Bird AlbumKazakhstan · Almaty Region
Lake Sorbulak – Western Shore;
158 species and 1,643 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 79 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
- Lake Sorbulaq – Southern Shore;3 km224 species
- Lake Sorbulak – General Area;5 km243 species
- Lake Sorbulak – Canals;6 km124 species
- Lake Sorbulak – Eastern Ponds;17 km173 species
- Ile Alatau NP – Kaskelen Valley66 km120 species
- Ile-Alatau NP – Tien-Shan Astronomical Observatory75 km107 species
All 158 species recorded here
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Great Tit Parus major
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lake Sorbulak – Western Shore;?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 79 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lake Sorbulak – Western Shore;?
158 species, from 1,643 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.