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most often in West Kazakhstan Region
NIKON D7200, NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6
on the site since 7 May 2013

1 401observations 210species 41%of the Birds.kz list 2 of 20regions 160comments

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39-thplace of 93

61 species in 2026

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2 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

West Kazakhstan Region1 400 Atyrau Region1

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new species in 2026

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Spotted Nutcracker21 Sep

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Most in 2014: 188 observations

Observations 1 401 Species 210 Map 81 Comments 160

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all 2026 87 2025 179 2024 65 2023 109 2022 79 2021 95 2020 122 2019 10 2018 47 2017 80 2016 132 2015 108 2014 188 2013 100

BIRD SPECIES

all species Mute Swan 25 Northern Wheatear 23 Blyth's Reed Warbler 22 Great Spotted Woodpecker 22 Eurasian Redstart 21 Grey Heron 20 Common Chiffchaff 19 Spotted Flycatcher 19 Lesser Whitethroat 19 Red-breasted Flycatcher 19 Bluethroat 18 Steppe Eagle 18 Western Marsh-Harrier 18 White Wagtail 17 Willow Warbler 17 Willow Tit 17 Black Kite 17 Yellow Wagtail 17 Booted Warbler 16 Eurasian Nuthatch 16 Great Tit 15 Little Ringed Plover 15 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 15 Blue Tit 15 Isabelline Wheatear 14 Great Crested Grebe 14 Common Starling 14 Mallard 14 Black-headed Gull 14 Tree Pipit 14 Long-tailed Tit 13 Red-backed Shrike 13 Common Coot 13 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 12 Barn Swallow 12 Thrush Nightingale 12 Common Chaffinch 12 Sky Lark 12 Garganey 11 Caspian Gull 11 Crested Lark 11 Common Tern 11 Eurasian Siskin 11 Hoopoe 11 Tree Sparrow 11 Eurasian Goldfinch 11 Red-headed Bunting 11 Common Whitethroat 11 Wood Pigeon 10 Sand Martin 10 European Greenfinch 10 European Robin 10 Common Cuckoo 9 Northern Bullfinch 9 Black Woodpecker 9 European Bee-eater 9 House Sparrow 9 Common Rosefinch 8 Grey-Headed Woodpecker 8 Tufted Duck 8 Long-legged Buzzard 8 Lesser Short-toed Lark 8 Pied Flycatcher 8 Common Pochard 8 Common Kestrel 8 Fieldfare 8 Eurasian Honey-Buzzard 8 Northern Reed Bunting 8 Eurasian Jackdaw 8 Song Thrush 8 Common Sandpiper 8 Eurasian Linnet 8 Yellowhammer 8 White-Backed Woodpecker 8 Common Goldeneye 7 Common Sparrowhawk 7 Common Treecreeper 7 Great Reed Warbler 7 Coal Tit 7 Common Buzzard 7 Eurasian Curlew 7 Grey Partridge 7 Paddyfield Warbler 7 Goldcrest 7 European Golden Oriole 7 White-winged Tern 7 Sedge Warbler 6 Black-winged Pratincole 6 Greater White-fronted Goose 6 Lesser Grey Shrike 6 Northern Lapwing 6 Eurasian Magpie 6 Common Oystercatcher 6 Rook 6 Ortolan Bunting 6 Marsh Sandpiper 6 Ruff 6 Greenish Warbler 6 Hooded Crow 6 Ruddy Shelduck 6 Eastern Imperial Eagle 5 Great Cormorant 5 Wood Sandpiper 5 Green Sandpiper 5 Gadwall 5 Hen Harrier 5 Bohemian Waxwing 5 Bearded Tit 5 Pallid Harrier 5 Common Moorhen 5 Rough-legged Buzzard 5 Common Kingfisher 5 Northern Wren 5 Citrine Wagtail 5 Whinchat 5 White-winged Lark 5 Eurasian Jay 4 Eurasian Blackbird 4 Montagu's Harrier 4 Black-winged Stilt 4 Rock Pigeon 4 Common Redshank 4 Black-Necked Grebe 4 Eurasian Wryneck 4 Red-Necked Grebe 4 Whiskered Tern 4 Temminck's Stint 4 Common Swift 4 Levant Sparrowhawk 4 Northern House Martin 4 Hawfinch 4 Little Stint 4 Common Teal 3 Brambling 3 Eurasian Collared Dove 3 Smew 3 Siberian Stonechat 3 Common Redpoll 3 Calandra Lark 3 Common Shelduck 3 Red-footed Falcon 3 Long-eared Owl 3 Red-necked Phalarope 3 Whooper Swan 3 Rosy Starling 3 Tawny Pipit 3 Goosander 3 Eurasian Wigeon 3 Purple Heron 2 Garden Warbler 2 Marsh Warbler 2 Osprey 2 Little Bustard 2 Eurasian Eagle-Owl 2 Greater Short-toed Lark 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Demoiselle Crane 2 Eurasian Penduline Tit 2 Mew Gull 2 Red-breasted Goose 2 Little Crake 2 Horned Lark 2 Eurasian Hobby 2 Great White Egret 2 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Common Snipe 2 Great Grey Shrike 2 Blackcap 2 Western Grasshopper Warbler 2 Long-tailed Rosefinch 2 Black Lark 2 Northern Goshawk 2 Eurasian Stone Curlew 2 Red Crossbill 1 Greater Ringed Plover 1 Booted Eagle 1 Middle Spotted Woodpecker 1 Eurasian Golden Plover 1 Yellow-backed Wagtail 1 Northern Pintail 1 Grey Plover 1 Common Raven 1 Wood Warbler 1 Greater Scaup 1 Barred Warbler 1 Eurasian Reed Warbler 1 Twite 1 Redwing 1 Jack Snipe 1 Short-eared Owl 1 Black-headed Wagtail 1 Terek Sandpiper 1 Little Tern 1 Oriental Turtle Dove 1 Dunlin 1 Icterine Warbler 1 Dunnock 1 Black Redstart 1 Little Bittern 1 Pallas's Gull 1 Common Quail 1 Common Crane 1 Eurasian Dotterel 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Black Tern 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Spotted Nutcracker 1 Arctic Loon 1

