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2021 Big Year 2021

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most often in Zhetysu Region
PENTAX K-3 + SIGMA 150-500
on the site since 29 October 2014

9 131observations 411species 80%of the Birds.kz list 13 of 20regions 1 281comments 14diary entries

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11-thplace of 93

211 species in 2026

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Big Year 2021
1-th place · 269 species

where they watch birds

13 of 20 regions of Kazakhstan

Zhetysu Region5 702 Almaty Region1 504 East Kazakhstan Region616 Mangystau Region301 Turkistan Region255 Zhambyl Region237 Abai Region182 Almaty177 Akmola Region63 Atyrau Region49

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Ulytau Region29 Shymkent9 Karaganda Region7

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new species in 2026

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Icterine Warbler15 Aug
Marsh Tit11 Aug

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Most in 2018: 1 030 observations

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BIRD SPECIES

all species Common Chiffchaff 121 Blyth's Reed Warbler 112 Turkestan Shrike 108 Steppe Eagle 89 Water Pipit 87 Northern Reed Bunting 85 Ibisbill 85 Common Sparrowhawk 83 Hume's Warbler 77 Paddyfield Warbler 77 Greenish Warbler 72 Lesser Whitethroat 71 Pied Wheatear 70 Black-throated Thrush 69 Long-legged Buzzard 68 Bluethroat 65 White Wagtail 62 Siberian Stonechat 62 Tree Pipit 61 Long-tailed Tit 61 Tawny Pipit 61 Great Reed Warbler 60 Caspian Gull 60 Bearded Tit 59 Yellow Wagtail 59 Common Whitethroat 58 Red-backed Shrike 57 Spotted Flycatcher 57 Citrine Wagtail 57 Common Rosefinch 56 Common Snipe 55 Chukar Partridge 55 Black Redstart 55 Masked Wagtail 55 Isabelline Shrike 54 Sykes's Warbler 53 Common Kestrel 52 Eversmann's Redstart 52 Northern Wren 51 Eurasian Hobby 51 Little Ringed Plover 50 Sky Lark 50 White-tailed Sea-Eagle 50 Pine Bunting 50 Eastern Buzzard 50 Great Cormorant 50 Eastern Rock Nuthatch 50 Common Oystercatcher 50 Common Pheasant 49 Western Marsh-Harrier 49 Northern Lapwing 49 Rock Bunting 48 Ruddy Shelduck 47 Black-headed Gull 47 Black-Necked Grebe 46 Common Buzzard 46 Cetti's Warbler 45 Ortolan Bunting 45 Great Crested Grebe 45 Great Grey Shrike 45 Yellowhammer 45 Little Grebe 45 Long-tailed Rosefinch 45 Common Tern 44 Mallard 43 Red-crested Pochard 43 White-crowned Penduline Tit 43 Black Kite 42 Hen Harrier 42 Common Starling 42 Ferruginous Duck 42 Common Chaffinch 41 Common Nightingale 41 Booted Eagle 41 European Bee-eater 40 Common Redshank 40 Northern Wheatear 40 Booted Warbler 40 Grey Wagtail 40 European Robin 40 Oriental Turtle Dove 39 Barn Swallow 39 Lesser Kestrel 39 Black-winged Stilt 39 Garganey 39 Common Teal 38 Red-headed Bunting 38 Wood Pigeon 38 Grey-headed Goldfinch 38 White-Winged Woodpecker 37 Green Sandpiper 37 Water Rail 37 Common Sandpiper 36 Eurasian Linnet 36 Eastern Imperial Eagle 36 Isabelline Wheatear 35 Eurasian Blackbird 35 Black-throated Accentor 35 Little Stint 35 Black-headed Wagtail 35 Demoiselle Crane 35 Common Cuckoo 35 Azure Tit 34 Great White Egret 34 Golden Eagle 34 Common Kingfisher 33 Great Tit 33 Red-mantled Rosefinch 33 Pygmy Cormorant 33 Mistle Thrush 33 Eurasian Siskin 33 Gadwall 33 Hoopoe 32 Northern Pintail 32 Turkestan Tit 32 Upland Buzzard 32 Desert Wheatear 31 Dalmatian Pelican 31 Calandra Lark 31 Meadow Bunting 31 Temminck's Stint 31 Grey Heron 31 Mute Swan 31 Hawfinch 30 Greater Short-toed Lark 30 Rosy Starling 30 Common Coot 29 Grey-necked Bunting 29 Goosander 28 Eurasian Redstart 28 Eurasian Goldfinch 28 Meadow Pipit 28 Crested Honey-Buzzard 28 European Greenfinch 28 Steppe Grey Shrike 28 Black Stork 28 Eurasian Roller 27 Rough-legged Buzzard 27 Eurasian Wigeon 27 Eurasian Collared Dove 27 Common Moorhen 27 Wood Sandpiper 27 Brambling 27 Savi's Warbler 26 Short-toed Snake-Eagle 26 Common Goldeneye 26 Horned Lark 26 Bohemian Waxwing 26 Black-tailed Godwit 25 Lesser Short-toed Lark 25 Barred Warbler 25 Indian Sparrow 25 Little Owl 24 Tufted Duck 24 Cinereous Vulture 24 Ruff 24 Common Pochard 24 Whooper Swan 24 Corn Bunting 24 Goldcrest 24 Kentish Plover 24 Red-necked Phalarope 24 Northern Shoveler 24 Shikra 24 Pied Avocet 24 Crested Lark 24 Lesser Grey Shrike 23 Fieldfare 23 Black-crowned Night Heron 23 Common Greenshank 22 Tree Sparrow 22 Pallas's Gull 21 Black-Bellied Sandgrouse 21 Common Swift 21 Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush 21 Asian Desert Warbler 21 Solitary Snipe 20 