Big Year
finishedThe winner is the one who photographs the most bird species in Kazakhstan from 1 January to 31 December.
Species that members photographed in Kazakhstan in 2008. The number shows which in order the species entered the common list, the date is the first shot in the year.
December
1 species- 288Northern Goshawk3 dec
November
2 species- 287Long-tailed Rosefinch28 nov
- 286Himalayan Snowcock3 nov
October
8 species- 285Eurasian Goldfinch31 oct
- 284Black Woodpecker26 oct
- 283Tree Sparrow12 oct
- 282Long-tailed Tit5 oct
- 281Ural Owl5 oct
- 280White-headed Duck3 oct
- 279Greater White-fronted Goose3 oct
- 278Eurasian Nuthatch1 oct
September
6 species- 277House Sparrow27 sep
- 276Hume's Warbler27 sep
- 275Eurasian Honey-Buzzard22 sep
- 274Red-breasted Goose22 sep
- 273Asian Paradise Flycatcher9 sep
- 272White-capped Redstart8 sep
August
9 species- 271Greenish Warbler31 aug
- 270Wood Warbler22 aug
- 269Spotted Crake22 aug
- 268Barred Warbler16 aug
- 267Eurasian Reed Warbler16 aug
- 266Rock Pigeon15 aug
- 265Red-rumped Swallow6 aug
- 264Booted Warbler5 aug
- 263European Bee-eater3 aug
July
10 species- 262Greylag Goose28 jul
- 261Sedge Warbler27 jul
- 260Arctic Loon23 jul
- 259Spotted Nutcracker22 jul
- 258White-winged Scoter21 jul
- 257Grey-Headed Woodpecker20 jul
- 256Willow Tit18 jul
- 255Little Grebe15 jul
- 254Great Crested Grebe12 jul
- 253Eurasian Scops-Owl11 jul
June
45 species- 252Northern Wren30 jun
- 251Sykes's Warbler28 jun
- 250Icterine Warbler27 jun
- 249Plain Mountain Finch25 jun
- 248Calandra Lark21 jun
- 247Greater Sand Plover21 jun
- 246Cetti's Warbler20 jun
- 245Purple Heron20 jun
- 244Little Egret20 jun
- 243Pygmy Cormorant20 jun
- 242White-tailed Lapwing19 jun
- 241Black-crowned Night Heron19 jun
- 240Pallas's Sea-Eagle18 jun
- 239Eversmann's Redstart16 jun
- 238Guldenstadt's Redstart15 jun
- 237Baraba Steppe Gull15 jun
- 236White-winged Grosbeak14 jun
- 235White-browed Tit-Warbler13 jun
- 234Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler11 jun
- 233European Turtle Dove11 jun
- 232Relict Gull11 jun
- 231Ortolan Bunting10 jun
- 230Pale Sand Martin10 jun
- 229European Nightjar10 jun
- 228Gull-billed Tern10 jun
- 227Common Oystercatcher10 jun
- 226Indian Sparrow9 jun
- 225Bearded Tit9 jun
- 224Pallid Scops Owl9 jun
- 223Eurasian Hobby9 jun
- 222Booted Eagle8 jun
- 221Mongolian Finch6 jun
- 220Crimson-winged Finch6 jun
- 219Ruddy Turnstone5 jun
- 218Western Grasshopper Warbler4 jun
- 217Himalayan Accentor4 jun
- 216Carrion Crow4 jun
- 215Yellow-billed Chough4 jun
- 214Himalayan Rubythroat3 jun
- 213Blue-capped Redstart3 jun
- 212Common Rosefinch2 jun
- 211Moustached Warbler2 jun
- 210Paddyfield Warbler1 jun
- 209Little Stint1 jun
- 208Greater Flamingo1 jun
May
56 species- 207Yellow Wagtail31 may
