February 22 2010. New photos of Spotted Flycatcher (by Dmitrij Oskirko); Clamorous Reed Warbler, Stone Curlew, Eurasian Wryneck, Asian Paradise Flycatcher (by Valery Dombrovski).

February 17 2010. New photos of White-winged Grosbeak (by Askar Isabekov); Pallas's Sandgrouse (by Valery Dombrovski).

January 10 2010. New photos of Tufted Duck, Rook, Mute Swan, Chaffinch, Crested Lark, Caspian Gull, House Sparrow, Collared Dove, Common Treecreeper, Rock Dove (by Olga Kozhevnikova); Black-headed Gull (by Dmitrij Oskirko).

December 17 2009. First time the European Black Restart was recorded in Northern Kazakhstan (photo by Aleksey Timoshenko). Also three new species - Redwing, Snow Bunting and Twite (photos by Aleksey Timoshenko).
New photos of Desert Wheatear and Common Treecreeper (by Aleksey Timoshenko).
New species in project "Birds of Tajikistan" - Blue Hill Pigeon; then page of Blue Hill Pigeon was added to "Birds of Kazakhstan" too (photos by Stephan Flechtner, Kyrgyzstan).

December 08 2009. New photos of Common Redpoll, Demoiselle Crane, Tree Pipit, Steppe Eagle, Eurasian Goldfinch, Cetti's Warbler, Caspian Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Sociable Lapwing, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great White Egret, Black-winged Pratincole, Great Black-headed Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, Bluethroat, Smew, Goosander, White Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Ruddy Shelduck, Little Bustard - (by Aleksey Timoshenko); Mallard Duck, European Robin, Kestrel, Black-headed Gull - (by Olga Kozhevnikova).

November 27 2009. November diaries. New photos of Sparrowhawk, Lesser Whitethroat (jaxartica), Great Tit, Azure Tit (by Raufael Bairashev & Askar Isabekov).

November 16 2009. New photos of Spotted Nutcracker and Long-tailed Rosefinch, and also new species - Eurasian Bittern, Bewick's Swan, Arctic Skua (all photos by Aleksey Timoshenko).

November 09 2009. New photos of Common Redpoll (rare color morph), Sparrowhawk, Northern Pintail, Tawny Pipit, Little Owl (first record in Naurzum Nature Reserve), Tufted Duck, Waxwing, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Common Rosefinch, Hawfinch, Whooper Swan, Brambling, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Black-winged Stilt, Northern Wheatear, Great Bustard, Dalmatian Pelican, Great White Pelican, Eurasian Redstart (nestlings), Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Common Tern, Collared Dove, Common Starling (albino bird), Fieldfare (by Aleksey Timoshenko) and Sparrowhawk, Mynah, House Sparrow, Indian Sparrow, Magpie, Blackbird (by Raufael Bairashev). Thanks to authors.

October 27 2009. New species - Black-eared Wheatear, Upcher's Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Oriental Skylark, Collared Pratincole (photos by Andrey Kovalenko); Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-legged Kittiwake (photos by Vyacheslav Mischenko).

October 18 2009. October diaries. New photos of Sky Lark, Great Spotted Eagle, Eastern Buzzard, Hobby, Crested Lark, Black-headed Gull, Great Cormorant, Pied Avocet, Little Grebe, Ruddy Shelduck, Spotted Redshank (by Andrey Kovalenko).

October 17 2009. New photos of Chukar Partridge, Demoiselle Crane, Purple Heron, Short-eared Owl, Little Owl, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Temminck's Stint, Rufous Bush Robin, Little Ringed Plover, Brown-necked Raven, House Martin, Saker Falcon, Kestrel, Crested Lark, Black-winged Stilt, Steppe Grey Shrike, Long-tailed Shrike, Black Kite, Dalmatian Pelican, Great White Pelican, Great Cormorant, Red-necked Phalarope, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Pied Avocet, Desert Finch, Rosy Starling, Ruddy Shelduck, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Northern Wren (by Andrey Kovalenko)

October 11 2009. New photos of Coot, Great Cormorant, Red-necked Phalarope (by Olga Kozhevnikova, Aktau)

October 08 2009. New photos of Demoiselle Crane, Long-legged Buzzard, Hobby, Kestrel, Lesser Grey Shrike, Long-tailed Shrike, Calandra Lark, Masked Wagtail, Isabelline Wheatear, Rosy Starling (by Raufael Bairashev)

September 30 2009. New photos of Greater Flamingo (by Timur Iskakov); Blue-capped Redstart (by Raufael Bairashev); Sky Lark, Kingfisher, Greater Short-toed Lark, Roller, Horned Lark, Calandra Lark (by Gennady Dyakin).

September 28 2009. September diaries. New photos of Azure Tit, Blue-capped Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, Nightjar (europaeus) (by Askar Isabekov); Nightjar (sarudnyi) (by Gennady Dyakin).

