Best photos of the month. February 2019. Birds of Kazakhstan.

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Gaviiformes

Gaviidae

Podicipediformes

Pelecaniformes

Ciconiiformes

Phoenicopteriformes

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Best photos of the month, February 2019.

Himalayan Snowcock | Askar Isabekov | 30

Western Marsh-Harrier | Malik Nukusbekov | 22

Red-breasted Goose | Anna Yasko | 20

Blue Tit | Andrey Kovalenko | 18

Eastern Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 17

Short-eared Owl | Vyacheslav Firsov | 17

Great Rosefinch | Vladimir Vorobyov | 17

Himalayan Snowcock | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 17

Long-tailed Rosefinch | Andrei Kuryashkin | 16

European Robin | Askar Isabekov | 15

Pygmy Cormorant | Askar Isabekov | 15

Northern Reed Bunting | Andrey Kovalenko | 15

Fieldfare | Viktor Kolesnikov | 15

Hawfinch | Natali Kim | 15

Common Sparrowhawk | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 15

Eurasian Blackbird | Askar Isabekov | 14

Hooded Crow | Andrey Kovalenko | 14

Peregrine Falcon | Andrey Kovalenko | 14

Blue Tit | Andrey Kovalenko | 14

Great Grey Shrike | Natali Kim | 14

Mistle Thrush | Anna Yasko | 14

Ring-billed Gull | Anna Yasko | 14

Himalayan Snowcock | Askar Isabekov | 14

Masked Wagtail | Askar Isabekov | 13

Common Goldeneye | Viktor Kolesnikov | 13

Little Grebe | Natali Kim | 13

Meadow Bunting | Vladimir Vorobyov | 13

European Robin | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 13

Smew | Marina Merz | 13

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Big Year 2020

1. Isabekov Askar (271)
2. Dyakin Gennadiy (251)
3. Belyaev Alexandr (234)
4. Belousov Yevgeny (161)
5. Shmygalev Sergei (157)
6. Gudimova Marina (147)
7. Silan Serg (140)
8. Andrussenko Konstantin (139)
9. Muravskiy Vladimir (138)
10. Zvyaginceva Viktoriya (137)

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rare birds records

Pallas's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)

Pallas's Sea-Eagle is rare summer visitor in Kazakhstan. Mostly recorded in eastern part of country. In western Kazakhstan in former times it was recorded in Mangyshlak, relatevely recent record is only observation of two birds in Urda forest in the end of June, 1990. So this record is first for western part of Kazakhstan in recent 30 years.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

First record of breeding Peregrine Falcon in high-rise building in large city. Before 1950-60-s Peregrine Falcon was regular breeding bird in cities of Europe, but desapeared after using pesticides by human. In XXI centure Peregrine Falcon became to appeare in large cities, there are articles about nesting in Irkutsk, Ufa, Moscow. But in Kazakhstan this is first record ever.

Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)

First photorecord in birds.kz

White's Thrush (Zoothera dauma)

Second record of White's Thrush in Kustanai oblast. At September 03, 1938 one bird was observed in Naurzum reserve.

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unidentified birds

2020-08-03

Андрей Коваленко: Думаю, что шахин все же.

2020-08-02

Анна Ясько: Садовая камышевка. Проекция ПМ не длинная. Длинный клюв, отсутствие брови, недобрый взгляд - в пользу садовой.

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