- 206Black-winged Pratincole31 may
- 205Rock Ptarmigan30 may
- 204Saxaul Sparrow29 may
- 203Black-headed Penduline Tit29 may
- 202Spotted Flycatcher29 may
- 201Eastern Olivaceous Warbler29 may
- 200Blyth's Reed Warbler29 may
- 199White Wagtail29 may
- 198Blue-cheeked Bee-eater29 may
- 197Common Kingfisher29 may
- 196Long-eared Owl29 may
- 195Yellow-eyed Pigeon29 may
- 194Dunlin29 may
- 193Curlew Sandpiper29 may
- 192Terek Sandpiper29 may
- 191Shikra29 may
- 190Great Reed Warbler27 may
- 189Red-footed Falcon27 may
- 188Blue Rock Thrush26 may
- 187Common Nightingale21 may
- 186Lesser Grey Shrike21 may
- 185Rufous Bush Robin18 may
- 184Masked Wagtail18 may
- 183Black Stork18 may
- 182Sulphur-bellied Warbler17 may
- 181White-crowned Penduline Tit13 may
- 180Red-headed Bunting12 may
- 179Northern House Martin12 may
- 178Rosy Starling11 may
- 177White-winged Lark11 may
- 176Oriental Turtle Dove11 may
- 175Eurasian Whimbrel11 may
- 174Ruff11 may
- 173Eurasian Dotterel11 may
- 172Himalayan Vulture11 may
- 171Red-backed Shrike10 may
- 170Olive-backed Pipit10 may
- 169Grey-necked Bunting9 may
- 168Eurasian Roller9 may
- 167Common Cuckoo9 may
- 166Spotted Redshank9 may
- 165White-capped Bunting7 may
- 164Lammergeier7 may
- 163Spanish Sparrow5 may
- 162Barn Swallow4 may
- 161Little Tern3 may
- 160Common Tern3 may
- 159Eurasian Redstart2 may
- 158Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush2 may
- 157Horned Lark2 may
- 156Red-necked Phalarope2 may
- 155Baillon's Crake2 may
- 154Egyptian Vulture2 may
- 153Finsch's Wheatear1 may
- 152Eurasian Eagle-Owl1 may
April
81 species- 151Eastern Black-eared Wheatear30 apr
- 150Mistle Thrush29 apr
- 149Snowy Owl29 apr
- 148Lesser Kestrel27 apr
- 147Sky Lark26 apr
- 146Common Greenshank26 apr
- 145Sociable Lapwing26 apr
- 144Bluethroat25 apr
- 143Montagu's Harrier25 apr
- 142Common Pochard25 apr
- 141Red-Necked Grebe25 apr
- 140Common Starling24 apr
- 139Great Spotted Woodpecker24 apr
- 138Black-headed Gull23 apr
- 137Common Teal23 apr
- 136Ruddy Shelduck23 apr
- 135Siberian Stonechat22 apr
- 134Brown-necked Raven22 apr
- 133Turkestan Shrike22 apr
- 132Isabelline Shrike22 apr
- 131Tawny Pipit22 apr
- 130Sand Martin22 apr
- 129Hoopoe22 apr
- 128Black-Bellied Sandgrouse22 apr
- 127Siberian Black-backed Gull22 apr
- 126Black-tailed Godwit22 apr
- 125Common Snipe22 apr
- 124Common Sandpiper22 apr
- 123Common Redshank22 apr
- 122Pied Avocet22 apr
- 121Black-winged Stilt22 apr
- 120Northern Lapwing22 apr
- 119Common Coot22 apr
- 118Black Kite22 apr
- 117Ferruginous Duck22 apr
- 116Red-crested Pochard22 apr
- 115Northern Shoveler22 apr
- 114Garganey22 apr
- 113Northern Pintail22 apr
- 112Common Shelduck22 apr
- 111Grey Heron22 apr
- 110Great White Egret22 apr
- 109Great Cormorant22 apr
- 108Great White Pelican22 apr
