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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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14 species in 2026

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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

Observations 702 Species 152 Diaries 10 Map 245 Comments 259

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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

Hawfinch 3 Jan 2025 · Oskemen, Irtysh left bank, East Kazakhst... 😍 2

2 Smew 3 Jan 2025 · Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 11🐤 1

2 Common Goldeneye 3 Jan 2025 · Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 3

2 Goosander 3 Jan 2025 · Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 8

3 Hawfinch 26 Nov 2024 · Oskemen, Irtysh left bank, East Kazakhst... 😍 5

4 Black Woodpecker 25 Nov 2024 · Irtysh embankment, Oskemen, East Kazakhs... 😍 8🐤 1

4 Eurasian Dipper 25 Nov 2024 · Irtysh embankment, Oskemen, East Kazakhs... 😍 9🐤 2

6 Baraba Steppe Gull 20 Nov 2024 · Ulba river, Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Reg... 😍 4🐤 1

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 19 Oct 2024 · Komsomolsky island, Oskemen, East Kazakh... 😍 3

2 Bohemian Waxwing 18 Oct 2024 · Ulba river, Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Reg... 😍 2

Fieldfare 18 Oct 2024 · Ulba river, Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Reg... 😍 2

2 Long-tailed Rosefinch 18 Oct 2024 · Ulba river, Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Reg... 😍 5

Black-throated Thrush 18 Oct 2024 · Ulba river, Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Reg... 😍 5

Yellowhammer 18 Oct 2024 · Ulba river, Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Reg... 😍 5

3 Great Spotted Woodpecker 18 Oct 2024 · Irtysh embankment, Oskemen, East Kazakhs... 😍 6

2 Great Cormorant 18 Oct 2024 · Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 6

3 Goosander 18 Oct 2024 · Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Region 😍 7

6 Great White Egret 15 Oct 2024 · Ulba river, Oskemen, East Kazakhstan Reg... 😍 3

5 Black-winged Stilt 22 Jun 2024 · Lake Zaysan, northern coast 😍 1

Little Ringed Plover 22 Jun 2024 · Lake Zaysan, northern coast

7 Long-legged Buzzard 22 Jun 2024 · Lake Zaysan, northern coast 😍 4

Marsh Sandpiper 22 Jun 2024 · Lake Zaysan, northern coast

2 Northern Wheatear 22 Jun 2024 · Lake Zaysan, northern coast 😍 2

5 Bohemian Waxwing 26 Mar 2024 · Irtysh embankment, Oskemen, East Kazakhs... 😍 5

Awards of Валентин

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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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