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all West Kazakhstan Region 1400Atyrau Region 1

Bearded Tit 3 Nov 2025 · Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 2 photos (short) 😍 14

Northern Reed Bunting 3 Nov 2025 · Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 9

Long-tailed Rosefinch 3 Nov 2025 · Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 13

Blyth's Reed Warbler 25 Oct 2025 · Derkul, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 7

Blue Tit 25 Oct 2025 · Derkul, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 11

Eurasian Nuthatch 23 Oct 2025 · Chagan river floodplain, Oral, West Kaza... 😍 10

Black Woodpecker 26 Oct 2025 · Chagan river floodplain, Oral, West Kaza... 😍 9

Crested Lark 24 Oct 2025 · Derkul, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 7

Lesser Whitethroat 24 Oct 2025 · Derkul, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 7

Grey Partridge 24 Oct 2025 · Derkul, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 7

Song Thrush 23 Oct 2025 · Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 7🐤 1

White-Backed Woodpecker 23 Oct 2025 · Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 10

Great Tit 23 Oct 2025 · Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 7

Grey-Headed Woodpecker 22 Oct 2025 · Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 4 photos (short) 😍 12

Common Treecreeper 15 Oct 2025 · Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 14

Arctic Loon 18 Oct 2025 · Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 5 photos (short) 😍 12🐤 1

Long-tailed Tit 15 Oct 2025 · Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 9

Wood Sandpiper 19 Aug 2025 · Zachagansk, Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 7

Ruff 19 Aug 2025 · Zachagansk, Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 4

Red-backed Shrike 19 Aug 2025 · Zachagansk, Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 6

Whinchat 19 Aug 2025 · Zachagansk, Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 6

Great Cormorant 19 Aug 2025 · Zachagansk, Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 😍 1

Common Snipe 19 Aug 2025 · Zachagansk, Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 2 photos (short) 😍 7

Black-tailed Godwit 19 Aug 2025 · Zachagansk, Oral, West Kazakhstan Region 2 photos (short) 😍 7

Awards of Айбар

4 awards · several levels in each

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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.years

1 1 year on the site

3 3 years on the site

5 5 years on the site

10 10 years on the site

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1 New species for the site

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