- 107Black-headed Wagtail21 apr
- 106Lesser Short-toed Lark21 apr
- 105Black-legged Kittiwake21 apr
- 104Lesser Black-backed Gull21 apr
- 103Jack Snipe21 apr
- 102Little Ringed Plover21 apr
- 101Steppe Eagle21 apr
- 100Common Chiffchaff20 apr
- 99Desert Wheatear19 apr
- 98Black-throated Accentor19 apr
- 97Eurasian Magpie19 apr
- 96Greater Short-toed Lark19 apr
- 95Wood Pigeon19 apr
- 94Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse19 apr
- 93Caspian Plover19 apr
- 92Little Bustard19 apr
- 91Pallid Harrier18 apr
- 90Grey Wagtail14 apr
- 89Rustic Bunting13 apr
- 88Turkestan Tit12 apr
- 87Menetries Warbler12 apr
- 86Steppe Grey Shrike12 apr
- 85Macqueen's Bustard12 apr
- 84Slender-billed Gull11 apr
- 83Osprey11 apr
- 82Desert Finch10 apr
- 81Lesser Whitethroat10 apr
- 80Citrine Wagtail10 apr
- 79Short-eared Owl9 apr
- 78Demoiselle Crane9 apr
- 77Common Buzzard9 apr
- 76Dalmatian Pelican9 apr
- 75Black Redstart8 apr
- 74Isabelline Wheatear8 apr
- 73Northern Wheatear8 apr
- 72Tree Pipit7 apr
- 71Rock Bunting2 apr
March
10 species- 70Little Owl24 mar
- 69Common Redpoll23 mar
- 68Pied Wheatear20 mar
- 67Common Treecreeper11 mar
- 66Northern Bullfinch10 mar
- 65Pallas's Gull2 mar
- 64Red-fronted Serin1 mar
- 63Bohemian Waxwing1 mar
- 62White-Winged Woodpecker1 mar
- 61Cinereous Vulture1 mar
February
18 species- 60Northern Reed Bunting18 feb
- 59Fieldfare18 feb
- 58Hooded Crow18 feb
- 57Mew Gull18 feb
- 56Caspian Gull18 feb
- 55Rook15 feb
- 54Merlin15 feb
- 53Common Crane13 feb
- 52Eurasian Jackdaw9 feb
- 51Upland Buzzard9 feb
- 50Common Raven7 feb
- 49Meadow Bunting2 feb
- 48Red-billed Chough2 feb
- 47Great Grey Shrike2 feb
- 46Chukar Partridge2 feb
- 45Common Kestrel2 feb
- 44Golden Eagle2 feb
- 43Long-legged Buzzard2 feb
January
42 species- 42Eurasian Blackbird27 jan
- 41Tufted Duck27 jan
- 40Rough-legged Buzzard20 jan
- 39Corn Bunting19 jan
- 38Eurasian Linnet19 jan
- 37European Greenfinch19 jan
- 36Common Chaffinch19 jan
- 35Common Mynah19 jan
- 34Stock Pigeon19 jan
- 33Saker Falcon19 jan
- 32Eastern Imperial Eagle19 jan
- 31Common Goldeneye19 jan
- 30Eurasian Wigeon19 jan
- 29Gadwall19 jan
- 28Whooper Swan19 jan
- 27Mute Swan19 jan
- 26Yellowhammer12 jan
- 25Grey-headed Goldfinch12 jan
- 24Azure Tit12 jan
- 23Black-throated Thrush12 jan
- 22Water Pipit12 jan
- 21Crested Lark12 jan
- 20Green Sandpiper12 jan
- 19Barbary Falcon12 jan
- 18White-tailed Sea-Eagle12 jan
- 17Eastern Buzzard12 jan
- 16Goldcrest11 jan
- 15Laughing Dove11 jan
- 14Common Sparrowhawk11 jan
- 13European Robin10 jan
- 12Great Tit7 jan
- 11Pine Bunting6 jan
- 10Brown Accentor6 jan
- 9Solitary Snipe6 jan
- 8Mallard6 jan
- 7Eurasian Siskin4 jan
- 6Brambling4 jan
- 5Coal Tit4 jan
- 4Red-mantled Rosefinch1 jan
- 3Wallcreeper1 jan
- 2Brown Dipper1 jan
- 1Eurasian Dipper1 jan