Big Year in Kazakhstan. Александр Катунцев / Alexandr Katuncev. Birds of Kazakhstan

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483 photographed species of 515 (93%)

found 17 new species for Kazakhstan

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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

Александр Катунцев / Alexandr Katuncev

members stats	map of photoshootings
total species: 177 total photos: 599 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Eurasian Blackbird (2018-01-02)

2. House Sparrow (2018-01-02)

3. Common Chaffinch (2018-01-02)

4. Rook (2018-01-02)

5. Great Tit (2018-01-02)

6. Rock Pigeon (2018-01-02)

7. Laughing Dove (2018-01-08)

8. Common Mynah (2018-01-08)

9. Black-Billed Magpie (2018-01-08)

10. Eurasian Siskin (2018-01-08)

11. Azure Tit (2018-01-08)

12. Eversmann's Redstart (2018-01-08)

13. European Robin (2018-01-08)

14. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2018-01-08)

15. Carrion Crow (2018-01-08)

16. Goldcrest (2018-01-08)

17. Coal Tit (2018-01-08)

18. Red-fronted Serin (2018-02-04)

19. Black-throated Thrush (2018-02-04)

20. Mistle Thrush (2018-02-04)

21. Brambling (2018-02-04)

22. Eastern Buzzard (2018-02-04)

23. Hooded Crow (2018-02-04)

24. Pygmy Cormorant (2018-02-11)

25. Caspian Gull (2018-02-11)

26. Northern Reed Bunting (2018-02-11)

27. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2018-02-11)

28. European Greenfinch (2018-02-11)

29. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2018-02-11)

30. Tree Sparrow (2018-02-11)

31. Mallard (2018-02-11)

32. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2018-02-11)

33. Goosander (2018-02-11)

34. Smew (2018-02-11)

35. Yellowhammer (2018-02-11)

36. Common Goldeneye (2018-02-11)

37. Great Crested Grebe (2018-02-11)

38. Ruddy Shelduck (2018-02-11)

39. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2018-02-11)

40. Twite (2018-02-11)

41. Corn Bunting (2018-02-11)

42. Long-eared Owl (2018-02-11)

43. Pine Bunting (2018-02-11)

44. Red Crossbill (2018-02-19)

45. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2018-03-03)

