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most often in Abai Region
on the site since 28 December 2012

1 359observations 197species 38%of the Birds.kz list 3 of 20regions 449comments 2diary entries

big year 2026table

76-thplace of 93

3 species in 2026

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where they watch birds

3 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

Abai Region1 327 East Kazakhstan Region31 Almaty1

Places of sensitive species are shown only to the region

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new species in 2026

+2first time on the site for this member

Eurasian Wryneck29 Apr
Redwing29 Apr

observations by year

200620162026

Most in 2014: 530 observations

Observations 1 359 Species 197 Diaries 2 Map 324 Comments 449

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all 2026 3 2025 42 2022 35 2021 43 2020 66 2019 18 2018 40 2017 35 2016 19 2015 76 2014 530 2013 439 2012 6 2011 1 2010 1 2009 2 2007 2 2006 1

BIRD SPECIES

all species Black-headed Gull 29 Black Kite 27 Great Cormorant 27 Grey Heron 26 Northern Wheatear 23 Mallard 23 Eastern Imperial Eagle 21 Yellow Wagtail 21 Siberian Stonechat 21 Caspian Gull 20 Common Kestrel 20 Great Spotted Woodpecker 19 Long-legged Buzzard 19 Long-tailed Rosefinch 18 Common Chaffinch 18 Black Lark 18 Northern Lapwing 18 Tree Sparrow 17 Steppe Eagle 17 Northern Bullfinch 16 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 16 Fieldfare 16 Oriental Turtle Dove 15 Eurasian Magpie 15 Common Starling 15 Common Tern 15 Common Sandpiper 14 Black-winged Stilt 14 Great Tit 14 Willow Tit 13 Sky Lark 13 Little Ringed Plover 13 European Bee-eater 13 Great Crested Grebe 13 Tawny Pipit 12 Northern Shoveler 12 Eurasian Goldfinch 12 Demoiselle Crane 12 Great White Egret 12 Western Marsh-Harrier 12 Bluethroat 12 Ruddy Shelduck 12 Rook 11 Goosander 11 Eurasian Redstart 11 White Wagtail 11 Northern Black Grouse 10 Eurasian Nuthatch 10 Common Redpoll 10 Common Buzzard 10 Hooded Crow 10 Booted Warbler 10 Ruff 10 Eurasian Blackbird 10 Common Shelduck 10 Eurasian Hobby 10 Lesser Grey Shrike 9 Hoopoe 9 Spotted Flycatcher 9 Mute Swan 9 Bohemian Waxwing 9 Pied Avocet 8 Horned Lark 8 Common Coot 8 Black-tailed Godwit 8 Red-backed Shrike 8 Eurasian Jackdaw 8 Eurasian Siskin 8 Baraba Steppe Gull 8 Black-Necked Grebe 8 Red-necked Phalarope 7 Greylag Goose 7 Northern Pintail 7 Common Redshank 7 Common Raven 7 Lesser Whitethroat 7 Barn Swallow 7 Common Moorhen 7 Garganey 7 Eurasian Roller 6 Pallas's Gull 6 Rock Pigeon 6 Masked Wagtail 6 Eurasian Linnet 6 Common Cuckoo 6 Bewick's Swan 6 Mew Gull 6 White-winged Tern 6 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 6 Greater Spotted Eagle 6 Temminck's Stint 6 Gadwall 6 Hawfinch 6 Grey Partridge 6 Grey Wagtail 5 Rosy Starling 5 Merlin 5 Pine Bunting 5 Common Oystercatcher 5 Azure Tit 5 Common Sparrowhawk 5 Great Grey Shrike 5 Whooper Swan 5 Yellowhammer 5 Common Pochard 5 Red-crested Pochard 4 Ural Owl 4 Common Snipe 4 Black-throated Thrush 4 Rough-legged Buzzard 4 Red-headed Bunting 4 Pallid Harrier 4 Common Goldeneye 3 Common Greenshank 3 Terek Sandpiper 3 European Greenfinch 3 Little Bustard 3 Eurasian Wigeon 3 Marsh Sandpiper 3 Vega (Mongolian) Gull 3 Wood Sandpiper 3 Sand Martin 3 Grey-Headed Woodpecker 3 Sociable Lapwing 3 Green Sandpiper 3 Common Teal 3 Blyth's Reed Warbler 3 Short-eared Owl 3 House Sparrow 3 Eurasian Curlew 3 Black Stork 3 Citrine Wagtail 3 Long-tailed Tit 2 Ortolan Bunting 2 Pale Sand Martin 2 Common Kingfisher 2 Tree Pipit 2 Black Woodpecker 2 Eurasian Penduline Tit 2 Brambling 2 Osprey 2 Eurasian Honey-Buzzard 2 Dalmatian Pelican 2 Snowy Owl 2 Golden Eagle 2 Carrion Crow 2 Hen Harrier 2 Stock Pigeon 2 Paddyfield Warbler 2 Common Quail 2 Macqueen's Bustard 2 Greater Short-toed Lark 2 Greater Ringed Plover 2 Eurasian Eagle-Owl 2 Little Stint 2 Common Swift 1 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Saker Falcon 1 Little Tern 1 Pygmy Cormorant 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Common Nightingale 1 Lesser Kestrel 1 Booted Eagle 1 Siberian Black-backed Gull 1 Northern Reed Bunting 1 Coal Tit 1 White-Backed Woodpecker 1 Great White Pelican 1 White-headed Duck 1 Eurasian Stone Curlew 1 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Goldcrest 1 Greater White-fronted Goose 1 European Golden Oriole 1 Turkestan Shrike 1 Northern Goshawk 1 Montagu's Harrier 1 Common Crane 1 Baikal Bullfinch 1 Black-winged Pratincole 1 Grey-headed Goldfinch 1 Eurasian Bittern 1 Redwing 1 Common Treecreeper 1 Pallas's Sandgrouse 1 Eurasian Collared Dove 1 Lapland Longspur 1 Greenish Warbler 1 Greater Scaup 1 Rustic Bunting 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Eurasian Wryneck 1 Eurasian Jay 1 Tufted Duck 1 Pine Grosbeak 1 Common Mynah 1

