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 2012. The number shows which in order the species entered the common list, the date is the first shot in the year.
December
3 species- 376Mew Gull29 dec
- 375Grey-Headed Woodpecker6 dec
- 374Blue Tit4 dec
November
1 species- 373Ural Owl10 nov
October
13 species- 372Twite30 oct
- 371Meadow Pipit30 oct
- 370Great Bustard26 oct
- 369Hill Pigeon21 oct
- 368Snowy Owl20 oct
- 367Little Crake20 oct
- 366Eurasian Pygmy-Owl14 oct
- 365Northern Black Grouse12 oct
- 364Baikal Bullfinch10 oct
- 363Red-flanked Bluetail10 oct
- 362Great Grey Shrike8 oct
- 361Northern Hawk Owl3 oct
- 360Greater Scaup2 oct
September
9 species- 359Goldcrest23 sep
- 358Rufous-necked Stint23 sep
- 357Crested Honey-Buzzard23 sep
- 356Black Woodpecker15 sep
- 355Little Bunting13 sep
- 354Willow Tit13 sep
- 353Yellow-browed Warbler13 sep
- 352Brown-necked Raven8 sep
- 351Little Grebe2 sep
August
10 species- 350Levant Sparrowhawk29 aug
- 349Garden Warbler27 aug
- 348Himalayan Accentor12 aug
- 347Yellow-billed Chough12 aug
- 346Griffon Vulture11 aug
- 345Brown Shrike9 aug
- 344Sulphur-bellied Warbler4 aug
- 343Red-billed Chough4 aug
- 342Lammergeier4 aug
- 341White's Thrush1 aug
July
15 species- 340Gull-billed Tern28 jul
- 339Brandt's Rosefinch22 jul
- 338Brown Accentor15 jul
- 337Red-rumped Swallow15 jul
- 336Himalayan Snowcock15 jul
- 335Little Bittern14 jul
- 334Siberian Rubythroat13 jul
- 333Common Redpoll12 jul
- 332Paddyfield Warbler12 jul
- 331Sedge Warbler12 jul
- 330Eurasian Siskin11 jul
- 329Songar Tit7 jul
- 328Pander's Ground-Jay5 jul
- 327Eurasian Goldfinch1 jul
- 326Greenish Warbler1 jul
June
20 species- 325Sandwich Tern26 jun
- 324Indian Golden Oriole23 jun
- 323Eurasian Honey-Buzzard23 jun
- 322Pygmy Cormorant18 jun
- 321Relict Gull17 jun
- 320White Stork17 jun
- 319Great Reed Warbler16 jun
- 318Saker Falcon16 jun
- 317Upcher's Warbler14 jun
- 316Long-tailed Tit12 jun
- 315Red-mantled Rosefinch10 jun
- 314Himalayan Rubythroat10 jun
- 313White-browed Tit-Warbler10 jun
- 312Black-throated Accentor10 jun
- 311Rock Ptarmigan10 jun
- 310Long-tailed Shrike7 jun
- 309Eurasian Spoonbill3 jun
- 308Eurasian Reed Warbler2 jun
- 307Ibisbill1 jun
- 306Sociable Lapwing1 jun
May
87 species- 305Eurasian Scops-Owl28 may
- 304Grey-necked Bunting26 may
- 303White-capped Bunting26 may
- 302Crimson-winged Finch26 may
- 301Eurasian Wryneck26 may
- 300Eurasian Stone Curlew24 may
- 299White-winged Lark23 may
- 298Black-winged Pratincole23 may
- 297Red-footed Falcon23 may
- 296Barred Warbler22 may
- 295Guldenstadt's Redstart21 may
- 294Pallid Harrier21 may
- 293Common Whitethroat20 may
- 292Pallas's Sandgrouse20 may
- 291Pacific Golden Plover20 may
- 290Macqueen's Bustard20 may
- 289Hume's Warbler19 may
- 288Grey Plover19 may
- 287European Golden Oriole18 may
- 286Pale Sand Martin18 may
- 285Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse18 may
- 284Eurasian Woodcock18 may
- 283Arctic Loon18 may
- 282Eurasian Jay17 may
- 281Common Mynah17 may
- 280European Turtle Dove17 may
- 279Indian Sparrow16 may
- 278Squacco Heron16 may
- 277Little Gull15 may
- 276Spanish Sparrow14 may
- 275Common Nightingale14 may
- 274Rufous Bush Robin14 may
- 273Spotted Flycatcher14 may
- 272European Nightjar14 may
- 271Northern Hazelhen14 may
- 270Western Grasshopper Warbler13 may
- 269Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler13 may
- 268Common Kingfisher13 may
- 267Booted Warbler12 may
- 266Sanderling12 may
- 265Curlew Sandpiper12 may
- 264Terek Sandpiper12 may
- 263Greater Ringed Plover12 may
