rare birds records
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)© Andrey Borodin
2019-05-29
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)© Anna Yasko
2019-05-08
Aktau, Mangystau region
The second record of the Woodchat Shrike in Kazakhstan. The first one was recorded on May 3, 2015, also in Aktau (Mangistau).
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)© Yuriy Malkov
2019-04-24
karabalik
Rare passage migrant. One bird was observed in flock of the Greater White-fronted Gooses.
Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)© Alexandr Fedulin
2019-04-24
The second record of the Spanish Sparrow in the region. One female kept in a flock of the Tree Sparrow. Before one male was observed on the south coast of Tengiz on July 27, 2000 (Koshkin, 2017). This is still the most northern records of vagrant birds of this species.