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 2015. The number shows which in order the species entered the common list, the date is the first shot in the year.
November
1 species- 419Brandt's Rosefinch6 nov
October
4 species- 418Asian Short-toed Lark25 oct
- 417Bewick's Swan25 oct
- 416Great Grey Owl10 oct
- 415Buff-bellied Pipit4 oct
September
11 species- 414Olive-backed Pipit26 sep
- 413White's Thrush25 sep
- 412Eurasian Golden Plover24 sep
- 411Stock Pigeon20 sep
- 410Meadow Pipit19 sep
- 409Northern Hazelhen19 sep
- 408Vega (Mongolian) Gull17 sep
- 407Common Quail15 sep
- 406Lesser Flamingo7 sep
- 405Red-flanked Bluetail5 sep
- 404Eurasian Honey-Buzzard2 sep
August
5 species- 403Sociable Lapwing27 aug
- 402Spotted Crake24 aug
- 401Pacific Golden Plover21 aug
- 400Wood Warbler10 aug
- 399Savi's Warbler8 aug
July
9 species- 398Sharp-tailed Sandpiper25 jul
- 397Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler21 jul
- 396Dusky Warbler18 jul
- 395Eurasian Woodcock17 jul
- 394Siberian Tit15 jul
- 393Merlin14 jul
- 392Yellow-backed Wagtail13 jul
- 391Broad-billed Sandpiper12 jul
- 390Brown Accentor10 jul
June
20 species- 389Great Rosefinch28 jun
- 388Himalayan Accentor28 jun
- 387Garden Warbler26 jun
- 386Eurasian Crag Martin18 jun
- 385Rock Ptarmigan18 jun
- 384White-winged Scoter18 jun
- 383Arctic Loon18 jun
- 382Squacco Heron17 jun
- 381Icterine Warbler15 jun
- 380Moustached Warbler15 jun
- 379Cattle Egret15 jun
- 378Mongolian Finch14 jun
- 377Yellow-billed Chough13 jun
- 376Himalayan Snowcock13 jun
- 375Barbary Falcon13 jun
- 374Himalayan Vulture13 jun
- 373Eastern Orphean Warbler6 jun
- 372Red-footed Falcon6 jun
- 371Siberian Rubythroat3 jun
- 370Black-winged Pratincole1 jun
May
53 species- 369Eastern Olivaceous Warbler31 may
- 368Caspian Plover30 may
- 367Curlew Sandpiper29 may
- 366Greater Ringed Plover29 may
- 365Blue-cheeked Bee-eater26 may
- 364White-throated Robin23 may
- 363Clamorous Reed Warbler20 may
- 362Lesser Sand Plover20 may
- 361Variable Wheatear19 may
- 360Crested Honey-Buzzard17 may
- 359Spanish Sparrow16 may
- 358European Turtle Dove16 may
- 357Mediterranean Gull16 may
- 356Little Stint16 may
- 355Terek Sandpiper16 may
- 354Pallas's Sea-Eagle16 may
- 353Sedge Warbler11 may
- 352Pale Sand Martin11 may
- 351Whiskered Tern11 may
- 350Ruddy Turnstone11 may
- 349Asian Paradise Flycatcher10 may
- 348European Nightjar10 may
- 347Yellow-eyed Pigeon10 may
- 346Spotted Redshank10 may
- 345Altai Snowcock10 may
- 344Barred Warbler8 may
- 343Indian Golden Oriole8 may
- 342Pallas's Sandgrouse8 may
- 341Hume's Whitethroat7 may
- 340Western Grasshopper Warbler7 may
- 339Little Gull7 may
- 338Relict Gull7 may
- 337White-capped Bunting6 may
- 336Black-breasted Tit6 may
- 335Himalayan Rubythroat6 may
- 334White-browed Tit-Warbler6 may
- 333Grey Plover6 may
- 332Temminck's Stint5 may
- 331Upcher's Warbler4 may
- 330Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse4 may