September 25 2009. New photos - Demoiselle Crane, Short-eared Owl, Common Buzzard, Long-legged Buzzard, Macqueen's Bustard, Brown Dipper, Moorhen, Black-winged Stilt, Isabelline Shrike, Egyptian Vulture, Tree Sparrow (by Gennady Dyakin); Yellowhammer, Caspian Gull, Black-headed Gull (by Vladimir Sheffer, Ust-Kamenogorsk).

September 20 2009. Two new species in project "Birds of Tajikistan" - Lesser Sand Plover and Tibetan Sandgrouse; then page of Lesser Sand Plover was added to "Birds of Kazakhstan" too (all photos by Stephan Flechtner, Kyrgyzstan).

September 19 2009. New photos - Sparrowhawk, Great Reed Warbler, Tawny Pipit, Tree Pipit, Little Stint, Little Ringed Plover, Black Tern, Carrion Crow, Cuckoo, Red-headed Bunting, Corn Bunting, Meadow Bunting, Ortolan Bunting, Lesser Kestrel, Hobby, Little Bittern, Red-backed Shrike, Citrine Wagtail, Red-crested Pochard, Spotted Nutcracker, Black-crowned Night Heron, Isabelline Wheatear, Osprey, Spanish Sparrow, Indian Sparrow, Chiffchaff (fulvescens), Chiffchaff (tristis), Bullfinch, Little Tern, Common Tern, Greater Whitethroat, Little Grebe, Spotted Redshank, Black-throated Thrush, Fieldfare - (by Gennady Dyakin); Little Egret (by Nigel Best, Atyrau); Spotted Flycatcher (by Vladimir Sheffer, Ust-Kamenogorsk).

September 18 2009. New species. Photos of these birds were taken in neighbour countries and are used as illustration only. Brandt's Rosy Finch (Kyrgyzstan, photo by Gennady Dyakin); White-capped Bunting, Rufous-tailed Flycatcher, Yellow-breasted Azure Tit, Black-breasted Tit, Paradise Flycatcher (all - Tajikistan, photos by Askar Isabekov). Photos will be replaced in case of occurrence of good quality materials made in Kazakhstan.

September 17 2009. New species - White-winged Scoter, Marsh Tit, Asian Desert Warbler - (all photos by Gennady Dyakin); Temminck's Stint (photos by Nurlan Kalchinov); Crimson-winged Finch, Blue Rock Thrush (photos by Gennady Dyakin, Andrey Kovalenko). New photos of Water Pipit (by Gennady Dyakin).

September 14 2009. New photos of Common Sandpiper, Common Redshank (by Nurlan Kalchinov); Water Pipit, Black Stork, Grey-headed Bunting, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Turkestan Shrike (karelini), Turkestan Shrike (phoenicuroides), Pallas's Gull, Hodgson's Rosy Finch, Masked Wagtail, Hoopoe (by Gennady Dyakin); Great White Egret (by Dmitriy Rudenko); Mongolian Finch (by Gennady Dyakin & Nurlan Kalchinov).

September 12 2009. New species - Arctic Loon, Slavonian Grebe, Smew, Red-breasted Merganser, Alpine Swift (all photos by Gennady Dyakin); Pied Bushchat (photos by Andrey Kovalenko); Terek Sandpiper (photos by Nurlan Kalchinov, Gennady Dyakin, Andrey Kovalenko).

September 08 2009. New species - Squacco Heron, Short-eared Owl, Eagle-Owl, Cattle Egret, Pale-backed Pigeon, Little Egret, Striated Scops Owl, Osprey, Glossy Ibis, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (photos by Andrey Kovalenko).

September 06 2009. New species - Water Pipit, Mongolian Finch, Sanderling, Dunlin, Red-breasted Flycatcher, White-browed Tit-Warbler, Hodgson's Rosy Finch, Pallas' Grasshopper Warbler, Western Grasshopper Warbler, Eurasian Whimbrel, Rock Sparrow, Three-toed Woodpecker, Alpine Accentor, Himalayan Accentor, Yellow-billed Chough, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Desert Finch, Menetries's Warbler, Marsh Sandpiper (photos by Andrey Kovalenko).

September 05 2009. New photos of Steppe Eagle, Caspian Plover (by Timur Iskakov) и Great Spotted Woodpecker (by Askar Isabekov).

September 01 2009. New species - Caspain Plover, Greater Sandplover, Macqueen's Bustard, Whiskered Tern, Ibisbill, Slender-billed Gull, Relict Gull, Jack Snipe, Grey Plover, Caspian Tern, White-tailed Lapwing (photos by Andrey Kovalenko).

August 29 2009. New photos of Shikra, Tawny Pipit, Golden Eagle, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Brown Dipper, Raven, Hobby, Kesrel, Lammergeier, Himalayan Griffon-Vulture, Booted Eagle, Blue Whistling Thrush, Spanish Sparrow, Green Sanpiper, Mistle Thrush (by Askar Isabekov), Northern Pintail, Ruddy Turnstone, Kentish Plover, White Wagtail, Pied Wheatear, Red-necked Phalarope, Eurasian Redstart, Little Tern, Wood Sandpiper (by Andrey Kovalenko).

