Birds.kzBirds of Kazakhstan

Feed
Observations
Unidentified (tab)
Rare sightings
Diaries
Video

species list big year

About the projectWhy Birds.kz exists, its goals and history since 2005
What is birdwatchingWhere to start watching birds in Kazakhstan
How to take partObservations, help with identification, diaries
Guides and tipsHow to upload a photo, set a place, identify a species
Questions and answersFrequent questions from members
Team and contactsWho makes the site and how to contact us

Site search

Upload button

Publish

PhotoObservation with photos
DiaryA story about a trip or an excursion
VideoA clip with a bird

Русский
Қазақша
English

Feed Observations Unidentified (tab) Rare sightings Diaries Video

species list big year about the site

Publish

Upload photo

Diary Video

Language

Русский Қазақша English

Site search

Beta version. Open to everyone registered on kz.birding.day.
Data copied on 6 November 2026. Everything added here will be deleted after testing.

How to take part

АК

2016 Big Year 2016

350 350 species

10 10 diary entries

all awards · 7

Александр Катунцев

write

Profile link

Telegram WhatsApp

In a messenger the link opens as a card with the best photos and the species count.

All members

most often in Almaty Region
никон д 5100
on the site since 28 February 2014

5 029observations 353species 69%of the Birds.kz list 14 of 20regions 842comments 16diary entries

big year 2026table

25-thplace of 93

124 species in 2026

member tally

2016

Big Year 2016
3-th place · 216 species

where they watch birds

14 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

Almaty Region2 294 Almaty1 329 Atyrau Region655 Mangystau Region249 Turkistan Region187 Zhambyl Region103 Zhetysu Region78 Kyzylorda Region38 Shymkent27 Karaganda Region25

4 more regions

Akmola Region5 Aktobe Region5 West Kazakhstan Region3 Pavlodar Region1

Places of sensitive species are shown only to the region

548 places on the map →

new species in 2026

+4first time on the site for this member

Savi's Warbler27 Sep
Brown-necked Raven9 Aug
Western Grasshopper Warbler27 May

all new species

observations by year

201320202026

Most in 2015: 712 observations

Observations 5 029 Species 353 Diaries 16 Map 548 Comments 842

5 029 observations · newest first

Filter

reset

ORDER

Newest first Best first by reactions Oldest first

YEAR

all 2026 234 2025 53 2024 65 2023 223 2022 384 2021 526 2020 277 2019 390 2018 429 2017 674 2016 578 2015 712 2014 477 2013 7

