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1 836observations 232species 45%of the Birds.kz list 10 of 20regions 367comments 1diary entry

big year 2026table

22-thplace of 93

134 species in 2026

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10 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

East Kazakhstan Region1 287 Abai Region36 Almaty Region20 Zhetysu Region12 Karaganda Region8 Kyzylorda Region6 Pavlodar Region5 Atyrau Region2 Almaty2 Zhambyl Region1

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new species in 2026

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Northern Hazelhen9 Sep
Crested Honey-Buzzard2 Sep
Common Greenshank8 May

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201520212026

Most in 2024: 522 observations

Observations 1 836 Species 232 Diaries 1 Map 216 Comments 367

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YEAR

all 2026 411 2025 362 2024 522 2023 484 2022 7 2021 6 2020 10 2019 13 2018 5 2017 10 2016 3 2015 3

BIRD SPECIES

all species Black-throated Thrush 84 Yellowhammer 49 Eurasian Blackbird 49 Hawfinch 36 Great Spotted Woodpecker 36 Long-tailed Rosefinch 33 Eastern Imperial Eagle 30 Common Kestrel 30 Fieldfare 29 Northern Bullfinch 28 Bohemian Waxwing 28 Eurasian Nuthatch 27 Brambling 27 Willow Tit 25 Caspian Gull 25 Common Chiffchaff 24 Siberian Stonechat 22 Tree Sparrow 22 Mallard 22 Eurasian Redstart 21 European Greenfinch 21 Great Tit 20 Tree Pipit 19 Northern Reed Bunting 19 White-Backed Woodpecker 19 Pied Wheatear 18 Great Cormorant 18 Common Redpoll 18 Common Chaffinch 18 Black Kite 17 Masked Wagtail 16 Grey-Headed Woodpecker 16 Blyth's Reed Warbler 16 Great White Egret 16 Common Starling 16 Ruddy Shelduck 16 Carrion Crow 15 Spotted Flycatcher 15 Common Buzzard 15 Grey-headed Goldfinch 15 Sky Lark 15 Rock Pigeon 15 Pallas's Rosefinch 15 Common Sparrowhawk 14 Booted Warbler 14 Northern Wheatear 14 Hoopoe 14 Demoiselle Crane 13 House Sparrow 13 Red-backed Shrike 13 Eurasian Siskin 12 Common Rosefinch 12 Eurasian Magpie 11 Eurasian Dipper 11 Oriental Turtle Dove 11 Common Goldeneye 10 Barn Swallow 10 Eurasian Goldfinch 10 Common Sandpiper 10 Eurasian Linnet 10 Great Crested Grebe 10 Azure Tit 10 Goosander 10 Dalmatian Pelican 9 Peregrine Falcon 9 Meadow Bunting 9 Common Whitethroat 9 Grey Heron 9 Citrine Wagtail 9 Tufted Duck 9 Gadwall 9 Common Pochard 9 Hooded Crow 9 Yellow Wagtail 9 Black-headed Gull 8 Grey Wagtail 8 Upland Buzzard 8 Northern Pintail 7 Pine Bunting 7 Lesser Whitethroat 7 White Wagtail 7 Little Ringed Plover 7 Eurasian Jackdaw 7 Bluethroat 7 Rook 7 Common Cuckoo 6 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 6 Common Teal 6 Horned Lark 6 Common Treecreeper 6 Garganey 6 Greylag Goose 6 Ortolan Bunting 6 Lesser Kestrel 6 Pale Sand Martin 6 Northern Shoveler 6 Baikal Bullfinch 6 Common Coot 6 Whooper Swan 6 Long-tailed Tit 5 European Bee-eater 5 Great Grey Shrike 5 Common Kingfisher 5 Eurasian Collared Dove 5 Long-legged Buzzard 5 Common Tern 5 Black-winged Stilt 5 Isabelline Wheatear 5 Common Redshank 5 European Golden Oriole 4 Sand Martin 4 Song Thrush 4 Steppe Eagle 4 Common Mynah 4 Caspian Tern 4 Wood Pigeon 4 Red-crested Pochard 4 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 4 Red-necked Phalarope 4 Lapland Longspur 4 Eversmann's Redstart 4 Turkestan Shrike 4 Hen Harrier 4 Little Stint 4 Red Crossbill 4 Coal Tit 4 Great Reed Warbler 4 Rock Bunting 4 Temminck's Stint 4 Eurasian Penduline Tit 3 Eurasian Wigeon 3 Slavonian Grebe 3 Lesser Short-toed Lark 3 Terek Sandpiper 3 Common Moorhen 3 Black-tailed Godwit 3 Golden Eagle 3 Spotted Nutcracker 3 Grey Partridge 3 Wood Sandpiper 3 Northern Lapwing 3 Water Pipit 3 Asian Rosy-Finch 3 Black Lark 3 Rosy Starling 3 Northern Black Grouse 3 Eurasian Roller 3 Greater White-fronted Goose 2 Eurasian Hobby 2 Rough-legged Buzzard 2 Laughing Dove 2 Common Oystercatcher 2 Western Marsh-Harrier 2 White-headed Duck 2 Red-throated Thrush 2 Arctic Loon 2 Black-Necked Grebe 2 Booted Eagle 2 Crested Lark 2 Eurasian Jay 2 Eurasian Wryneck 2 Eurasian Scops-Owl 2 Long-eared Owl 2 Pied Avocet 2 Pallas's Sandgrouse 2 Kentish Plover 2 Mute Swan 2 Hume's Warbler 2 Dunlin 2 Black Stork 2 Mistle Thrush 2 Stock Pigeon 2 Ural Owl 2 Greater Short-toed Lark 2 Baraba Steppe Gull 2 Richard's Pipit 2 Eurasian Curlew 2 Black-headed Wagtail 2 Northern Goshawk 2 Savi's Warbler 2 Crested Honey-Buzzard 1 Eastern Buzzard 1 Black-throated Accentor 1 Desert Wheatear 1 Little Bunting 1 Purple Heron 1 Bearded Tit 1 Common Shelduck 1 Little Tern 1 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 1 Great White Pelican 1 Tawny Pipit 1 Sanderling 1 Bean Goose 1 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Little Owl 1 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Greater Flamingo 1 Northern House Martin 1 Montagu's Harrier 1 Pallas's Gull 1 Northern Hazelhen 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Red-headed Bunting 1 Short-toed Snake-Eagle 1 Calandra Lark 1 White-tailed Lapwing 1 Pacific Golden Plover 1 Eurasian Spoonbill 1 Common Snipe 1 Common Crane 1 Glossy Ibis 1 Black Tern 1 Marsh Sandpiper 1 Greenish Warbler 1 Redwing 1 Merlin 1 Isabelline Shrike 1 Lesser Grey Shrike 1 Rustic Bunting 1 European Robin 1 Western Grasshopper Warbler 1 Black Redstart 1 Ruff 1 Lesser White-fronted Goose 1 Plain Mountain Finch 1 White-winged Tern 1 Thrush Nightingale 1 Eurasian Woodcock 1 Common Greenshank 1 Cinereous Vulture 1 Chukar Partridge 1

