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 2016. The number shows which in order the species entered the common list, the date is the first shot in the year.
December
4 species- 415Red-throated Thrush15 dec
- 414Herring Gull13 dec
- 413Harlequin Duck13 dec
- 412Ring-billed Gull3 dec
November
3 species- 411Siberian Accentor6 nov
- 410Long-tailed Duck6 nov
- 409Naumann's Thrush5 nov
October
5 species- 408Taiga Flycatcher28 oct
- 407Rustic Bunting25 oct
- 406Eurasian Woodcock20 oct
- 405Dusky Thrush14 oct
- 404Common Treecreeper12 oct
September
7 species- 403Pallas's Warbler29 sep
- 402Pallas's Sandgrouse23 sep
- 401Songar Tit21 sep
- 400Hill Pigeon18 sep
- 399Eurasian Jay8 sep
- 398Broad-billed Sandpiper4 sep
- 397Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler3 sep
August
10 species- 396Pin-tailed Snipe29 aug
- 395Pacific Golden Plover28 aug
- 394Pied Bushchat27 aug
- 393Eurasian Dotterel21 aug
- 392Himalayan Snowcock21 aug
- 391Common Quail13 aug
- 390Wood Warbler12 aug
- 389Alpine Accentor10 aug
- 388Great Rosefinch4 aug
- 387White-winged Scoter1 aug
July
4 species- 386Sandwich Tern31 jul
- 385Squacco Heron23 jul
- 384Richard's Pipit4 jul
- 383Icterine Warbler2 jul
June
8 species- 382White-browed Tit-Warbler30 jun
- 381Arctic Loon28 jun
- 380Yellow-breasted Bunting16 jun
- 379Dusky Warbler10 jun
- 378Black-headed Bunting9 jun
- 377Eurasian Golden Plover8 jun
- 376Little Egret7 jun
- 375Variable Wheatear4 jun
May
60 species- 374Baikal Bullfinch31 may
- 373Siberian Rubythroat31 may
- 372Moustached Warbler27 may
- 371Oriental Lark27 may
- 370Asian Paradise Flycatcher26 may
- 369Alpine Swift26 may
- 368Eurasian Bittern26 may
- 367White-capped Bunting25 may
- 366Hume's Whitethroat25 may
- 365Marsh Warbler25 may
- 364Altai Snowcock25 may
- 363Himalayan Rubythroat24 may
- 362Garden Warbler21 may
- 361Sedge Warbler21 may
- 360Black-crowned Night Heron21 may
- 359Greater Scaup19 may
- 358Eurasian Reed Warbler18 may
- 357Clamorous Reed Warbler16 may
- 356European Nightjar15 may
- 355Lesser Sand Plover15 may
- 354White-throated Robin13 may
- 353Eastern Olivaceous Warbler13 may
- 352Pallid Scops Owl13 may
- 351Red-flanked Bluetail12 may
- 350Streaked Scrub Warbler9 may
- 349European Turtle Dove9 may
- 348Blue Rock Thrush8 may
- 347Rufous Bush Robin8 may
- 346Blue-cheeked Bee-eater8 may
- 345Curlew Sandpiper8 may
- 344Little Stint8 may
- 343Ruddy Turnstone8 may
- 342Terek Sandpiper8 may
- 341Shikra8 may
- 340Lesser Grey Shrike6 may
- 339Little Gull6 may
- 338Upcher's Warbler5 may
- 337Western Grasshopper Warbler5 may
- 336European Golden Oriole5 may
- 335Sand Martin5 may
- 334Black Tern5 may
- 333Whiskered Tern3 may
- 332Collared Pratincole3 may
- 331Greater Spotted Eagle3 may
- 330Red-headed Bunting2 may
- 329Greenish Warbler2 may
- 328Eurasian Roller2 may
- 327Levant Sparrowhawk2 may
- 326Slavonian Grebe2 may
- 325Grey-necked Bunting1 may