BIRD SPECIES

all species Great Tit 97 Eurasian Blackbird 79 Caspian Gull 69 Common Mynah 69 Common Chiffchaff 67 Mallard 62 House Sparrow 61 Common Chaffinch 57 Grey Heron 57 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 57 Black-headed Gull 53 Great Cormorant 53 Western Marsh-Harrier 52 Masked Wagtail 52 Common Kestrel 50 Long-legged Buzzard 48 Tree Sparrow 46 Siberian Stonechat 46 Northern Reed Bunting 46 White Wagtail 46 Eurasian Magpie 44 Little Ringed Plover 44 Black-winged Stilt 42 Hume's Warbler 40 Steppe Eagle 40 Lesser Whitethroat 39 Grey Wagtail 39 Eurasian Roller 39 Common Redshank 39 Carrion Crow 38 Rock Pigeon 38 Temminck's Stint 38 Spotted Flycatcher 38 Rook 37 Azure Tit 37 Northern Lapwing 37 Black Kite 37 Common Sandpiper 37 Brambling 37 Great White Egret 36 Turkestan Shrike 36 Red-crested Pochard 35 Common Starling 35 Eurasian Collared Dove 35 Dalmatian Pelican 34 Common Sparrowhawk 34 Black-Necked Grebe 34 Red-fronted Serin 33 Crested Lark 33 Eversmann's Redstart 32 Common Pheasant 32 Greenish Warbler 32 Great Crested Grebe 32 Hooded Crow 32 Ruff 32 Common Whitethroat 31 European Greenfinch 31 Mute Swan 31 Pied Wheatear 30 Grey-headed Goldfinch 30 Whooper Swan 29 Ruddy Shelduck 29 Blyth's Reed Warbler 29 Little Stint 27 Calandra Lark 27 Laughing Dove 27 Eurasian Hobby 27 Barn Swallow 27 Black-throated Thrush 27 Wood Sandpiper 26 Eurasian Jackdaw 26 Green Sandpiper 25 Isabelline Shrike 25 Pied Avocet 25 Isabelline Wheatear 24 Citrine Wagtail 24 Common Coot 24 Eurasian Siskin 24 Common Rosefinch 24 Common Moorhen 22 Wood Pigeon 22 Yellowhammer 22 Garganey 22 Mistle Thrush 21 Coal Tit 21 Common Greenshank 21 Corn Bunting 20 Yellow Wagtail 20 Common Kingfisher 20 Common Tern 20 Common Shelduck 20 Blue Whistling Thrush 20 Eurasian Linnet 20 White-headed Duck 20 Hoopoe 20 Goldcrest 19 Northern Wheatear 19 Common Cuckoo 19 Gadwall 18 Tufted Duck 17 Rosy Starling 17 Ferruginous Duck 17 Red-necked Phalarope 17 Oriental Turtle Dove 17 Lesser Grey Shrike 17 Black-headed Wagtail 16 Bluethroat 16 Sykes's Warbler 16 Eurasian Redstart 16 Black-throated Accentor 16 Northern Shoveler 16 Red-headed Bunting 16 Black-tailed Godwit 16 Pallas's Gull 15 Lesser Kestrel 15 Glossy Ibis 15 Common Buzzard 15 Rock Bunting 15 Little Grebe 15 Black-crowned Night Heron 15 Water Pipit 15 Common Oystercatcher 14 Red-backed Shrike 14 Eurasian Curlew 14 Brown Dipper 14 European Bee-eater 14 Black Redstart 14 Great White Pelican 14 Long-tailed Rosefinch 13 Kentish Plover 13 Pine Bunting 13 Common Pochard 13 Northern Pintail 13 Common Snipe 13 Great Reed Warbler 13 Red-mantled Rosefinch 13 Greater Short-toed Lark 12 White-browed Tit-Warbler 12 Marsh Sandpiper 12 Booted Warbler 12 European Robin 12 Tree Pipit 12 Paddyfield Warbler 12 Lesser Short-toed Lark 12 Pygmy Cormorant 12 Gull-billed Tern 11 Hen Harrier 11 Goosander 11 Bearded Tit 11 Common Goldeneye 11 Lammergeier 11 Great Spotted Woodpecker 11 Barred Warbler 11 Common Swift 11 Eastern Imperial Eagle 11 Spotted Redshank 10 Horned Lark 10 Collared Pratincole 10 Northern Wren 10 Guldenstadt's Redstart 10 Rough-legged Buzzard 10 Desert Finch 10 Common Raven 9 Smew 9 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 9 Great Grey Shrike 9 Long-tailed Shrike 9 Dunlin 9 Demoiselle Crane 8 White-winged Tern 8 White-tailed Lapwing 8 Sky Lark 8 Pale Sand Martin 8 Black Tern 8 White-winged Grosbeak 7 Golden Eagle 7 Blue-capped Redstart 7 Desert Wheatear 7 Grey