Big Year in Kazakhstan. Александр Беляев / Alexandr Belyaev. Birds of Kazakhstan

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485 photographed species of 517 (93%)

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

Александр Беляев / Alexandr Belyaev

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total species: 195 total photos: 616 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Water Pipit (2019-01-05)

2. Goosander (2019-01-05)

3. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2019-01-05)

4. Mistle Thrush (2019-01-05)

5. Common Chaffinch (2019-01-05)

6. Eurasian Blackbird (2019-01-05)

7. Black-throated Thrush (2019-01-05)

8. European Robin (2019-01-05)

9. Common Snipe (2019-01-05)

10. Ibisbill (2019-01-05)

11. Eastern Buzzard (2019-01-06)

12. Turkestan Tit (2019-01-06)

13. Northern Wren (2019-01-06)

14. Great White Egret (2019-01-06)

15. Northern Reed Bunting (2019-01-06)

16. Water Rail (2019-01-06)

17. Common Buzzard (2019-01-07)

18. Coal Tit (2019-01-07)

19. Goldcrest (2019-01-07)

20. Bearded Tit (2019-01-07)

21. Gadwall (2019-01-07)

22. Mallard (2019-01-07)

23. Common Goldeneye (2019-01-07)

24. Common Sparrowhawk (2019-01-07)

25. Ruddy Shelduck (2019-02-09)

26. Eurasian Siskin (2019-02-16)

27. Long-legged Buzzard (2019-02-16)

28. Long-tailed Tit (2019-02-24)

29. Eurasian Goldfinch (2019-02-24)

30. Common Treecreeper (2019-02-24)

31. Cetti's Warbler (2019-03-02)

32. Little Grebe (2019-03-02)

33. Caspian Gull (2019-03-02)

34. Solitary Snipe (2019-03-02)

35. Northern Lapwing (2019-03-08)

36. Grey Heron (2019-03-08)

37. Rough-legged Buzzard (2019-03-08)

38. Wallcreeper (2019-03-09)

39. Sky Lark (2019-03-09)

40. Steppe Eagle (2019-03-09)

41. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2019-03-09)

42. Eversmann's Redstart (2019-03-09)

43. Meadow Bunting (2019-03-09)

44. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2019-03-09)

45. Isabelline Shrike (2019-03-10)

46. Great Grey Shrike (2019-03-10)

47. Azure Tit (2019-03-10)

48. Black-throated Accentor (2019-03-10)

49. Whooper Swan (2019-03-16)

50. Hawfinch (2019-04-19)

51. Barn Swallow (2019-04-19)

52. Sand Martin (2019-04-19)

53. Hooded Crow (2019-04-19)

54. Black-winged Stilt (2019-04-19)

55. Grey Wagtail (2019-04-19)

56. Common Tern (2019-04-19)

57. Demoiselle Crane (2019-04-19)

58. Little Ringed Plover (2019-04-19)

59. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2019-04-19)

60. Black Stork (2019-04-19)

61. Tree Pipit (2019-04-19)

62. Common Chiffchaff (2019-04-19)

63. Lesser Kestrel (2019-04-19)

64. Northern House Martin (2019-04-20)

65. Wood Pigeon (2019-04-20)

66. Tawny Pipit (2019-04-27)

67. Common Cuckoo (2019-04-27)

68. Blue-capped Redstart (2019-04-28)

69. Northern Black Grouse (2019-04-28)

70. Common Nightingale (2019-05-01)

71. Common Pheasant (2019-05-01)

72. Lesser Whitethroat (2019-05-01)

73. Hume's Warbler (2019-05-01)

74. Greater Spotted Eagle (2019-05-01)

75. Turkestan Shrike (2019-05-01)

76. Corn Bunting (2019-05-01)

77. Common Sandpiper (2019-05-01)

78. Common Oystercatcher (2019-05-01)

79. Pied Wheatear (2019-05-04)

80. White-Winged Woodpecker (2019-05-05)

81. Desert Wheatear (2019-05-05)

82. Common Swift (2019-05-05)

83. Desert Finch (2019-05-05)

84. Hoopoe (2019-05-05)

85. Montagu's Harrier (2019-05-05)

86. Northern Wheatear (2019-05-06)

87. Crested Lark (2019-05-06)

88. Eurasian Linnet (2019-05-06)

89. Eurasian Wryneck (2019-05-06)

90. Eurasian Collared Dove (2019-05-06)

91. Bluethroat (2019-05-06)

92. Eurasian Redstart (2019-05-06)

93. Greenish Warbler (2019-05-06)

94. Common Kestrel (2019-05-06)

95. Green Sandpiper (2019-05-06)

96. Temminck's Stint (2019-05-06)

97. Northern Shoveler (2019-05-06)

98. Garganey (2019-05-06)

99. Northern Pintail (2019-05-06)

100. Common Moorhen (2019-05-06)

101. Savi's Warbler (2019-05-07)

102. Black-Necked Grebe (2019-05-07)

103. Citrine Wagtail (2019-05-07)

104. Syke's Warbler (2019-05-07)

105. Paddyfield Warbler (2019-05-07)

106. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2019-05-07)

