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most often in Atyrau Region
Canon 800d + 70-300mm
on the site since 7 July 2024

867observations 208species 41%of the Birds.kz list 5 of 20regions 78comments

big year 2026table

17-thplace of 93

175 species in 2026

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where they watch birds

5 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

Atyrau Region570 Mangystau Region258 Almaty Region36 Shymkent2 Zhambyl Region1

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new species in 2026

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Osprey29 Sep
Northern Goshawk29 Sep
Eurasian Siskin9 Sep

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Most in 2026: 397 observations

Observations 867 Species 208 Map 428 Comments 78

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all 2026 397 2025 340 2024 128 2023 2

BIRD SPECIES

all species Caspian Gull 20 White Wagtail 18 Black-headed Gull 17 Common Chaffinch 16 Crested Lark 15 Lesser Short-toed Lark 15 Eurasian Magpie 14 Blue Tit 13 Barn Swallow 12 European Greenfinch 12 Common Chiffchaff 12 Northern Wheatear 11 Western Marsh-Harrier 10 Booted Warbler 10 Lesser Whitethroat 10 Grey Heron 10 Little Owl 10 European Robin 9 Eurasian Redstart 9 Common Kestrel 9 Red-backed Shrike 9 Tree Sparrow 9 Pied Wheatear 9 Spotted Flycatcher 9 Great White Egret 9 Great Tit 9 Hooded Crow 8 Steppe Eagle 8 Eurasian Blackbird 8 Pallas's Gull 8 Common Sparrowhawk 8 Great Cormorant 7 Rook 7 Eurasian Jackdaw 7 House Sparrow 7 Mallard 7 Redwing 7 Steppe Grey Shrike 7 Fieldfare 7 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 7 Common Tern 7 Long-legged Buzzard 7 Slender-billed Gull 6 European Bee-eater 6 Chukar Partridge 6 Willow Warbler 6 Mute Swan 6 Blyth's Reed Warbler 6 Black-Necked Grebe 6 Common Coot 6 Common Pochard 6 Hawfinch 6 Kentish Plover 6 Northern Reed Bunting 5 Black Kite 5 Garganey 5 Common Raven 5 Desert Wheatear 5 Sykes's Warbler 5 Purple Heron 5 Ruff 5 Sand Martin 5 Northern Wren 5 Rock Sparrow 5 Grey Partridge 5 Common Starling 5 Greater Short-toed Lark 5 Sky Lark 5 Calandra Lark 5 Glossy Ibis 5 Yellow Wagtail 5 Horned Lark 5 Pallid Harrier 4 Great Crested Grebe 4 Red-crested Pochard 4 Common Swift 4 Tawny Pipit 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker 4 Hoopoe 4 Northern House Martin 4 Eurasian Whimbrel 4 Green Sandpiper 4 Black-Bellied Sandgrouse 4 Rock Pigeon 4 Montagu's Harrier 4 Common Sandpiper 4 Shikra 4 Eurasian Collared Dove 4 Common Cuckoo 4 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 4 Black-headed Wagtail 4 Gull-billed Tern 4 Eurasian Hobby 4 Hen Harrier 4 Isabelline Wheatear 4 White-winged Tern 4 Caspian Tern 3 Whinchat 3 Peregrine Falcon 3 Rosy Starling 3 Grey Wagtail 3 Song Thrush 3 Little Gull 3 Lesser Kestrel 3 Pallas's Sandgrouse 3 Marsh Sandpiper 3 Brambling 3 Siberian Stonechat 3 Little Ringed Plover 3 White-winged Lark 3 Eurasian Curlew 3 Great Grey Shrike 3 Finsch's Wheatear 3 Bluethroat 3 Red-Necked Grebe 2 White-headed Duck 2 Ruddy Shelduck 2 Great Reed Warbler 2 Wood Sandpiper 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Common Whitethroat 2 Hume's Warbler 2 Golden Eagle 2 Common Rosefinch 2 European Nightjar 2 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Long-eared Owl 2 Red-headed Bunting 2 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Black-crowned Night Heron 2 Mew Gull 2 Black Tern 2 Little Stint 2 Lesser Grey Shrike 2 Northern Lapwing 2 Citrine Wagtail 2 Ortolan Bunting 2 Black-winged Stilt 2 Eurasian Siskin 2 Common Shelduck 2 Mistle Thrush 2 Pygmy Cormorant 2 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear 2 Greenish Warbler 2 Sanderling 2 Little Tern 2 Common Mynah 2 Desert Finch 2 Common Moorhen 1 Mediterranean Gull 1 Black-winged Pratincole 1 Black Redstart 1 Rough-legged Buzzard 1 Bimaculated Lark 1 Short-eared Owl 1 Desert Lark 1 Egyptian Vulture 1 Red-necked Phalarope 1 Red-footed Falcon 1 Common Teal 1 Bohemian Waxwing 1 Eurasian Goldfinch 1 Red-breasted Flycatcher 1 Osprey 1 Common Redshank 1 Turkestan Tit 1 Siberian Black-backed Gull 1 Slavonian Grebe 1 Great White Pelican 1 Tree Pipit 1 Eurasian Spoonbill 1 Masked Wagtail 1 Common Oystercatcher 1 Northern Pintail 1 Black-throated Thrush 1 Northern Goshawk 1 Oriental Turtle Dove 1 Eurasian Eagle-Owl 1 Ferruginous Duck 1 Grey Plover 1 Laughing Dove 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Pale Sand Martin 1 Common Kingfisher 1 Yellowhammer 1 Common Pheasant 1 Garden Warbler 1 Turkestan Shrike 1 Black Lark 1 Greater Flamingo 1 Spanish Sparrow 1 Eastern Imperial Eagle 1 Cattle Egret 1 Crested Honey-Buzzard 1 Booted Eagle 1 Wood Pigeon 1 Arctic Skua 1 Merlin 1 Isabelline Shrike 1 Little Bustard 1 Dalmatian Pelican 1 Red-rumped Swallow 1 Little Egret 1 Carrion Crow 1 Macqueen's Bustard 1 Greater Ringed Plover 1 Eurasian Honey-Buzzard 1 Eurasian Crag Martin 1