August 28 2009. The diaries from June till August (Degeres, Karatal, Ile Alatau National Park).

August 21 2009. New photos of Stonechat and Red-backed Shrike (by Vladimir Vavilov - Karaganda), Black Kite (by Vladimir Shefer - Ust-Kamenogorsk), Greater Flamingo (by Sirimbet Zharilkasin - Aktau). Many thanks to authors.

August 18 2009. New photos of Bluethroat (by Vladimir Vavilov), Stone Curlew and Great Bustard (by Timur Iskakov). Many thanks to authors.

July 29 2009. Photos by Andrey Kovalenko. Paddyfield Warbler, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Little Ringed Plover, Sociable Lapwing, Black Stork, Whooper Swan, Grey-headed Bunting, Meadow Bunting, Black-winged Pratincole, Caspain Gull, Pallas's Gull, Bluethroat, Black Kite, Rock Thrush, Black-backed Citrine Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail, Isabelline Wheatear, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Pied Avocet, Stonechat, Red-fronted Serin, Common Tern, European Turtle Dove, Ruddy Shelduck, Common Shelduck.

July 25 2009. The new species to Kazakhstan - Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii). Photos by Andrey Kovalenko.

July 23 2009. Photos by Andrey Kovalenko. Shikra, Kingfisher, Demoiselle Crane, Golden Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, Little Ringed Plover, Brown-necked Raven, Grey-headed Bunting, Hobby, Pallas's Sea-Eagle, Black-winged Stilt, Lesser Grey Shrike, Turkestan Shrike, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Masked Wagtail, Spotted Flycatcher, Isabelline Wheatear, Bearded Tit , Azure Tit, Saxaul Sparrow, Indian Sparrow, Dalmatian Pelican, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Rosy Starling, Ruddy Shelduck, Hoopoe, Northern Lapwing.

July 22 2009. Photos by Andrey Kovalenko. Golden Eagle, Long-eared Owl, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Common Rosefinch, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Lammergeier, Himalayan Rubythroat, White-winged Grosbeak, Blue-capped Redstart, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Eversmann's Redstart, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Black-throated Accentor, Brown Accentor, Red-billed Chough, Red-fronted Serin, Oriental Turtle Dove, Rosy Starling in the high mountains (!), Mistle Thrush.

July 21 2009. New photos of White-headed Duck (by Timur Isakakov) and Lammergeier (by Mikhail Kamyshny). Many thanks to authors.

June 29 2009. Photos by Andrey Kovalenko. Paddyfield Warbler, Demoiselle Crane, Imperial Eagle, Steppe Eagle, Tufted Duck, Ferruginous Duck, Stone Curlew, Common Buzzard, Long-legged Buzzard, Greater Short-toed Lark, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Little Ringed Plover, Pallid Harrier, Wood Pigeon, Whooper Swan, Mute Swan, Red-headed Bunting, Grey-headed Bunting, Saker Falcon, Lesser Kestrel, Turkestan Shrike, Bluethroat, Black Lark, Black Kite, White Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail, Desert Wheatear, Northern Wheatear, Pied Wheatear, Eurasian Scops-Owl, Red-necked Phalarope, Eurasian Redstart, Chiffchaff, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Penduline Tit, Stonechat, Oriental Turtle Dove, Rosy Starling, Common Starling, Lesser Whitethroat, Ruddy Shelduck, Little Bustard, Hoopoe.

June 27 2009. New photos of Rook (by Raufael Bairashev), Indian Sparrow (by Nurzhan Mausariev), Ruddy Shelduck, Carrion Crow (by Dennis Kyrma), Barn Swallow, Black-winged Pratincole, chicks of Demoiselle Crane, Cinereous Vulture (by Timur Iskakov), Stonechat, Isabelline Wheatear (by Vladimir Shefer, Ust-Kamenogorsk). Many thanks to authors.

June 18 2009. New photos of Siberian Stonechat (by Vladimir Shefer - Ust-Kamenogorsk), Greater Flamingo (by Sirimbet Zharilkasin - Aktau), Kestrel and Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (by Andrew Russell - Atyrau), Pallas's Sea-Eagle (by Oleg Belyalov). Many thanks to authors.

June 17 2009. New diaries (Sorbulak). New photos of Grey-headed Goldfinch, Dalmatian Pelican, Black Kite, Little Tern.

June 15 2009. Photos by Andrey Kovalenko. Eurasian Linnet, CinereousVulture, Chukar Partridge (subpallida), Mallard Duck, Greylag Goose, Demoiselle Crane, Tree Pipit, Imperial Eagle, Steppe Eagle, Grey Geron, Little Owl, Common Pochard, Common Buzzard, Long-legged Buzzard, Greater Short-toed Lark, Lesser Shor-toed Lark, Little Ringed Plover, Marsh Harrier, Pallid Harrier, Rook, Northern Reed Bunting, Merlin, Crested Lark, Common Snipe, Common Crane, White-taled Sea-Eagle, Great Grey Shrike, Steppe Grey Shrike, Turkestan Shrike, Pallas' Gull, Black-headed Gull, Calandra Lark, Black Kite, Citrine Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail, Desert Wheatear, Isabelline Wheatear, Northern Wheatear, Pied Wheatear, Turkestan Tit (bokharensis), Dalmatian Pelican, Great White Pelican, Great Cormorant, Pygmy Cormorant, Black Redstart, Chiffchaff, Common Starling, Lesser Whitethroat, Ruddy Shelduck, Lapwing.

