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 2009. The number shows which in order the species entered the common list, the date is the first shot in the year.
December
3 species- 316White-Backed Woodpecker28 dec
- 315Snow Bunting12 dec
- 314Snowy Owl6 dec
November
1 species- 313Willow Tit15 nov
October
5 species- 312Pomarine Skua24 oct
- 311Bewick's Swan22 oct
- 310Goldcrest18 oct
- 309Mew Gull18 oct
- 308Common Treecreeper1 oct
September
3 species- 307Blue-capped Redstart27 sep
- 306Eastern Imperial Eagle23 sep
- 305Arctic Skua11 sep
August
7 species- 304Glossy Ibis28 aug
- 303Eurasian Collared Dove20 aug
- 302Eurasian Scops-Owl18 aug
- 301Great Grey Owl13 aug
- 300Spotted Flycatcher8 aug
- 299Barred Warbler8 aug
- 298Green Sandpiper8 aug
July
10 species- 297Cetti's Warbler29 jul
- 296Great Bustard28 jul
- 295European Golden Oriole23 jul
- 294Mute Swan23 jul
- 293Northern House Martin16 jul
- 292Curlew Sandpiper16 jul
- 291Indian Pond Heron16 jul
- 290Ibisbill15 jul
- 289Eurasian Eagle-Owl11 jul
- 288Western Grasshopper Warbler1 jul
June
31 species- 287Oriental Lark27 jun
- 286Collared Pratincole27 jun
- 285White-headed Duck27 jun
- 284Eastern Black-eared Wheatear26 jun
- 283Redwing25 jun
- 282European Turtle Dove25 jun
- 281Finsch's Wheatear23 jun
- 280Barn Swallow22 jun
- 279Baraba Steppe Gull22 jun
- 278Black-winged Pratincole22 jun
- 277Upcher's Warbler21 jun
- 276Steppe Grey Shrike21 jun
- 275Spotted Nutcracker19 jun
- 274Laughing Dove19 jun
- 273Squacco Heron19 jun
- 272Short-toed Snake-Eagle18 jun
- 271Lesser Flamingo14 jun
- 270Black Lark12 jun
- 269Rufous Bush Robin10 jun
- 268Saxaul Sparrow6 jun
- 267Pale Sand Martin6 jun
- 266Alpine Swift6 jun
- 265Common Oystercatcher6 jun
- 264Montagu's Harrier6 jun
- 263Slavonian Grebe6 jun
- 262Mongolian Finch5 jun
- 261Crimson-winged Finch5 jun
- 260Blue Rock Thrush5 jun
- 259Marsh Sandpiper4 jun
- 258Yellow Wagtail3 jun
- 257Common Quail1 jun
May
76 species- 256Eurasian Reed Warbler31 may
- 255European Bee-eater31 may
- 254Booted Warbler30 may
- 253Blyth's Reed Warbler30 may
- 252Hooded Crow30 may
- 251White-winged Tern30 may
- 250Red-Necked Grebe30 may
- 249Indian Sparrow27 may
- 248Long-eared Owl27 may
- 247Little Stint27 may
- 246Red-breasted Goose27 may
- 245Black Tern26 may
- 244Dunlin26 may
- 243Pallid Scops Owl25 may
- 242Meadow Bunting24 may
- 241Long-tailed Shrike24 may
- 240Common Whitethroat23 may
- 239Red-billed Chough23 may
- 238Greenish Warbler21 may
- 237Peregrine Falcon21 may
- 236Red-footed Falcon20 may
- 235Griffon Vulture20 may
- 234Eurasian Spoonbill20 may
- 233Clamorous Reed Warbler19 may
- 232Savi's Warbler19 may
- 231European Nightjar19 may
- 230Grey-necked Bunting17 may
- 229Lesser Grey Shrike17 may
- 228Red-backed Shrike17 may
- 227Spanish Sparrow16 may
- 226Asian Paradise Flycatcher16 may
- 225Ruff14 may
- 224Temminck's Stint13 may
- 223Red-headed Bunting10 may
- 222Hume's Warbler10 may
- 221Great Reed Warbler10 may