Partridge 7 Little Bittern 7 Little Egret 7 Black-Bellied Sandgrouse 7 Spanish Sparrow 7 Mew Gull 7 Common Teal 7 Blue Tit 7 Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush 7 Grey-necked Bunting 7 Turkestan Tit 7 Willow Warbler 7 Eurasian Whimbrel 6 Black-winged Pratincole 6 Indian Sparrow 6 Cetti's Warbler 6 Red-breasted Flycatcher 6 Yellow-billed Chough 6 Curlew Sandpiper 6 Red-breasted Merganser 6 Common Nightingale 6 Black Lark 6 Eurasian Dipper 6 Little Bustard 6 Eurasian Wigeon 6 Steppe Grey Shrike 6 Whiskered Tern 6 Little Owl 6 Northern House Martin 6 Rock Sparrow 6 Spotted Nutcracker 5 Red-billed Chough 5 Sulphur-bellied Warbler 5 Red-Necked Grebe 5 Tawny Pipit 5 Eurasian Spoonbill 5 Long-eared Owl 5 Purple Heron 5 Eurasian Penduline Tit 5 Slender-billed Gull 5 White-winged Lark 5 Pied Bushchat 5 Terek Sandpiper 5 Eurasian Eagle-Owl 5 Eastern Buzzard 5 Fieldfare 5 Plain Mountain Finch 5 Hawfinch 5 Himalayan Vulture 5 Chukar Partridge 4 Ortolan Bunting 4 Greater Scaup 4 Bean Goose 4 Eurasian Scops-Owl 4 Eurasian Reed Warbler 4 Redwing 4 Ibisbill 4 Montagu's Harrier 4 Baraba Steppe Gull 4 Greater White-fronted Goose 4 Red Crossbill 4 Cinereous Vulture 4 Sand Martin 4 Red-footed Falcon 4 Indian Golden Oriole 4 Little Tern 4 Mongolian Finch 4 Eurasian Goldfinch 4 White-crowned Penduline Tit 4 Caspian Tern 4 Pallid Harrier 4 Eurasian Wryneck 3 Song Thrush 3 Whinchat 3 Meadow Pipit 3 Bewick's Swan 3 Brown Accentor 3 Pacific Golden Plover 3 Greylag Goose 3 Broad-billed Sandpiper 3 Shikra 3 Long-tailed Tit 3 Moustached Warbler 3 Common Treecreeper 3 Rufous Bush Robin 3 Blue Rock Thrush 3 Bohemian Waxwing 3 Stock Pigeon 3 Baillon's Crake 3 Upland Buzzard 3 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 3 Greater Ringed Plover 3 Garden Warbler 3 Himalayan Rubythroat 3 Songar Tit 2 Saker Falcon 2 Wallcreeper 2 Water Rail 2 White-capped Bunting 2 Twite 2 Rustic Bunting 2 Red-throated Pipit 2 Eastern Orphean Warbler 2 Alpine Accentor 2 Booted Eagle 2 Lesser Sand Plover 2 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Black Stork 2 Herring Gull 2 Short-toed Snake-Eagle 2 Buff-bellied Pipit 2 Greater Flamingo 2 Variable Wheatear 2 European Nightjar 2 Spotted Crake 2 Northern Goshawk 2 Bimaculated Lark 2 Great Bustard 2 White Stork 2 Common Crane 2 Clamorous Reed Warbler 2 Lapland Longspur 2 Cattle Egret 2 Barbary Falcon 2 Yellow-browed Warbler 2 Pallas's Sandgrouse 2 Greater Spotted Eagle 2 Peregrine Falcon 2 Glaucous Gull 2 Oriental Lark 1 Eurasian Crag Martin 1 Solitary Snipe 1 White-Winged Woodpecker 1 Egyptian Vulture 1 Sanderling 1 Finsch's Wheatear 1 Black-breasted Tit 1 Eurasian Golden Plover 1 Himalayan Snowcock 1 Pallas's Sea-Eagle 1 Little Gull 1 Alpine Swift 1 Eastern Rock Nuthatch 1 Osprey 1 Pied Flycatcher 1 European Golden Oriole 1 Eurasian Jay 1 Thrush Nightingale 1 Savi's Warbler 1 Hume's Whitethroat 1 Slavonian Grebe 1 Baikal Bullfinch 1 Grey Plover 1 Eurasian Honey-Buzzard 1 Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker 1 Merlin 1 Sandwich Tern 1 Brown-necked Raven 1 Yellow-backed Wagtail 1 Western Grasshopper Warbler 1 Meadow Bunting 1 Crimson-winged Finch 1 European Turtle Dove 1 Caspian Plover 1 Jack Snipe 1 Himalayan Accentor 1 Eurasian Stone Curlew 1 Saxaul Sparrow 1 Red-rumped Swallow 1 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 1 Greater Sand Plover 1 Streaked Scrub Warbler 1 Black-headed Penduline Tit 1 Menetries Warbler 1 Northern Bullfinch 1

