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8 375observations 413species 81%of the Birds.kz list 15 of 20regions 2 787comments 225diary entries

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15 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

Almaty Region5 349 Almaty921 Turkistan Region456 Zhetysu Region449 East Kazakhstan Region350 Zhambyl Region241 Mangystau Region183 Akmola Region96 Astana78 Karaganda Region55

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Shymkent54 North Kazakhstan Region50 Abai Region38 Kostanay Region31 Kyzylorda Region24

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Red-breasted Flycatcher28 Sep
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BIRD SPECIES

all species Turkestan Shrike 101 Long-legged Buzzard 97 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 93 Steppe Eagle 89 Little Stint 74 White-headed Duck 71 White Wagtail 68 Black-throated Thrush 65 Little Ringed Plover 64 Isabelline Shrike 64 Yellow Wagtail 64 Common Sparrowhawk 63 Great Cormorant 63 Pied Wheatear 63 Common Kestrel 62 Common Chiffchaff 62 Ruddy Shelduck 62 Caspian Gull 62 Dalmatian Pelican 62 Eastern Buzzard 58 Hume's Warbler 58 Whooper Swan 56 Temminck's Stint 56 Common Snipe 56 Greater Short-toed Lark 56 Water Pipit 55 Mallard 53 Eastern Imperial Eagle 52 Western Marsh-Harrier 52 Blyth's Reed Warbler 52 Great Crested Grebe 50 Wood Sandpiper 50 Green Sandpiper 50 Calandra Lark 49 Isabelline Wheatear 49 Common Redshank 49 Greenish Warbler 48 Mute Swan 47 Northern Reed Bunting 47 Citrine Wagtail 47 Siberian Stonechat 47 Black-tailed Godwit 46 Spotted Flycatcher 46 Garganey 46 Demoiselle Crane 46 Eurasian Roller 45 Lesser Whitethroat 45 Common Greenshank 44 Great White Egret 44 Black-Necked Grebe 43 Black-winged Stilt 42 Eurasian Curlew 42 Eversmann's Redstart 41 Kentish Plover 41 Black-Bellied Sandgrouse 41 Common Shelduck 40 Northern Lapwing 40 Common Starling 40 Common Pheasant 40 Ferruginous Duck 40 Northern Wheatear 39 Eurasian Linnet 39 Pygmy Cormorant 39 Ruff 39 Eurasian Hobby 38 Sykes's Warbler 38 Grey Heron 37 Tree Sparrow 37 Pied Avocet 37 Red-crested Pochard 37 Golden Eagle 37 Dunlin 36 Little Grebe 36 Masked Wagtail 36 Corn Bunting 36 Little Bustard 35 Carrion Crow 35 Chukar Partridge 35 Common Sandpiper 35 Black Kite 33 Great White Pelican 33 Marsh Sandpiper 32 Paddyfield Warbler 32 Black Redstart 32 Greater Sand Plover 32 Oriental Turtle Dove 32 Common Teal 32 Lesser Short-toed Lark 32 Rock Bunting 31 Sky Lark 31 Tawny Pipit 31 Mistle Thrush 30 Great Tit 30 Common Pochard 30 Tufted Duck 30 Common Whitethroat 30 Northern Shoveler 30 Common Oystercatcher 30 Northern Pintail 30 Bluethroat 30 Common Kingfisher 29 Grey Wagtail 29 Black-headed Gull 29 Wood Pigeon 29 Common Moorhen 29 Common Rosefinch 29 Red-headed Bunting 29 Tree Pipit 29 Lesser Kestrel 28 Goosander 28 Pine Bunting 28 Yellowhammer 28 Smew 28 Grey-necked Bunting 27 Cinereous Vulture 27 Common Chaffinch 27 Barn Swallow 27 Spotted Redshank 27 Turkestan Tit 27 Greylag Goose 27 Little Owl 26 Black-throated Accentor 26 Shikra 26 Hen Harrier 26 Red-backed Shrike 26 Great Grey Shrike 26 Grey-headed Goldfinch 26 Red-fronted Serin 25 Indian Sparrow 25 Curlew Sandpiper 25 Rock Sparrow 25 Hoopoe 25 Long-tailed Rosefinch 25 Collared Pratincole 25 Lesser Grey Shrike 25 Common Buzzard 25 White-crowned Penduline Tit 25 Azure Tit 25 Upland Buzzard 24 Red-necked Phalarope 24 Rosy Starling 24 Pallas's Gull 24 Horned Lark 24 Black-headed Wagtail 24 Desert Wheatear 24 Steppe Grey Shrike 24 Black Stork 24 Common Tern 23 Common Coot 23 Eurasian Magpie 23 Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush 23 Crested Lark 23 Pacific Golden Plover 23 Montagu's Harrier 22 Long-eared Owl 22 Booted Warbler 22 White-Winged Woodpecker 22 Black-crowned Night Heron 22 Gadwall 22 Red-billed Chough 22 Common Goldeneye 22 Coal Tit 21 Northern House Martin 21 Peregrine Falcon 21 Hooded Crow 21 Eurasian Whimbrel 20 Common Mynah 20 Brambling 20 European Greenfinch 20 Eurasian Wigeon 20 Short-toed Snake-Eagle 20 Mongolian Finch 20 Great Reed Warbler 20 Eurasian Blackbird 19 White-winged Grosbeak 19 Bohemian Waxwing 19 Booted Eagle 19 Desert Finch 19 Blue Whistling Thrush 19 Goldcrest 19 Fieldfare 19 Eurasian Eagle-Owl 19 Grey Plover 19 Pale Sand Martin 18 Ruddy Turnstone 18 European Bee-eater 18 White-winged Tern 18 Glossy Ibis 18 Gull-billed Tern 17 Terek