- 262Greater Spotted Eagle12 may
- 261Bean Goose12 may
- 260Greater White-fronted Goose12 may
- 259Red-breasted Goose12 may
- 258Common Raven10 may
- 257Bimaculated Lark10 may
- 256Red-backed Shrike9 may
- 255Blue-cheeked Bee-eater9 may
- 254Caspian Tern9 may
- 253Spotted Redshank9 may
- 252Lesser Sand Plover9 may
- 251European Bee-eater7 may
- 250Whiskered Tern7 may
- 249Temminck's Stint7 may
- 248White-crowned Penduline Tit6 may
- 247Eurasian Penduline Tit6 may
- 246Blyth's Reed Warbler6 may
- 245Lesser Grey Shrike6 may
- 244Ruddy Turnstone6 may
- 243Eurasian Hobby6 may
- 242Shikra6 may
- 241Mongolian Finch5 may
- 240Saxaul Sparrow5 may
- 239Lesser Whitethroat5 may
- 238Sykes's Warbler5 may
- 237Northern House Martin5 may
- 236White-Winged Woodpecker5 may
- 235Alpine Swift5 may
- 234Common Swift5 may
- 233Short-eared Owl5 may
- 232Oriental Turtle Dove5 may
- 231Yellow-eyed Pigeon5 may
- 230Collared Pratincole5 may
- 229Baillon's Crake5 may
- 228Collared Flycatcher4 may
- 227Rosy Starling4 may
- 226White-headed Duck4 may
- 225Egyptian Vulture3 may
- 224Red-headed Bunting2 may
- 223Whinchat2 may
- 222Eurasian Roller2 may
- 221Common Cuckoo2 may
- 220Eastern Imperial Eagle2 may
- 219Common Rosefinch1 may
April
86 species- 218White-winged Tern30 apr
- 217Common Greenshank30 apr
- 216Eurasian Crag Martin29 apr
- 215Little Tern29 apr
- 214Little Stint29 apr
- 213Red-necked Phalarope29 apr
- 212Greater Sand Plover29 apr
- 211Lesser White-fronted Goose29 apr
- 210Glossy Ibis29 apr
- 209Bar-tailed Godwit28 apr
- 208Spotted Nutcracker27 apr
- 207Red Crossbill26 apr
- 206Red-breasted Flycatcher26 apr
- 205Ortolan Bunting25 apr
- 204Baraba Steppe Gull25 apr
- 203Yellow-backed Wagtail24 apr
- 202Semi-collared Flycatcher23 apr
- 201Black Tern22 apr
- 200Common Sandpiper22 apr
- 199Red-Necked Grebe22 apr
- 198Blue Whistling Thrush21 apr
- 197Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush21 apr
- 196Slender-billed Gull21 apr
- 195Black-tailed Godwit21 apr
- 194Marsh Sandpiper21 apr
- 193Wood Sandpiper21 apr
- 192White-tailed Lapwing21 apr
- 191Lesser Kestrel21 apr
- 190Eurasian Bittern21 apr
- 189Western Capercaillie19 apr
- 188Black Lark18 apr
- 187Lesser Short-toed Lark17 apr
- 186Oriental Lark16 apr
- 185Greater Flamingo15 apr
- 184Brown Dipper14 apr
- 183Sky Lark14 apr
- 182Sand Martin14 apr
- 181Barn Swallow14 apr
- 180Jack Snipe14 apr
- 179Dunlin14 apr
- 178Pied Avocet14 apr
- 177Northern Lapwing14 apr
- 176Little Bustard14 apr
- 175Booted Eagle14 apr
- 174Purple Heron14 apr
- 173Black-crowned Night Heron14 apr
- 172Pallas's Gull13 apr
- 171Wood Pigeon12 apr
- 170Pied Bushchat11 apr
- 169Red-throated Pipit11 apr
- 168Little Owl11 apr
- 167Steppe Eagle11 apr
- 166Cattle Egret11 apr
- 165Montagu's Harrier10 apr
- 164Turkestan Tit9 apr
- 163Asian Desert Warbler9 apr
- 162Eurasian Curlew9 apr
- 161Merlin9 apr
- 160Caspian Plover8 apr
- 159Blue-capped Redstart7 apr
- 158Eastern Black-eared Wheatear7 apr
- 157Tawny Pipit7 apr
- 156Eurasian Eagle-Owl7 apr
- 155Stock Pigeon7 apr
- 154Black-winged Stilt7 apr
- 153Chukar Partridge7 apr
- 152Black Stork7 apr
- 151Dalmatian Pelican7 apr
- 150Eurasian Redstart6 apr
- 149Common Tern6 apr
- 148Common Crane6 apr
- 147Rook5 apr
- 146Grey Wagtail5 apr
- 145Hoopoe5 apr
- 144Eurasian Whimbrel5 apr
- 143Corn Bunting4 apr
- 142Northern Wheatear4 apr
- 141Tree Pipit4 apr
- 140Siberian Black-backed Gull4 apr
- 139Green Sandpiper4 apr
- 138Common Moorhen4 apr
- 137Eurasian Collared Dove3 apr
- 136Black-Bellied Sandgrouse3 apr
- 135Little Ringed Plover3 apr