- 220Blue-cheeked Bee-eater10 may
- 219Common Kingfisher10 may
- 218Oriental Turtle Dove10 may
- 217Spotted Redshank10 may
- 216Northern Lapwing10 may
- 215Common Moorhen10 may
- 214Shikra10 may
- 213Ferruginous Duck10 may
- 212Black Stork10 may
- 211Black-Necked Grebe10 may
- 210Eurasian Jay9 may
- 209Common Cuckoo9 may
- 208Oriental Plover9 may
- 207Common Nightingale8 may
- 206Little Tern7 may
- 205Common Tern7 may
- 204Whiskered Tern7 may
- 203Ruddy Turnstone7 may
- 202Wood Sandpiper7 may
- 201Greater Flamingo7 may
- 200Little Egret7 may
- 199Cattle Egret7 may
- 198Eurasian Bittern7 may
- 197Common Rosefinch6 may
- 196Willow Warbler6 may
- 195Rosy Starling6 may
- 194Slender-billed Gull6 may
- 193Sanderling6 may
- 192Terek Sandpiper6 may
- 191Kentish Plover6 may
- 190Greater Ringed Plover6 may
- 189Grey Plover6 may
- 188White-capped Bunting5 may
- 187Eurasian Redstart5 may
- 186Eurasian Roller3 may
- 185Eurasian Hobby3 may
- 184Greater Spotted Eagle3 may
- 183Ortolan Bunting2 may
- 182Eurasian Penduline Tit1 may
- 181Eurasian Curlew1 may
April
50 species- 180Red Crossbill30 apr
- 179Red-breasted Flycatcher30 apr
- 178Lesser Short-toed Lark30 apr
- 177Eurasian Wryneck30 apr
- 176Osprey29 apr
- 175Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush28 apr
- 174Whinchat28 apr
- 173Eurasian Crag Martin26 apr
- 172Great White Pelican26 apr
- 171Tawny Pipit25 apr
- 170Common Sandpiper25 apr
- 169Lesser Kestrel25 apr
- 168Common Raven24 apr
- 167Black-tailed Godwit23 apr
- 166Pied Avocet23 apr
- 165Black-winged Stilt23 apr
- 164Paddyfield Warbler22 apr
- 163Yellow-backed Wagtail22 apr
- 162Red-necked Phalarope22 apr
- 161Barbary Falcon22 apr
- 160Purple Heron22 apr
- 159Little Bittern22 apr
- 158Menetries Warbler21 apr
- 157Himalayan Vulture19 apr
- 156Lammergeier19 apr
- 155Grey Wagtail18 apr
- 154Common Buzzard16 apr
- 153Lesser Whitethroat15 apr
- 152Chukar Partridge14 apr
- 151Coal Tit13 apr
- 150Siberian Stonechat10 apr
- 149Eurasian Jackdaw10 apr
- 148Rock Pigeon10 apr
- 147Wood Pigeon10 apr
- 146Egyptian Vulture10 apr
- 145Booted Eagle10 apr
- 144Eastern Rock Nuthatch8 apr
- 143Tufted Duck8 apr
- 142Eurasian Wigeon8 apr
- 141Dalmatian Pelican8 apr
- 140Tree Pipit7 apr
- 139Common Coot7 apr
- 138Common Kestrel5 apr
- 137Red-crested Pochard5 apr
- 136Garganey5 apr
- 135Black-crowned Night Heron5 apr
- 134Great Crested Grebe5 apr
- 133Bimaculated Lark3 apr
- 132Black-headed Wagtail2 apr
- 131Pallas's Sandgrouse1 apr
March
54 species- 130Caspian Plover31 mar
- 129Black-Bellied Sandgrouse30 mar
- 128Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse30 mar
- 127Jack Snipe28 mar
- 126Common Shelduck28 mar
- 125Black Redstart27 mar
- 124Northern Wheatear27 mar
- 123Common Chiffchaff27 mar
- 122Northern Pintail27 mar
- 121Gadwall27 mar
- 120Common Teal27 mar
- 119Greater White-fronted Goose27 mar
- 118Grey Heron27 mar
- 117Great White Egret27 mar
- 116Desert Wheatear26 mar