Pale Sand Martin 20 Little Bittern 20 Carrion Crow 20 Eurasian Curlew 19 Common Mynah 19 Northern Goshawk 19 Mongolian Finch 19 Desert Finch 19 Saxaul Sparrow 19 Red-fronted Serin 18 Sand Martin 18 Common Shelduck 18 White-winged Tern 18 White-winged Grosbeak 17 Baikal Bullfinch 17 Rock Sparrow 17 European Nightjar 17 Coal Tit 17 Smew 17 Little Bustard 17 Western Grasshopper Warbler 17 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 16 Great White Pelican 16 Pallid Harrier 16 Montagu's Harrier 16 Common Crane 16 Rufous Bush Robin 16 White-headed Duck 16 Red-rumped Swallow 16 Great Spotted Woodpecker 15 European Golden Oriole 15 Grey Partridge 15 Dunlin 15 Himalayan Vulture 14 Northern House Martin 14 Spotted Redshank 14 Laughing Dove 14 Northern Bullfinch 14 Eurasian Jackdaw 14 Pallas's Sandgrouse 14 Black Tern 14 House Sparrow 14 Hooded Crow 13 Eurasian Magpie 13 Eurasian Dipper 13 Willow Tit 13 Eurasian Wryneck 13 Baraba Steppe Gull 13 Common Treecreeper 13 Marsh Sandpiper 12 Black Lark 12 Red-billed Chough 12 Sulphur-bellied Warbler 12 Collared Pratincole 12 Rock Pigeon 12 Long-eared Owl 12 Guldenstadt's Redstart 12 Little Tern 12 Greater Flamingo 11 Spotted Nutcracker 11 Rustic Bunting 11 Greater Sand Plover 11 Gull-billed Tern 11 Twite 11 Merlin 11 Caspian Tern 11 Eurasian Penduline Tit 11 Greylag Goose 11 Eurasian Reed Warbler 11 Curlew Sandpiper 11 Northern Black Grouse 10 Richard's Pipit 10 Egyptian Vulture 10 Slavonian Grebe 10 Bean Goose 10 Brown Accentor 10 Saker Falcon 10 Common Raven 10 Eurasian Eagle-Owl 10 Spanish Sparrow 9 Yellow-billed Chough 9 Lammergeier 9 Wallcreeper 9 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler 9 Slender-billed Gull 9 Finsch's Wheatear 9 Plain Mountain Finch 9 Willow Warbler 9 Terek Sandpiper 9 Barbary Falcon 9 Moustached Warbler 9 Buff-bellied Pipit 9 Bimaculated Lark 9 Clamorous Reed Warbler 9 Eurasian Nuthatch 9 Blue-capped Redstart 8 Rook 8 Osprey 8 Black-winged Pratincole 8 Eurasian Whimbrel 8 Song Thrush 8 Eurasian Scops-Owl 8 Redwing 8 Eastern Orphean Warbler 8 Ruddy Turnstone 7 Mew Gull 7 Glossy Ibis 7 Purple Heron 7 Sanderling 7 White-capped Bunting 7 Indian Pond Heron 7 Grey Plover 7 Yellow-eyed Pigeon 7 Short-eared Owl 7 Baillon's Crake 6 Pacific Golden Plover 6 Upcher's Warbler 6 Taiga Flycatcher 6 Blue Rock Thrush 6 Blue Whistling Thrush 6 Stock Pigeon 6 Hume's Whitethroat 6 Red-breasted Flycatcher 6 Red Crossbill 6 Greater White-fronted Goose 6 Dusky Warbler 6 Pied Bushchat 5 Brown-necked Raven 5 White-browed Tit-Warbler 5 Bar-tailed Godwit 5 Long-tailed Shrike 5 Eurasian Honey-Buzzard 5 Peregrine Falcon 5 Pallas's Reed Bunting 5 Great Bustard 5 Red-throated Pipit 5 Greater Spotted Eagle 5 Greater Ringed Plover 5 Red-flanked Bluetail 5 Brown Dipper 5 White-winged Lark 5 Siberian Rubythroat 5 Pander's Ground-Jay 5 Alpine Swift 4 Little Egret 4 Siberian Flycatcher 4 Himalayan Snowcock 4 Himalayan Rubythroat 4 Olive-backed Pipit 4 Red-throated Thrush 4 Eurasian Stone Curlew 4 Indian Golden Oriole 4 Greater Scaup 4 Eurasian Crag Martin 4 Common Redpoll 4 Bewick's Swan 4 Pacific Swift 4 Oriental Lark 4 Crimson-winged Finch 4 Siberian Black-backed Gull 3 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 3 Eurasian Jay 3 Menetries Warbler 3 White-Backed Woodpecker 3 Broad-billed Sandpiper 3 Hill Pigeon 3 Griffon Vulture 3 White Stork 3 Variable Wheatear 3 Brandt's Rosefinch 3 White-tailed Lapwing 3 Lapland Longspur 3 White-winged Scoter 3 Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker 3 Lesser Sand Plover 3 Streaked Scrub Warbler 3 Grey-Headed Woodpecker 3 Common Quail 3 Macqueen's Bustard 3 Songar Tit 3 Arctic Loon 3 Red-breasted Rosefinch 2 Red-Necked Grebe 2 Great Rosefinch 2 Oriental Cuckoo 2 Black-headed Penduline Tit 2 Little Bunting 2 Eurasian Spoonbill 2 Whiskered Tern 2 Thrush Nightingale 2 Yellow-browed Warbler 2 Alpine Accentor 2 Yellow-backed Wagtail 2 Himalayan Accentor 2 Jack Snipe 2 Eurasian Woodcock 1 Yellow-breasted Tit 1 Pallas's Rosefinch 1 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear 1 Willow Ptarmigan 1 White-winged Snowfinch 1 Pallas's Sea-Eagle 1 Sandwich Tern 1 Pallid Scops Owl 1 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Snowy Owl 1 Pale Rock-Finch 1 Swinhoe's Snipe 1 Blackcap 1 Dunnock 1 Wood Warbler 1 Pin-tailed Snipe 1 Black-legged Kittiwake 1 Sedge Warbler 1 Western Capercaillie 1 Cattle Egret 1 Trumpeter Finch 1 Eurasian Golden Plover 1 Black-headed Bunting 1 Asian Rosy-Finch 1 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 1 European Turtle Dove 1 Icterine Warbler 1

