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 2018. The number shows which in order the species entered the common list, the date is the first shot in the year.
November
3 species- 430Eurasian Woodcock26 nov
- 429Snowy Owl20 nov
- 428Taiga Flycatcher4 nov
October
2 species- 427Greater Spotted Eagle9 oct
- 426Long-billed Dowitcher7 oct
September
4 species- 425Pallas's Warbler24 sep
- 424Moustached Warbler22 sep
- 423Little Bunting9 sep
- 422Yellow-browed Warbler8 sep
August
8 species- 421Wood Warbler29 aug
- 420Levant Sparrowhawk28 aug
- 419Sharp-tailed Sandpiper26 aug
- 418Red-flanked Bluetail19 aug
- 417Arctic Warbler19 aug
- 416Ural Owl19 aug
- 415Long-toed Stint14 aug
- 414Marsh Warbler11 aug
July
11 species- 413Siberian Rubythroat28 jul
- 412Rufous-necked Stint28 jul
- 411Rock Ptarmigan27 jul
- 410Eurasian Bittern23 jul
- 409Sociable Lapwing21 jul
- 408Willow Ptarmigan21 jul
- 407Hill Pigeon20 jul
- 406Daurian Partridge20 jul
- 405Great Rosefinch16 jul
- 404Dusky Warbler16 jul
- 403White-winged Scoter1 jul
June
9 species- 402Icterine Warbler12 jun
- 401Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse12 jun
- 400Arctic Loon10 jun
- 399Black-breasted Tit8 jun
- 398Barbary Falcon8 jun
- 397Yellow-breasted Bunting6 jun
- 396Asian Paradise Flycatcher6 jun
- 395White Stork6 jun
- 394Richard's Pipit4 jun
May
73 species- 393Olive-backed Pipit30 may
- 392Altai Snowcock29 may
- 391Eastern Orphean Warbler27 may
- 390Black Lark27 may
- 389Red-footed Falcon27 may
- 388Boreal Owl25 may
- 387Garden Warbler16 may
- 386Slavonian Grebe16 may
- 385White-throated Robin15 may
- 384Hume's Whitethroat15 may
- 383Barred Warbler15 may
- 382Eurasian Golden Plover15 may
- 381Swinhoe's Snipe13 may
- 380Spotted Crake13 may
- 379Eurasian Reed Warbler12 may
- 378Lesser Sand Plover12 may
- 377Pacific Golden Plover12 may
- 376European Turtle Dove10 may
- 375Black-headed Bunting9 may
- 374Trumpeter Finch9 may
- 373Pale Rock-Finch9 may
- 372Bearded Tit9 may
- 371Himalayan Rubythroat8 may
- 370Caucasian Chiffchaff8 may
- 369Clamorous Reed Warbler8 may
- 368Sedge Warbler8 may
- 367Little Gull8 may
- 366Relict Gull8 may
- 365Eurasian Honey-Buzzard8 may
- 364Streaked Scrub Warbler7 may
- 363Savi's Warbler7 may
- 362Himalayan Accentor7 may
- 361Blue-cheeked Bee-eater7 may
- 360Sanderling7 may
- 359Baillon's Crake7 may
- 358Crested Honey-Buzzard7 may
- 357Eurasian Penduline Tit6 may
- 356Indian Golden Oriole6 may
- 355Yellow-backed Wagtail6 may
- 354Pale Sand Martin6 may
- 353Broad-billed Sandpiper6 may
- 352Curlew Sandpiper6 may
- 351Spotted Redshank6 may
- 350Little Bittern6 may
- 349Greenish Warbler5 may
- 348Upcher's Warbler5 may
- 347Sykes's Warbler5 may
- 346Blyth's Reed Warbler5 may
- 345Western Grasshopper Warbler5 may
- 344European Golden Oriole5 may
- 343Whiskered Tern5 may
- 342Ruddy Turnstone5 may
- 341Terek Sandpiper5 may
- 340Eurasian Stone Curlew5 may
- 339Corncrake5 may
- 338Common Quail5 may
- 337White-capped Bunting4 may
- 336Crimson-winged Finch4 may
