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most often in Akmola Region
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on the site since 17 November 2011

483observations 231species 45%of the Birds.kz list 17 of 20regions 89comments 4diary entries

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4 species in 2026

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17 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

Akmola Region200 West Kazakhstan Region57 Astana55 Karaganda Region49 Turkistan Region30 East Kazakhstan Region29 Aktobe Region27 North Kazakhstan Region7 Almaty7 Zhambyl Region5

7 more regions

Almaty Region4 Mangystau Region4 Kostanay Region3 Pavlodar Region2 Atyrau Region2 Ulytau Region1 Abai Region1

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new species in 2026

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Yellow-breasted Bunting19 Jun
Relict Gull18 Jun

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200920182026

Most in 2013: 186 observations

Observations 483 Species 231 Diaries 4 Map 223 Comments 89

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all 2026 4 2025 1 2024 4 2021 3 2020 8 2017 10 2016 26 2015 17 2014 169 2013 186 2012 18 2011 25 2010 10 2009 2

BIRD SPECIES

all species Great Tit 7 House Sparrow 6 Bohemian Waxwing 6 Greater Flamingo 6 Demoiselle Crane 5 Sociable Lapwing 5 Sky Lark 5 Common Sparrowhawk 5 Merlin 5 Steppe Eagle 5 Willow Tit 4 Tree Pipit 4 Yellow Wagtail 4 Northern Bullfinch 4 Black Lark 4 Carrion Crow 4 Tree Sparrow 4 White-winged Lark 4 Black-headed Gull 4 Azure Tit 4 Coal Tit 4 Pallid Harrier 4 Turkestan Shrike 4 Common Buzzard 4 Common Chiffchaff 4 Fieldfare 4 Booted Warbler 4 Mallard 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 Short-eared Owl 3 Mute Swan 3 Eurasian Curlew 3 Northern Wheatear 3 Black-tailed Godwit 3 Black-winged Pratincole 3 Little Gull 3 Pallas's Gull 3 Barred Warbler 3 Eurasian Spoonbill 3 Whooper Swan 3 Dalmatian Pelican 3 Black-winged Stilt 3 Blyth's Rosefinch 3 Long-legged Buzzard 3 Little Bustard 3 Caspian Plover 3 Goldcrest 3 Grey Wagtail 3 Eastern Imperial Eagle 3 Spotted Flycatcher 3 Common Raven 3 Hooded Crow 3 Eurasian Magpie 3 Red-Necked Grebe 3 Common Rosefinch 3 Eurasian Siskin 3 Pine Bunting 3 Common Sandpiper 3 Masked Wagtail 3 Red-necked Phalarope 3 Eurasian Nuthatch 3 Pied Avocet 3 Lesser Whitethroat 3 Crested Lark 3 White Wagtail 2 Rosy Starling 2 Arctic Loon 2 Black-Necked Grebe 2 Eurasian Bittern 2 Grey Heron 2 Greylag Goose 2 Ruddy Shelduck 2 Common Shelduck 2 Northern Pintail 2 Garganey 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Red-crested Pochard 2 White-headed Duck 2 Black Kite 2 Western Marsh-Harrier 2 Short-toed Snake-Eagle 2 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 2 Saker Falcon 2 Eurasian Hobby 2 Lesser Kestrel 2 Common Kestrel 2 Grey Partridge 2 Common Crane 2 Grey Plover 2 Little Ringed Plover 2 Northern Lapwing 2 Green Sandpiper 2 Wood Sandpiper 2 Common Greenshank 2 Common Redshank 2 Spotted Redshank 2 Marsh Sandpiper 2 Terek Sandpiper 2 Ruff 2 Little Stint 2 Eurasian Whimbrel 2 Slender-billed Gull 2 Caspian Gull 2 White-winged Tern 2 Caspian Tern 2 Common Tern 2 Little Tern 2 Eurasian Collared Dove 2 Oriental Turtle Dove 2 Laughing Dove 2 Common Cuckoo 2 Common Swift 2 European Bee-eater 2 Eurasian Roller 2 Hoopoe 2 Barn Swallow 2 Sand Martin 2 Greater Short-toed Lark 2 Common Starling 2 Tawny Pipit 2 Red-backed Shrike 2 Lesser Grey Shrike 2 Eurasian Dipper 2 Paddyfield Warbler 2 Common Whitethroat 2 Long-tailed Tit 2 Blue Tit 2 Common Chaffinch 2 Brambling 2 European Greenfinch 2 Twite 2 Common Redpoll 2 Great Rosefinch 2 Siberian Stonechat 2 Isabelline Wheatear 2 Bluethroat 2 Eurasian Blackbird 2 Mistle Thrush 2 Common Mynah 2 European Golden Oriole 2 Eurasian Jay 2 Spotted Nutcracker 2 Eurasian Jackdaw 2 Rook 2 Lesser Flamingo 2 Great Cormorant 1 Common Coot 1 Red-throated Pipit 1 Common Moorhen 1 Blue-capped Redstart 1 Eurasian Redstart 1 Common Pheasant 1 European Robin 1 Moustached Warbler 1 Great White Egret 1 Blyth's Reed Warbler 1 Great Reed Warbler 1 Chukar Partridge 1 Red-footed Falcon 1 Black-throated Thrush 1 Barbary Falcon 1 Cinereous Vulture 1 Amur Falcon 1 Arctic Warbler 1 Greenish Warbler 1 Golden Eagle 1 Booted Eagle 1 Bearded Tit 1 Greater White-fronted Goose 1 Montagu's Harrier 1 Siberian Tit 1 Crested Honey-Buzzard 1 Great Crested Grebe 1 Yellow-breasted Tit 1 Eurasian Honey-Buzzard 1 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Turkestan Tit 1 Smew 1 Yellowhammer 1 Greater Scaup 1 Northern Reed Bunting 1 Yellow-breasted Bunting 1 Ortolan Bunting 1 Red-headed Bunting 1 Song Thrush 1 Slavonian Grebe 1 White Stork 1 Relict Gull 1 Collared Pratincole 1 Common Snipe 1 Tufted Duck 1 Eurasian Goldfinch 1 Baraba Steppe Gull 1 Mew Gull 1 Black Tern 1 Grey-headed Goldfinch 1 Whiskered Tern 1 Indian Sparrow 1 Purple Heron 1 Desert Finch 1 Pallas's Sandgrouse 1 Stock Pigeon 1 Rock Pigeon 1 Common Pochard 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Long-tailed Rosefinch 1 Pine Grosbeak 1 Snowy Owl 1 Long-eared Owl 1 Sanderling 1 Red Crossbill 1 Gadwall 1 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 1 Hawfinch 1 Whinchat 1 Dunlin 1 Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker 1 Cattle Egret 1 Common Teal 1 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Pied Wheatear 1 Calandra Lark 1 Temminck's Stint 1 Common Oystercatcher 1 Horned Lark 1 Kentish Plover 1 Greater Ringed Plover 1 Citrine Wagtail 1 Eurasian Golden Plover 1 Desert Wheatear 1 Eurasian Stone Curlew 1