- 329Macqueen's Bustard4 may
- 328Grey-necked Bunting3 may
- 327Common Rosefinch3 may
- 326Thrush Nightingale3 may
- 325Blyth's Reed Warbler3 may
- 324Woodchat Shrike3 may
- 323European Bee-eater3 may
- 322Twite2 may
- 321Trumpeter Finch1 may
- 320Semi-collared Flycatcher1 may
- 319Eurasian Reed Warbler1 may
- 318Lesser Grey Shrike1 may
- 317Little Bittern1 may
April
101 species- 316Lesser Kestrel30 apr
- 315Red-Necked Grebe30 apr
- 314Slavonian Grebe30 apr
- 313Common Nightingale28 apr
- 312Red-breasted Flycatcher28 apr
- 311European Golden Oriole28 apr
- 310Caspian Tern28 apr
- 309Egyptian Vulture28 apr
- 308Willow Warbler27 apr
- 307Collared Flycatcher26 apr
- 306Booted Warbler26 apr
- 305Red-rumped Swallow26 apr
- 304Red-headed Bunting25 apr
- 303Rufous Bush Robin25 apr
- 302Eastern Black-eared Wheatear25 apr
- 301Pied Bushchat25 apr
- 300Common Whitethroat25 apr
- 299Sykes's Warbler25 apr
- 298Great Reed Warbler25 apr
- 297Paddyfield Warbler25 apr
- 296Dunnock25 apr
- 295Rosy Starling25 apr
- 294Oriental Lark25 apr
- 293Sand Martin25 apr
- 292Oriental Turtle Dove25 apr
- 291Red-necked Phalarope25 apr
- 290Wood Sandpiper25 apr
- 289Lesser White-fronted Goose25 apr
- 288Little Egret25 apr
- 287Sulphur-bellied Warbler24 apr
- 286Greenish Warbler24 apr
- 285Long-tailed Shrike24 apr
- 284Spotted Flycatcher23 apr
- 283Griffon Vulture23 apr
- 282Redwing22 apr
- 281Red-backed Shrike22 apr
- 280Pallid Scops Owl21 apr
- 279Shikra21 apr
- 278Ortolan Bunting20 apr
- 277Hume's Warbler20 apr
- 276Northern Black Grouse20 apr
- 275Peregrine Falcon20 apr
- 274Little Tern19 apr
- 273Black Tern19 apr
- 272Bar-tailed Godwit19 apr
- 271Eurasian Whimbrel19 apr
- 270Common Moorhen19 apr
- 269White-crowned Penduline Tit18 apr
- 268Blackcap18 apr
- 267Common Kingfisher18 apr
- 266Common Sandpiper18 apr
- 265Common Greenshank18 apr
- 264Red-breasted Goose18 apr
- 263Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush16 apr
- 262Eurasian Scops-Owl16 apr
- 261Eurasian Hobby16 apr
- 260Whinchat15 apr
- 259Eurasian Wryneck15 apr
- 258Sandwich Tern15 apr
- 257White-winged Tern15 apr
- 256Pied Flycatcher13 apr
- 255Eurasian Penduline Tit12 apr
- 254Menetries Warbler12 apr
- 253Common Tern12 apr
- 252Sanderling12 apr
- 251White-tailed Lapwing12 apr
- 250Eurasian Stone Curlew12 apr
- 249Eurasian Spoonbill12 apr
- 248Purple Heron12 apr
- 247Plain Mountain Finch11 apr
- 246Tawny Pipit11 apr
- 245Black-headed Wagtail11 apr
- 244Northern House Martin11 apr
- 243Gull-billed Tern11 apr
- 242Collared Pratincole11 apr
- 241Marsh Sandpiper11 apr
- 240Montagu's Harrier11 apr
- 239White-headed Duck11 apr
- 238Glossy Ibis11 apr
- 237Great White Pelican11 apr
- 236Eurasian Redstart10 apr
- 235Song Thrush9 apr
- 234Brown-necked Raven9 apr
- 233Tree Pipit9 apr
- 232Black-crowned Night Heron9 apr
- 231Barn Swallow8 apr
- 230Common Swift8 apr
- 229Saxaul Sparrow7 apr
- 228Common Cuckoo7 apr
- 227Booted Eagle7 apr
- 226Asian Desert Warbler6 apr