- 335White's Thrush4 may
- 334Thrush Nightingale4 may
- 333Blue Rock Thrush4 may
- 332Variable Wheatear4 may
- 331Common Whitethroat4 may
- 330Long-tailed Shrike4 may
- 329Red-throated Pipit4 may
- 328Black-winged Pratincole4 may
- 327Eurasian Whimbrel4 may
- 326Grey Plover4 may
- 325Grey-necked Bunting3 may
- 324Rufous Bush Robin1 may
- 323Pander's Ground-Jay1 may
- 322Desert Lark1 may
- 321European Nightjar1 may
April
90 species- 320Indian Sparrow30 apr
- 319Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush30 apr
- 318Eastern Olivaceous Warbler30 apr
- 317Lesser Grey Shrike30 apr
- 316Wood Sandpiper30 apr
- 315Caspian Plover30 apr
- 314Eurasian Spoonbill30 apr
- 313Red-headed Bunting29 apr
- 312Ortolan Bunting29 apr
- 311Pied Bushchat29 apr
- 310Great Reed Warbler29 apr
- 309Red-backed Shrike29 apr
- 308Glossy Ibis29 apr
- 307Little Egret29 apr
- 306Cattle Egret29 apr
- 305Eurasian Scops-Owl28 apr
- 304Purple Heron28 apr
- 303Siberian Tit27 apr
- 302Shikra27 apr
- 301Saxaul Sparrow26 apr
- 300Blackcap26 apr
- 299Black-legged Kittiwake26 apr
- 298Montagu's Harrier26 apr
- 297Collared Flycatcher25 apr
- 296White-winged Tern25 apr
- 295Mediterranean Gull25 apr
- 294Black-crowned Night Heron25 apr
- 293Songar Tit24 apr
- 292Common Nightingale24 apr
- 291Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker24 apr
- 290Yellow-eyed Pigeon24 apr
- 289Common Rosefinch23 apr
- 288Spotted Flycatcher23 apr
- 287Menetries Warbler23 apr
- 286Booted Warbler23 apr
- 285Paddyfield Warbler23 apr
- 284Rosy Starling23 apr
- 283European Bee-eater23 apr
- 282Pied Flycatcher22 apr
- 281Brown-necked Raven22 apr
- 280Eurasian Crag Martin22 apr
- 279Little Tern22 apr
- 278Bar-tailed Godwit22 apr
- 277Egyptian Vulture22 apr
- 276Red-breasted Goose22 apr
- 275Whinchat21 apr
- 274Eurasian Wryneck21 apr
- 273Eurasian Roller21 apr
- 272Gull-billed Tern21 apr
- 271Black Tern21 apr
- 270Collared Pratincole21 apr
- 269Eurasian Hobby21 apr
- 268Eastern Black-eared Wheatear20 apr
- 267Common Cuckoo20 apr
- 266Caspian Tern20 apr
- 265Temminck's Stint19 apr
- 264Little Stint19 apr
- 263Common Greenshank19 apr
- 262Red-Necked Grebe19 apr
- 261Red-rumped Swallow18 apr
- 260Willow Warbler17 apr
- 259Pallid Harrier17 apr
- 258Bean Goose17 apr
- 257Sulphur-bellied Warbler15 apr
- 256Oriental Turtle Dove15 apr
- 255Common Sandpiper15 apr
- 254Long-tailed Duck15 apr
- 253Eurasian Redstart12 apr
- 252Hume's Warbler11 apr
- 251Lesser Whitethroat11 apr
- 250Booted Eagle11 apr
- 249Eurasian Eagle-Owl10 apr
- 248Mongolian Finch9 apr
- 247Blue-capped Redstart8 apr
- 246Red-breasted Flycatcher8 apr
- 245Marsh Sandpiper8 apr
- 244White-tailed Lapwing8 apr
- 243Song Thrush7 apr
- 242Osprey7 apr
- 241Black-tailed Godwit6 apr
- 240White-headed Duck6 apr
- 239Tawny Pipit4 apr
- 238Greater Short-toed Lark4 apr
- 237Macqueen's Bustard3 apr
- 236Great White Pelican3 apr
- 235Semi-collared Flycatcher2 apr
- 234Lesser Kestrel2 apr
- 233Common Tern1 apr
- 232Red-necked Phalarope1 apr
- 231Common Moorhen1 apr
March
