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on the site since 7 June 2020

497observations 159species 31%of the Birds.kz list 8 of 20regions 258comments 6diary entries

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14 species in 2026

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8 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

Karaganda Region424 East Kazakhstan Region25 Mangystau Region22 Pavlodar Region17 Akmola Region4 Kostanay Region3 Turkistan Region1 Abai Region1

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European Nightjar13 Jun
Terek Sandpiper23 May
Curlew Sandpiper23 May

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Most in 2021: 222 observations

Observations 497 Species 159 Diaries 6 Map 302 Comments 258

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all 2026 15 2025 43 2024 2 2023 52 2022 119 2021 222 2020 44

BIRD SPECIES

all species Northern Wheatear 13 Western Marsh-Harrier 13 Common Kestrel 11 Black Kite 11 Common Chiffchaff 9 Siberian Stonechat 9 Azure Tit 9 Barn Swallow 8 Ruddy Shelduck 8 Common Sandpiper 8 Black-headed Gull 8 Great Cormorant 8 Grey Heron 8 Fieldfare 7 Mallard 7 Yellow Wagtail 7 Tree Pipit 7 Masked Wagtail 6 Baraba Steppe Gull 6 Black Lark 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker 6 Black-winged Stilt 6 Pallid Harrier 6 Northern Lapwing 6 Eurasian Goldfinch 6 Bluethroat 6 Paddyfield Warbler 6 Grey Partridge 5 White Wagtail 5 Sky Lark 5 Northern Reed Bunting 5 Steppe Eagle 5 Eurasian Nuthatch 5 Common Starling 5 Great White Egret 5 Green Sandpiper 5 Common Redshank 5 Lesser Whitethroat 5 Yellowhammer 4 Demoiselle Crane 4 Common Coot 4 Willow Tit 4 Wood Sandpiper 4 Common Tern 4 Greylag Goose 4 Eurasian Redstart 4 Bohemian Waxwing 3 Garganey 3 Common Chaffinch 3 Common Moorhen 3 European Greenfinch 3 Hen Harrier 3 Dalmatian Pelican 3 Spotted Flycatcher 3 Hawfinch 3 Gadwall 3 Black-Necked Grebe 3 Whooper Swan 3 Mute Swan 3 Caspian Gull 3 Tufted Duck 3 Common Pochard 3 Black Tern 3 Marsh Sandpiper 3 Slavonian Grebe 3 Booted Warbler 3 Long-eared Owl 3 Brambling 3 Eurasian Curlew 3 Eastern Imperial Eagle 3 Little Bittern 3 Rook 3 Pallas's Gull 3 Northern Shoveler 3 Eurasian Jackdaw 3 Great Tit 2 Rosy Starling 2 Common Shelduck 2 Common Sparrowhawk 2 Eurasian Hobby 2 Northern Black Grouse 2 Little Ringed Plover 2 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Pied Avocet 2 Dunlin 2 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Sandwich Tern 2 Wood Pigeon 2 Oriental Turtle Dove 2 Common Kingfisher 2 European Bee-eater 2 Hoopoe 2 Sand Martin 2 Horned Lark 2 Tawny Pipit 2 Turkestan Shrike 2 Red-backed Shrike 2 Great Grey Shrike 2 Pine Bunting 2 Desert Finch 2 Northern Bullfinch 2 Pied Wheatear 2 Tree Sparrow 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Eurasian Collared Dove 1 House Sparrow 1 Common Raven 1 Eurasian Jay 1 Pallas's Sandgrouse 1 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Terek Sandpiper 1 Common Whitethroat 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Common Oystercatcher 1 Greenish Warbler 1 Pied Flycatcher 1 Kentish Plover 1 Long-tailed Tit 1 Grey Plover 1 Common Crane 1 Merlin 1 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 1 Common Treecreeper 1 Common Buzzard 1 Eurasian Magpie 1 Meadow Bunting 1 Long-legged Buzzard 1 Ortolan Bunting 1 Snow Bunting 1 Red-breasted Merganser 1 White-headed Duck 1 Common Goldeneye 1 Red-crested Pochard 1 Grey-headed Goldfinch 1 Eurasian Linnet 1 Great Crested Grebe 1 Common Rosefinch 1 Long-tailed Rosefinch 1 Red-Necked Grebe 1 Northern Pintail 1 Common Teal 1 Greater Flamingo 1 Hooded Crow 1 Glossy Ibis 1 Black Redstart 1 European Robin 1 Eurasian Bittern 1 Pygmy Cormorant 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 Eurasian Blackbird 1 White-winged Lark 1 Grey-Headed Woodpecker 1 Song Thrush 1 Eurasian Roller 1 Common Swift 1 Black-headed Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail 1 European Nightjar 1 Common Cuckoo 1

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all Karaganda Region 424East Kazakhstan Region 25Mangystau Region 22Pavlodar Region 17Akmola Region 4 Kostanay Region 3Turkistan Region 1Abai Region 1

Whooper Swan 4 Sep 2021 · Lake Alakol, Karaganda Region 😍 1

Dunlin 4 Sep 2021 · Lake Alakol, Karaganda Region 2 photos (short)

Northern Wheatear 4 Sep 2021 · оз. Алаколь, Нуринский район, Карагандин... 😍 1

Lesser Whitethroat 4 Sep 2021 · Lake Alakol, Karaganda Region

Eurasian Bittern 4 Sep 2021 · оз. Алаколь, Нуринский район, Карагандин... 3 photos (short) 🐤 1

White-winged Lark 4 Sep 2021 · Lake Alakol, Karaganda Region

Greenish Warbler 14 Aug 2021 · Central Park, Karaganda, Karaganda Regio... 3 photos (short) 😍 2

Spotted Flycatcher 14 Aug 2021 · Central Park, Karaganda, Karaganda Regio... 5 photos (short) 😍 2🐤 1

Western Marsh-Harrier 22 Aug 2021 · Карагандинская область, п. Аксу-Аюлы 3 photos (short) 😍 1

Northern Wheatear 22 Jul 2021 · Bektau-Ata, Karaganda Region 2 photos (short) 😍 1

Grey Heron 22 Aug 2021 · Bektau-Ata, Karaganda Region 😍 2

Great Cormorant 22 Aug 2021 · Bektau-Ata, Karaganda Region

Pied Flycatcher 21 Aug 2021 · Northern Balkhash, Karaganda Region 2 photos (short) ✍️ 1🐤 2

Red-backed Shrike 21 Aug 2021 · Northern Balkhash, Karaganda Region 2 photos (short)

Sand Martin 21 Aug 2021 · Northern Balkhash, Karaganda Region

Barn Swallow 28 Aug 2021 · Northern Balkhash, Karaganda Region

Common Starling 10 Aug 2021 · Karaganda, Karaganda Region 5 photos (short)

Black Kite 10 Aug 2021 · Karaganda, Karaganda Region 😍 1

Steppe Eagle 10 Aug 2021 · Karaganda, Karaganda Region 2 photos (short) 😍 5

Common Kestrel 9 Aug 2021 · Karaganda, Karaganda Region 3 photos (short) 😍 2

Northern Wheatear 10 Aug 2021 · Karaganda, Karaganda Region 😍 2

Bluethroat 10 Aug 2021 · Karaganda, Karaganda Region 🐤 1

Yellow Wagtail 10 Aug 2021 · Karaganda, Karaganda Region 😍 1

Rook 1 Aug 2021 · Karaganda, Karaganda Region 😍 2

Awards of Артем

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