June 12 2009. New diaries (Bakanas). New photots of Shikra, Black Stork, Montagu's Harrier, Cuckoo, White-winged Woodpecker, Red-headed Bunting, Crested Lark, Oystercatcher, Black Kite, Black-headed Wagtail, Saxaul Sparrow, Spanish Sparrow, Rosy Starling. Authors - Raufael Bairashev and Askar Isabekov.

June 08 2009. New photos of Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail и Lapwing (by Vladimir Shefer, Ust-Kamenogorsk), Great White Pelican (by Anrdew Russell, Atyrau), Sparrowhawk (by Raufael Bairashev).

June 05 2009. New diaries (Degeres). New photots of Cinereous Vulture, Long-legged Buzzard, Roller, Hymalayan Vulture, Lesser Grey Shrike, Egyptian Vulture, Spanish Sparrow, Rock Nuthatch, Rosy Starling, Ruddy Shelduck.

May 28 2009. New diaries (Ile, Almaty). New photots of Chukar Partridge, Golden Eagle, Red-headed Bunting, Long-tailed Shrike, Calandra Lark, Egyptian Vulture, Pied Wheatear, Greenish Warbler, Rosy Starling, Common Whitethroat. Authors - Raufael Bairashev and Askar Isabekov.

May 27 2009. Photos made by Andrey Kovalenko in May 2007. Shikra, Common Sandpiper, Garganey, Demoiselle Crane, Tree Pipit, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Common Buzzard, Long-tailed Buzzard, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Common Rosefinch, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Sociable Lapwing, Black Tern, Brown Dipper, Pallid Harrier, Common Cuckoo, Mute Swan, White-winged Woodpecker, Red-headed Bunting, Grey-headed Bunting, Meadow Bunting, Ortolan Bunting, Pine Bunting, Kestrel, Moorhen, Black-winged Pratincole, Common Crane, Lammergeier, Pallas's Sea-Eagle, Black-winged Stilt, Barn Swallow, Ixobrychus minutus, Red-backed Shrike, Turkestan Shrike, Caspian Gull, Mew Gull, Black-headed Gull, Himalayan Rubythroat, White-winged Lark, Black Lark, Black Kite, Grey Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail (leucocephala), Masked Wagtail, White-winged , White-winged Grosbeak, Red-crested Pochard, Turkestan Tit, Saxaul Sparrow, Spanish Sparrow, Dalmatian Pelican, Great Cormorant, Blue-capped Redstart, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Eversmann's Redstart, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Red-billed Chough, Sand Martin, Oriental Turtle Dove, Common Starling (poltaratskyi), Coomon Whitethroat, Barred Warbler, Ruddy Shelduck, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Black-throated Thrush, Hoopoe.

May 26 2009. Photos made by Andrey Kovalenko in August 2007 on Syr-Darya, Aksu-Djabagly, Borohudzir. Thanks Andrey. Steppe Eagle, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Black Stork, Barn Swallow, Red-backed Shrike, Great Cormorant, Red-necked Phalarope, Red-Necked Grebe, Pied Avocet, Barred Warbler.

May 25 2009. Photos made by Andrey Kovalenko in Mangyshlak (May 12-15, 2007 and April 30 - May 2, 2008), and in Big Almaty Lake on January 13, 2009. Thanks Andrey. Chukar Partridge (shestoperovi), Tawny Pipit, Golden Eagle (homeyeri), Steppe Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, Greater Short-toed Lark, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Brown Dipper, Carrion Crow, Horned Lark, Kestrel, Steppe Grey Shrike, Bimaculated Lark, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Blue Whistling Thrush, Egyptian Vulture, Isabelline Wheatear, Pied Wheatear, Azure Tit, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Eurasian Redstart, Brown Accentor, Hoopoe.

May 24 2009. Photos made by Andrey Kovalenko in Southern Kazakhstan from March 23 till April 04, 2009. Thanks Andrey. Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Common Teal, Demoiselle Crane, Steppe Eagle, Grey Heron, Little Owl, Stone Curlew, Long-legged Buzzard, Greater Short-toed Lark, Little Ringed Plover, Sociable Lapwing, Marsh Harrier, Pallid Harrier, Brown-necked Raven, Great White Egret, Northern Reed Bunting, Merlin, Crested Lark, Common Snipe, Common Crane, Turkestan Shrike (karelini), Turkestan Shrike (phoenicuroides), Bluethroat, Bimaculated Lark, Calandra Lark, Black Kite, White Wagtail, Citrine Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail, Masked Wagtail, Bearded Tit, Black Redstart, Chiffchaff, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Northern Wren, Hoopoe, Long-tailed Rosefinch.