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all Atyrau Region 570Mangystau Region 258Almaty Region 36Shymkent 2Zhambyl Region 1

Only “needs identification” 5

Red-rumped Swallow 6 Sep · Iliyskaya valley, Almaty Region

2 Common Kingfisher 6 Sep · Ile ozeni zhaghalauy, Almaty Region 😍 3

2 Black-throated Thrush 6 Sep · Ile ozeni zhaghalauy, Almaty Region 🐤 1

Pygmy Cormorant 6 Sep · Ile ozeni zhaghalauy, Almaty Region 🐤 1

Black-Bellied Sandgrouse 6 Sep · Iliyskaya valley, Almaty Region 😍 3

Pale Sand Martin 6 Sep · Ile ozeni zhaghalauy, Almaty Region

Rosy Starling 6 Sep · Ile ozeni zhaghalauy, Almaty Region

Oriental Turtle Dove 6 Sep · Ile ozeni zhaghalauy, Almaty Region

Crested Honey-Buzzard 6 Sep · Ile ozeni zhaghalauy, Almaty Region 😍 1

2 Hume's Warbler 6 Sep · Ile ozeni zhaghalauy, Almaty Region

Common Rosefinch 6 Sep · Ile ozeni zhaghalauy, Almaty Region

Ruddy Shelduck 6 Sep · BirdFest, Almaty Region 😍 1

Carrion Crow 6 Sep · Ile river, Almaty Region

Wood Pigeon 5 Sep · Ile river, Almaty Region

Great Cormorant 5 Sep · Ile river floodplain, Almaty Region

2 Hume's Warbler 5 Sep · Ile river floodplain, Almaty Region

Common Pheasant 5 Sep · Ile river floodplain, Almaty Region

Booted Eagle 5 Sep · Ile river floodplain, Almaty Region 😍 2

Greater Short-toed Lark 5 Sep · Ile river floodplain, Almaty Region

2 Eastern Imperial Eagle 5 Sep · Ile river floodplain, Almaty Region 😍 2

2 Shikra 5 Sep · Ile river, Almaty Region 😍 2

Pallid Harrier 5 Sep · Ile river, Almaty Region 😍 2

Turkestan Tit 5 Sep · Ile river, Almaty Region 😍 1

Tawny Pipit 5 Sep · Ile river, Almaty Region 😍 1

Awards of Жәнібек

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25 25 species

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200 200 species

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50 50 observations

100 100 observations

250 250 observations

500 500 observations

awardgroup.regions

3/20 3 regions

5/20 5 regions

awardgroup.years

1 1 year on the site

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