Big Year in Kazakhstan. Владимир Муравский / Vladimir Muravskiy. Birds of Kazakhstan

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classification

Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Pelecaniformes

Phalacrocoracidae

Ciconiiformes

Threskiornithidae

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Recurvirostridae

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Paradoxornithidae

Владимир Муравский / Vladimir Muravskiy

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total species: 69 total photos: 138 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2018-01-17)

2. Great Tit (2018-02-07)

3. Brambling (2018-02-08)

4. Azure Tit (2018-02-09)

5. Black-Billed Magpie (2018-02-11)

6. Mistle Thrush (2018-02-11)

7. Black-throated Thrush (2018-02-11)

8. Carrion Crow (2018-02-14)

9. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2018-02-16)

10. Common Mynah (2018-03-06)

11. Eurasian Blackbird (2018-03-06)

12. Common Chaffinch (2018-03-08)

13. Common Pheasant (2018-03-08)

14. Red-fronted Serin (2018-03-10)

15. Rock Pigeon (2018-03-10)

16. Hooded Crow (2018-03-10)

17. Rook (2018-03-10)

18. Common Kestrel (2018-03-15)

19. House Sparrow (2018-03-18)

20. Northern Reed Bunting (2018-03-21)

21. Western Marsh-Harrier (2018-03-21)

22. Demoiselle Crane (2018-03-21)

23. Common Chiffchaff (2018-03-21)

24. Great Cormorant (2018-03-21)

25. Ruddy Shelduck (2018-03-21)

26. Water Pipit (2018-03-21)

27. Masked Wagtail (2018-03-21)

28. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2018-03-22)

29. Long-legged Buzzard (2018-03-22)

30. Little Bustard (2018-03-22)

31. Asian Desert Warbler (2018-03-22)

32. Isabelline Wheatear (2018-03-22)

33. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2018-03-22)

34. Crested Lark (2018-03-22)

35. Steppe Eagle (2018-03-22)

36. Mallard (2018-03-22)

37. White Wagtail (2018-03-22)

38. Citrine Wagtail (2018-03-22)

39. Corn Bunting (2018-03-22)

40. Pied Wheatear (2018-03-22)

41. Eurasian Jackdaw (2018-03-22)

42. Eurasian Collared Dove (2018-03-23)

43. Steppe Grey Shrike (2018-03-23)

44. Great Grey Shrike (2018-03-23)

45. Grey Heron (2018-03-24)

46. Northern Pintail (2018-03-24)

47. Black-headed Gull (2018-03-24)

48. Common Coot (2018-03-24)

49. Black Stork (2018-03-24)

50. Peregrine Falcon (2018-03-24)

51. Calandra Lark (2018-03-24)

52. Common Starling (2018-03-24)

53. Black Redstart (2018-03-31)

54. Black Kite (2018-03-31)

55. Caspian Gull (2018-03-31)

56. Little Ringed Plover (2018-03-31)

57. Common Shelduck (2018-03-31)

58. Dalmatian Pelican (2018-03-31)

59. Hoopoe (2018-03-31)

60. Common Oystercatcher (2018-03-31)

61. Isabelline Shrike (2018-03-31)

62. Tree Sparrow (2018-03-31)

63. Common Moorhen (2018-04-01)

64. Great Crested Grebe (2018-04-01)

65. Northern Shoveler (2018-04-01)

66. Wood Pigeon (2018-04-02)

67. Blue Whistling Thrush (2018-04-04)

68. Grey Wagtail (2018-04-04)

69. Blue-capped Redstart (2018-04-11)

recent uploads

2018-04-11. Blue-capped Redstart.

2018-04-05. Black Redstart.

2018-04-04. Blue Whistling Thrush, Grey Wagtail.

2018-04-02. Turkestan Black Redstart, Wood Pigeon, Common Kestrel.

2018-04-01. Lesser Short-toed Lark, Hoopoe, Isabelline Shrike, Tree Sparrow, Isabelline Shrike, Ruddy Shelduck, Common Oystercatcher, Hoopoe, Dalmatian Pelican, Masked Wagtail, White Wagtail, Black Kite, Caspian Gull, Little Ringed Plover, Common Shelduck, Northern Shoveler, Great Crested Grebe, Common Moorhen, Black Kite, Calandra Lark.

2018-03-27. Calandra Lark.

2018-03-26. Steppe Lesser Short-toed Lark.

2018-03-25. Masked Wagtail, Water Pipit, Ruddy Shelduck, Great Cormorant, Common Chiffchaff, Northern Reed Bunting, Demoiselle Crane, Western Marsh-Harrier, Northern Reed Bunting, Mallard, White Wagtail, Citrine Wagtail, Corn Bunting, Pied Wheatear, Eurasian Jackdaw, Long-legged Buzzard, Mallard, Common Kestrel, Steppe Eagle, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Unkown Bird, Long-legged Buzzard, Little Bustard, Asian Desert Warbler, Isabelline Wheatear, Crested Lark, Carrion Crow, Long-legged Buzzard, Great Grey Shrike, Steppe Grey Shrike, Western Marsh-Harrier, Eurasian Collared Dove, Demoiselle Crane, Steppe Eagle, Common Starling, Peregrine Falcon, Black Stork, Common Coot, Black-headed Gull, Northern Pintail, Grey Heron.