May 23 2009. Photos made by Andrey Kovalenko in the delta of Ural river from 20 till 27 of July 2007. Thanks Andrey. Paddyfield Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Eurasian Reed Warbler, Common Sandpiper, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Eurasian Thick-knee, White-winged Tern, Marsh Harrier, Mute Swan, Great White Egret, Coot, Gull-billed Tern, Black-winged Stilt, Booted Warbler, Barn Swallow, Caspian Gull, Great Black-headed Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, White Wagtail, Black-crowned Night Heron, White-headed Duck, Bearded Tit, Dalmatian Pelican, Great Cormorant, Pygmy Cormorant, Eurasian Spoonbill, Great Crested Grebe, Penduline Tit, Common Starling, Little Bustard, Green Sandpiper.

May 20 2009. New diaries (Ile, Almaty). New photots of Chukar Partridge, Demoiselle Crane, Golden Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, Nightjar, Common Rosefinch, Roller, Rook, Red-headed Bunting, Grey-headed Bunting, White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Red-backed Shrike, Lesser Grey Shrike, Calandra Lark, Black Kite, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Blue Whistling Thrush, Pied Wheatear, Chiffchaff, Stonechat, Rosy Starling.

May 15 2009. New diaries (Sorbulak, Kurty, Degeres). New photots of Shikra, Golden Eagle, Roller, Cuckoo, Red-headed Bunting, Crested Lark, Black-winged Stilt, Citrine Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail, Egyptian Vulture, Pied Wheatear, Chiffchaff, Rosy Starling, Hoopoe.

May 12 2009. New photos of Eurasian Roller by Sairan Berdykulov; and Jackdaw, Rook by Raufael Bairashev. Thanks to authors.

May 08 2009. New diaries (Janashar, Bartogai, Degeres). New photots by Raufael Bairashev - Chukar Partridge, Greater Spotted Eagle, Demoiselle Crane, Tawny Pipit, Long-legged Buzzard, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Roller, Jackdaw, Great White Egret, Corn Bunting, Kestrel, Black-headed Gull, Black Kite, Black-headed Wagtail, Masked Wagtail, Red-crested Pochard, Isabelline Wheatear, Northern Wheatear, Pied Wheathear, Great Cormorant, Stonechat, Ruddy Shelduck, Black-throated Thrush. Thanks to author.

May 05 2009. New diaries (Degeres). New photos by Vladimir Shefer - Common Redshank, Eurasian Nuthatch, and by Raufael Bairashev - Eurasian Linnet, Sparrowhawk, Demoiselle Crane, Greater Spotted Eagle, Grey Heron, Long-legged Buzzard, Wood Pigeon, Jackdaw, Great White Egret, Corn Bunting, Kestrel, Crested Lark, Calandra Lark, Isabelline Wheatear, Northern Wheatear, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Stonechat, Common Starling, Hoopoe. Many thanks to authors.

April 16 2009. New photos of Fieldfare (by Vladimir Shefer), Kestrel (by Dmitrij Oskirko), Bluethroat, White-winged Grosbeak. Many thanks to authors.

April 03 2009. New species:
Siberian Accentor - photos by Raufael Bairashev
Godlewski's Bunting - photos by Vladilen Karasyov
Red-breasted Goose - photo by Albert Salemgareev
Many thanks to authors of photos.

March 24 2009. New photos by Raufael Bairashev - Upland Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Chaffinch, Black-billed Magpie.
New photos by Vladimir Shefer - Eurasian Dipper.
The most important news is the new photo of Pallas' Sea-Eagle made on August 2008 on Zaisan lake. The author is Ulrike Knappen-von den Driesch. Many thanks.

March 18 2009. New diaries (Almaty, Ile-Alatau foothills). New photos of Sparrowhawk, Siskin, White-bellied Dipper, White-winged Grosbeak, Chaffinch, Masked Wagtail, Red-fronted Serin. The authors are Raufael Bairashev and Askar Isabekov. New videos of White-bellied Dipper and Eurasian Siskin.

March 16 2009. New photos of Upland Buzzard, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Rook, White-winged Grosbeak, Black-throated Accentor, Blackbird. The authors are Raufael Bairashev and Vladilen Karasyov.

March 07 2009. New diaries (Almaty, Zholaman). New photos of Sky Lark, Hen Harrier, Long-legged Buzzard, Common and Grey-headed Goldfinches, White-tailed Sea-eagle, Tree Sparrow, Calandra Lark and Red-fronted Serin. The authors are Raufael Bairashev and Askar Isabekov.

February 27 2009. New Diaries. Trip to Sorbulak. New photos of Whooper Swan, Sparrowhawk, Waxwing, Merlin, Great Black-headed Gull, Red-fronted Serin, Long-tailed Rosefinch.

February 25 2009. New photos of Goosander. The author is Vladimir Shefer.

February 10 2009. The project "Birds of Tajikistan" has opened. The project is large therefore its development is carried out step by step. For the present only the base information and the photos of birds are published on the pages of species. Only pages of three species - White-capped Redstart, White-winged Woodpecker and Wire-tailed Swallow are completely ready. It is planned to add the texts and other materials to the rest pages within several months.

