Bird AlbumKazakhstan · Almaty Region
Lake Sorbulak – Eastern Ponds;
173 species and 1,749 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May, with up to 55 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
GadwallMareca strepera
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great EgretArdea alba
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
White WagtailMotacilla albaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lake Sorbulak – General Area;14 km243 species
- Lake Sorbulaq – Southern Shore;15 km224 species
- Lake Sorbulak – Western Shore;17 km158 species
- Lake Sorbulak – Canals;21 km124 species
- Ile Alatau NP – Kaskelen Valley66 km120 species
- Ile-Alatau NP – Tien-Shan Astronomical Observatory67 km107 species
All 173 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Great Tit Parus major
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- White-crowned Penduline Tit Remiz coronatus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lake Sorbulak – Eastern Ponds;?
April–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 55 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lake Sorbulak – Eastern Ponds;?
173 species, from 1,749 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lake Sorbulak – Eastern Ponds; in November?
The most recorded in November: Mallard, Ruddy Shelduck, Gadwall, Great Cormorant and Red-crested Pochard.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.