61 species- 230Blue Whistling Thrush31 mar
- 229Siberian Stonechat31 mar
- 228Turkestan Shrike31 mar
- 227Grey Wagtail31 mar
- 226Black-headed Wagtail31 mar
- 225Yellow Wagtail31 mar
- 224Black-winged Stilt31 mar
- 223Tree Pipit28 mar
- 222Barn Swallow28 mar
- 221Sandwich Tern28 mar
- 220Pied Avocet28 mar
- 219Northern Wheatear27 mar
- 218Grey Partridge24 mar
- 217Sand Martin23 mar
- 216Plain Mountain Finch22 mar
- 215White-browed Tit-Warbler22 mar
- 214Asian Desert Warbler22 mar
- 213Alpine Swift22 mar
- 212Griffon Vulture22 mar
- 211White-crowned Penduline Tit21 mar
- 210Bluethroat21 mar
- 209Short-toed Snake-Eagle21 mar
- 208Kentish Plover20 mar
- 207Greater Sand Plover20 mar
- 206Northern House Martin19 mar
- 205Black Stork19 mar
- 204Common Swift18 mar
- 203Eurasian Curlew18 mar
- 202Common Redshank18 mar
- 201Garganey18 mar
- 200Lapland Longspur17 mar
- 199Little Ringed Plover17 mar
- 198Snow Bunting16 mar
- 197Meadow Pipit16 mar
- 196Slender-billed Gull16 mar
- 195Hoopoe11 mar
- 194Common Oystercatcher11 mar
- 193Pallas's Sandgrouse10 mar
- 192Greater Scaup10 mar
- 191Dunnock9 mar
- 190Siberian Black-backed Gull9 mar
- 189Rock Bunting8 mar
- 188Pied Wheatear8 mar
- 187Cetti's Warbler8 mar
- 186Isabelline Shrike8 mar
- 185White Wagtail7 mar
- 184Greater Flamingo7 mar
- 183Steppe Grey Shrike6 mar
- 182Desert Finch5 mar
- 181Black-throated Accentor5 mar
- 180Black-Bellied Sandgrouse5 mar
- 179Desert Wheatear4 mar
- 178Finsch's Wheatear4 mar
- 177Citrine Wagtail4 mar
- 176Bimaculated Lark4 mar
- 175Calandra Lark3 mar
- 174Ruff3 mar
- 173Little Bustard3 mar
- 172Northern Lapwing1 mar
- 171Common Crane1 mar
- 170Ferruginous Duck1 mar
February
25 species- 169Red-throated Thrush28 feb
- 168Isabelline Wheatear25 feb
- 167Short-eared Owl25 feb
- 166Common Teal25 feb
- 165Common Shelduck25 feb
- 164Brown Dipper24 feb
- 163Northern Goshawk24 feb
- 162Black Woodpecker23 feb
- 161Himalayan Snowcock23 feb
- 160Red-breasted Rosefinch18 feb
- 159Brandt's Rosefinch18 feb
- 158Eastern Rock Nuthatch18 feb
- 157Yellow-billed Chough18 feb
- 156Black Kite17 feb
- 155Blue Tit16 feb
- 154Western Marsh-Harrier16 feb
- 153Northern Hazelhen15 feb
- 152Meadow Bunting8 feb
- 151Great Bustard6 feb
- 150Northern Hawk Owl4 feb
- 149Long-legged Buzzard4 feb
- 148Upland Buzzard3 feb
- 147Alpine Accentor2 feb
- 146Gadwall2 feb
- 145Black-Necked Grebe2 feb
January
144 species- 144Water Rail28 jan
- 143Cinereous Vulture28 jan
- 142Bewick's Swan28 jan
- 141Greater White-fronted Goose28 jan
- 140Lammergeier26 jan
- 139Godlewski's Bunting22 jan
- 138Green Sandpiper21 jan
- 137Chukar Partridge21 jan
- 136Steppe Eagle21 jan
- 135Northern Pintail21 jan
- 134Grey Heron21 jan
- 133Spanish Sparrow20 jan
- 132Red-breasted Merganser20 jan
- 131Pine Grosbeak18 jan
- 130Guldenstadt's Redstart18 jan
- 129Common Chiffchaff18 jan
- 128Spotted Nutcracker18 jan
- 127Sky Lark18 jan
- 126Common Kingfisher18 jan
- 125Common Snipe18 jan
- 124Dunlin18 jan
- 123Greater Ringed Plover18 jan
- 122Common Coot18 jan
