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on the site since 18 January 2025

268observations 161species 31%of the Birds.kz list 5 of 20regions 5comments

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88 species in 2026

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5 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

Turkistan Region257 Kostanay Region5 Almaty Region3 Zhambyl Region2 Shymkent1

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Black Kite22 May
Great Crested Grebe20 May
Purple Heron30 Apr

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Most in 2025: 170 observations

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BIRD SPECIES

all species Common Starling 5 Siberian Stonechat 4 Long-legged Buzzard 4 Common Teal 4 Steppe Eagle 3 Booted Eagle 3 Grey Heron 3 Turkestan Tit 3 Spotted Flycatcher 3 Glossy Ibis 3 White Stork 3 Lesser Grey Shrike 3 Carrion Crow 3 Mute Swan 3 Common Cuckoo 3 Dalmatian Pelican 3 Mallard 3 Pallas's Gull 3 Black-winged Stilt 3 Indian Golden Oriole 3 Common Kestrel 3 Kentish Plover 3 Pied Wheatear 3 Eurasian Hobby 3 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 3 Hooded Crow 2 Rosy Starling 2 Great White Egret 2 Greater White-fronted Goose 2 Ruddy Shelduck 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Common Goldeneye 2 Osprey 2 Hen Harrier 2 Western Marsh-Harrier 2 Shikra 2 Eastern Imperial Eagle 2 Common Crane 2 Common Coot 2 Little Bustard 2 White-tailed Lapwing 2 Common Oystercatcher 2 Common Sandpiper 2 Ruff 2 Common Snipe 2 Black-headed Gull 2 Black-Bellied Sandgrouse 2 Wood Pigeon 2 Oriental Turtle Dove 2 Pallid Scops Owl 2 Little Owl 2 European Nightjar 2 Common Kingfisher 2 Eurasian Roller 2 Barn Swallow 2 Red-rumped Swallow 2 Crested Lark 2 Calandra Lark 2 Citrine Wagtail 2 Grey Wagtail 2 Tree Pipit 2 Turkestan Shrike 2 Red-backed Shrike 2 Asian Paradise Flycatcher 2 Great Tit 2 Desert Finch 2 Desert Wheatear 2 Isabelline Wheatear 2 Eurasian Blackbird 2 Mistle Thrush 2 Blue Whistling Thrush 2 Spanish Sparrow 2 Common Mynah 2 Eurasian Magpie 2 Eurasian Jackdaw 2 Rook 2 Rock Pigeon 1 Eurasian Collared Dove 1 Northern Wheatear 1 Whooper Swan 1 Eurasian Eagle-Owl 1 Great Cormorant 1 Variable Wheatear 1 Finsch's Wheatear 1 Egyptian Nightjar 1 Rock Sparrow 1 European Bee-eater 1 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 1 Black-throated Accentor 1 Hoopoe 1 Eurasian Wryneck 1 White-Winged Woodpecker 1 Rufous Bush Robin 1 Eversmann's Redstart 1 Northern House Martin 1 Bluethroat 1 Black-throated Thrush 1 Fieldfare 1 Great Crested Grebe 1 White Wagtail 1 Masked Wagtail 1 Great White Pelican 1 Isabelline Shrike 1 Black-Necked Grebe 1 House Sparrow 1 Greylag Goose 1 Great Grey Shrike 1 Steppe Grey Shrike 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Paddyfield Warbler 1 Sykes's Warbler 1 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Menetries Warbler 1 Common Chiffchaff 1 Streaked Scrub Warbler 1 Indian Sparrow 1 Eurasian Spoonbill 1 Bearded Tit 1 Yellow-breasted Tit 1 Pander's Ground-Jay 1 Purple Heron 1 Common Sparrowhawk 1 Common Buzzard 1 Black Kite 1 Crested Honey-Buzzard 1 White-crowned Penduline Tit 1 Golden Eagle 1 Goosander 1 Egyptian Vulture 1 Cinereous Vulture 1 Smew 1 Tufted Duck 1 Chukar Partridge 1 Common Pheasant 1 Eastern Rock Nuthatch 1 Demoiselle Crane 1 Common Moorhen 1 Wallcreeper 1 Great Bustard 1 Meadow Bunting 1 Macqueen's Bustard 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Greater Sand Plover 1 Red-crested Pochard 1 Ortolan Bunting 1 Garganey 1 Pied Avocet 1 Red-headed Bunting 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Common Redshank 1 Common Chaffinch 1 Red-fronted Serin 1 Little Stint 1 Temminck's Stint 1 European Greenfinch 1 Eurasian Wigeon 1 Tree Sparrow 1 Slender-billed Gull 1 Common Tern 1 Common Rosefinch 1 Pygmy Cormorant 1

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all Turkistan Region 257Kostanay Region 5Almaty Region 3Zhambyl Region 2Shymkent 1

Only “needs identification” 1

2 Desert Wheatear 27 Mar 2025 · Syr Darya, Turkistan Region 😍 1

Isabelline Wheatear 27 Mar 2025 · Syr Darya, Turkistan Region 😍 3

White-tailed Lapwing 27 Mar 2025 · Syr Darya, Turkistan Region 😍 1

2 Kentish Plover 28 Mar 2025 · Koksaray, Turkistan Region 😍 1

2 Ruff 28 Mar 2025 · Koksaray, Turkistan Region 😍 2

Pied Wheatear 29 Mar 2025 · Koksarai reservoir, Turkistan Region 😍 1

2 Siberian Stonechat 27 Mar 2025 · Koksarai reservoir, Turkistan Region 😍 1

2 White Stork 27 Mar 2025 · Syr Darya, Turkistan Region 😍 2

2 Glossy Ibis 28 Mar 2025 · Koksaray, Turkistan Region

2 Black-headed Gull 29 Mar 2025 · Syr Darya, Turkistan Region

3 Common Oystercatcher 28 Mar 2025 · Syr Darya, Turkistan Region 😍 2

3 Pied Avocet 28 Mar 2025 · Syr Darya, Turkistan Region 😍 1

Black-Necked Grebe 27 Mar 2025 · Shardara reservoir, Turkistan Region

2 Steppe Buzzard 28 Mar 2025 · Kanaly along Syrdari, Turkistan Region 😍 4🐤 1

3 Demoiselle Crane 27 Mar 2025 · Syr Darya, Turkistan Region 😍 7

House Sparrow 18 Mar 2025 · Muryn-Karak, Kyzylkum desert, Turkistan... 😍 1

Greater White-fronted Goose 19 Mar 2025 · Koksaray, Turkistan Region 😍 1🐤 1

needs identification Unidentified bird 19 Mar 2025 · Koksaray, Turkistan Region

Pygmy Cormorant 19 Mar 2025 · Koksaray, Turkistan Region

Northern Wheatear 18 Mar 2025 · Muryn-Karak, Kyzylkum desert, Turkistan... 😍 1

Pied Wheatear 18 Mar 2025 · Muryn-Karak, Kyzylkum desert, Turkistan... 😍 1

Slender-billed Gull 19 Mar 2025 · Syr Darya, Turkistan Region 😍 2

Northern Shoveler 19 Mar 2025 · Muryn-Karak, Kyzylkum desert, Turkistan... 😍 3

Common Kestrel 24 Mar 2025 · Syr Darya, Turkistan Region 😍 1

Awards of Айдос

4 awards · several levels in each

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25 25 species

50 50 species

100 100 species

150 150 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

awardgroup.years

1 1 year on the site

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