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most often in Mangystau Region
Cannon SLR Sigma 150-600
on the site since 11 December 2024

76observations 62species 12%of the Birds.kz list 4 of 20regions 2comments

big year 2026table

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54 species in 2026

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4 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

Mangystau Region39 East Kazakhstan Region22 Almaty Region10 Almaty5

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new species in 2026

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Dalmatian Pelican8 Mar
Whooper Swan8 Mar
Bewick's Swan8 Mar

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Most in 2026: 65 observations

Observations 76 Species 62 Map 41 Comments 2

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all 2026 65 2024 6 2016 5

BIRD SPECIES

all species Greater Scaup 4 Ring-billed Gull 3 Hawfinch 2 Black Redstart 2 Common Chiffchaff 2 Black Kite 2 Azure Tit 2 Caucasian Chiffchaff 2 Eurasian Nuthatch 2 Common Redpoll 2 Water Pipit 2 Common Goldeneye 1 Hen Harrier 1 Common Quail 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Common Snipe 1 Pallas's Gull 1 Caspian Gull 1 Eurasian Eagle-Owl 1 Black Woodpecker 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 White-Backed Woodpecker 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker 1 Lesser Short-toed Lark 1 Calandra Lark 1 Horned Lark 1 Wood Lark 1 Sky Lark 1 Citrine Wagtail 1 Masked Wagtail 1 Bohemian Waxwing 1 Eurasian Dipper 1 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Hume's Warbler 1 Bearded Tit 1 Long-tailed Tit 1 Willow Tit 1 Coal Tit 1 Common Treecreeper 1 Pine Bunting 1 Rustic Bunting 1 Eurasian Siskin 1 Grey-headed Goldfinch 1 Desert Finch 1 Common Rosefinch 1 Northern Bullfinch 1 Fieldfare 1 Spanish Sparrow 1 Rock Sparrow 1 Arctic Loon 1 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Black-Necked Grebe 1 Slavonian Grebe 1 Dalmatian Pelican 1 Eurasian Bittern 1 Whooper Swan 1 Bewick's Swan 1 Red-crested Pochard 1 Common Pochard 1 Ferruginous Duck 1 Tufted Duck 1

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all Mangystau Region 39East Kazakhstan Region 22Almaty Region 10Almaty 5

2 Caucasian Chiffchaff 19 Feb · Mangystau Region 😍 2🐤 1

4 Bearded Tit 18 Feb · 5A microdistrict embankment, Aktau, Mang... 😍 14

3 Common Chiffchaff 18 Feb · Mangystau Region 😍 7

3 Greater Scaup 18 Feb · 5A microdistrict embankment, Aktau, Mang... 🐤 1

2 Caucasian Chiffchaff 18 Feb · Mangystau Region 😍 10✍️ 4🐤 9

European Black Redstart 16 Feb · Aktau, Mangystau Region 😍 5

Red-crested Pochard 16 Feb · Aktau, Mangystau Region

4 Spanish Sparrow 16 Feb · House 32, Aktau, Mangystau Region 😍 8🐤 2

3 Common Pochard 16 Feb · House 32, Aktau, Mangystau Region 😍 6

3 Ring-billed Gull 16 Feb · House 32, Aktau, Mangystau Region 😍 4

3 Black-Necked Grebe 16 Feb · Aktau, Mangystau Region 😍 1🐤 2

Tufted Duck 16 Feb · Aktau, Mangystau Region 😍 6

Greater Scaup 16 Feb · Aktau, Mangystau Region 😍 1🐤 3

4 Black Kite 15 Feb · Bayandy, Mangystau Region 😍 12

3 Common Chiffchaff 15 Feb · Mangystau Region 😍 7

3 Hawfinch 15 Feb · Mangystau Region 😍 8

4 Ring-billed Gull 15 Feb · Aktau, Mangystau Region 😍 6🐤 1

Lesser Whitethroat 14 Feb · Aktau, Mangystau Region 🐤 2

Caucasian Water Pipit 14 Feb · Karakol, Mangystau Region ✍️ 1🐤 6

2 Eurasian Bittern 12 Feb · 5A microdistrict embankment, Aktau, Mang... 😍 5🐤 4

2 Great Black-backed Gull 12 Feb · Embankment, Aktau, Mangystau Region 😍 9🐤 3

2 Wood Lark 13 Feb · Mangystau Region 😍 12✍️ 2🐤 9

3 Hume's Warbler 12 Dec 2024 · Mangystau Region 😍 5🐤 2

5 Caucasian Water Pipit 15 Dec 2024 · 5A microdistrict embankment, Aktau, Mang... 😍 11✍️ 5🐤 7

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25 25 species

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1 1 observation

10 10 observations

50 50 observations

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3/20 3 regions

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1 1 year on the site

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