparbayev
2024-01-26
Outskirts of Uralsk

The first photographic record of a rare species for the region. In the past, it nested in places around Ilek and the Urals, and by the 60s of the 20th century only vagrants were encountered in the summer (Korelov, 1962). There is information about record of two single birds on September 18 and September 19, 2007 in the area of the Karachaganak gas condensate field (V.A. Kovshar, 2008).

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2024-03-29

Рауф Байрашев: Что за жуланчик? Туркестанский?

2024-03-29

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2024-03-28

Канатбек Кенжегулов: Ссылка - ttps://media.ebird.org/catalog?taxonCode=lbbgul5&mediaType=photo&view=list

2024-03-28

Канатбек Кенжегулов: Подсказывают, что возможно Халей с нарушенной линькой, что это значит насчет нарушенной линьки - не знаю. Клюв не длинноват для Халея?

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