- 324Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush1 may
- 323Sulphur-bellied Warbler1 may
- 322Pander's Ground-Jay1 may
- 321Red-throated Pipit1 may
- 320Yellow-backed Wagtail1 may
- 319Pale Sand Martin1 may
- 318Temminck's Stint1 may
- 317Wood Sandpiper1 may
- 316Northern Hazelhen1 may
- 315Lesser Kestrel1 may
April
86 species- 314Thrush Nightingale30 apr
- 313Blyth's Reed Warbler30 apr
- 312Indian Golden Oriole30 apr
- 311Red-backed Shrike30 apr
- 310Eurasian Hobby30 apr
- 309Egyptian Vulture30 apr
- 308Crested Honey-Buzzard30 apr
- 307Eurasian Honey-Buzzard30 apr
- 306Little Bittern30 apr
- 305White-winged Tern29 apr
- 304Common Rosefinch28 apr
- 303Common Nightingale28 apr
- 302Rosy Starling28 apr
- 301Western Capercaillie28 apr
- 300Spotted Flycatcher27 apr
- 299Himalayan Accentor27 apr
- 298Asian Rosy-Finch26 apr
- 297Plain Mountain Finch26 apr
- 296Sykes's Warbler26 apr
- 295Booted Warbler26 apr
- 294Paddyfield Warbler26 apr
- 293Savi's Warbler26 apr
- 292Long-tailed Shrike26 apr
- 291Willow Ptarmigan26 apr
- 290Mongolian Finch25 apr
- 289European Bee-eater25 apr
- 288Common Cuckoo25 apr
- 287Sanderling25 apr
- 286Northern House Martin24 apr
- 285Black-winged Pratincole24 apr
- 284Ruff24 apr
- 283Ortolan Bunting23 apr
- 282Great Reed Warbler23 apr
- 281Red-footed Falcon23 apr
- 280Collared Flycatcher22 apr
- 279Whinchat21 apr
- 278Brown-necked Raven21 apr
- 277Sociable Lapwing21 apr
- 276Common Whitethroat20 apr
- 275Red-rumped Swallow20 apr
- 274Oriental Turtle Dove20 apr
- 273Yellow-eyed Pigeon20 apr
- 272Little Tern20 apr
- 271Glossy Ibis19 apr
- 270Eurasian Crag Martin17 apr
- 269Eurasian Scops-Owl17 apr
- 268Indian Sparrow16 apr
- 267Red-Necked Grebe16 apr
- 266Eastern Black-eared Wheatear15 apr
- 265Red-breasted Flycatcher15 apr
- 264Bean Goose15 apr
- 263Eurasian Penduline Tit14 apr
- 262Willow Warbler14 apr
- 261Eurasian Stone Curlew13 apr
- 260Short-toed Snake-Eagle13 apr
- 259Pied Flycatcher12 apr
- 258Bohemian Waxwing12 apr
- 257Eurasian Wryneck10 apr
- 256Caspian Plover10 apr
- 255Montagu's Harrier10 apr
- 254Song Thrush9 apr
- 253Asian Desert Warbler9 apr
- 252Greater White-fronted Goose9 apr
- 251Hume's Warbler8 apr
- 250Common Tern8 apr
- 249Gull-billed Tern8 apr
- 248Bar-tailed Godwit8 apr
- 247Eurasian Whimbrel8 apr
- 246Red-necked Phalarope8 apr
- 245Common Sandpiper8 apr
- 244Marsh Sandpiper8 apr
- 243Grey Plover8 apr
- 242Eurasian Spoonbill8 apr
- 241Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse7 apr
- 240Osprey7 apr
- 239Semi-collared Flycatcher5 apr
- 238Tree Pipit5 apr
- 237Common Swift5 apr
- 236Red-breasted Goose5 apr
- 235Saxaul Sparrow4 apr
- 234Black-headed Wagtail3 apr
- 233Yellow Wagtail3 apr
- 232Black-tailed Godwit3 apr
- 231Black-winged Stilt3 apr
- 230Purple Heron3 apr
- 229Menetries Warbler1 apr
March
55 species- 228Caspian Tern30 mar
- 227Booted Eagle28 mar
- 226Red Crossbill27 mar
- 225Lesser Short-toed Lark27 mar