- 225Eurasian Roller6 apr
- 224Guldenstadt's Redstart5 apr
- 223Yellow Wagtail4 apr
- 222Black-Bellied Sandgrouse4 apr
- 221Eurasian Curlew4 apr
- 220Greater Spotted Eagle4 apr
- 219Pallid Harrier4 apr
- 218Black-tailed Godwit3 apr
- 217Black-winged Stilt3 apr
- 216Osprey3 apr
March
56 species- 215Cinereous Vulture31 mar
- 214Blue-capped Redstart29 mar
- 213Bimaculated Lark29 mar
- 212Demoiselle Crane28 mar
- 211Garganey28 mar
- 210Blue Rock Thrush27 mar
- 209Finsch's Wheatear26 mar
- 208Turkestan Shrike26 mar
- 207Great Bustard26 mar
- 206Saker Falcon26 mar
- 205Short-toed Snake-Eagle26 mar
- 204Northern Wheatear25 mar
- 203Little Bustard25 mar
- 202Rough-legged Buzzard25 mar
- 201Siberian Stonechat24 mar
- 200Wood Pigeon24 mar
- 199Siberian Black-backed Gull24 mar
- 198Dalmatian Pelican24 mar
- 197Common Chiffchaff23 mar
- 196Northern Shoveler23 mar
- 195Common Shelduck23 mar
- 194Bean Goose23 mar
- 193Great Crested Grebe23 mar
- 192Steppe Grey Shrike22 mar
- 191Short-eared Owl22 mar
- 190Dunlin22 mar
- 189Pied Avocet22 mar
- 188Kentish Plover22 mar
- 187Greater Sand Plover22 mar
- 186Common Oystercatcher21 mar
- 185Eastern Rock Nuthatch19 mar
- 184Bluethroat19 mar
- 183Isabelline Shrike19 mar
- 182Citrine Wagtail19 mar
- 181Little Ringed Plover19 mar
- 180Black Kite19 mar
- 179Black-headed Penduline Tit17 mar
- 178Hoopoe16 mar
- 177Crimson-winged Finch15 mar
- 176Isabelline Wheatear15 mar
- 175Pied Wheatear15 mar
- 174Slender-billed Gull14 mar
- 173White Stork14 mar
- 172Eurasian Bittern13 mar
- 171Rock Bunting8 mar
- 170Red Crossbill7 mar
- 169Black Stork6 mar
- 168Rock Sparrow3 mar
- 167Boreal Owl3 mar
- 166Eurasian Linnet1 mar
- 165Cetti's Warbler1 mar
- 164Pallas's Gull1 mar
- 163Ruff1 mar
- 162Hen Harrier1 mar
- 161Greater White-fronted Goose1 mar
- 160Greylag Goose1 mar
February
35 species- 159Songar Tit28 feb
- 158Brown Dipper28 feb
- 157Common Crane28 feb
- 156Masked Wagtail25 feb
- 155Grey Wagtail25 feb
- 154Common Redshank25 feb
- 153White-winged Grosbeak24 feb
- 152Willow Ptarmigan24 feb
- 151Sky Lark22 feb
- 150Wallcreeper21 feb
- 149Common Snipe21 feb
- 148Western Marsh-Harrier20 feb
- 147Common Teal20 feb
- 146Little Owl19 feb
- 145Godlewski's Bunting17 feb
- 144Ruddy Shelduck17 feb
- 143White Wagtail14 feb
- 142Greater Scaup14 feb
- 141Gadwall14 feb
- 140Lapland Longspur13 feb
- 139Glaucous Gull12 feb
- 138Eurasian Wigeon11 feb
- 137Greater Flamingo11 feb
- 136Golden Eagle10 feb
- 135Meadow Bunting9 feb
- 134Red-billed Chough9 feb
- 133Snowy Owl9 feb
- 132Western Capercaillie9 feb
- 131Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker8 feb
- 130Corn Bunting7 feb
- 129Asian Rosy-Finch5 feb
- 128Yellow-breasted Tit5 feb
- 127Blue Whistling Thrush5 feb
- 126Black Redstart1 feb
- 125Ferruginous Duck1 feb
January
124 species- 124Rustic Bunting31 jan
- 123Solitary Snipe31 jan
- 122Spotted Nutcracker27 jan
- 121Jack Snipe25 jan
- 120Red-mantled Rosefinch24 jan
- 119Eurasian Jay24 jan