REGION

all East Kazakhstan Region 1287Abai Region 36Almaty Region 20Zhetysu Region 12Karaganda Region 8 Kyzylorda Region 6Pavlodar Region 5Atyrau Region 2Almaty 2Zhambyl Region 1

Only “needs identification” 4

Gadwall 23 Apr 2025 · Altay, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 4

Garganey 22 Apr 2025 · Altay, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 4🐤 1

Common Pochard 22 Apr 2025 · Altay, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 4

Black-throated Thrush 21 Apr 2025 · Bolshenarym..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 8

Common Starling 21 Apr 2025 · Bolshenarym..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 1

Hoopoe 21 Apr 2025 · Bolshenarym..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 3

Pied Wheatear 21 Apr 2025 · Bolshenarym..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 3

Dalmatian Pelican 21 Apr 2025 · Bolshenarym..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 1🐤 3

Eurasian Jackdaw 21 Apr 2025 · Bolshenarym..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 5

Common Goldeneye 21 Apr 2025 · Bolshenarym..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 4

Common Kestrel 21 Apr 2025 · Bolshenarym..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 1

Eastern Imperial Eagle 21 Apr 2025 · Bolshenarym..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 5

Black Kite 21 Apr 2025 · Bolshenarym..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 6

Ruddy Shelduck 21 Apr 2025 · Altay, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 6

Demoiselle Crane 21 Apr 2025 · Altay, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 9

Long-tailed Rosefinch 17 Apr 2025 · Altay, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 8

Great Cormorant 12 Apr 2025 · Altay, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 5

Baraba Steppe Gull 12 Apr 2025 · Mayak, East Kazakhstan Region

Baraba Steppe Gull 12 Apr 2025 · Mayak, East Kazakhstan Region 🐤 1

Common Kestrel 12 Apr 2025 · Katon-Karagay, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 3🐤 1

Black Kite 12 Apr 2025 · Katon-Karagay, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 5

Common Kestrel 12 Apr 2025 · Svinchatka..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 6

Masked Wagtail 12 Apr 2025 · Svinchatka..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 6

Eurasian Linnet 12 Apr 2025 · Svinchatka..VKO, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 7🐤 1

Awards of Ирина

5 awards · several levels in each

awardgroup.species

10 10 species

25 25 species

50 50 species

100 100 species

150 150 species

200 200 species

awardgroup.observations

1 1 observation

10 10 observations

50 50 observations

100 100 observations

250 250 observations

500 500 observations

1K 1 000 observations

awardgroup.regions

3/20 3 regions

5/20 5 regions

10/20 10 regions

awardgroup.years

1 1 year on the site

3 3 years on the site

awardgroup.diary

1 1 diary entry

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