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most often in Atyrau Region
Canon SX60 HS
on the site since 9 March 2023

264observations 180species 35%of the Birds.kz list 11 of 20regions 7comments

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114 species in 2026

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11 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

Atyrau Region111 Almaty Region60 Zhambyl Region44 Akmola Region17 Astana7 Kostanay Region6 Zhetysu Region6 Karaganda Region6 Almaty4 Mangystau Region2

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Black Stork6 Jun
Common Oystercatcher6 Jun
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Most in 2023: 124 observations

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all 2026 116 2025 17 2024 1 2023 124 2021 2 2019 4

BIRD SPECIES

all species Western Marsh-Harrier 5 European Nightjar 4 Great White Egret 4 Ruddy Shelduck 3 Northern Reed Bunting 3 White-winged Tern 3 Black-headed Gull 3 Grey Heron 3 Common Rosefinch 3 Common Starling 2 Rosy Starling 2 Black-Necked Grebe 2 Great Crested Grebe 2 Glossy Ibis 2 Greylag Goose 2 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Red-crested Pochard 2 Common Goldeneye 2 Hen Harrier 2 Short-toed Snake-Eagle 2 Steppe Eagle 2 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 2 Common Kestrel 2 Common Coot 2 Little Bustard 2 Greater Ringed Plover 2 Black-winged Stilt 2 Wood Sandpiper 2 Common Redshank 2 Terek Sandpiper 2 Red-necked Phalarope 2 Little Stint 2 Eurasian Whimbrel 2 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Pallas's Gull 2 Little Gull 2 Caspian Gull 2 Black-Bellied Sandgrouse 2 Common Cuckoo 2 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 2 Eurasian Roller 2 Hoopoe 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 Sand Martin 2 Calandra Lark 2 Horned Lark 2 Citrine Wagtail 2 Grey Wagtail 2 Turkestan Shrike 2 Red-backed Shrike 2 Lesser Grey Shrike 2 Steppe Grey Shrike 2 Common Whitethroat 2 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Asian Desert Warbler 2 Willow Warbler 2 Common Chiffchaff 2 Spotted Flycatcher 2 Red-headed Bunting 2 Brambling 2 Eurasian Siskin 2 Northern Wheatear 2 Pied Wheatear 2 Desert Wheatear 2 Black Redstart 2 Eurasian Blackbird 2 Tree Sparrow 2 Rook 2 Brown-necked Raven 2 Ruff 1 Common Chaffinch 1 Temminck's Stint 1 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Dunlin 1 Carrion Crow 1 Red-fronted Serin 1 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Collared Pratincole 1 European Greenfinch 1 Common Mynah 1 Cattle Egret 1 Desert Finch 1 Great Cormorant 1 Caspian Tern 1 Common Tern 1 Red-Necked Grebe 1 Wood Pigeon 1 Stock Pigeon 1 Rock Pigeon 1 Eurasian Collared Dove 1 European Turtle Dove 1 Laughing Dove 1 Northern Bullfinch 1 Long-eared Owl 1 Short-eared Owl 1 Little Owl 1 Great White Pelican 1 Common Swift 1 Common Kingfisher 1 European Bee-eater 1 Hawfinch 1 Siberian Stonechat 1 European Golden Oriole 1 Eurasian Magpie 1 Barn Swallow 1 Pander's Ground-Jay 1 Crested Lark 1 Lesser Short-toed Lark 1 Isabelline Wheatear 1 Black Lark 1 Rufous Bush Robin 1 Sky Lark 1 Black-headed Wagtail 1 Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush 1 Blue-capped Redstart 1 White Wagtail 1 Masked Wagtail 1 Eurasian Jackdaw 1 Eversmann's Redstart 1 European Robin 1 Common Nightingale 1 Greater Flamingo 1 Bohemian Waxwing 1 Sykes's Warbler 1 Black Stork 1 Common Shelduck 1 Garden Warbler 1 Common Teal 1 Eurasian Wigeon 1 Northern Pintail 1 Garganey 1 Bluethroat 1 Black-throated Thrush 1 Common Pochard 1 Ferruginous Duck 1 Tufted Duck 1 Fieldfare 1 White-headed Duck 1 Smew 1 Eurasian Honey-Buzzard 1 Black Kite 1 Hooded Crow 1 Purple Heron 1 Common Sparrowhawk 1 Levant Sparrowhawk 1 Shikra 1 Long-legged Buzzard 1 Common Buzzard 1 Song Thrush 1 House Sparrow 1 Golden Eagle 1 Goldcrest 1 Cinereous Vulture 1 Eurasian Hobby 1 Lesser Kestrel 1 Azure Tit 1 Grey Partridge 1 Common Pheasant 1 Common Moorhen 1 Great Tit 1 Corn Bunting 1 Macqueen's Bustard 1 Eurasian Golden Plover 1 Pine Bunting 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Greater Sand Plover 1 Kentish Plover 1 Northern Lapwing 1 Rock Bunting 1 Pied Avocet 1 Common Oystercatcher 1 Dalmatian Pelican 1 Grey-necked Bunting 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Spanish Sparrow 1 Red Phalarope 1 Snow Bunting 1

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all Atyrau Region 111Almaty Region 60Zhambyl Region 44Akmola Region 17Astana 7 Kostanay Region 6Zhetysu Region 6Karaganda Region 6Almaty 4Mangystau Region 2Abai Region 1

Red-crested Pochard 25 May · Ulken, Almaty Region

Common Tern 25 May · Ulken, Almaty Region

2 Caspian Gull 25 May · Ulken, Almaty Region

2 Terek Sandpiper 25 May · Ulken, Almaty Region

Black-winged Stilt 25 May · Ulken, Almaty Region 😍 1

Pallas's Gull 25 May · Ulken, Almaty Region

European Nightjar 26 May · Жамбылская область, Мойынкумский район 😍 4

2 Great White Pelican 26 May · Lake Alakol, Zhambyl Region

2 Rufous Bush Robin 26 May · Shu-Ile mountains, Zhambyl Region 😍 2

Ruddy Shelduck 9 Apr · Shu-Ile mountains, Zhambyl Region 😍 3

2 Macqueen's Bustard 9 Apr · Zhambyl Region 😍 4

3 Golden Eagle 9 Apr · Zhambyl Region 😍 4

2 Cinereous Vulture 9 Apr · Koyzharylgan, Zhambyl Region 😍 3

Short-toed Snake-Eagle 10 Apr · Shu-Ile mountains, Zhambyl Region 😍 1

2 Northern Wheatear 8 Apr · Koyzharylgan, Zhambyl Region 😍 4

2 Little Bustard 9 Apr · Shu-Ile mountains, Zhambyl Region 😍 5

2 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Apr · Kurty, Almaty Region 😍 1

Black Redstart 1 Apr · Kurty, Almaty Region 😍 1

2 Siberian Stonechat 1 Apr · Kurty, Almaty Region

3 Turkestan Shrike 1 Apr · Kurty, Almaty Region 😍 4

Black-headed Gull 1 Apr · Kurty, Almaty Region

2 Black Kite 1 Apr · Kurty, Almaty Region 😍 1

2 Isabelline Wheatear 24 Mar · Kurty, Almaty Region

2 Pied Wheatear 24 Mar · Kurty, Almaty Region

Awards of Талғат

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

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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

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