February 08 2009. New photos of European Robin and Common Pheasant.

January 20 2009. New photos of Blackbird, Saker Falcon. Author is Raufael Bairashev.
New videos of Little Owl by Raufael Bairashev, and Sparrowhawk by Rinat Salikhov.

January 16 2009. New photos of Little Owl, Upland Buzzard, Eversmann's Redstart, Mistle Thrush and most interesting Tien Shan Great Spotted Woodpecker. Thanks to Raufael Bairashev the author of the photos.

January 12 2009. New diaries. Trips to Southern Trans-Balkhash area, Big Almaty lake and Bartogai. New photos of Linnet, Mallard Duck, desert Little Owl, mountain Little Owl, Rough-legged Buzzard, White-bellied Dipper, Corn Bunting, Horn Lark, Saker Falcon, Merlin, Crested Lark, Solitary Snipe, Eversmann's Redstart, Red-fronted Serin, Wallcreeper, Mistle Thrush, Uragus, Greenfinch and White-tailed Sea-Eagle; and videofiles of Solitary Snipe.

December 30 2008. New diaries. Trips on foothills of Zailisky Alatau. New photos of Cinereous Vulture, Little Owl, Waxwing, Upland Buzzard, Red-mantled Rosefinch, Chaffinch, Brambling, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Red-fronted Serin, Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush and Long-tailed Rosefinch.

December 27 2008. Last diaries from Tajikistan.

December 19 2008. Two new species added - White-headed Duck and Spotted Redshank. Thanks to Albert Salemgareev the author of the photos .

December 05 2008. New photos by Albert Salemgareev - Eurasian Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, White Wagtail, Ruddy Shelduck, Black-headed Gull and Blackbird.

December 04 2008. The new species to Kazakhstan White-capped Redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus) was added. Photos by Gennady Dyakin.

November 28 2008. Last diaries from Tajikistan and Almaty.

November 26 2008. New photos by Murat Gabdusalimov - White Wagtail and new video by Raufael Bairashev - Great Tit.
On December 2008 in France the 1st volume of "Monographie des Fringilles" by Michel Ottaviani will be published. There are photos of authors of the site in this book. More detailed information please see here (Info-pub_Mono_Fringilles.pdf - 1,9 Mb).

October 16 2008. New photos of Eurasian Dipper, European Nightjar, Bluethroat, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Common Chiffchaff, Hume's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat and new videos of Eurasian Dipper.

October 14 2008. New photos by Murat Gabdusalimov - Siberian Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes macrorhynchos) and Ruff.

October 13 2008. New photos by Elena Khanseitova (July 2007) - Dalmatian Pelican, Black-winged Stilt, Turkestan Shrike, Caspian Gull, Red-crested Pochard, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Great White Egret, Pied Avocet, Grey Heron.
New photos by Vladilen Karasyov - Chukar Partridge, Lesser Grey Shrike, European Bee-Eater, Black Kite.
New videos by Vladilen Karasyov - Lesser Grey Shrike.

September 17 2008. Last diaries from Tajikistan. New photos by Raufael Bairashev were added - Greenish Warbler.

September 05 2008. Last diaries from Tajikistan. Photos of Booted Eagle made by Andrey Kovalenko were defined to different subspecies (Hieraaetus pennatus milvoides).

August 27 2008. New photo by Ayan Bozabayev was added - Bearded Tit.

August 25 2008. New photos by Raufael Bairashev were added - Black Kite, Eurasian Hobby и Great Tit.

August 21 2008. Last diaries from Tajikistan.

August 19 2008. New photos by Raufael Bairashev were added - Golden Eagle, Eurasian Roller, European Bee-Eater и Grey Wagtail.

August 04 2008. Last diaries from Tajikistan.

July 29 2008. New interesting photos by Andrey Kovalenko were added - Booted Eagle and Pallas's Sea-Eagle. Last bird is one of the rarest in Kazakhstan.

July 28 2008. New photos by Raufael Bairashev were added - Black-winged Stilt, Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall and Ruddy Shelduck.

July 22 2008. Last diaries from Tajikistan.

May 20 2008. Trip to Big Almaty Lake. New photos of Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, Black-throated Accentor. Also new photos by Raufael Bairashev were added - Black Kite, Jackdaw, Black-winged Stilt, Great Tit and House Martin.

May 3 2008. Last diaries: Sorbulak, Balkhash, Temirtau, Tajikistan.

New photos of Wood Pigeon, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff, Magpie, Black-throated Thrush. Blackbird, Common Sandpiper, Garganey, Demoiselle Crane, Ferruginous Duck, Long-legged Buzzard, Common Snipe, Black-winged Stilt, Caspian Gull, Black Kite, Red-crested Pochard, Dalmatian Pelican, Stonechat, Common Redshank, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Steppe Grey Shrike, Great Black-headed Gull, Isabelline Wheater, Waxwing, Pallid Harrier, Jackdaw, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Kestrel,, Common Kestrel, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Bluethroat, Azure Tit, Common Starling, Fieldfare, Shoveler, Great Cormorant, Steppe Eagle and other birds.