REGION

all Abai Region 1327East Kazakhstan Region 31Almaty 1

Only “needs identification” 1

2 Baraba Steppe Gull 23 Mar 2022 · Semey, Abay Region 😍 2🐤 3

2 Eastern Imperial Eagle 17 Aug 2020 · Семипалатинск 😍 3

Bewick's Swan 5 Oct 2021 · Sor lake, Semey, Abay Region 😍 1

2 Black Lark 19 Mar 2022 · Семипалатинск 😍 2

Lapland Longspur 19 Mar 2022 · Семипалатинск

3 Ruddy Shelduck 28 May 2020 · Mukur river, Semey, Abay Region 😍 3

Common Shelduck 28 May 2020 · Mukur river, Semey, Abay Region 😍 1🐤 2

4 House Sparrow 1 Aug 2021 · Semipalatinsk, Abai Region 😍 1

2 Terek Sandpiper 23 May 2015 · Sor lake, Semey, Abay Region 😍 1

Ruddy Turnstone 29 Jul 2015 · Semipalatinsk, Abai Region 😍 1

4 Ruddy Shelduck 25 Mar 2022 · Semipalatinsk Prirechnoe, Abai Region 🐤 1

2 Pygmy Cormorant 23 Mar 2022 · Mukur near Semipalatinska, Abai Region 🐤 2

4 Black Lark 19 Mar 2022 · Семипалатинск 😍 3

2 Great White Egret 25 Sep 2022 · Semipalatinsk, Abai Region 😍 1

2 Baraba Steppe Gull 25 Sep 2022 · Semipalatinsk, Abai Region 😍 1

Ruff 22 Sep 2022 · Semey, Abay Region 😍 2

2 Ruff 9 Sep 2022 · Semey, Abay Region

3 Red-necked Phalarope 9 Sep 2022 · Semey, Abay Region 😍 2

7 Vega (Mongolian) Gull 14 Nov 2020 · Semipalatinsk, Abai Region 😍 1

3 Mute Swan 21 Sep 2019 · Semipalatinsk, Abai Region

2 Grey Heron 21 Sep 2019 · Semipalatinsk, Abai Region 😍 3🐤 1

2 Mute Swan 27 Nov 2018 · Семипалатинск

2 Whooper Swan 27 Nov 2018 · Семипалатинск

Common Sparrowhawk 17 Nov 2018 · Семипалатинск 😍 1

Awards of Александр

6 awards · several levels in each

awardgroup.species

10 10 species

25 25 species

50 50 species

100 100 species

150 150 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

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

awardgroup.pioneer

1 New species for the site

awardgroup.diary

1 1 diary entry

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