REGION

all Zhetysu Region 5702Almaty Region 1504East Kazakhstan Region 616Mangystau Region 301Turkistan Region 255 Zhambyl Region 237Abai Region 182Almaty 177Akmola Region 63Atyrau Region 49Ulytau Region 29Shymkent 9Karaganda Region 7

Only “needs identification” 18

Yellow Wagtail 8 Sep 2024 · Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 2

Wood Sandpiper 8 Sep 2024 · Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 5

Black-crowned Night Heron 8 Sep 2024 · Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 2

Black-headed Gull 8 Sep 2024 · Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 1

Black Stork 8 Sep 2024 · Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 1

Short-toed Snake-Eagle 8 Sep 2024 · Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 3

2 Common Snipe 8 Sep 2024 · Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 7✍️ 1🐤 1

Oriental Turtle Dove 8 Sep 2024 · Maly Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 2

Masked Wagtail 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 4

2 Yellow Wagtail 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 3

Sanderling 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 1

Wood Sandpiper 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak, Almaty Region

Black-winged Stilt 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak, Almaty Region

Yellow Wagtail 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 1

Black-Necked Grebe 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak, Almaty Region

White Wagtail 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak, Almaty Region 😍 1

Great Cormorant 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak lake system, Almaty Region 😍 2

Kentish Plover 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak lake system, Almaty Region 😍 1

Ruddy Shelduck 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak lake system, Almaty Region

2 Eurasian Curlew 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak lake system, Almaty Region 😍 2

Temminck's Stint 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak lake system, Almaty Region 😍 1

Little Stint 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak lake system, Almaty Region 😍 1

3 Grey Plover 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak lake system, Almaty Region 😍 4

Black-headed Gull 8 Sep 2024 · Sorbulak lake system, Almaty Region 😍 4

Awards of Александр

15 awards · several levels in each

awardgroup.species

10 10 species

25 25 species

50 50 species

100 100 species

150 150 species

200 200 species

250 250 species

300 300 species

350 350 species

400 400 species

awardgroup.observations

1 1 observation

10 10 observations

50 50 observations

100 100 observations

250 250 observations

500 500 observations

1K 1 000 observations

2.5K 2 500 observations

5K 5 000 observations

awardgroup.regions

3/20 3 regions

5/20 5 regions

10/20 10 regions

awardgroup.years

1 1 year on the site

3 3 years on the site

5 5 years on the site

10 10 years on the site

awardgroup.pioneer

1 New species for the site

awardgroup.diary

1 1 diary entry

10 10 diary entries

awardgroup.bigyear

2024 Big Year 2024

2023 Big Year 2023

2022 Big Year 2022

2021 Big Year 2021

2020 Big Year 2020

2018 Big Year 2018

2017 Big Year 2017

2016 Big Year 2016

2015 Big Year 2015

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