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Best photos of the month, July 2022.

Long-eared Owl | Raouf Bairashev | 14

European Bee-eater | Raouf Bairashev | 11

Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Yuriy Malkov | 10

Ruddy Turnstone | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 8

Common Oystercatcher | Vadim Nagumanov | 8

Long-legged Buzzard | Raouf Bairashev | 7

Common Kestrel | Anna Yasko | 7

Barn Swallow | Anna Yasko | 7

Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 7

Eurasian Roller | Alyona Kaptyonkina | 7

Long-eared Owl | Raouf Bairashev | 7

Spanish Sparrow | Raouf Bairashev | 7

Demoiselle Crane | Yuriy Malkov | 7

Laughing Dove | Raouf Bairashev | 6

Azure Tit | Raouf Bairashev | 6

Wood Sandpiper | Ainur Iskakova | 6

Grey Heron | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 6

Hoopoe | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 6

Red-footed Falcon | Vadim Nagumanov | 6

Hoopoe | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 6

Wood Pigeon | Raouf Bairashev | 5

Common Tern | Raouf Bairashev | 5

Black Kite | Serg Silan | 5

Pallid Harrier | Yuriy Malkov | 5

Rosy Starling | Anna Yasko | 5

Meadow Bunting | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 5

Marsh Sandpiper | Ainur Iskakova | 5

Common Tern | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 5

Little Ringed Plover | Vadim Nagumanov | 5

Common Tern | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 5

Spanish Sparrow | Raouf Bairashev | 5

Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Yuriy Malkov | 5

Demoiselle Crane | Yuriy Malkov | 5

rare birds records


Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

© Kudaibergen Amirekul
2023-05-21
Shoshkakol, South Kazakstan

The first record of the Cattle Egret for South Kazakhstan. There are known sightings on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea, flights to the Sholakkol lakes in the lower reaches of the Turgay and in the Kurgaldzhino region.


Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

© Ainur Iskakova
2023-05-14

The first confirmation of nesting of the Tawny Owl in in the West Kazakhstan region since 1897.


Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)

© Ainur Iskakova
2023-04-20
Area of the cardiocenter, West Kazakhstan region, Uralsk

The first record of the Syrian Woodpecker in Kazakhstan. On May 10, two birds were already found there - a male and a female.


European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

© Qanatbek Kenzhegulov
2023-03-14
Aktau, Mangystau region

The first record of the European Stonechat in Kazakhstan and, possibly, in Central Asia in general. Another male was photographed in the Karagie depression on March 26, 2023 (Yasko A., birds.kz) and a female on the Aktau on March 27, 2023 (Kenzhegulov, birds.kz).

unidentified birds


2023-05-30

Анна Ясько: Кто-то из канюков/курганников.

2023-05-30

Анна Ясько: В галерее есть гибрид черноголовой и желтоголовой. Вроде есть нечто общее в конфигурации брови.

more unidentified birds...