Bird AlbumKazakhstan · Astana
Korgalzhyn NWR
188 species and 2,811 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 131 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Korgalzhyn Village – General Area;55 km193 species
- Maishukur Village – Lake 158 km102 species
All 188 species recorded here
- Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Korgalzhyn NWR?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 131 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Korgalzhyn NWR?
188 species, from 2,811 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.