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2024-03-17 | Shymkent | Kudaibergen Amirekul

2024-03-17 | Shymkent | Kudaibergen Amirekul

2024-03-17 | Shymkent | Kudaibergen Amirekul

2024-03-16 | Taugul microdistrict, Almaty | Raouf Bairashev

2024-03-12 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2024-03-12 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2024-03-12 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2024-03-10 | | Nikita Kanunnikov

2024-03-07 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2024-02-02 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2024-01-14 | Koksaray | Kudaibergen Amirekul

2023-11-06 | Vahtovyj, Atyrauskaya obl. | Leonid Ishkov

2023-12-09 | | Nikita Kanunnikov

2023-11-28 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2023-09-28 | | Irina Rekuts

2023-09-20 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2023-05-05 | | Diana Ku

2023-08-21 | Kazakhstan | Serg Silan

2023-09-03 | | Nurum Sagaliyev

2023-08-07 | VKO, Kurchumskij r-n, s. Toskajyn (Bobrovka) | Alexandr Belyaev

2023-08-09 | VKO, Kurchumskij r-n, s. Toskajyn (Bobrovka) | Alexandr Belyaev

2023-08-13 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2023-06-10 | Almaty, Japan walk | Andrei Zmitrachenok

2023-05-24 | | Yeva Shishkina

2023-05-30 | Kaskelen gorge, Almaty oblast' | Ildar Khalitov

2023-05-28 | Kyzylkum, South Kazakstan | Kudaibergen Amirekul

2023-05-20 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2023-04-23 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2023-04-26 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2023-04-26 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2023-04-10 | | Nurum Sagaliyev

2023-04-10 | | Nurum Sagaliyev

2023-04-23 | Tamgaly-Tas, 120 km north of Almaty | Maria Ivanova

2023-04-16 | Almaty | Vladimir Kazenas

2023-03-23 | | Olga Sivokon

2023-03-29 | | Yelbossyn Babalyk

2023-02-19 | Komsomol vil. neighborhood, Ile district, Almaty region | Raouf Bairashev

2023-01-31 | Botanical garden of Almaty. Almaty city | Maria Ivanova

2022-12-01 | Zhambylskaya obl., Kostobe | Leonid Ishkov

2022-11-08 | Vahtovyj, Atyrauskaya obl. | Leonid Ishkov

2022-12-11 | Taldykorgan, Zhetysuskaya obl. | Alexandr Belyaev

2022-11-07 | Vahtovyj, Atyrauskaya obl. | Leonid Ishkov

2022-11-28 | Republic of Belarus, Borisov, Minsk region, among residential buildings | Alexandr Mesiats

2022-10-18 | Karagandy Central Park | Sergey Simonov

2022-09-27 | Aktau, Mangystau region | Anna Yasko

2022-07-16 | VKO, Kurchumskij r-n, s. Toskajyn (Bobrovka) | Alexandr Belyaev

2022-08-13 | VKO, Kurchumskij r-n,Kara-Kabinskaya dolina | Alexandr Belyaev

2022-07-28 | VKO, Kurchumskij r-n,Kara-Kabinskaya dolina | Alexandr Belyaev

2022-07-31 | VKO, Kurchumskij r-n,s. Toskajyn (Bobrovka) | Alexandr Belyaev

2022-08-09 | | Elena Bobachenko

2022-07-18 | VKO, Kurchumskij r-n, s. Shaganatty (Orlovka) | Alexandr Belyaev

2022-07-20 | VKO, Kurchumskij r-n, s. Shaganatty (Orlovka) | Alexandr Belyaev

2022-08-21 | Almatinskaja obl., g. Taldykorgan | Alexandr Belyaev

2022-08-14 | Petropavlovsk city. | Genady Lukin

2022-08-06 | | Olga Sivokon

2022-08-06 | | Olga Sivokon

2022-08-09 | | Yeva Shishkina

2022-07-22 | Petropavlovsk city. | Genady Lukin

2022-07-10 | Petropavlovsk city. | Genady Lukin

2022-06-29 | Petropavlovsk city. | Genady Lukin

2022-06-16 | Petropavlovsk city. | Genady Lukin

2022-05-16 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2022-05-09 | Burabay National Park | Ruslan Telegin