- 224Slender-billed Gull27 mar
- 223Eurasian Curlew27 mar
- 222Dunlin27 mar
- 221Demoiselle Crane27 mar
- 220Black Stork27 mar
- 219White Stork27 mar
- 218Great White Pelican27 mar
- 217Eurasian Redstart26 mar
- 216White-tailed Lapwing26 mar
- 215White-headed Duck26 mar
- 214Garganey26 mar
- 213Turkestan Shrike24 mar
- 212Tawny Pipit24 mar
- 211Bluethroat23 mar
- 210Greater Short-toed Lark23 mar
- 209Pallid Harrier23 mar
- 208Northern Wheatear22 mar
- 207Common Oystercatcher22 mar
- 206Greater Sand Plover22 mar
- 205Greylag Goose22 mar
- 204Steppe Grey Shrike21 mar
- 203Solitary Snipe21 mar
- 202Barbary Falcon21 mar
- 201Himalayan Vulture21 mar
- 200Short-eared Owl20 mar
- 199Black-Bellied Sandgrouse20 mar
- 198Northern Black Grouse20 mar
- 197Griffon Vulture20 mar
- 196Eurasian Wigeon20 mar
- 195Peregrine Falcon14 mar
- 194Wood Lark12 mar
- 193White Wagtail11 mar
- 192Pallas's Gull11 mar
- 191Jack Snipe11 mar
- 190Finsch's Wheatear10 mar
- 189Macqueen's Bustard10 mar
- 188Snowy Owl8 mar
- 187Little Ringed Plover7 mar
- 186Desert Wheatear6 mar
- 185Pied Wheatear6 mar
- 184Bimaculated Lark6 mar
- 183Barn Swallow6 mar
- 182Hoopoe6 mar
- 181Wood Pigeon6 mar
- 180Black-headed Penduline Tit5 mar
- 179Citrine Wagtail5 mar
- 178Pied Avocet5 mar
- 177Little Bustard5 mar
- 176Rock Bunting4 mar
- 175Blue-capped Redstart2 mar
- 174Cetti's Warbler1 mar
February
36 species- 173Isabelline Wheatear29 feb
- 172Lapland Longspur27 feb
- 171Desert Finch27 feb
- 170Eurasian Linnet27 feb
- 169Isabelline Shrike27 feb
- 168Common Crane27 feb
- 167Northern Shoveler27 feb
- 166Dalmatian Pelican27 feb
- 165Common Teal26 feb
- 164Ruddy Shelduck26 feb
- 163Sky Lark23 feb
- 162Corn Bunting21 feb
- 161Pine Grosbeak21 feb
- 160White-crowned Penduline Tit21 feb
- 159Black Redstart21 feb
- 158Common Moorhen21 feb
- 157Merlin21 feb
- 156Black-breasted Tit20 feb
- 155Redwing20 feb
- 154Baraba Steppe Gull19 feb
- 153Great Bustard17 feb
- 152Cinereous Vulture17 feb
- 151Stock Pigeon15 feb
- 150Meadow Pipit14 feb
- 149Common Kingfisher14 feb
- 148Common Chiffchaff12 feb
- 147Water Pipit12 feb
- 146Little Owl12 feb
- 145Common Redshank12 feb
- 144Ferruginous Duck12 feb
- 143Eurasian Nuthatch10 feb
- 142Northern Goshawk9 feb
- 141Daurian Partridge6 feb
- 140Godlewski's Bunting2 feb
- 139White-Winged Woodpecker2 feb
- 138Lesser Spotted Woodpecker1 feb
January
137 species- 137Meadow Bunting31 jan
- 136Black Kite31 jan
- 135Snow Bunting30 jan
- 134Spanish Sparrow30 jan
- 133Calandra Lark30 jan
- 132Ural Owl30 jan
- 131Brown Dipper28 jan
- 130Spotted Nutcracker28 jan
- 129Crimson-winged Finch25 jan
- 128Bearded Tit24 jan
- 127Green Sandpiper24 jan
- 126Eastern Imperial Eagle24 jan
- 125Golden Eagle21 jan
- 124Black Woodpecker20 jan
- 123Black Lark19 jan
- 122White-winged Lark19 jan
- 121Eurasian Eagle-Owl19 jan
- 120Wallcreeper17 jan
- 119Siberian Stonechat17 jan
- 118Rough-legged Buzzard17 jan