Sandpiper 17 Slavonian Grebe 17 Spanish Sparrow 17 Lammergeier 17 Bewick's Swan 17 Saxaul Sparrow 17 Guldenstadt's Redstart 17 Black Tern 17 Meadow Pipit 16 Northern Wren 16 Ibisbill 16 Rufous Bush Robin 16 Water Rail 16 Grey Partridge 16 Merlin 16 Common Crane 16 House Sparrow 16 Yellow-billed Chough 16 Egyptian Vulture 16 Bearded Tit 16 Ortolan Bunting 16 Common Swift 16 White-browed Tit-Warbler 16 Eurasian Collared Dove 15 Mew Gull 15 Himalayan Vulture 15 Rough-legged Buzzard 15 Common Cuckoo 15 Eastern Rock Nuthatch 15 Rook 15 Sand Martin 15 Eurasian Siskin 15 European Robin 15 Bean Goose 15 Pallid Harrier 15 Long-tailed Shrike 15 Brown Dipper 15 Little Bittern 15 Northern Bullfinch 14 Brown Accentor 14 Greater Ringed Plover 14 Blue Rock Thrush 14 Red-mantled Rosefinch 14 Eurasian Dipper 14 Plain Mountain Finch 14 Cetti's Warbler 13 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 13 Bimaculated Lark 13 Great Spotted Woodpecker 13 Lesser Sand Plover 13 Pallas's Sandgrouse 13 Common Raven 13 Caspian Tern 13 Sanderling 12 Long-tailed Tit 12 Purple Heron 12 Little Tern 11 Willow Tit 11 Eurasian Redstart 11 Macqueen's Bustard 11 Common Nightingale 11 European Nightjar 11 Solitary Snipe 10 Crested Honey-Buzzard 10 Wallcreeper 10 Blue-capped Redstart 10 White-capped Bunting 10 Himalayan Accentor 10 Spotted Nutcracker 10 Saker Falcon 10 Greater Spotted Eagle 10 Laughing Dove 10 Yellow-eyed Pigeon 10 Common Redpoll 9 White-tailed Lapwing 9 White-winged Lark 9 Twite 9 Greater Flamingo 9 Buff-bellied Pipit 9 Brown-necked Raven 9 European Golden Oriole 9 Eurasian Jackdaw 9 Baraba Steppe Gull 9 Willow Warbler 9 Clamorous Reed Warbler 8 Greater White-fronted Goose 8 Stock Pigeon 8 Griffon Vulture 8 Asian Desert Warbler 8 Himalayan Rubythroat 8 Eurasian Nuthatch 8 Eurasian Wryneck 8 Northern Goshawk 8 Eurasian Spoonbill 7 Himalayan Snowcock 7 Rock Pigeon 7 Eastern Orphean Warbler 7 Caspian Plover 7 Siberian Black-backed Gull 7 Savi's Warbler 7 Black Lark 7 Eurasian Goldfinch 7 Slender-billed Gull 7 Meadow Bunting 7 Barred Warbler 7 Finsch's Wheatear 7 White Stork 7 Red-breasted Rosefinch 7 Pied Bushchat 7 Indian Golden Oriole 7 Hume's Whitethroat 7 Great Bustard 6 Red-rumped Swallow 6 Richard's Pipit 6 Sulphur-bellied Warbler 6 Eurasian Stone Curlew 6 Osprey 6 Northern Black Grouse 6 Hawfinch 6 Common Treecreeper 6 Variable Wheatear 6 Brandt's Rosefinch 6 Eurasian Crag Martin 6 Red Crossbill 6 Alpine Accentor 5 Upcher's Warbler 5 Broad-billed Sandpiper 5 Dusky Warbler 5 Short-eared Owl 5 Eurasian Reed Warbler 5 Alpine Swift 5 European Turtle Dove 5 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 5 Crimson-winged Finch 5 Little Egret 4 White-winged Scoter 4 Eurasian Jay 4 Pine Grosbeak 4 Bar-tailed Godwit 4 Barbary Falcon 4 Baillon's Crake 4 Sociable Lapwing 4 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 4 Little Gull 4 Songar Tit 4 Black-winged Pratincole 4 Eurasian Scops-Owl 4 Arctic Loon 4 Asian Paradise Flycatcher 4 Rustic Bunting 3 Menetries Warbler 3 Relict Gull 3 Eurasian Penduline Tit 3 Red-throated Thrush 3 White-Backed Woodpecker 3 Hill Pigeon 3 Whiskered Tern 3 Brown Shrike 3 Red-footed Falcon 3 Oriental Lark 3 Streaked Scrub Warbler 3 Yellow-breasted Tit 3 Jack Snipe 3 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler 3 Common Quail 3 Yellow-backed Wagtail 3 Great Rosefinch 3 Red-throated Pipit 3 Siberian Rubythroat 3 Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker 3 Pallid Scops Owl 2 Grey-Headed Woodpecker 2 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear 2 Daurian Partridge 2 Black-breasted Tit 2 White-throated Robin 2 Western Grasshopper Warbler 2 Eurasian Honey-Buzzard 2 Eurasian Bittern 2 Northern Hawk Owl 2 Baikal Bullfinch 2 Red-Necked Grebe 2 White-winged Snowfinch 2 Long-tailed Duck 2 Red-breasted Goose 2 Boreal Owl 2 Pander's Ground-Jay 2 Long-toed Stint 1 Trumpeter Finch 1 Cattle Egret 1 Snowy Owl 1 Spotted Crake 1 Black-headed Penduline Tit 1 Red-flanked Bluetail 1 Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse 1 Black Woodpecker 1 Red-breasted Merganser 1 White-capped Redstart 1 Black-headed Bunting 1 Pallas's Sea-Eagle 1 Pallas's Rosefinch 1 Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Willow Ptarmigan 1 Swinhoe's Snipe 1 Asian Short-toed Lark 1 Dusky Thrush 1 Squacco Heron 1 Redwing 1 Northern Hazelhen 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Little Bunting 1