New species:

01. Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) - was photographed on Balkhash lake
02. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) - was photographed on Sorbulak lake
03. Marsh Sanpiper(Tringa stagnatilis) - was photographed on Kazakh Upland
04. Siberian Black-backed Gull (Larus heuglini) - was photographed on Balkhash lake

March 25 2008. Tajikistan. Trip to Hoja Obigarm.

March 18 2008. Tajikistan's diaries. Trips to Vakhsh valley and Varzob gorge.

March 16 2008. Trip to Shelek. New photos of Great Black-headed Gull, Cinereous Vulture, Waxwing, Stock Dove, White-winged Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Greenfinch and other birds.

February 27 2008. Trips to Ile Valley. New photos of Black-throated Thrush, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Jackdaw and other birds.

February 11 2008. New photos of Barbary Falcon and Upland Buzzard.

February 04 2008. Trip to Kastek gorge. New species:

01. Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) - was photographed in Kastek gorge.
02. Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) - was photographed in Kastek gorge.

February 01 2008. New photos of Wallcreeper and White-bellied Dipper.

January 29 2008. New book "Research of Important Bird Areas In Kazakhstan and Middle Asia" on the Bookstore. Special thanks to Valery Moseikin for the article about Altai Falcon written to our site (only on Russian edition).

January 23 2008. Trips to Big Almaty Lake, Ile Valley and Sorbulak. New photos of Saker Falcon, Mallard Duck, Sparrowhawk, Linnet, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Mute Swan, Corn Bunting, Pine Bunting, Barbary Falcon, Crested Lark, Black-throated Thrush, White-tailed Sea-Eagle and other birds.

January 21 2008. The main news. The Bookstore on the site has opened. Now you can buy books about birds of Kazakhstan.

Last month diaries from Almaty. New video of Blackbird. New photos of Wallcreeper, Coal Tit, Siskin, White-bellied and Brown Dippers, Brambling, Goldcrest and Blackbird. New species:

01. European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) - was photographed in Almaty on the Republic Square.
02. Sociable Lapwing (Chettusia gregaria) - was photographed in Ayagoz area, thanks for photos to Ilya Smelansky.

03. Bar-tailed Treecreeper (Certhia himalayana).
04. Little Forktail (Enicurus scouleri).

December 19 2007. Last Tajikistan diaries. I am going to come back to Kazakhstan.

December 08 2007. By the fate decree the last six months I lived more in Tajikistan than in Kazakhstan, and last two months without adjournment. Therefore I get acquainted with the nature of Tajikistan to a more degree. Though I have no much free time to make tours to the nature, but I met something interesting in Dushanbe and vicinities. Please read about it in diaries. Also the video file of the Sparrowhawk made in Almaty was added.

October 08 2007. About one month I was out of Kazakhstan. Therefore new information is a little. Last month's Diaries. New photos of Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Moorhen, Booted Warbler, Black Kite, Spotted Flycatcher, Blue Whistling Thrush, Pied Wheatear, Stonechat, Common Whitethroat, Hume's Warbler, Black-Bellied Sandgrouse, Common Starling and other birds.

September 03 2007. Last month's Diaries. Trips to Ushtobe and Temirtau. New species:

01. Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis) - was photographed in Trans-Balkhash area
02. Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) - was photographed in Sorbulak lake

August 06 2007. New photos of Common Roller and Eurasian Hobby.

August 05 2007. New photos of Blue Whistling Thrush and Grey Wagtail.

July 30 2007. New diaries from Ile Alatau National Park. New species:

01. Corncrake (Crex crex) - photographed on Jasylkol lake

July 18 2007. New diaries from Ile Alatau National Park. New photos of Mynah, Chukar Partridge, White-bellied Dipper and other birds.

July 04 2007. New video from Raufael Bairashev: Rosy Pastor, Great Cormorant, Dalmatian Pelican.

July 02 2007. Trip to Merke. New species:

01. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) - photographed in Aspara

June 24 2007. New diaries. New photos of Spanish Sparrows, Black Stork, Corn Bunting, Indian Sparrow and other birds.

June 20 2007. Trip to South TransBalkhash area (Bakanas). New species and subspecies:

01. Saxaul Sparrow (Passer ammodendri) - photographed in Bura
02. Rufous Bush Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes) - photographed in Bura
03. Paddyfield Warbler (Acrocephalus agricola brevipennis) - photographed in Bakanas

June 10 2007. A little of new diaries. New photos of Common Moorhen, Grey-headed Goldfinch, White Egret.

June 05 2007. Trips to Zholaman value and Sorbulak reservoir. New species – Clamorous Reed Warbler. New photos of Dalmatian Pelican, Red-headed Bunting, Roller, Hoopoe, Rosy Pastor, Black Kite, Calandra Lark, Red-backed Shrike, Great Cormorant and other birds.

