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4 887observations 231species 45%of the Birds.kz list 2 of 20regions 1 858comments 4diary entries

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23-thplace of 93

128 species in 2026

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2 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

Kostanay Region4 841 Astana45

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new species in 2026

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Long-legged Buzzard20 Jul

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Most in 2019: 683 observations

Observations 4 887 Species 231 Diaries 4 Map 510 Comments 1 858

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all 2026 281 2025 356 2024 348 2023 265 2022 275 2021 310 2020 267 2019 683 2018 408 2017 504 2016 499 2015 431 2014 186 2013 24 2012 20 2011 28 2010 2

BIRD SPECIES

all species Ruff 92 Yellow Wagtail 65 Black-winged Stilt 55 Whooper Swan 54 Siberian Stonechat 52 Grey Plover 51 Black-tailed Godwit 50 Little Stint 48 Bluethroat 48 Black-headed Gull 48 Baraba Steppe Gull 47 Northern Bullfinch 46 Mallard 44 Dunlin 44 Fieldfare 43 Mute Swan 43 Yellowhammer 43 Sky Lark 42 Bohemian Waxwing 42 Little Ringed Plover 42 Bar-tailed Godwit 42 Little Gull 42 Wood Sandpiper 41 Sanderling 41 White-Backed Woodpecker 40 Common Sandpiper 40 Northern Lapwing 40 Long-tailed Rosefinch 39 Common Starling 39 Common Crane 39 Eastern Imperial Eagle 39 Northern Wheatear 39 Common Shelduck 39 Curlew Sandpiper 38 Tree Pipit 38 Eurasian Linnet 38 Red-Necked Grebe 37 White Wagtail 37 Oriental Turtle Dove 37 Great Spotted Woodpecker 37 Terek Sandpiper 36 Slavonian Grebe 35 Greater White-fronted Goose 35 Marsh Sandpiper 35 Garganey 34 Red-necked Phalarope 34 Greylag Goose 33 Temminck's Stint 32 Eurasian Goldfinch 32 Green Sandpiper 32 Pied Avocet 31 Northern Reed Bunting 31 Common Whitethroat 31 Common Chaffinch 30 Black-winged Pratincole 30 Booted Warbler 30 Azure Tit 30 Blue Tit 30 Common Redpoll 30 White-winged Tern 30 Grey Heron 30 Great Tit 29 Common Chiffchaff 29 Great Crested Grebe 29 Blyth's Reed Warbler 29 Spotted Redshank 29 Gadwall 29 Red-crested Pochard 29 European Greenfinch 29 Common Pochard 29 Black-Necked Grebe 29 Bewick's Swan 29 Common Redshank 28 Common Sparrowhawk 28 Common Buzzard 28 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 28 Tufted Duck 28 Common Greenshank 28 Common Tern 27 Citrine Wagtail 27 Tree Sparrow 27 Red-backed Shrike 27 Common Coot 26 Northern Shoveler 26 Common Kestrel 26 Greater Ringed Plover 26 Wood Pigeon 26 Western Marsh-Harrier 26 Lesser Whitethroat 26 Common Rosefinch 26 Hooded Crow 25 Horned Lark 25 Eurasian Redstart 25 Rook 25 Common Raven 24 Great White Egret 24 Ruddy Turnstone 24 Grey Partridge 24 Common Teal 24 Mew Gull 23 Barn Swallow 23 Demoiselle Crane 23 Brambling 22 Whinchat 22 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 22 Northern Goshawk 22 Eurasian Hobby 22 Eurasian Collared Dove 21 House Sparrow 21 Common Cuckoo 21 Great Cormorant 21 Greater Scaup 21 Redwing 21 Smew 21 Sand Martin 21 Eurasian Nuthatch 21 Spotted Flycatcher 20 European Bee-eater 20 Bean Goose 20 Broad-billed Sandpiper 20 Common Oystercatcher 20 Eurasian Siskin 20 Eurasian Wigeon 20 Baikal Bullfinch 19 Common Snipe 19 Eurasian Magpie 19 Eurasian Golden Plover 18 Black Kite 18 Little Bustard 18 Black Tern 18 Hoopoe 18 Common Goldeneye 18 Red-throated Pipit 17 Red-footed Falcon 16 Eurasian Whimbrel 16 European Golden Oriole 16 Eurasian Curlew 16 Rough-legged Buzzard 16 Pallas's Gull 16 Eurasian Jackdaw 15 Eurasian Penduline Tit 15 Thrush Nightingale 15 Willow Warbler 15 Snow Bunting 15 Rock Pigeon 14 Ortolan Bunting 14 Hawfinch 14 Coal Tit 14 Mistle Thrush 14 Long-eared Owl 13 Willow Tit 13 Pallid Harrier 13 Northern Pintail 13 Short-eared Owl 13 Paddyfield Warbler 13 Long-tailed Tit 12 Great Reed Warbler 12 Snowy Owl 12 Little Owl 11 Garden Warbler 11 Merlin 11 Cetti's Warbler 11 Hen Harrier 11 Song Thrush 11 Bearded Tit 10 Black Woodpecker 10 Meadow Pipit 10 Stock Pigeon 10 European Robin 10 Common Treecreeper 9 Great Grey Shrike 9 Ruddy Shelduck 9 Icterine Warbler 9 Western Grasshopper Warbler 8 Pied Flycatcher 8 Ural Owl 8 Eurasian Jay 8 Montagu's Harrier 8 Barnacle Goose 8 Goosander 8 Red-breasted Merganser 7 Sedge Warbler 7 Caspian Gull 6 Lapland Longspur 6 Red Crossbill 6 Dalmatian Pelican 6 Eurasian Wryneck 6 Kentish Plover 6 Little Bunting 6 Lesser Kestrel 6 Pine Grosbeak 6 Eurasian Bittern 5 Water Rail 5 Peregrine Falcon 5 Common Kingfisher 5 Barred Warbler 4 Common Quail 4 Red-breasted Goose 4 Northern Black Grouse 4 Tawny Pipit 4 Grey Wagtail 3 White-headed Duck 3 Goldcrest 3 Boreal Owl 3 Eurasian Honey-Buzzard 2 Little Tern 2 Caspian Tern 2 Little Bittern 2 Common Swift 2 Black-throated Thrush 2 Steppe Eagle 2 Common Moorhen 2 Black Lark 2 Yellow-backed Wagtail 2 Greenish Warbler 2 Pacific Golden Plover 1 Siberian Accentor 1 Slender-billed Gull 1 Long-legged Buzzard 1 Spotted Crake 1 Grey-Headed Woodpecker 1 Eurasian Dotterel 1 Eurasian Woodcock 1 Squacco Heron 1 Red-breasted Flycatcher 1 Rosy Starling 1 Pine Bunting 1 Golden Eagle 1 Laughing Dove 1 European Turtle Dove 1 Black Redstart 1

