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

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483 photographed species of 515 (93%)

found 17 new species for 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

members stats	map of photoshootings
total species: 135 total photos: 307 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-throated Thrush (2018-02-11)

6. Mistle Thrush (2018-02-11)

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

8. Carrion Crow (2018-02-14)

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

10. Eurasian Blackbird (2018-03-06)

11. Common Mynah (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. Masked Wagtail (2018-03-21)

21. Water Pipit (2018-03-21)

22. Ruddy Shelduck (2018-03-21)

23. Great Cormorant (2018-03-21)

24. Common Chiffchaff (2018-03-21)

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

26. Demoiselle Crane (2018-03-21)

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

28. Mallard (2018-03-22)

29. White Wagtail (2018-03-22)

30. Citrine Wagtail (2018-03-22)

31. Corn Bunting (2018-03-22)

32. Pied Wheatear (2018-03-22)

33. Eurasian Jackdaw (2018-03-22)

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

35. Steppe Eagle (2018-03-22)

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

37. Common Buzzard (2018-03-22)

38. Little Bustard (2018-03-22)

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

40. Isabelline Wheatear (2018-03-22)

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

42. Crested Lark (2018-03-22)

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

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

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

46. Common Starling (2018-03-24)

47. Calandra Lark (2018-03-24)

48. Peregrine Falcon (2018-03-24)

49. Black Stork (2018-03-24)

50. Common Coot (2018-03-24)

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

52. Northern Pintail (2018-03-24)

53. Grey Heron (2018-03-24)

54. Hoopoe (2018-03-31)

55. Isabelline Shrike (2018-03-31)

56. Tree Sparrow (2018-03-31)

57. Common Oystercatcher (2018-03-31)

58. Dalmatian Pelican (2018-03-31)

59. Black Redstart (2018-03-31)

60. Black Kite (2018-03-31)

61. Caspian Gull (2018-03-31)

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

63. Common Shelduck (2018-03-31)

64. Northern Shoveler (2018-04-01)

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

66. Common Moorhen (2018-04-01)

67. Wood Pigeon (2018-04-02)

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

69. Grey Wagtail (2018-04-04)

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

71. Great White Pelican (2018-04-29)

72. Green Sandpiper (2018-04-29)

73. Pied Avocet (2018-04-29)

74. Yellow Wagtail (2018-04-29)

75. Eurasian Roller (2018-04-29)

76. Great White Egret (2018-04-29)

77. Oriental Turtle Dove (2018-04-29)

78. Black-winged Stilt (2018-04-29)

79. Common Redshank (2018-04-29)

80. Sand Martin (2018-04-29)

81. Mute Swan (2018-04-29)

82. Red-crested Pochard (2018-04-29)

83. Garganey (2018-04-29)

84. Common Cuckoo (2018-04-29)

85. Black-crowned Night Heron (2018-04-30)

86. White-Winged Woodpecker (2018-04-30)

87. Common Stonechat (2018-04-30)

88. Sky Lark (2018-04-30)

89. Rosy Starling (2018-04-30)

90. Ortolan Bunting (2018-04-30)

91. Black-headed Wagtail (2018-04-30)

92. Barn Swallow (2018-04-30)

93. Tree Pipit (2018-04-30)

94. Wood Sandpiper (2018-04-30)

95. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2018-04-30)

96. Chukar Partridge (2018-04-30)

97. Grey Partridge (2018-04-30)

98. Northern Lapwing (2018-04-30)

99. Northern Wheatear (2018-04-30)

100. Turkestan Shrike (2018-04-30)

101. Common Sandpiper (2018-05-01)

102. European Bee-eater (2018-05-01)

103. Eurasian Hobby (2018-05-01)

104. Tawny Pipit (2018-05-01)

105. Himalayan Vulture (2018-05-06)

106. Cinereous Vulture (2018-05-06)

107. Common Tern (2018-05-08)

108. Little Tern (2018-05-08)

109. Spotted Flycatcher (2018-05-08)

110. Bimaculated Lark (2018-05-08)

111. Red-headed Bunting (2018-05-08)

112. Rock Sparrow (2018-05-08)

113. Blue Rock Thrush (2018-05-08)

114. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2018-05-08)

115. Gadwall (2018-05-08)

116. Lammergeier (2018-05-24)

117. Common Whitethroat (2018-05-27)

118. Greenish Warbler (2018-07-22)

119. Little Owl (2018-08-27)

120. Common Rosefinch (2018-08-27)

121. Booted Warbler (2018-08-27)

122. Hume's Warbler (2018-08-28)

123. Bluethroat (2018-08-28)

124. Little Stint (2018-08-28)

125. Ferruginous Duck (2018-08-28)

126. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2018-08-28)

127. Indian Sparrow (2018-08-28)

128. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2018-08-28)

129. Greater Spotted Eagle (2018-08-28)

130. Wood Warbler (2018-08-29)

131. Lesser Whitethroat (2018-08-29)

132. Brown Dipper (2018-09-15)

133. Coal Tit (2018-09-15)

134. White-winged Grosbeak (2018-09-16)

135. Red-billed Chough (2018-09-16)

recent uploads

2018-09-20. Brown Dipper, Blue-capped Redstart, White-winged Grosbeak, Bluethroat, Red-billed Chough, Coal Tit.