107. Common Redshank (2019-05-07)

108. Grey-necked Bunting (2019-05-08)

109. White-crowned Penduline Tit (2019-05-08)

110. Common Stonechat (2019-05-08)

111. Western Marsh-Harrier (2019-05-10)

112. Eurasian Whimbrel (2019-05-10)

113. Red-billed Chough (2019-05-11)

114. Lammergeier (2019-05-11)

115. Booted Eagle (2019-05-11)

116. Eurasian Hobby (2019-05-11)

117. Yellow-billed Chough (2019-05-11)

118. Himalayan Vulture (2019-05-11)

119. Cinereous Vulture (2019-05-11)

120. Rock Bunting (2019-05-11)

121. Shikra (2019-05-11)

122. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2019-05-11)

123. White-winged Tern (2019-05-11)

124. Red-crested Pochard (2019-05-11)

125. Arctic Loon (2019-05-12)

126. Black Kite (2019-05-12)

127. Great Crested Grebe (2019-05-12)

128. Great Cormorant (2019-05-12)

129. Common Pochard (2019-05-12)

130. Common Rosefinch (2019-05-12)

131. Eurasian Roller (2019-05-12)

132. Indian Sparrow (2019-05-12)

133. Egyptian Vulture (2019-05-13)

134. Alpine Swift (2019-05-13)

135. Common Raven (2019-05-13)

136. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2019-05-13)

137. Rock Sparrow (2019-05-13)

138. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2019-05-13)

139. Chukar Partridge (2019-05-15)

140. Spotted Flycatcher (2019-05-15)

141. Rosy Starling (2019-05-15)

142. Golden Eagle (2019-05-15)

143. Saxaul Sparrow (2019-05-17)

144. Masked Wagtail (2019-05-17)

145. Yellow-eyed Pigeon (2019-05-18)

146. Greater Short-toed Lark (2019-05-20)

147. Asian Desert Warbler (2019-05-20)

148. European Bee-eater (2019-05-22)

149. Common Starling (2019-05-23)

150. Red-backed Shrike (2019-05-25)

151. Common Kingfisher (2019-05-28)

152. Barred Warbler (2019-05-28)

153. Eastern Orphean Warbler (2019-05-31)

154. Red-headed Bunting (2019-05-31)

155. Little Owl (2019-05-31)

156. Oriental Turtle Dove (2019-05-31)

157. Oriental Cuckoo (2019-05-31)

158. Laughing Dove (2019-06-04)

159. Greater Sand Plover (2019-06-07)

160. Richard's Pipit (2019-06-12)

161. Rufous Bush Robin (2019-06-22)

162. Steppe Grey Shrike (2019-06-26)

163. Little Bittern (2019-06-26)

164. Common Whitethroat (2019-06-27)

165. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2019-06-30)

166. Ferruginous Duck (2019-07-06)

167. Common Coot (2019-07-06)

168. Great Reed Warbler (2019-07-06)

169. Moustached Warbler (2019-07-08)

170. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2019-07-20)

171. Eurasian Reed Warbler (2019-07-20)

172. Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (2019-08-18)

173. Marsh Warbler (2019-08-18)

174. Isabelline Wheatear (2019-08-25)

175. Ortolan Bunting (2019-08-25)

176. Black Redstart (2019-08-25)

177. Hume's Whitethroat (2019-08-25)

178. European Turtle Dove (2019-08-25)

179. Pallid Harrier (2019-08-25)

180. Hen Harrier (2019-08-25)

181. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2019-08-28)

182. Yellow-browed Warbler (2019-08-31)

183. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2019-09-05)

184. Taiga Flycatcher (2019-09-12)

185. European Nightjar (2019-09-13)

186. Yellow Wagtail (2019-09-15)

187. Mongolian Finch (2019-09-15)

188. Merlin (2019-09-17)

189. Olive-backed Pipit (2019-09-19)

190. House Sparrow (2019-09-20)

191. Yellowhammer (2019-10-03)

192. Red-throated Thrush (2019-10-04)

193. White-headed Duck (2019-11-08)

194. Tufted Duck (2019-11-08)

195. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2019-11-09)

recent uploads

2019-11-10. Long-tailed Rosefinch, Bearded Tit, Bearded Tit, Bearded Tit, Eurasian Siskin, Goldcrest, European Robin, White-headed Duck, Northern Lapwing, Long-tailed Tit.

2019-11-09. White-headed Duck, White-headed Duck, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Common Pochard, Tufted Duck, Common Goldeneye, Little Grebe, Oriental Turtle Dove, Eurasian Siskin.

2019-10-24. Black-throated Accentor, Cinereous Vulture, Rock Bunting, Meadow Bunting, Black-throated Thrush.