REGION

all Akmola Region 200West Kazakhstan Region 57Astana 55Karaganda Region 49Turkistan Region 30 East Kazakhstan Region 29Aktobe Region 27North Kazakhstan Region 7Almaty 7Zhambyl Region 5Almaty Region 4Mangystau Region 4Kostanay Region 3Pavlodar Region 2Atyrau Region 2Ulytau Region 1Abai Region 1

Black Lark 6 May 2013 · Korgalzhyn, Akmola Region 😍 1

Crested Honey-Buzzard 16 May 2013 · Korgalzhyn, Akmola Region 😍 1

Eurasian Honey-Buzzard 27 May 2013 · Korgalzhyn, Akmola Region 😍 1

Sociable Lapwing 28 May 2013 · Korgalzhyn, Akmola Region 😍 1

Eurasian Siskin 15 Mar 2013 · Medeo, Almaty

Brambling 15 Mar 2013 · Medeo, Almaty

Mistle Thrush 15 Mar 2013 · Medeo, Almaty 😍 1

Coal Tit 15 Mar 2013 · Medeo, Almaty

Blue-capped Redstart 15 Mar 2013 · Medeo, Almaty 2 photos (short)

Grey-headed Goldfinch 15 Mar 2013 · Medeo, Almaty

Carrion Crow 15 Mar 2013 · Medeo, Almaty

Bohemian Waxwing 2 Mar 2013 · Astana 3 photos (short) 😍 1

Whooper Swan 24 May 2012 · Krasnoyarka, Astana

Willow Tit 17 Feb 2013 · Burabay (Borovoe), Akmola Region

Great Spotted Woodpecker 17 Feb 2013 · Burabay (Borovoe), Akmola Region 2 photos (short)

Short-eared Owl 20 Jun 2011 · Korgalzhyn, Akmola Region 😍 2

Greylag Goose 26 Apr 2012 · Zhanteke, Akmola Region

Steppe Buzzard 22 Jun 2012 · Highway Astana, Korgalzhyn, Akmola Regio... 😍 1

Pallas's Gull 16 Jul 2012 · Sadyrbay, Akmola Region 😍 1

Common Kestrel 27 Jun 2012 · Aktubek, Karaganda Region

Greater Flamingo 18 Jun 2011 · Teniz Lake 😍 1

Caspian Plover 27 May 2011 · Karaganda Region 😍 1

Steppe Eagle 25 Apr 2012 · Aktubek, Karaganda Region

Common Crane 2 Jun 2012 · Nygyman, Karaganda Region

Awards of Руслан

6 awards · several levels in each

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10 10 species

25 25 species

50 50 species

100 100 species

150 150 species

200 200 species

awardgroup.observations

1 1 observation

10 10 observations

50 50 observations

100 100 observations

250 250 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

awardgroup.diary

1 1 diary entry

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