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all Almaty Region 5349Almaty 921Turkistan Region 456Zhetysu Region 449East Kazakhstan Region 350 Zhambyl Region 241Mangystau Region 183Akmola Region 96Astana 78Karaganda Region 55Shymkent 54North Kazakhstan Region 50Abai Region 38Kostanay Region 31Kyzylorda Region 24

Ruddy Shelduck 9 May · Sorbulak lake system, Almaty Region 😍 1

Wood Sandpiper 9 May · Sorbulak lake surroundings, Almaty Regio... 😍 6

Wood Sandpiper 9 May · Sorbulak lake surroundings, Almaty Regio... 😍 5

Lesser Sand Plover 9 May · Sorbulak lake surroundings, Almaty Regio... 😍 14🐤 1

Common Sandpiper 9 May · Sorbulak lake surroundings, Almaty Regio... 😍 8

Temminck's Stint 9 May · Sorbulak lake surroundings, Almaty Regio... 😍 10

Dalmatian Pelican 9 May · Sorbulak Lake System, Almaty Region 😍 6🐤 2

Dalmatian Pelican 9 May · Sorbulak lake surroundings, Almaty Regio... 😍 10

Eurasian Roller 9 May · Sorbulak lake system, Almaty Region 😍 7

Black Kite 9 May · Karaoy, Almaty Region 😍 2

Long-legged Buzzard 9 May · Sorbulak lake system, Almaty Region 😍 10

Eurasian Hobby 9 May · Sorbulakskaya system lakes, Almaty Regio... 😍 9

Common Pochard 9 May · Sorbulak Lake System, Almaty Region 2 photos (short) 😍 6

Tufted Duck 9 May · Sorbulak Lake System, Almaty Region 😍 2

Little Grebe 9 May · Sorbulak Lake System, Almaty Region 😍 4🐤 1

Red-crested Pochard 9 May · Sorbulak Lake System, Almaty Region 😍 5

Ferruginous Duck 9 May · Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 2 photos (short) 😍 9

White-headed Duck 9 May · Sorbulak Lake System, Almaty Region 2 photos (short) 😍 6

Great Cormorant 9 May · Sorbulak lake surroundings, Almaty Regio... 😍 6

Great Cormorant 9 May · Sorbulak Lake System, Almaty Region 😍 1

Grey Heron 9 May · Sorbulak Lake System, Almaty Region 😍 7

Glossy Ibis 9 May · Sorbulak lake surroundings, Almaty Regio... 2 photos (short) 😍 11

Garganey 9 May · Sorbulak lake surroundings, Almaty Regio... 😍 7

Spotted Redshank 9 May · Sorbulak lake surroundings, Almaty Regio... 😍 13

Awards of Геннадий

18 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

250 250 species

300 300 species

350 350 species

400 400 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

2.5K 2 500 observations

5K 5 000 observations

awardgroup.regions

3/20 3 regions

5/20 5 regions

10/20 10 regions

15/20 15 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

5 5 new species for the site

10 10 new species for the site

awardgroup.diary

1 1 diary entry

10 10 diary entries

50 50 diary entries

100 100 diary entries

awardgroup.bigyear

2021 Big Year 2021

2020 Big Year 2020

2019 Big Year 2019

2018 Big Year 2018

2017 Big Year 2017

2014 Big Year 2014

2013 Big Year 2013

2012 Big Year 2012

2011 Big Year 2011

2010 Big Year 2010

2009 Big Year 2009

2008 Big Year 2008

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