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50 km to south of Iskra. Between Volga and Ural rivers.


2017-05-30| Askar Isabekov
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1Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)1

2Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)2

3Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)1

4Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)2

5Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)2

6Hoopoe (Upupa epops)1

7Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)2

8Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)3

9White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)2

10Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)2

11Sky Lark (Alauda arvensis)2

12Syke's Warbler (Hippolais rama)1

13Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)1

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rare birds records


Finsch's Wheatear (Oenanthe finschii)

© Nurlyhan Ismailov
2022-12-18
Quarry beyond Kyzyl-Tobe, Mangistau region.

Rare wintering species.


Desert Lark (Ammomanes deserti)

© Mark Pestov
2018-05-01
Mangistau province, Karakiyanskiy District, Kaplankyr Chink

First record on the territory of Kazakhstan.


Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)

© Qanatbek Kenzhegulov
2022-12-10

The first winter record of Whiskered Tern in Kazakhstan.


Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

© Qanatbek Kenzhegulov
2022-12-10

The first winter record of the Marsh Sandpiper in Kazakhstan.

more rarities...