2018-03-18. House Sparrow.

2018-03-15. Ring-necked Pheasant, Common Kestrel.

2018-03-11. Red-fronted Serin, Rock Pigeon, Hooded Crow, Rook.

2018-03-08. Common Chaffinch, Common Pheasant.

2018-03-06. Eurasian Blackbird, Common Mynah.

2018-02-27. Red-mantled Rosefinch.

2018-02-16. Grey-headed Goldfinch.

Big Year 2018

supported by

1. Isabekov Askar (178)
2. Gubin Boris (168)
3. Yasko Anna (114)
4. Katuncev Alexandr (109)
5. Belyaev Alexandr (105)
6. Nukusbekov Malik (88)
7. Andrussenko Konstantin (84)
8. Vorobyov Vladimir (75)
9. Dyakin Gennadiy (71)
10. Muravskiy Vladimir (69)

rare birds records

Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)

© Askar Isabekov
2018-03-10
Sorbulak lake system. Almaty oblast.

First photo of rare wintering species in Sorbulak, and generelly in SE Kazakhstan. Before this record male and female were observed in flock of Tufted Ducks at February 2nd, 2003; and single bird at Jabuary 18th, February 21st, and March 13th of 2004 (Belyalov, Karpov 2012).

Dunnock (Prunella modularis)

© Alexandr Belyaev
2018-03-09
Almaty region, g. Taldykorgan

Second record of Dunncock in South-Easten Kazkahstan. Only one record for region was known before: at January 10, 1993 in northern foothills of Zailisky Alatau ridge, in sandthorn thickets of Chilik river four Dunncocks were recorded (Губин, 2002).

Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus)

© Askar Isabekov
2018-02-11
Sorbulak lake system. Almaty oblast.

First winter record in Sorbulak lakes. Only spring records are known before this one: May 30, 1995 (Erokhov, 2002), April 11, 1999 (Grachev, 2002), and April 23, 2017 (Dyakin, www.birds.kz). In winter time Pygmy Cormorant is not rare in Chardara reservoir (Erokhov et al, 2006; Kovalenko, Kravchenko, 2007; Kovalenko, Karpov, 2008); recent years was observed in Taraz (Kolbintsev, 2009; M.Nukusbekov, www.birds.kz; A.Balykin, www.birds.kz), in foothill part of Chu river valley (Belyalov, Karpov, 2009), one specimen was photographed at December 23, 2017 in Taldykurgan vicinity (A.Belyaev, www.birds.kz).

Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

© Malik Nukusbekov
2018-02-17
Ertai. Zhambyl oblast.

Rare observation of Black Kite in Kazakhstan in winter time. Previously in winter time recorded in Almaty oblast (Karpov, Belyalov, 2009; Berezovikov, 2014; S.Shmygalev, www.birds.kz); in Mangyshlak (Yasko, 2017); and in Chardara (A.Kovalenko, www.birds.kz).

Березовиков Н.Н. 2014. Зимняя встреча черноухого коршуна Milvus migrans lineatus в городе Алматы // Рус. орнитол. журн. 23 (1082): 3957.
Карпов Ф.Ф., Белялов О.В. 2009. О зимней встрече чёрного коршуна в Алматинской области // Selevinia: 234.
Ясько А.О. 2017. Орнитологические наблюдения в городе Актау // Рус. орнитол. журн. 26 (1399): 382-394.

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recent video

2018-04-13. Calandra Lark (Anna Yasko).

2018-04-07. Hoopoe (Anna Yasko).

2018-03-19. Great Crested Grebe (Anna Yasko), Great Crested Grebe (Anna Yasko).

2018-03-10. Black-Necked Grebe (Anna Yasko), Crested Lark (Anna Yasko), Ring-billed Gull (Anna Yasko).

2018-01-23. Red Crossbill (Yuriy Malkov).

2018-01-20. Mallard (Anna Yasko).

2017-11-17. Slavonian Grebe (Yuriy Malkov), Slavonian Grebe (Yuriy Malkov).

2017-11-10. Ring-billed Gull (Anna Yasko).

2017-10-21. Bewick's Swan (Yuriy Malkov).

2017-10-19. Grey Heron (Natali Kim), Masked Wagtail (Natali Kim).

unidentified birds

2018-04-26

Oleg F: Анна, описала однозначные признаки гибрида. Тростниковая исключается по форме, густоте и рисунку пестрин на нижней стороне тела. Необычный [....]

2018-04-26

Oleg F: Возможно, Аскар и прав, недосмотрел, признаю. Если убрать предполагаемый зеленый фон, в сухом остатке останется проекция и бровь вполне себе [....]

2018-04-26

Анна Ясько: Хвост ступенчатый и клюв массивный. Я думаю, ворон.

Аскар Исабеков: Перевожу - анонимный комментатор высказывает мнение, что это северная бормотушка.

Александр Катунцев: хоть в канюках множество окрасок предположу, что этот-ближе к малому !

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