- 118Calandra Lark23 jan
- 117Indian Sparrow19 jan
- 116Common Buzzard19 jan
- 115Great White Egret19 jan
- 114Eversmann's Redstart18 jan
- 113Water Rail18 jan
- 112Chukar Partridge18 jan
- 111Pine Grosbeak15 jan
- 110Desert Finch14 jan
- 109Common Mynah13 jan
- 108Common Starling13 jan
- 107Lesser Short-toed Lark13 jan
- 106Long-tailed Duck13 jan
- 105Red-crested Pochard13 jan
- 104Whooper Swan13 jan
- 103Mute Swan13 jan
- 102Great Cormorant13 jan
- 101Turkestan Tit12 jan
- 100Eurasian Eagle-Owl12 jan
- 99Northern Lapwing12 jan
- 98Northern Pintail12 jan
- 97Grey Heron12 jan
- 96Pygmy Cormorant12 jan
- 95Common Redpoll11 jan
- 94Bearded Tit11 jan
- 93Black-throated Accentor11 jan
- 92Rook11 jan
- 91Eurasian Jackdaw11 jan
- 90Great Grey Shrike11 jan
- 89Water Pipit11 jan
- 88White-Winged Woodpecker11 jan
- 87Ibisbill11 jan
- 86Common Kestrel11 jan
- 85Upland Buzzard11 jan
- 84Coal Tit10 jan
- 83Laughing Dove10 jan
- 82Common Raven9 jan
- 81Baraba Steppe Gull9 jan
- 80Eastern Buzzard9 jan
- 79Common Pochard9 jan
- 78Pander's Ground-Jay8 jan
- 77Grey-Headed Woodpecker8 jan
- 76Ural Owl8 jan
- 75Long-eared Owl8 jan
- 74Grey Partridge8 jan
- 73Steppe Eagle8 jan
- 72Northern Reed Bunting7 jan
- 71Crested Lark7 jan
- 70Ring-billed Gull7 jan
- 69Mew Gull7 jan
- 68Caspian Gull7 jan
- 67Black-headed Gull7 jan
- 66Eastern Imperial Eagle7 jan
- 65Red-breasted Merganser7 jan
- 64Tufted Duck7 jan
- 63Black-Necked Grebe7 jan
- 62Lammergeier6 jan
- 61Little Bunting5 jan
- 60Pine Bunting5 jan
- 59Pallas's Rosefinch5 jan
- 58Blue Tit5 jan
- 57Hooded Crow5 jan
- 56Carrion Crow5 jan
- 55White-winged Lark5 jan
- 54Eurasian Collared Dove5 jan
- 53Baikal Bullfinch4 jan
- 52Long-tailed Tit4 jan
- 51Goldcrest4 jan
- 50Lesser Whitethroat4 jan
- 49Horned Lark4 jan
- 48White-Backed Woodpecker4 jan
- 47Black Woodpecker4 jan
- 46Common Coot4 jan
- 45Long-legged Buzzard4 jan
- 44Smew4 jan
- 43Common Goldeneye4 jan
- 42Mallard4 jan
- 41Little Grebe4 jan
- 40Yellowhammer3 jan
- 39Common Treecreeper3 jan
- 38Willow Tit3 jan
- 37Desert Wheatear3 jan
- 36Northern Wren3 jan
- 35Black Lark3 jan
- 34Greater Short-toed Lark3 jan
- 33Rock Pigeon3 jan
- 32Green Sandpiper3 jan
- 31Northern Goshawk3 jan
- 30Long-tailed Rosefinch2 jan
- 29Brambling2 jan
- 28Common Chaffinch2 jan
- 27House Sparrow2 jan
- 26Eurasian Magpie2 jan
- 25Common Pheasant2 jan
- 24Common Sparrowhawk2 jan
- 23Hawfinch1 jan
- 22Northern Bullfinch1 jan
- 21Grey-headed Goldfinch1 jan
- 20Eurasian Goldfinch1 jan
- 19Eurasian Siskin1 jan
- 18European Greenfinch1 jan
- 17Red-fronted Serin1 jan
- 16Tree Sparrow1 jan
- 15Eurasian Nuthatch1 jan
- 14Great Tit1 jan
- 13Azure Tit1 jan
- 12Mistle Thrush1 jan
- 11Eurasian Blackbird1 jan
- 10Fieldfare1 jan
- 9Black-throated Thrush1 jan
- 8European Robin1 jan
- 7Eurasian Dipper1 jan
- 6Bohemian Waxwing1 jan
- 5Lesser Spotted Woodpecker1 jan
- 4Great Spotted Woodpecker1 jan
- 3White-tailed Sea-Eagle1 jan
- 2Goosander1 jan
- 1Indian Pond Heron1 jan