Kazakhstan Ramsar wetland
Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve
164 bird species recorded; the most from May to June.
Tomiris · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.0 species in March.3 species in April.161 species in May.150 species in June.43 species in July.0 species in August.2 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.0 species in December.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
164 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 164Speciesrecorded more than once
- 46Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,924Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 307 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 14Raptors
- 1Owls
- 30Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 61Songbirds
- 13Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 164 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Sociable PloverVanellus gregariusCR
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Caspian PloverCharadrius asiaticus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common GullLarus canus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds61 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black LarkMelanocorypha yeltoniensis
- Melanocorypha leucopteraMelanocorypha leucoptera
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Rufous-tailed ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Meadow BuntingEmberiza cioides
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great titParus major
Other birds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from May to June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-12°/-20°19 mm
- Feb-9°/-18°18 mm
- Mar0°/-10°24 mm
- Apr14°/0°26 mm
- May22°/8°25 mm
- Jun27°/14°31 mm
- Jul28°/15°40 mm
- Aug27°/14°23 mm
- Sep20°/7°17 mm
- Oct10°/-1°28 mm
- Nov-1°/-8°28 mm
- Dec-10°/-17°23 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve.
Protected area
Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Kazakhstan, 307 m above the sea.
164 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,924 open records.
The most recorded are the Black Lark, the Western Marsh Harrier and the Pallas's Gull.
41 species come for the summer, 0 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Sociable Plover and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded from May to June.
Get there and watch
- Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 173 km in a straight lineCar hire at NQZ airport (Astana)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmOzero Asaubalyk13 km² · 4.5 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve
Kazakhstan
- 65Birdyas Score
- 164Species
- 46Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1046294) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,924 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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