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most often in East Kazakhstan Region
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on the site since 28 April 2013

702observations 152species 30%of the Birds.kz list 3 of 20regions 259comments 10diary entries

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3 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

East Kazakhstan Region641 Zhetysu Region59 Almaty2

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Most in 2014: 331 observations

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all 2026 19 2025 57 2024 33 2023 20 2022 31 2021 15 2020 4 2018 33 2015 54 2014 331 2013 73 2012 23 2011 9

BIRD SPECIES

all species Bohemian Waxwing 26 Mallard 23 Fieldfare 22 Northern Bullfinch 22 Common Chaffinch 20 Goosander 20 Black Kite 19 Eurasian Nuthatch 16 Great Cormorant 15 Great Spotted Woodpecker 15 Eurasian Dipper 14 Black-throated Thrush 14 Siberian Stonechat 14 Common Kestrel 12 Common Rosefinch 12 Common Goldeneye 12 Common Redpoll 11 Common Starling 11 Yellowhammer 10 Black-headed Gull 10 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 9 Spotted Flycatcher 9 Eurasian Hobby 8 Caspian Gull 8 Grey-headed Goldfinch 8 Rock Bunting 8 Eurasian Blackbird 8 Eurasian Redstart 8 Lesser Whitethroat 8 Brambling 8 Azure Tit 8 Booted Warbler 7 Tree Pipit 7 Yellow Wagtail 7 Eurasian Siskin 7 Grey Heron 7 Hawfinch 7 Grey-Headed Woodpecker 6 Common Chiffchaff 6 Great White Egret 6 White-Backed Woodpecker 6 Smew 6 Masked Wagtail 6 Northern Wheatear 6 Hoopoe 6 Common Whitethroat 5 Pied Wheatear 5 Baikal Bullfinch 5 Barn Swallow 5 Oriental Turtle Dove 5 Long-tailed Tit 4 Spotted Nutcracker 4 Little Ringed Plover 4 Great Tit 4 Grey Wagtail 4 Isabelline Wheatear 4 Willow Tit 4 Water Pipit 4 Hume's Warbler 4 Whooper Swan 4 Red-backed Shrike 4 Long-tailed Rosefinch 3 Collared Pratincole 3 Bluethroat 3 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 3 Baraba Steppe Gull 3 Eurasian Goldfinch 3 Long-eared Owl 3 Common Sandpiper 3 Ruddy Shelduck 3 Eurasian Linnet 3 Common Sparrowhawk 3 Bewick's Swan 3 Long-legged Buzzard 2 Asian Rosy-Finch 2 Black-throated Accentor 2 European Golden Oriole 2 Common Kingfisher 2 Ortolan Bunting 2 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler 2 Eversmann's Redstart 2 Common Oystercatcher 2 Montagu's Harrier 2 Pallas's Gull 2 Hooded Crow 2 Guldenstadt's Redstart 2 Eurasian Jackdaw 2 Mute Swan 2 White Wagtail 2 Redwing 2 Blyth's Reed Warbler 2 Dalmatian Pelican 2 Eurasian Whimbrel 2 Goldcrest 1 Mew Gull 1 Western Marsh-Harrier 1 Meadow Bunting 1 Northern Lapwing 1 Eurasian Magpie 1 Eurasian Roller 1 Gadwall 1 Arctic Loon 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Siberian Tit 1 Common Teal 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Tree Sparrow 1 Sand Martin 1 Greylag Goose 1 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Himalayan Accentor 1 Red-headed Bunting 1 Black Woodpecker 1 Common Nightingale 1 Common Buzzard 1 Common Cuckoo 1 Northern Hazelhen 1 Common Tern 1 Greater Short-toed Lark 1 Short-eared Owl 1 Corn Bunting 1 Common Mynah 1 Great Grey Shrike 1 Marsh Sandpiper 1 Pine Grosbeak 1 Black-headed Wagtail 1 Lesser Kestrel 1 Eurasian Honey-Buzzard 1 Lesser Grey Shrike 1 Black Redstart 1 Pallas's Sandgrouse 1 European Bee-eater 1 Red-crested Pochard 1 Kentish Plover 1 Pied Avocet 1 Greenish Warbler 1 Caspian Tern 1 Common Redshank 1 Eurasian Wryneck 1 Eurasian Jay 1 Olive-backed Pipit 1 Citrine Wagtail 1 Black-winged Stilt 1 Siberian Rubythroat 1 Great White Pelican 1 Common Treecreeper 1 Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker 1 Pine Bunting 1 Common Swift 1 Carrion Crow 1 White-winged Tern 1 Tawny Pipit 1

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all East Kazakhstan Region 641Zhetysu Region 59Almaty 2

Common Rosefinch 13 Jul 2012 · Bukhtarma, East Kazakhstan Region 2 photos (short)

Eurasian Redstart 8 Jul 2011 · 12 km SW of Novaya Bukhtarma, East Kazak... 3 photos (short) 😍 1

Common Kestrel 8 Jul 2011 · 12 km SW of Novaya Bukhtarma, East Kazak...

Black-headed Gull 11 Jun 2012 · Mirny, Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Region

Fieldfare 13 May 2012 · Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 1

Great Cormorant 25 Sep 2012 · Komsomolsky island, Oskemen, East Kazakh... 2 photos (short) 😍 1

Rock Bunting 8 Jul 2011 · Bukhtarma reservoir, East Kazakhstan Reg... 😍 1

Rock Bunting 7 Jul 2011 · Bukhtarma reservoir, East Kazakhstan Reg... 😍 1

Fieldfare 20 May 2012 · Irtysh embankment, Oskemen, East Kazakhs... 2 photos (short) 😍 1

Long-eared Owl 11 Aug 2011 · Blue Bay, East Kazakhstan Region

Eurasian Nuthatch 24 Jul 2012 · Bukhtarma, East Kazakhstan Region

Common Kestrel 7 Jul 2011 · Bukhtarma reservoir, East Kazakhstan Reg...

Grey-headed Goldfinch 10 Jul 2012 · Bukhtarma reservoir, East Kazakhstan Reg... 😍 1

Grey-headed Goldfinch 13 May 2012 · Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Region

Eurasian Redstart 7 Jul 2011 · Novaya Bukhtarma, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 1

Baikal Bullfinch 24 Dec 2012 · Irtysh embankment, Oskemen, East Kazakhs... 😍 1

Common Nightingale 20 May 2012 · Irtysh embankment, Oskemen, East Kazakhs... 😍 1

Common Chaffinch 20 Jul 2012 · Bukhtarma, East Kazakhstan Region 2 photos (short) 😍 1

Azure Tit 15 Apr 2013 · Ulba river, Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Reg... 2 photos (short)

Eurasian Dipper 23 Nov 2012 · Irtysh embankment, Oskemen, East Kazakhs... 2 photos (short)

Grey Heron 11 Sep 2012 · Ulba river, Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Reg... 3 photos (short)

Siberian Common Starling 7 May 2011 · Irtysh embankment, Oskemen, East Kazakhs... 2 photos (short)

Great Spotted Woodpecker 19 May 2012 · Irtysh embankment, Oskemen, East Kazakhs... 3 photos (short) 😍 1

Hoopoe 8 Jul 2011 · 12 km SW of Novaya Bukhtarma, East Kazak... 3 photos (short)

Awards of Валентин

5 awards · several levels in each

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10 10 species

25 25 species

50 50 species

100 100 species

150 150 species

awardgroup.observations

1 1 observation

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50 50 observations

100 100 observations

250 250 observations

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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.diary

1 1 diary entry

10 10 diary entries

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