- 115Turkestan Shrike26 mar
- 114Greater Short-toed Lark26 mar
- 113Hoopoe26 mar
- 112Sociable Lapwing26 mar
- 111Eurasian Stone Curlew26 mar
- 110Little Bustard26 mar
- 109Great Cormorant26 mar
- 108Brown-necked Raven25 mar
- 107White Wagtail25 mar
- 106Common Redshank25 mar
- 105Demoiselle Crane25 mar
- 104Bluethroat24 mar
- 103Crested Lark24 mar
- 102Common Crane24 mar
- 101Western Marsh-Harrier24 mar
- 100Northern Shoveler24 mar
- 99Greater Sand Plover23 mar
- 98Macqueen's Bustard23 mar
- 97Pallid Harrier23 mar
- 96Isabelline Shrike22 mar
- 95Water Pipit22 mar
- 94Golden Eagle22 mar
- 93Citrine Wagtail21 mar
- 92Little Ringed Plover21 mar
- 91Desert Finch15 mar
- 90Songar Tit15 mar
- 89Isabelline Wheatear15 mar
- 88Rock Bunting14 mar
- 87Plain Mountain Finch14 mar
- 86Brambling14 mar
- 85Common Chaffinch14 mar
- 84Masked Wagtail14 mar
- 83Northern Goshawk14 mar
- 82Bearded Tit13 mar
- 81Pied Wheatear13 mar
- 80Black-throated Accentor9 mar
- 79White-winged Grosbeak8 mar
- 78Rook7 mar
- 77Black-throated Thrush1 mar
February
33 species- 76Sky Lark28 feb
- 75Long-legged Buzzard28 feb
- 74Hen Harrier28 feb
- 73Eastern Buzzard25 feb
- 72Tree Sparrow15 feb
- 71Fieldfare15 feb
- 70Bohemian Waxwing15 feb
- 69White-Winged Woodpecker15 feb
- 68Caspian Gull15 feb
- 67Whooper Swan15 feb
- 66Common Redpoll14 feb
- 65Eurasian Magpie14 feb
- 64Black Kite12 feb
- 63Greylag Goose12 feb
- 62Calandra Lark11 feb
- 61Pallas's Gull11 feb
- 60Cinereous Vulture11 feb
- 59Eurasian Linnet10 feb
- 58Common Starling10 feb
- 57Black-headed Gull10 feb
- 56White-tailed Sea-Eagle10 feb
- 55Steppe Eagle10 feb
- 54Rough-legged Buzzard10 feb
- 53Hawfinch9 feb
- 52Common Sparrowhawk9 feb
- 51Common Pochard9 feb
- 50Ruddy Shelduck9 feb
- 49Short-eared Owl8 feb
- 48Smew8 feb
- 47Little Grebe8 feb
- 46Northern Reed Bunting7 feb
- 45Eurasian Nuthatch6 feb
- 44Goosander4 feb
January
43 species- 43Eurasian Goldfinch28 jan
- 42House Sparrow28 jan
- 41Northern Bullfinch26 jan
- 40Eurasian Siskin22 jan
- 39Common Snipe19 jan
- 38Eurasian Blackbird18 jan
- 37Common Mynah18 jan
- 36Great Tit17 jan
- 35Glaucous Gull16 jan
- 34Common Pheasant16 jan
- 33Red-mantled Rosefinch13 jan
- 32Blue Whistling Thrush13 jan
- 31Guldenstadt's Redstart13 jan
- 30Brown Accentor13 jan
- 29Brown Dipper13 jan
- 28Carrion Crow13 jan
- 27Twite11 jan
- 26European Robin11 jan
- 25Great Spotted Woodpecker10 jan
- 24Northern Black Grouse9 jan
- 23Pygmy Cormorant9 jan
- 22Corn Bunting8 jan
- 21European Greenfinch8 jan
- 20Azure Tit8 jan
- 19Mistle Thrush8 jan
- 18Horned Lark8 jan
- 17Little Owl8 jan
- 16Merlin8 jan
- 15Saker Falcon8 jan
- 14Upland Buzzard8 jan
- 13Pine Bunting7 jan
- 12Yellowhammer7 jan
- 11Northern Wren6 jan
- 10Solitary Snipe6 jan
- 9Long-tailed Rosefinch4 jan
- 8Godlewski's Bunting2 jan
- 7Grey-headed Goldfinch2 jan
- 6Red-fronted Serin2 jan
- 5Wallcreeper2 jan
- 4Eversmann's Redstart2 jan
- 3Eurasian Dipper2 jan
- 2Mallard2 jan
- 1Turkestan Tit1 jan