2022-05-14 | g. Taldykorgan, Almatinskaya oblast'. | Alexandr Belyaev

2022-05-10 | Petropavlovsk city. | Genady Lukin

2022-04-25 | | Olga Sivokon

2022-05-01 | r. Shalkudysu, Almatinskaya oblast'. | Alexandr Belyaev

2022-05-05 | karabalik | Yuriy Malkov

2022-04-23 | | Olga Sivokon

2022-03-30 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2022-03-10 | | Gani Nazarbek

2021-10-08 | Korgalzhin | Aleksey Koshkin

2021-07-27 | Kokzhota, Kurshim district, East Kazakhstan region | Aliya Gabdullina

2021-05-20 | Korgalzhin | Aleksey Koshkin

2021-05-03 | Korgalzhin | Aleksey Koshkin

2021-06-02 | Almatinskaja obl., Vostochnoe Pribalhash'e | Alexandr Belyaev

2021-05-31 | | Artem Andryuchshenko

2021-05-21 | Ertai. Zhambyl oblast. | Malik Nukusbekov

2021-05-15 | Korgalzhin | Aleksey Koshkin

2021-05-28 | Korgalzhin | Aleksey Koshkin

2020-06-24 | | Andrey Shatalov

2021-05-13 | | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov

2021-05-10 | | Andrey Shatalov

2021-05-10 | | Andrey Shatalov

2021-04-18 | Karaganda | Ruslan Telegin

2021-04-15 | | Alexandr Fedulin

2021-04-01 | | Artem Andryuchshenko

2021-03-06 | Almatinskaja obl., g. Taldykorgan | Alexandr Belyaev

2020-04-05 | Korgalzhin | Aleksey Koshkin

2020-04-05 | Korgalzhin | Aleksey Koshkin

2020-11-07 | Shubynsay, Butakovka, Almaty | Vladimir Muravskiy

2020-10-18 | Almatinskaja obl., Nac. park Altyn-JEmel' | Alexandr Belyaev

2020-10-14 | | Ivan Bevza

2019-10-10 | Sorbulaq, Almaty region | Andrew Simon

2020-09-07 | Almatinskaja obl., Panfilovskij r -n, Kunduzdy | Alexandr Belyaev

2020-08-30 | Shubynsay, Butakovka, Almaty | Vladimir Muravskiy

2019-10-12 | Trans-Ili Alatau | Andrew Simon

2020-06-06 | Kazakhstan | Serg Silan

2020-05-22 | Almatinskaja obl., Nac. park Altyn-JEmel' | Alexandr Belyaev

2020-05-09 | Shybynsay, Butakovka area, Almaty city | Vladimir Muravskiy

2019-10-06 | Trans-Ili Alatau | Andrew Simon

2019-06-28 | Mangictauskaya oblast', g. Aktau | Marina Gudimova

2019-05-10 | East Kazakhstan region, Sarybel | Gleb Bolbotov

2019-05-25 | | Ilya Sukhov

2019-05-19 | | Ilya Sukhov

2019-05-01 | Almatinskaja obl., g. Taldykorgan | Alexandr Belyaev

2019-04-20 | Atyrau | Bassel Abi Jummaa

2019-04-07 | Zhangizkuduk | Alyona Koshkina

2019-03-10 | Mangictauskaya oblast, g. Aktau | Marina Gudimova

2019-02-16 | Pushkin/Makataev, Almaty city | Vladimir Muravskiy

2016-05-27 | Kazakhstan, South Kazakhstan Region, Shoshkakol Lake | Pavel Parkhaev

2018-11-08 | Eastern Kazakhstan | Natali Kim

2018-10-20 | Eastern Kazakhstan | Natali Kim

2018-11-05 | Eastern Kazakhstan | Natali Kim

2018-10-23 | Eastern Kazakhstan | Natali Kim

2015-04-30 | Turkistan state, Kentau, Koskorgan reservoir | Nurlan Tolybayev

2018-05-24 | Ertai. Zhambyl oblast. | Malik Nukusbekov

2017-06-25 | Ertai. Zhambyl oblast. | Malik Nukusbekov

2017-02-13 | | Sergei Shmygalev

2015-06-27 | | Aleksandr Klimenko

2013-06-19 | | Aleksandr Klimenko

2014-03-01 | Almaty area. Sorbulak. | Andrey Kovalenko


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).


Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)

© Kudaibergen Amirekul
2024-01-14
Koksaray

The first case of mass wintering of Little Bustard in the south of Kazakhstan (flocks with a total number of 141 birds). Prior to this, single individuals were recorded on the Mangystau Peninsula in December 2010 and 2014. (Kovshar, Karpov 2019).

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