Big Year in Kazakhstan. Muravskiy Vladimir. Birds of Kazakhstan

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found 19 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

Muravskiy Vladimir

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total species: 37 total photos: 41 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Great Tit (2020-01-01)

2. Azure Tit (2020-01-01)

3. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (2020-01-04)

4. Hooded Crow (2020-01-04)

5. Common Chaffinch (2020-01-04)

6. Carrion Crow (2020-01-04)

7. Brown Dipper (2020-01-05)

8. Black-throated Accentor (2020-01-05)

9. Cinereous Vulture (2020-01-05)

10. Lammergeier (2020-01-05)

11. Golden Eagle (2020-01-05)

12. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2020-01-05)

13. Eversmann's Redstart (2020-01-05)

14. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2020-01-05)

15. Eurasian Blackbird (2020-01-05)

16. Yellowhammer (2020-01-05)

17. Common Pheasant (2020-01-05)

18. Blue Whistling Thrush (2020-01-05)

19. Rock Pigeon (2020-01-05)

20. Brambling (2020-01-07)

21. Grey Partridge (2020-01-08)

22. Bohemian Waxwing (2020-01-08)

23. Rook (2020-01-08)

24. Common Mynah (2020-01-08)

25. Horned Lark (2020-01-09)

26. Merlin (2020-01-09)

27. House Sparrow (2020-01-09)

28. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2020-01-09)

29. Common Redpoll (2020-01-09)

30. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2020-01-09)

31. Chukar Partridge (2020-01-09)

32. White-Winged Woodpecker (2020-01-09)

33. European Robin (2020-01-09)

34. Black-Billed Magpie (2020-01-17)

35. Eastern Buzzard (2020-01-18)

36. Eurasian Goldfinch (2020-01-20)

37. Common Kestrel (2020-01-21)

recent uploads

2020-01-21. Common Kestrel.

2020-01-20. Eurasian Goldfinch.

2020-01-18. Eastern Buzzard.

2020-01-17. Black-Billed Magpie, Hybrid Goldfinch.

2020-01-11. Horned Lark.

2020-01-10. Common Mynah, Rook, Bohemian Waxwing, Grey Partridge, European Robin, White-Winged Woodpecker, Chukar Partridge, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Common Redpoll, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, House Sparrow, Merlin.

2020-01-07. Brambling.

2020-01-05. Rock Pigeon, Blue Whistling Thrush, Ring-necked Pheasant, Yellowhammer, Eurasian Blackbird, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Eversmann's Redstart, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Golden Eagle, Lammergeier, Cinereous Vulture, Black-throated Accentor, Brown Dipper.

2020-01-04. Carrion Crow, Common Chaffinch, Hooded Crow, Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker, Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker.

2020-01-01. Great Tit, Azure Tit.

Big Year 2020

1. Isabekov Askar (100)
2. Muravskiy Vladimir (37)
3. Gudimova Marina (36)
4. Zvyaginceva Viktoriya (36)
5. Andrussenko Konstantin (26)
6. Belyaev Alexandr (26)
7. Shmygalev Sergei (22)
8. Merz Marina (21)
9. Katuncev Alexandr (20)
10. Eroglu Ihsan (19)

rare birds records

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)

© Gennadiy Dyakin
2020-01-18
Sorbulak, Almaty region

First record in Sorbulak during recent 10 years. Rarely observed in winter time in Sorbulak. Previously was observed at 2002, October 20 and 27 (1 male in winter plumage), and December 15 (female); at 2003, February 02 (1 female in channel); at 2004, December 12 (4 birds), December 19 (3 birds); at 2005 January 23 (1 bird); at 2010 October 24 (1 bird) (Belyalov, Karpov, 2012).

Spotted Great Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla severtzovi)

© Andrey Kovalenko
2020-01-11
Almaty area, Zailiysky Alatau.

First photo-record of Great Rosefinch in Ile-Alatau ridge. Previously regularly recorded in winter time in Almaty, but population was destroied in end of 90th by poachers. Recent 20 years was not observed in fact. In addition to autumn-winter records Great Rosefinches were recorded in highlands of Ili-Alatau ridge at May 5th, 1965 in altitude 2900 m (Gavrilov,1974); in first half od August, 1973 in altitude 3000 m, male (Gubin, 2002); and at March 23, 1975 in altitude 3300 m, singning male (Kovshar, et all, 1978).

White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

© Fedor Karpov
2019-01-20

Fisrt winter record of White-winged Tern in Kazakhstan.

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)

© Ivan Bevza
2019-11-06

First record of Arctic Skua in South-Eastern Kazakhstan. Generally rare bird in inner part of continent. In Kazakhstan was recorded mostly in large lakes (in Caspian Sea near Atyrau and Mangyshlak, in Tengiz, in Aral Sea, in Telikol lakes, in road to Arnasai lake, in Chelkar lake), and also in Naurzum reserve and Chokpak ringing station.

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recent video

2020-01-22. Great White Egret (Viktoriya Zvyaginceva).

2020-01-20. Himalayan Snowcock (Pavel Petrovskiy), Northern Lapwing (Pavel Petrovskiy).

2020-01-04. Guldenstadt's Redstart (Viktoriya Zvyaginceva).

2019-12-29. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (Natali Kim).

2019-12-17. Crested Lark (Aldiyar Saparbayev).

2019-11-30. Bohemian Waxwing (Viktoriya Zvyaginceva).

2019-11-23. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (Natali Kim).

2019-11-09. Great White Egret (Natali Kim).

2019-11-06. Ural Owl (Andrei Kuryashkin).

2019-11-02. Grey Heron (Natali Kim).

2019-10-31. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Natali Kim).

2019-10-29. Caspian Gull (Natali Kim), Coal Tit (Natali Kim).

2019-10-04. Common Redshank (Andrei Kuryashkin).

unidentified birds

2020-01-25

Александр Нефёдов: Андрей, вы правы. Окраска показалась необычной: "слишком" серые голова и шея, беловатый подбородок, почти до основания чёрный клюв... Не перепроверил [....]

2020-01-24

Александр Катунцев: Черный гриф.

2020-01-24

Николай Балацкий: Степной молодой лунь.

2020-01-21

Марина Гудимова: Нашла еще кадры. Тут лучше видно птичку.

2020-01-20

Андрей Баздырев: Линяющая чёрная крачка - верх крыла серый.

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