REGION

all Almaty Region 2294Almaty 1329Atyrau Region 655Mangystau Region 249Turkistan Region 187 Zhambyl Region 103Zhetysu Region 78Kyzylorda Region 38Shymkent 27Karaganda Region 25Akmola Region 5Aktobe Region 5West Kazakhstan Region 3Pavlodar Region 1

Caspian Gull 23 Apr · Кызылорда река Сырдорья,

Masked Wagtail 23 Apr · Кызылорда река Сырдорья, 😍 3

Garganey 23 Apr · Кызылорда река Сырдорья,

Common Swift 23 Apr · Кызылорда 😍 2

Greater Short-toed Lark 22 Apr · Aksuat, Kyzylorda Region 2 photos (short) 😍 2

White Wagtail 22 Apr · Aksuat, Kyzylorda Region 😍 2

Pied Wheatear 22 Apr · Aksuat, Kyzylorda Region 3 photos (short) 😍 3

Isabelline Wheatear 22 Apr · Aksuat, Kyzylorda Region 6 photos (short) 😍 4

Common Sparrowhawk 22 Apr · Aksuat, Kyzylorda Region 3 photos (short) 😍 3

Kentish Plover 21 Apr · Aksuat, Kyzylorda Region 2 photos (short) 😍 3

Western Marsh-Harrier 21 Apr · Байконыр 😍 5

Western Marsh-Harrier 21 Mar · Lakes Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 6

Steppe Eagle 21 Mar · Lakes Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 2

Dalmatian Pelican 21 Mar · Lakes Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 6

Common Redshank 21 Mar · Lakes Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 1

Eversmann's Redstart 21 Mar · Lakes Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 3

Grey-headed Goldfinch 21 Mar · Lakes Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 3

Common Chaffinch 21 Mar · Lakes Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 1

Great Cormorant 21 Mar · Lakes Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 3

Great Crested Grebe 21 Mar · Lakes Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 1

Isabelline Wheatear 21 Mar · Lakes Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 2

Cetti's Warbler 21 Mar · Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region

Isabelline Shrike 21 Mar · Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 6

Northern Pintail 21 Mar · Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region

Awards of Александр

7 awards · several levels in each

awardgroup.species

10 10 species

25 25 species

50 50 species

100 100 species

150 150 species

200 200 species

250 250 species

300 300 species

350 350 species

awardgroup.observations

1 1 observation

10 10 observations

50 50 observations

100 100 observations

250 250 observations

500 500 observations

1K 1 000 observations

2.5K 2 500 observations

awardgroup.regions

3/20 3 regions

5/20 5 regions

10/20 10 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

awardgroup.bigyear

2016 Big Year 2016

2015 Big Year 2015

Birds.kz

Photos and observation diaries of the birds of Kazakhstan. A community of bird lovers since 2005.

ru kk en

Home
Observations
Diaries
Video
Species
New species of Kazakhstan
Big Year
Unidentified

About the site
History and Askar Isabekov
Science: data for researchers
Identification rules

support@birding.day
Help the site
Partnership

© Birds.kz, 2005–2026. Everything on this site is protected by copyright: photographs, texts, diaries, collections and data. Photographs belong to their authors; the author’s name is shown with every photo. Copying, reproducing, publishing or otherwise using any material without the written consent of the author and the Association is prohibited. We reserve the right to defend our rights, including in court.

Site founded in 2005 by Askar Isabekov, founder link

We use necessary cookies for signing in, security and saving your settings. With your permission we also use Google Analytics to count visits.

Tap the place on the page you mean

Feedback on the site

The site is in testing. Write what is wrong or what to improve. You can point to the exact place.

Not working Typo or wrong text Idea I want to help Other

Tip: select text on the page and press Ctrl+Enter (Cmd+Enter on Mac).