- 121Eastern Imperial Eagle18 jan
- 120Tufted Duck18 jan
- 119Northern Shoveler18 jan
- 118Little Grebe18 jan
- 117Demoiselle Crane17 jan
- 116Great Grey Shrike16 jan
- 115Red-crested Pochard16 jan
- 114White-winged Lark15 jan
- 113Lesser Short-toed Lark15 jan
- 112Peregrine Falcon15 jan
- 111Saker Falcon15 jan
- 110Rock Sparrow14 jan
- 109Ring-billed Gull14 jan
- 108Caspian Gull14 jan
- 107Pallas's Gull14 jan
- 106Mute Swan14 jan
- 105Pygmy Cormorant14 jan
- 104Great Cormorant14 jan
- 103Dalmatian Pelican14 jan
- 102White-winged Grosbeak13 jan
- 101Redwing13 jan
- 100Baraba Steppe Gull13 jan
- 99Northern Black Grouse13 jan
- 98Merlin13 jan
- 97Common Pochard13 jan
- 96Ruddy Shelduck13 jan
- 95Greylag Goose13 jan
- 94Great White Egret13 jan
- 93Great Crested Grebe13 jan
- 92Corn Bunting12 jan
- 91Eurasian Linnet12 jan
- 90Common Starling12 jan
- 89Little Owl12 jan
- 88Hen Harrier12 jan
- 87Pallas's Rosefinch11 jan
- 86Twite10 jan
- 85Asian Rosy-Finch8 jan
- 84Long-tailed Tit8 jan
- 83Eastern Buzzard8 jan
- 82Northern Reed Bunting7 jan
- 81Red-mantled Rosefinch7 jan
- 80Northern Wren7 jan
- 79Water Pipit7 jan
- 78White-Winged Woodpecker7 jan
- 77Mew Gull7 jan
- 76Black-headed Gull7 jan
- 75Ibisbill7 jan
- 74Whooper Swan7 jan
- 73European Greenfinch6 jan
- 72Azure Tit6 jan
- 71Eversmann's Redstart6 jan
- 70Common Mynah6 jan
- 69Crested Lark6 jan
- 68Long-eared Owl6 jan
- 67Stock Pigeon6 jan
- 66Wood Pigeon6 jan
- 65Common Pheasant6 jan
- 64Common Buzzard6 jan
- 63Rough-legged Buzzard6 jan
- 62Common Sparrowhawk6 jan
- 61Turkestan Tit5 jan
- 60Masked Wagtail5 jan
- 59Horned Lark5 jan
- 58Solitary Snipe5 jan
- 57Golden Eagle5 jan
- 56Common Treecreeper4 jan
- 55Eurasian Nuthatch4 jan
- 54Grey-Headed Woodpecker4 jan
- 53Red Crossbill3 jan
- 52Willow Tit3 jan
- 51Brown Accentor3 jan
- 50Common Raven3 jan
- 49Eurasian Jackdaw3 jan
- 48Red-billed Chough3 jan
- 47Lesser Spotted Woodpecker3 jan
- 46Himalayan Vulture3 jan
- 45Pine Bunting2 jan
- 44Yellowhammer2 jan
- 43Grey-headed Goldfinch2 jan
- 42House Sparrow2 jan
- 41Wallcreeper2 jan
- 40Yellow-breasted Tit2 jan
- 39Coal Tit2 jan
- 38Mistle Thrush2 jan
- 37Black-throated Thrush2 jan
- 36Goldcrest2 jan
- 35Rook2 jan
- 34Eurasian Collared Dove2 jan
- 33Goosander2 jan
- 32Smew2 jan
- 31Common Goldeneye2 jan
- 30Eurasian Wigeon2 jan
- 29Hawfinch1 jan
- 28Baikal Bullfinch1 jan
- 27Northern Bullfinch1 jan
- 26Long-tailed Rosefinch1 jan
- 25Common Redpoll1 jan
- 24Eurasian Goldfinch1 jan
- 23Eurasian Siskin1 jan
- 22Red-fronted Serin1 jan
- 21Brambling1 jan
- 20Common Chaffinch1 jan
- 19Tree Sparrow1 jan
- 18Great Tit1 jan
- 17Eurasian Blackbird1 jan
- 16Fieldfare1 jan
- 15European Robin1 jan
- 14Black Redstart1 jan
- 13Eurasian Dipper1 jan
- 12Bohemian Waxwing1 jan
- 11Hooded Crow1 jan
- 10Carrion Crow1 jan
- 9Eurasian Magpie1 jan
- 8Eurasian Jay1 jan
- 7White-Backed Woodpecker1 jan
- 6Great Spotted Woodpecker1 jan
- 5Laughing Dove1 jan
- 4Rock Pigeon1 jan
- 3Common Kestrel1 jan
- 2White-tailed Sea-Eagle1 jan
- 1Mallard1 jan