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birdwatching blogs

Kazakchka river gorge. Ile Alatau National Park.

2009-09-27 | Askar Isabekov

In the forest we saw one male Kestrel, and heard the Warblers and Tits. One male Pheasant flew over the road. In pine grove we saw several Blue-capped Redstarts. [...... read more ]

Almaty. Republic Square.

2009-09-21 | Askar Isabekov

Nightjars are my friends, they never let me down. This year the rain delayed by one day and I went to Republic Square not at September 20 as in past years, but at September 21. One Nightjar waited me on the larch-tree. Thanks him. Also it was interesting to see two Crested Larks. [...... read more ]

Ozernoe gorge. Ile Alatau National Park.

2009-09-20 | Askar Isabekov

A bit of birds. Great Tits, Hume's Warbler, Grey Wagtails, Blackbirds, Carrion Crows, two Azure Tits. [...... read more ]

Foothills of Zailisky Alatau. Karasay region. Almaty oblast.

2009-09-10 | Askar Isabekov

Round dances in the sky. Today I saw round-flying Black Kites, Swallows and Bee-eaters. One Spotted Flycatcher flew by. [...... read more ]

rare birds records


Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

© Andrei Kuryashkin
2020-01-03
Kurchatov

The first winter meeting in the Semipalatinsk Irtysh region. //Куряшкин А.Н. 2020. Первая зимняя встреча белобровика Turdus iliacus в Семипалатинском Прииртышье.// Рус. орнитол. журн. 29 (2005): 5678-5680.

Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

© Andrey Shatalov
2021-06-12

First found nesting in the Kostanay region. Eurasian Wryneck breeds in Ural valley (in south to Budarino village), Ilek valley, on Kokchetav upland, in Irtysh valley, on Southwest Altai and Southern Altai. (Gavrilov 1999). For the Naurzum Nature Reserve, it is listed as a rare migrant (Bragin 2017). It is worth noting that before that, the Eurasian Wryneck was photographed in the summer period in the Kostanay region near the village of Nadezhdinka on July 10, 2015 (Yuri Malkov, birds.kz).

Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)

© Andrei Kuryashkin
2020-05-14
Semey

The first finding of nesting Bearded Tits in the Semipalatinsk Irtysh region. In the east of Kazakhstan, the closest nesting area is the Zaysan depression. // Куряшкин А.Н. 2020. Усатая синица Panurus biarmicus – новый гнездящийся вид Семипалатинского Прииртышья // Рус. орнитол. журн. 29 (1974): 4283-4287.

Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)

© Vladimir Vorobyov
2021-06-09
VKO Katon-Karagay

A rare vagrant species for Kazakhstan. First photo for birds.kz.
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unidentified birds

2021-06-19

Алексей Кошкин: Крыло и бровь длинное. Полоска на крыле. Вроде 1-е маховое как кроющие. Подозревается таловка.
2021-06-19

Сергей Силантьев: Андрей и Анна, спасибо за определение....теперь можно удалить.
2021-06-18

Айнур Искакова: Спасибо, Аня
2021-06-18

Анна Ясько: К сожалению, я не могу разглядеть кто на снимке.
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