Big Year in Kyrgyzstan. Birds of Kyrgyzstan.

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Big Year 2019

The winner will submit the pictures of the largest number of bird species taken on the territory of Kyrgyzstan during this year.

You can see previous years competitions results here: 2017 2018

participants

* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2019

1. Romanovskaia Irina (198)

2. Menshikova Tatiana (169)

3. Alymkanova Nurzhan (163)

4. Campeau Philippe (163)

5. Gazieva Elvira (110)

6. Kalchinov Nurlan (60)

7. Ozubekov Myrzabek (11)

8. Beishekeev Akylbek (7)

9. Isayenko Pavel (6)

10. Turkovskiy Ivan (6)

11. Dyakin Gennadiy (5)

all species photographed in 2019

* in order of appearance (number inside brackets means the date of first record "month-day" )

1. Short-eared Owl (2019-01-01)

2. Crested Lark (2019-01-01)

3. Coal Tit (2019-01-02)

4. Great Tit (2019-01-02)

5. Brown Accentor (2019-01-02)

6. Black-breasted Tit (2019-01-02)

7. House Sparrow (2019-01-03)

8. Eurasian Siskin (2019-01-03)

9. Mistle Thrush (2019-01-03)

10. Eurasian Magpie (2019-01-03)

11. Brambling (2019-01-03)

12. Meadow Bunting (2019-01-03)

13. White-browed Tit-Warbler (2019-01-03)

14. Common Chaffinch (2019-01-03)

15. Common Treecreeper (2019-01-03)

16. Yellowhammer (2019-01-03)

17. Great White Egret (2019-01-03)

18. Grey Heron (2019-01-03)

19. Pygmy Cormorant (2019-01-03)

20. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2019-01-03)

21. Caspian Gull (2019-01-03)

22. Western Marsh-Harrier (2019-01-03)

23. Mew Gull (2019-01-03)

24. Black-Necked Grebe (2019-01-04)

25. Great Cormorant (2019-01-04)

26. Little Grebe (2019-01-04)

27. Common Pochard (2019-01-04)

28. Common Coot (2019-01-04)

29. Goldcrest (2019-01-04)

30. Red Crossbill (2019-01-04)

31. Eurasian Dipper (2019-01-04)

32. Rook (2019-01-04)

33. Black-throated Accentor (2019-01-04)

34. Turkestan Tit (2019-01-04)

35. Eurasian Blackbird (2019-01-05)

36. Tree Sparrow (2019-01-05)

37. Tufted Duck (2019-01-05)

38. Red-crested Pochard (2019-01-05)

39. Black-headed Gull (2019-01-05)

40. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2019-01-05)

41. Azure Tit (2019-01-05)

42. Common Redshank (2019-01-06)

43. Common Goldeneye (2019-01-06)

44. Whooper Swan (2019-01-06)

45. Mute Swan (2019-01-06)

46. Horned Lark (2019-01-06)

47. Common Teal (2019-01-06)

48. Mallard (2019-01-06)

49. Hooded Crow (2019-01-06)

50. Bewick's Swan (2019-01-06)

51. Eastern Buzzard (2019-01-07)

52. Common Kestrel (2019-01-07)

53. Black Kite (2019-01-07)

54. Merlin (2019-01-07)

55. Carrion Crow (2019-01-10)

56. Great Grey Shrike (2019-01-10)

57. Great Crested Grebe (2019-01-12)

58. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2019-01-14)

59. Common Shelduck (2019-01-15)

60. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2019-01-15)

61. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2019-01-15)

62. Lammergeier (2019-01-17)

63. Red-fronted Serin (2019-01-17)

64. Upland Buzzard (2019-01-17)

65. Long-eared Owl (2019-01-19)

66. Eversmann's Redstart (2019-01-19)

67. Green Sandpiper (2019-01-21)

68. White-Winged Woodpecker (2019-01-24)

69. Common Mynah (2019-01-24)

70. Common Sparrowhawk (2019-01-24)

71. Corn Bunting (2019-01-24)

72. Common Buzzard (2019-01-24)

73. Spotted Nutcracker (2019-01-26)

74. Eurasian Collared Dove (2019-01-26)

75. Rough-legged Buzzard (2019-01-27)

76. Long-legged Buzzard (2019-01-27)

77. European Robin (2019-01-27)

78. Ruddy Shelduck (2019-01-27)

79. Chukar Partridge (2019-01-27)

80. Eurasian Wigeon (2019-01-28)

81. Hen Harrier (2019-01-28)

82. Eurasian Jackdaw (2019-02-04)

83. Common Pheasant (2019-02-04)

84. Northern Wren (2019-02-04)

85. Rock Pigeon (2019-02-08)

86. Golden Eagle (2019-02-10)

87. Northern Shoveler (2019-02-11)

88. Greater Flamingo (2019-02-11)

89. Goosander (2019-02-12)

90. Slavonian Grebe (2019-02-12)

91. Northern Lapwing (2019-02-12)

92. Laughing Dove (2019-02-21)

93. Northern Reed Bunting (2019-02-24)

94. Smew (2019-02-24)

95. Gadwall (2019-02-25)

96. Northern Pintail (2019-02-25)

97. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2019-02-25)