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all Kostanay Region 4841Astana 45

Only “needs identification” 1

Tree Sparrow 20 Jul · Nadezhdinka, Kostanay Region 🐤 1

6 Long-legged Buzzard 20 Jul · Костанайская обл.Карабалыкский р.он.с.Св... 😍 10

Black Kite 20 Jul · Nadezhdinka, Kostanay Region 😍 1

3 Sand Martin 20 Jul · Nadezhdinka, Kostanay Region 😍 2

2 Tree Sparrow 20 Jul · Nadezhdinka, Kostanay Region

2 Mew Gull 20 Jul · Nadezhdinka, Kostanay Region 😍 4

2 Common Greenshank 20 Jul · Nadezhdinka, Kostanay Region 😍 3

Black-winged Stilt 20 Jul · Nadezhdinka, Kostanay Region 😍 1🐤 2

Common Shelduck 20 Jul · Nadezhdinka, Kostanay Region 😍 3

Great White Egret 20 Jul · Костанайская обл.Карабалыкский р.он.оз.Б...

3 Black-winged Stilt 18 Jul · B.Burli, Kostanay Region 😍 6

Garganey 16 Jul · Boskol, Kostanay Region 😍 6

2 Northern Goshawk 16 Jul · Boskol, Kostanay Region 😍 9🐤 2

Common Chaffinch 16 Jul · Boskol, Kostanay Region 😍 5

Red-necked Phalarope 16 Jul · M.Burli, Kostanay Region 😍 6

Little Gull 16 Jul · M.Burli, Kostanay Region 😍 9

Greylag Goose 16 Jul · B.Burli, Kostanay Region 😍 6

Northern Lapwing 13 Jul · B.Burli, Kostanay Region 😍 4

2 Hoopoe 13 Jul · B.Burli, Kostanay Region 😍 4

Yellow Wagtail 13 Jul · B.Burli, Kostanay Region 😍 3

White Wagtail 13 Jul · B.Burli, Kostanay Region 😍 2

3 Citrine Wagtail 13 Jul · B.Burli, Kostanay Region 😍 3

2 Baraba Steppe Gull 13 Jul · M.Burli, Kostanay Region 😍 5

Black-winged Pratincole 13 Jul · M.Burli, Kostanay Region 😍 4

Awards of Юрий

5 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

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.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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