- 134Redwing1 apr
- 133Pied Flycatcher1 apr
March
97 species- 132Northern Reed Bunting31 mar
- 131Black Redstart31 mar
- 130Common Chiffchaff31 mar
- 129Willow Warbler31 mar
- 128Cetti's Warbler31 mar
- 127Water Pipit31 mar
- 126Common Coot31 mar
- 125Demoiselle Crane31 mar
- 124Common Pheasant31 mar
- 123Common Kestrel31 mar
- 122Short-toed Snake-Eagle31 mar
- 121Western Marsh-Harrier31 mar
- 120Black Kite31 mar
- 119Red-crested Pochard31 mar
- 118Ruddy Shelduck31 mar
- 117Grey Heron31 mar
- 116Black-Necked Grebe31 mar
- 115Rock Sparrow30 mar
- 114Eastern Buzzard29 mar
- 113Turkestan Shrike28 mar
- 112Common Snipe28 mar
- 111Common Buzzard28 mar
- 110Song Thrush27 mar
- 109European Robin27 mar
- 108Siberian Stonechat27 mar
- 107Finsch's Wheatear26 mar
- 106Common Sparrowhawk26 mar
- 105Eurasian Linnet25 mar
- 104Mistle Thrush25 mar
- 103Citrine Wagtail25 mar
- 102Black-headed Wagtail25 mar
- 101Yellow Wagtail25 mar
- 100Greater Short-toed Lark25 mar
- 99Garganey25 mar
- 98Common Teal25 mar
- 97Great Crested Grebe25 mar
- 96Pine Bunting24 mar
- 95Bluethroat24 mar
- 94Common Starling24 mar
- 93Calandra Lark24 mar
- 92Desert Finch23 mar
- 91European Greenfinch23 mar
- 90Desert Wheatear23 mar
- 89Black-headed Gull23 mar
- 88Great White Pelican23 mar
- 87Eversmann's Redstart22 mar
- 86Isabelline Wheatear22 mar
- 85Pied Wheatear22 mar
- 84Steppe Grey Shrike22 mar
- 83Isabelline Shrike22 mar
- 82Masked Wagtail22 mar
- 81Horned Lark22 mar
- 80Crested Lark22 mar
- 79Caspian Gull22 mar
- 78Common Redshank22 mar
- 77Rough-legged Buzzard22 mar
- 76Hen Harrier22 mar
- 75Tufted Duck22 mar
- 74Ferruginous Duck22 mar
- 73Common Shelduck22 mar
- 72Greylag Goose22 mar
- 71Great White Egret22 mar
- 70Great Cormorant22 mar
- 69Bohemian Waxwing20 mar
- 68Rock Pigeon20 mar
- 67Ruff20 mar
- 66Common Oystercatcher20 mar
- 65Kentish Plover20 mar
- 64Golden Eagle20 mar
- 63Northern Shoveler20 mar
- 62House Sparrow15 mar
- 61Wallcreeper15 mar
- 60Northern Wren15 mar
- 59Meadow Bunting14 mar
- 58Black-throated Thrush14 mar
- 57Rock Bunting13 mar
- 56Eurasian Jackdaw13 mar
- 55Bewick's Swan12 mar
- 54Whooper Swan12 mar
- 53Plain Mountain Finch10 mar
- 52White Wagtail10 mar
- 51Himalayan Vulture10 mar
- 50Northern Pintail10 mar
- 49Eurasian Wigeon10 mar
- 48Gadwall10 mar
- 47Mallard10 mar
- 46Hawfinch7 mar
- 45Fieldfare7 mar
- 44Goosander7 mar
- 43Common Goldeneye7 mar
- 42White-Backed Woodpecker5 mar
- 41Great Tit4 mar
- 40Hooded Crow4 mar
- 39Laughing Dove4 mar
- 38Coal Tit3 mar
- 37Common Treecreeper1 mar
- 36Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker1 mar
February
15 species- 35Lesser Spotted Woodpecker28 feb
- 34Grey Partridge26 feb
- 33Alpine Accentor23 feb
- 32Eurasian Magpie23 feb
- 31Barbary Falcon15 feb
- 30White-tailed Sea-Eagle14 feb
- 29Snow Bunting12 feb
- 28White-winged Grosbeak12 feb
- 27Common Chaffinch12 feb
- 26Peregrine Falcon12 feb
- 25Red-breasted Merganser9 feb
- 24Smew9 feb
- 23Common Pochard9 feb
- 22Northern Goshawk8 feb
- 21Northern Bullfinch7 feb
January
20 species- 20Yellowhammer27 jan
- 19Long-tailed Rosefinch27 jan
- 18Tree Sparrow25 jan
- 17Mute Swan19 jan
- 16Bearded Tit14 jan
- 15Water Rail14 jan
- 14Red-fronted Serin13 jan
- 13Long-eared Owl12 jan
- 12Long-legged Buzzard12 jan
- 11Eurasian Nuthatch10 jan
- 10Great Spotted Woodpecker10 jan
- 9Grey-headed Goldfinch7 jan
- 8Azure Tit7 jan
- 7Carrion Crow7 jan
- 6Cinereous Vulture7 jan
- 5Eurasian Dipper5 jan
- 4Brambling3 jan
- 3Eurasian Blackbird3 jan
- 2Red-breasted Rosefinch1 jan
- 1Upland Buzzard1 jan