- 117Bewick's Swan17 jan
- 116Red-breasted Rosefinch16 jan
- 115Willow Tit16 jan
- 114Yellow-billed Chough16 jan
- 113Red-billed Chough16 jan
- 112Red-breasted Merganser15 jan
- 111Rock Sparrow12 jan
- 110Great Grey Shrike12 jan
- 109Common Greenshank12 jan
- 108Red-crested Pochard12 jan
- 107Black-Necked Grebe12 jan
- 106Common Raven11 jan
- 105Crested Lark11 jan
- 104Long-legged Buzzard11 jan
- 103Common Pochard11 jan
- 102Whooper Swan11 jan
- 101Little Grebe11 jan
- 100White-Backed Woodpecker10 jan
- 99Caspian Gull10 jan
- 98Common Snipe10 jan
- 97Greater Ringed Plover10 jan
- 96Common Coot10 jan
- 95Grey Partridge10 jan
- 94Common Buzzard10 jan
- 93Western Marsh-Harrier10 jan
- 92Common Shelduck10 jan
- 91Greater Flamingo10 jan
- 90Great Cormorant10 jan
- 89Great Crested Grebe10 jan
- 88White-winged Grosbeak9 jan
- 87Blue Whistling Thrush9 jan
- 86Guldenstadt's Redstart9 jan
- 85Black-throated Accentor9 jan
- 84Brown Accentor9 jan
- 83Eurasian Dipper9 jan
- 82Eurasian Jackdaw9 jan
- 81Common Starling9 jan
- 80Siberian Black-backed Gull9 jan
- 79Chukar Partridge9 jan
- 78Goosander9 jan
- 77Twite8 jan
- 76Grey Wagtail8 jan
- 75Northern Lapwing8 jan
- 74Water Rail8 jan
- 73Pygmy Cormorant8 jan
- 72Carrion Crow7 jan
- 71Saker Falcon7 jan
- 70Eastern Buzzard7 jan
- 69Upland Buzzard7 jan
- 68Hen Harrier7 jan
- 67Northern Pintail7 jan
- 66Laughing Dove6 jan
- 65Pine Bunting4 jan
- 64Northern Bullfinch4 jan
- 63Eastern Rock Nuthatch4 jan
- 62Common Mynah4 jan
- 61Horned Lark4 jan
- 60Mew Gull4 jan
- 59Black-headed Gull4 jan
- 58Kentish Plover4 jan
- 57White-tailed Sea-Eagle4 jan
- 56Tufted Duck4 jan
- 55Mute Swan4 jan
- 54Yellowhammer3 jan
- 53Hawfinch3 jan
- 52Long-tailed Rosefinch3 jan
- 51Red-mantled Rosefinch3 jan
- 50Eurasian Siskin3 jan
- 49Turkestan Tit3 jan
- 48Great Tit3 jan
- 47Azure Tit3 jan
- 46Blue Tit3 jan
- 45Black-throated Thrush3 jan
- 44Dunnock3 jan
- 43Grey-Headed Woodpecker3 jan
- 42Long-eared Owl3 jan
- 41Rock Pigeon3 jan
- 40Spotted Redshank3 jan
- 39Common Pheasant3 jan
- 38Steppe Eagle3 jan
- 37Northern Reed Bunting2 jan
- 36Grey-headed Goldfinch2 jan
- 35Eurasian Goldfinch2 jan
- 34European Greenfinch2 jan
- 33Brambling2 jan
- 32Common Chaffinch2 jan
- 31Tree Sparrow2 jan
- 30House Sparrow2 jan
- 29Yellow-breasted Tit2 jan
- 28Long-tailed Tit2 jan
- 27Mistle Thrush2 jan
- 26Fieldfare2 jan
- 25European Robin2 jan
- 24Eversmann's Redstart2 jan
- 23Northern Wren2 jan
- 22Hooded Crow2 jan
- 21Rook2 jan
- 20Eurasian Magpie2 jan
- 19Eurasian Collared Dove2 jan
- 18Ibisbill2 jan
- 17Common Kestrel2 jan
- 16Lammergeier2 jan
- 15Common Sparrowhawk2 jan
- 14Smew2 jan
- 13Common Goldeneye2 jan
- 12Gadwall2 jan
- 11Mallard2 jan
- 10Grey Heron2 jan
- 9Great White Egret2 jan
- 8Red-fronted Serin1 jan
- 7Coal Tit1 jan
- 6Eurasian Blackbird1 jan
- 5Goldcrest1 jan
- 4Lesser Whitethroat1 jan
- 3Barred Warbler1 jan
- 2Masked Wagtail1 jan
- 1Great Spotted Woodpecker1 jan