2019-10-06. Lesser Kestrel, Unkown Bird, Greenish Warbler, Unkown Bird, Yellow Wagtail, Common Sparrowhawk, Lesser Kestrel, Sky Lark, Common Chiffchaff, Hume's Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Greenish Warbler, Northern Wren, Bluethroat, Olive-backed Pipit, House Sparrow, Unkown Bird, Unkown Bird, Yellowhammer, Northern Reed Bunting, Red-throated Thrush, Black-throated Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Mountain Long-legged Buzzard, Mongolian Finch, Eurasian Hobby.

2019-09-24. Taiga Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, European Nightjar, Merlin.

2019-09-06. Northern Reed Bunting, Desert Wheatear, Short-toed Snake-Eagle.

2019-08-31. Little Grebe, Western Grasshopper Warbler, Paddyfield Warbler, Common Chiffchaff, Greenish Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Greenish Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler.

2019-08-30. Long-legged Buzzard, Common Stonechat, Tree Pipit, Common Whitethroat, Black-throated Accentor, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Whooper Swan.

2019-08-29. Marsh Warbler, Unkown Bird.

2019-08-27. Tawny Pipit, Isabelline Wheatear, Common Whitethroat, Ortolan Bunting, Black Redstart, Hume's Whitethroat, European Turtle Dove, Meadow Bunting, Pallid Harrier, Hen Harrier, European Bee-eater, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Moorhen.

2019-08-23. Common Swift, Shikra, Unkown Bird.

2019-08-18. Unkown Bird, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler.

2019-07-20. Western Grasshopper Warbler, Moustached Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Common Rosefinch, Common Pheasant, Garganey, Eurasian Reed Warbler, Rufous Bush Robin, Pied Wheatear, Chukar Partridge.

2019-07-14. Common Whitethroat, Western Marsh-Harrier, Rosy Starling, Common Rosefinch, Common Moorhen, Little Grebe, Ferruginous Duck.

2019-07-09. Moustached Warbler, Paddyfield Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Unkown Bird, Red-crested Pochard, Water Rail, Black-winged Stilt, Common Oystercatcher.

Big Year 2019

1. Isabekov Askar (310)
2. Dyakin Gennadiy (217)
3. Muravskiy Vladimir (213)
4. Sukhov Ilya (201)
5. Belyaev Alexandr (195)
6. Malkov Yuriy (183)
7. Katuncev Alexandr (154)
8. Gudimova Marina (153)
9. Kovalenko Andrey (153)
10. Belousov Yevgeny (150)

rare birds records

Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)

© Aleksey Koshkin
2019-05-06
Korgalzhin

Third record in Central Kazakhstan, first spring record, two previous observations were in time of autumn migration: in Kulanotpes river at September 29th 1960 (Krivitsky et al, 1985), and in Kurgaldzhino village at October 05, 2017 (A.Fedulin, www.birds.kz).

Little Gull (Larus minutus)

© Askar Isabekov
2019-10-12
Sorbulak. Almaty oblast.

Rare bird in SE Kazakhstan. Group of 2 adult and 3 juvenile birds was observed. Fifth record in Sorbulak since 2003. Previously also observed only in autumn migration: August 9, 2003 (1 adult), October 27, 2006 (1), November 6 2004 (2) (Belyalov, Karpov, 2013); and October 5, 2014 (birds.kz).

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)

© Askar Isabekov
2019-10-10
Sorbulak. Almaty oblast.

Third record for Sorbulak. Previously was observed at June 5, 2011 (2 birds) (Belyalov, Karpov, 2013), and June 21, 2014 (birds.kz).

Arctic Loon (Gavia arctica)

© Askar Isabekov
2019-10-10
Sorbulak. Almaty oblast.

Second record for Sorbulak. Dirst one was at Nay 17, 2002 (Kovshar AF, 2002).

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recent video

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).

2019-10-03. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Andrei Kuryashkin).

2019-09-30. Eurasian Hobby (Natali Kim).

2019-09-22. White-Backed Woodpecker (Natali Kim).

2019-09-19. Tree Pipit (Aldiyar Saparbayev).

2019-09-16. Black-eared Kite (Natali Kim).

2019-09-03. Yellow Wagtail (Natali Kim).

2019-09-01. Common Shelduck (Aldiyar Saparbayev).

2019-08-26. Yellow Wagtail (Natali Kim).

unidentified birds

2019-11-11

Марина Гудимова: Чернозобый дрозд(

Александр Федулин: Аскар рахмет.. просил по позировать - видимо не поняла..

Аскар Исабеков: я думаю, что это вяхирь - белое на плече указывает на него (пример), у клинтуха такого нет. А глаз темный, и нет белого пятна на шее - это из-за [....]

2019-11-08

Александр Поляков: Спасибо. В зоопарке подписи не было.

Аскар Исабеков: обыкновенный жулан - спина красная, голова серая

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