46. Common Buzzard (2018-03-03)

47. Hen Harrier (2018-03-05)

48. Masked Wagtail (2018-03-05)

49. Whooper Swan (2018-03-05)

50. Bewick's Swan (2018-03-05)

51. Northern Pintail (2018-03-05)

52. Eurasian Linnet (2018-03-05)

53. Little Grebe (2018-03-05)

54. Black-headed Gull (2018-03-05)

55. Great White Egret (2018-03-05)

56. Tufted Duck (2018-03-05)

57. Common Coot (2018-03-05)

58. Great Cormorant (2018-03-05)

59. Gadwall (2018-03-05)

60. Red-crested Pochard (2018-03-05)

61. Upland Buzzard (2018-03-05)

62. Northern Shoveler (2018-03-05)

63. Common Kestrel (2018-03-05)

64. Eurasian Jackdaw (2018-03-05)

65. Calandra Lark (2018-03-05)

66. Rough-legged Buzzard (2018-03-05)

67. Eurasian Collared Dove (2018-03-05)

68. Common Pochard (2018-03-05)

69. Common Sparrowhawk (2018-03-15)

70. Pied Wheatear (2018-03-15)

71. Rock Sparrow (2018-03-15)

72. Wood Pigeon (2018-03-30)

73. Black-throated Accentor (2018-03-30)

74. Common Chiffchaff (2018-03-30)

75. Turkestan Shrike (2018-04-08)

76. Cetti's Warbler (2018-04-08)

77. Common Pheasant (2018-04-21)

78. Black Kite (2018-04-21)

79. Common Snipe (2018-04-21)

80. Common Redshank (2018-04-21)

81. White Wagtail (2018-04-21)

82. Black-winged Stilt (2018-04-21)

83. Common Oystercatcher (2018-04-21)

84. Gull-billed Tern (2018-04-21)

85. Common Tern (2018-04-21)

86. Black Tern (2018-04-21)

87. Common Sandpiper (2018-04-21)

88. Eurasian Curlew (2018-04-21)

89. Grey Heron (2018-04-21)

90. Citrine Wagtail (2018-04-21)

91. Little Ringed Plover (2018-04-21)

92. Common Moorhen (2018-04-21)

93. Demoiselle Crane (2018-04-21)

94. Eurasian Redstart (2018-04-21)

95. Yellow Wagtail (2018-04-21)

96. Barn Swallow (2018-04-21)

97. Grey Wagtail (2018-04-21)

98. Garganey (2018-04-21)

99. Ferruginous Duck (2018-04-21)

100. Black-Necked Grebe (2018-04-21)

101. Black-headed Wagtail (2018-04-21)

102. Pied Avocet (2018-04-21)

103. Slender-billed Gull (2018-04-21)

104. Green Sandpiper (2018-04-21)

105. Marsh Sandpiper (2018-04-21)

106. Northern Wheatear (2018-04-21)

107. Isabelline Wheatear (2018-04-21)

108. Dalmatian Pelican (2018-04-21)

109. Black-tailed Godwit (2018-04-21)

110. Lesser Whitethroat (2018-05-01)

111. White-winged Tern (2018-05-06)

112. Spotted Redshank (2018-05-06)

113. Hume's Warbler (2018-05-06)

114. Glossy Ibis (2018-05-06)

115. Temminck's Stint (2018-05-06)

116. Rosy Starling (2018-05-06)

117. Eurasian Hobby (2018-05-06)

118. Western Marsh-Harrier (2018-05-06)

119. Hoopoe (2018-05-06)

120. Great White Pelican (2018-05-06)

121. Pale Sand Martin (2018-05-06)

122. Common Shelduck (2018-05-06)

123. Common Greenshank (2018-05-06)

124. Common Cuckoo (2018-05-06)

125. Common Stonechat (2018-05-06)

126. Spotted Flycatcher (2018-05-06)

127. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2018-05-06)

128. Common Rosefinch (2018-05-06)

129. Common Whitethroat (2018-05-06)

130. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2018-05-21)

131. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2018-05-21)

132. Blue Whistling Thrush (2018-05-21)

133. Little Bittern (2018-06-03)

134. Red-headed Bunting (2018-06-03)

135. Great Reed Warbler (2018-06-03)

136. Northern Lapwing (2018-06-03)

137. Eurasian Roller (2018-06-03)

138. Chukar Partridge (2018-06-23)

139. Rock Bunting (2018-06-23)

140. Blue Rock Thrush (2018-06-23)

141. Eurasian Crag Martin (2018-06-23)

142. Hume's Whitethroat (2018-06-23)

143. White-capped Bunting (2018-06-23)

144. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2018-06-23)

145. Eastern Orphean Warbler (2018-06-23)

146. Mongolian Finch (2018-06-23)

147. Grey-necked Bunting (2018-06-23)

148. Horned Lark (2018-06-23)

149. Greater Short-toed Lark (2018-06-23)

150. Tawny Pipit (2018-06-23)

151. Little Owl (2018-06-23)

152. White-winged Grosbeak (2018-06-24)

153. Hodgson's Rosefinch (2018-06-24)

154. Greenish Warbler (2018-07-06)

155. Brown Accentor (2018-07-06)

156. Collared Pratincole (2018-07-14)

157. White-headed Duck (2018-07-14)

158. Ruff (2018-07-14)

159. Caspian Tern (2018-07-14)

160. Little Stint (2018-07-14)

161. Lesser Grey Shrike (2018-07-14)

162. Curlew Sandpiper (2018-07-14)

163. Common Raven (2018-08-05)

164. Spotted Nutcracker (2018-08-05)

165. Northern House Martin (2018-08-05)

166. Long-legged Buzzard (2018-09-01)

167. Lesser Kestrel (2018-09-08)

168. Tree Pipit (2018-09-08)

169. Ortolan Bunting (2018-09-08)

170. Barbary Falcon (2018-09-08)

171. Wood Sandpiper (2018-09-08)

172. Crested Lark (2018-09-16)

173. Red-necked Phalarope (2018-09-16)

174. Eurasian Golden Plover (2018-09-16)

175. Isabelline Shrike (2018-09-16)

176. Barred Warbler (2018-09-23)

177. Garden Warbler (2018-09-23)

recent uploads

2018-09-30. Greenish Warbler.