2018-09-11. Grey Wagtail.

2018-09-03. Lesser Whitethroat, Masked Wagtail, Masked Wagtail, Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Common Pheasant, Indian Sparrow, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Common Sandpiper, Booted Warbler, Greater Spotted Eagle.

2018-09-02. Little Owl, Common Rosefinch, Bluethroat, Hume's Warbler, Little Stint, Ferruginous Duck, Red-crested Pochard, Wood Warbler.

2018-08-24. Spotted Flycatcher.

2018-08-15. Black-headed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Turkestan Shrike.

2018-07-22. Greenish Warbler.

2018-05-27. Common Whitethroat.

2018-05-24. Lammergeier.

2018-05-13. Gadwall.

2018-05-10. Crested Lark, Common Tern, Little Tern, Oriental Turtle Dove, Spotted Flycatcher, Bimaculated Lark, Red-headed Bunting, Rock Sparrow, Pied Wheatear, Pied Wheatear, Blue Rock Thrush, Blue Rock Thrush, Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Spotted Flycatcher, Tawny Pipit, Long-legged Buzzard.

2018-05-07. Himalayan Vulture, Cinereous Vulture.

2018-05-06. Tree Pipit, Common Buzzard.

2018-05-04. Northern Wheatear, Turkestan Shrike, Tawny Pipit, Common Chiffchaff, Caspian Gull.

2018-05-03. Crested Lark.

Big Year 2018

supported by

1. Isabekov Askar (304)
2. Belyaev Alexandr (284)
3. Gubin Boris (253)
4. Dyakin Gennadiy (239)
5. Golubeva Anna (207)
6. Yasko Anna (198)
7. Katuncev Alexandr (177)
8. Vorobyov Vladimir (166)
9. Malkov Yuriy (149)
10. Nukusbekov Malik (148)

rare birds records

Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

© Askar Isabekov
2018-10-07
Sorbulak lake system. Almaty oblast.

Second photo record of Long-billed Dowitcher in Kazakhstan. The first one was recorded in Sorbulak lakes too at September 7th, 2014 (Fedorenko, Isabekov, Dyakin, 2014). Group of birdwatchers with Peter Kennely also watched this bird in Sholak lake near Kurgaldzhino village at May 15, 2005, but unfortunately no evidence of this record was provided.
Орнитологический вестник Казахстана и Средней Азии, вып. 3, Алматы, 2014: 211-212

Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)

© Steve Klasan
2018-09-09
Korgalzhyn

The second record for Tengiz-Korgalzhyn area. Before this record one bird was observed at December 12, 1969 in floodland of Nura river.
Кошкин А.В. 2017. Орнитофауна Тениз-Коргалжынского региона (Центральный Казахстан) // Рус. орнитол. журн. 26 (1415): 909-956.

Amur (White) Wagtail (Motacilla (alba) leucopsis)

© Sveta Ashby
2018-05-21
Kanshengel

Fist record of Amur Wagtail (Motacilla alba leucopsis) in Kazakhstan. Most of systematics treat this taxon as subspecies of White Wagtail (Mac Kinnon&Phillips, 2000; Степанян, 2003; Roberts, 2006; Brazil, 2014; Clements, 2016; HBW, 2016) but include it to special group of eastern races. Breeding range of this bird contains Far East Russia, Korea peninsula, SW Japan, central and eastern China. Winters in Southern Asia eastward to Northern India. Records of vagrant birds known in Vitim Reserve (Russia, Northern Trans-Baikal area) at April 29, 2014 (S.L.Volkov, www.sibrids.ru) and in Eastern Mongolia (Gombobaatar & Monks, 2011). From November 27 to December 2 of 2015 one male was observed in Finland (Kujala, Päijät-Häme), it's third record in Western Palearctic.

Altai Snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)

© Vladimir Vorobyov
2018-05-29
VKO Katon-Karagay

The first nest of Altai Snowcock found in Kazakhstan. Previously only several broods were recorded.

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recent video

2018-09-17. Azure Tit (Viktor Grishenkov).

2018-08-10. Barn Swallow (Anna Yasko), Lesser Whitethroat (Anna Yasko).

2018-08-04. Caspian Gull (Anna Yasko).

2018-06-21. Little Bittern (Anna Yasko).

2018-05-29. Common Nightingale (Andrei Kuryashkin), Bluethroat (Andrei Kuryashkin).

2018-05-27. Common Nightingale (Viktoriya Zvyaginceva).

2018-05-24. Sanderling (Anna Yasko), Common Cuckoo (Anna Yasko), Black-eared Wheatear (Anna Yasko).

2018-05-22. Sky Lark (Yuriy Malkov).

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

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

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

unidentified birds

2018-10-19

Сергей Л. Волков: Что случилось с птицей, скажите, пожалуйста.

Анна Ясько: Здесь тоже, молодая золотистая щурка.

Анна Ясько: Здравствуйте, Марина. Это дрозд белобровик. Расскажите, что случилось с птицей?

Шевцов Дмитрий: Видимо степняк, белая полоса по низу крыла, маховые выглядят темнее кроющих.

Аскар Исабеков: разделил

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