May 28 2007. May diary. New photos of Nightjars, Common Roller, Shikra, Red-headed Bunting, Black-throated Accentor and other birds. New species – Himalayan Rubythroat, new subspecies of European Nightjar.

May 01 2007. Trip to Shelek. New photos of Common Peasant, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Tawny Pipit, Hoopoe, Ruddy Shelduck, Black-winged Stilt, Turkestan Shrike, House Swallow, European Bee-eater, Rock Bunting, Gadwall, Northern Wheater and other birds.

April 24 2007. Last diaries (Alma-Ata, Degeres). Two new species were added:

01. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis) - was photographed in Degeres
02. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (Sitta tephronota) - was photographed in Degeres

April 17 2007. New videos – Hoopoe and singing Greenfinch. New photos of Greenfinch, Isabelline and Turkestan Shrikes, Chiffchaff, Stonechat, Hoopoe, Demoiselle Crane, Grey-headed Goldfinch, Black-headed Gull, Black Kite, Black-headed Wagtail.

April 11 2007. New species – Black-crowned Night Heron. New photos of Common Snipe, Demoiselle Cranes - grand flock, Tawny Pipit, Citrine Wagtail, Stonechat, Pied Wheater, Black Redstart and many other. See details on Diary.

April 04 2007. New photos of Turkestan Shrike, Brambling, Red Crossbill.

April 03 2007. Last diaries. Tien Shan subspecies of Red Crossbill was added. New photos of Chaffinch, Turkestan Shrike, Pied Wheatear, Common Kestrel, Great Crested Grebe and other birds.

April 01 2007. Today is World Birds Day. My congratulation!

March 26 2007. Last diaries. Two new species were added:

01. Turkestan Tit (Parus bokharensis) - was photographed in Shelek
02. Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) - was photographed in Alma-Ata

New photos of Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Turkestan Shrike, Hoopoe, Masked Wagtail, Redshank, Common Starling, Collared Dove, Common Pheasant, Common Crane, White-tailed Sea-Eagle and other birds.

March 20 2007. Last Diaries. New photos of Waxwing in Astana, Brown Dipper, Corn Bunting in Alma-Ata.

March 06 2007. Last Diaries. New photos of White-bellied Dipper, Blackbird, Yelloehammer, Green Sandpiper, Lapwing, Azure Tit, Common Starling etc. Two new species:

01. White-winged Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus) - photographed on Chilik.
02. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) - detailed from old photos by Arend Wassink (thanks Arend).

February 26 2007. New page has been added. This page named Reference Book contains information could help visitors to find answers to some questions. Now you can see two parts. One part includes Kazakh and Russian names of the bird. Second part shows information about geographical objects of different parts of kazakhstan.

February 20 2007. Photos of Grey-headed Goldfinch have been moved between subspecies. New photos of Grey-headed Goldfinch were added.

January 22 2007. New video of Goldcrest was added. New photos of Goldcrest, Eversmann's Redstart, Guldenstadt's Redstart, Azure Tit.

January 16 2007. New video of Red-fronted Serin was added. Also new photos of Red-fronted Serin were added.

January 10 2007. One species was removed - Buff-bellied Pipit. The bird I took for pipit is Sky Lark. Three new species were added:

01. Solitary Snipe (Gallinago solitaria)
02. Red-mantled Rosefinch (Carpodacus rhodochlamys)
03. Guldenstadt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogaster)

January 01 2007. Happy New Year!


Barn Swallow was voted as The Bird of the Year 2007 in Kazakhstan.

December 22 2006. Videos on DivX format are added. Now you can see small size videos. New video of White-winged Crosbeak was added.

December 20 2006. Two videos of wintering Barred Warbler are added. New photos of Bramblings, Azure Tits, Grey-headed Goldfinches.

December 16 2006. Wintering Warbler is not Common Whitetroat as I thought but Barred Warbler. Photos were moved. New photos of White-winged Crosbeaks, Red-fronted Serins, Barred Warblers, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Tien Shan subspecies), Eurasian Nuthatch. New species Red Crossbill.

December 06 2006. New photos of wintering Blue Whistling Trush.

December 05 2006. Photos of Ducks were corrected. Thanks to Alexander Kondratyev from Biological Institute of Saint-Petersburg University. New photos of wintering Common Whitethroat.

December 02 2006. Last Novermber diaries. At last I made up successfully photos of Lammergeier and Common Raven. New videofiles of resting Lammergeier.

November 22 2006. November diary. No new species but some new photos of Brown Dipper, Blackbird, Common Whitethroat ect. Two new videos feeding Brown Dipper. Compressed videos will coming soon.

November 14 2006. After long silence some photos from Alma Ata. Now site on the new hosting. Special thanks to Raufael Bairashev.

September 30 2006. English version of the site is open. Many thanks to Professor E.I.Gavrilov for given materials on English.

New video of Brown Dipper is added.

Two new species were added

01. Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops)
02. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentiles)

September 18 2006. New species were added:

01. White's Thrush (Zoothera dauma)

September 12 2006. New species from Kurgaldzhin State Reserve were added:

01. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
02. Little Owl (Athene noctua)
03. Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)