2018-09-26. Lesser Whitethroat, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Greenish Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Barred Warbler, Common Stonechat, Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler.

2018-09-17. Black Kite, Long-legged Buzzard, Lesser Kestrel, Common Sparrowhawk, Crested Lark, Black-headed Gull, Marsh Sandpiper, Red-necked Phalarope, Northern Lapwing, Yellow Wagtail, Masked Wagtail, White Wagtail, Wood Sandpiper, Ruff, Little Stint, Temminck's Stint, Temminck's Stint, Eurasian Golden Plover, Lesser Whitethroat, Isabelline Shrike, Calandra Lark, Ortolan Bunting, Hume's Warbler, Western Marsh-Harrier, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

2018-09-10. Eurasian Roller, Masked Wagtail, Common Moorhen, Great Crested Grebe, Lesser Kestrel, Lesser Kestrel, Tree Pipit, Hume's Warbler, Eurasian Hobby, Rosy Starling, Caspian Gull, Common Rosefinch, Hume's Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Barbary Falcon, Black-headed Gull, Little Ringed Plover, Wood Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Ruff, Pale Sand Martin, Temminck's Stint, Spotted Flycatcher, Temminck's Stint, Common Sandpiper, Ruff, Gadwall.

2018-09-02. Pied Wheatear, Great Cormorant, Black Kite, Rock Pigeon, Long-legged Buzzard, Grey-necked Bunting, Tree Sparrow, Masked Wagtail, Black-headed Gull.

2018-08-05. Common Raven, Hume's Warbler, Spotted Nutcracker, Common Sandpiper, Northern House Martin.

2018-07-29. Little Ringed Plover, Little Stint, Lesser Grey Shrike, Rosy Starling, Tawny Pipit, Common Tern, Curlew Sandpiper, Hoopoe, Dalmatian Pelican.

2018-07-28. Green Sandpiper, Common Redshank, Common Redshank, Common Redshank, Great Reed Warbler, Caspian Tern, Eurasian Roller, White-tailed Sea-Eagle.

2018-07-20. Black-headed Gull, Western Marsh-Harrier, Collared Pratincole, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Black-Necked Grebe, White-headed Duck, Ruff, Common Redshank, Grey Heron.

2018-07-14. Eurasian Curlew.

2018-07-06. Grey Wagtail, Greenish Warbler, Northern Wheatear, Brown Accentor, Black-throated Accentor.

2018-06-26. Common Rosefinch, Red-fronted Serin, Grey-headed Goldfinch, White-winged Grosbeak, Hume's Warbler, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Hodgson's Rosefinch.

2018-06-25. House Sparrow, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Eastern Orphean Warbler, Mongolian Finch, Turkestan Shrike, Grey-necked Bunting, Steppe Horned Lark, Greater Short-toed Lark, Rock Sparrow, Tawny Pipit, Eurasian Linnet, Little Owl.

2018-06-24. Chukar Partridge, Rock Bunting, Blue Rock Thrush, Eurasian Crag Martin, Hume's Whitethroat, Rock Bunting, White-capped Bunting.

2018-06-03. Great Tit, Common Mynah, Common Coot, Little Bittern, Red-headed Bunting, Common Kestrel, Great Reed Warbler, Northern Lapwing, Black-winged Stilt, Dalmatian Pelican, Eurasian Roller, Grey Heron, Barn Swallow, Caspian Gull, Ruddy Shelduck, Rosy Starling.

Big Year 2018

supported by

1. Isabekov Askar (304)
2. Belyaev Alexandr (284)
3. Gubin Boris (252)
4. Dyakin Gennadiy (239)
5. Golubeva Anna (207)
6. Yasko Anna (198)
7. Katuncev Alexandr (177)
8. Vorobyov Vladimir (166)
9. Malkov Yuriy (148)
10. Nukusbekov Malik (147)

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

2018-10-17

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