Kazakhstan · Almaty Region

Lake Sorbulaq – Southern Shore;

224 species and 5,689 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: May, with up to 105 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

MallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosWhooper SwanWhooper SwanCygnus cygnusBlack-headed GullBlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusGreat Crested GrebeGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusEurasian MagpieEurasian MagpiePica picaEurasian CootEurasian CootFulica atraGreat CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboLesser Black-backed GullLesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusCommon MerganserCommon MerganserMergus merganserRuddy ShelduckRuddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaCommon ShelduckCommon ShelduckTadorna tadornaCaspian GullCaspian GullLarus cachinnansGadwallGadwallMareca streperaCarrion CrowCarrion CrowCorvus corone

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Lake Sorbulak – Western Shore;3 km158 species
  2. Lake Sorbulak – General Area;6 km243 species
  3. Lake Sorbulak – Canals;9 km124 species
  4. Lake Sorbulak – Eastern Ponds;15 km173 species
  5. Ile Alatau NP – Kaskelen Valley63 km120 species
  6. Ile-Alatau NP – Tien-Shan Astronomical Observatory71 km107 species

All 224 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Lake Sorbulaq – Southern Shore;?

May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 105 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Lake Sorbulaq – Southern Shore;?

224 species, from 5,689 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Lake Sorbulaq – Southern Shore; in November?

The most recorded in November: Mallard, Whooper Swan, Black-headed Gull, Great Crested Grebe and Eurasian Magpie.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.