98. Pallas's Gull (2019-02-26)

99. Water Pipit (2019-02-26)

100. Eastern Orphean Warbler (2019-03-01)

101. Wallcreeper (2019-03-02)

102. European Greenfinch (2019-03-02)

103. White Wagtail (2019-03-03)

104. Yellow-breasted Tit (2019-03-08)

105. Common Starling (2019-03-11)

106. Masked Wagtail (2019-03-11)

107. Pine Bunting (2019-03-11)

108. Slender-billed Gull (2019-03-11)

109. Common Kingfisher (2019-03-12)

110. Common Moorhen (2019-03-12)

111. Rock Bunting (2019-03-12)

112. Calandra Lark (2019-03-13)

113. Hoopoe (2019-03-14)

114. Peregrine Falcon (2019-03-17)

115. Citrine Wagtail (2019-03-18)

116. Common Chiffchaff (2019-03-18)

117. Garganey (2019-03-18)

118. Isabelline Shrike (2019-03-19)

119. Alpine Swift (2019-03-20)

120. Black-throated Thrush (2019-03-21)

121. Turkestan Shrike (2019-03-27)

122. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2019-03-30)

123. Isabelline Wheatear (2019-03-31)

124. Pied Wheatear (2019-03-31)

125. Himalayan Vulture (2019-04-04)

126. Bluethroat (2019-04-08)

127. Common Stonechat (2019-04-08)

128. Pied Avocet (2019-04-08)

129. Black-winged Stilt (2019-04-08)

130. Osprey (2019-04-13)

131. White-crowned Penduline Tit (2019-04-13)

132. Common Sandpiper (2019-04-13)

133. Tree Pipit (2019-04-13)

134. Black-crowned Night Heron (2019-04-14)

135. Ferruginous Duck (2019-04-14)

136. Little Ringed Plover (2019-04-15)

137. Common Tern (2019-04-20)

138. Barn Swallow (2019-04-23)

139. Spotted Redshank (2019-04-27)

140. Black-tailed Godwit (2019-04-27)

141. Black Tern (2019-04-27)

142. Marsh Sandpiper (2019-04-27)

143. Temminck's Stint (2019-05-02)

144. Common Greenshank (2019-05-02)

145. Little Tern (2019-05-02)

146. Shikra (2019-05-05)

147. Common Cuckoo (2019-05-09)

148. European Bee-eater (2019-05-09)

149. Rock Sparrow (2019-05-09)

150. Hume's Warbler (2019-05-10)

151. Indian Sparrow (2019-05-10)

152. Eurasian Linnet (2019-05-10)

153. Northern Wheatear (2019-05-10)

154. Eurasian Roller (2019-05-11)

155. Spanish Sparrow (2019-05-11)

156. Black-headed Wagtail (2019-05-11)

157. Collared Pratincole (2019-05-13)

158. Glossy Ibis (2019-05-17)

159. Indian Golden Oriole (2019-05-17)

160. Spotted Flycatcher (2019-05-17)

161. White-winged Tern (2019-05-18)

162. Terek Sandpiper (2019-05-19)

163. Lesser Grey Shrike (2019-05-20)

164. Lesser Sand Plover (2019-05-21)

165. White-winged Snowfinch (2019-05-21)

166. Common Oystercatcher (2019-05-21)

167. Clamorous Reed Warbler (2019-05-23)

168. Grey-necked Bunting (2019-05-23)

169. Black Redstart (2019-05-24)

170. Barred Warbler (2019-05-25)

171. Sand Martin (2019-05-25)

172. Hume's Whitethroat (2019-05-25)

173. Grey Wagtail (2019-05-25)

174. Brown Dipper (2019-05-25)

175. Oriental Turtle Dove (2019-05-26)

176. Wood Pigeon (2019-05-26)

177. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2019-05-27)

178. Common Whitethroat (2019-05-27)

179. Common Rosefinch (2019-05-27)

180. Yellow-billed Chough (2019-05-30)

181. Tawny Pipit (2019-05-30)

182. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2019-05-30)

183. Cinereous Vulture (2019-05-31)

184. Sky Lark (2019-05-31)

185. Greenish Warbler (2019-05-31)

186. Rosy Starling (2019-06-01)

187. Red-headed Bunting (2019-06-01)

188. Little Bustard (2019-06-01)

189. Blue-capped Redstart (2019-06-02)

190. Blue Whistling Thrush (2019-06-02)

191. Eurasian Hobby (2019-06-02)

192. Eurasian Crag Martin (2019-06-02)

193. Northern House Martin (2019-06-02)

194. Egyptian Vulture (2019-06-02)

195. Montagu's Harrier (2019-06-02)

196. Hill Pigeon (2019-06-06)

197. Long-tailed Shrike (2019-06-10)

198. Syke's Warbler (2019-06-15)

199. Mongolian Finch (2019-06-15)

200. Black Stork (2019-06-16)

201. Little Bittern (2019-06-22)

202. Eurasian Reed Warbler (2019-06-22)

203. Wood Sandpiper (2019-06-27)

204. Ibisbill (2019-06-30)

205. Common Raven (2019-07-01)

206. Himalayan Rubythroat (2019-07-01)

207. Hodgson's Rosefinch (2019-07-12)

208. White Stork (2019-07-14)

209. Pale Sand Martin (2019-07-14)

210. Ruff (2019-07-14)

211. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2019-07-18)

212. White-winged Grosbeak (2019-07-20)

213. Himalayan Snowcock (2019-07-28)

214. Himalayan Accentor (2019-07-28)

215. Booted Eagle (2019-07-28)

216. Asian Short-toed Lark (2019-08-01)

217. Little Stint (2019-08-04)

218. Asian Paradise Flycatcher (2019-08-04)

219. Hawfinch (2019-08-04)

220. Red-billed Chough (2019-08-07)

221. Alpine Accentor (2019-08-08)

222. Lesser Whitethroat (2019-08-14)

223. Blue Rock Thrush (2019-08-23)

224. Tawny Owl (2019-08-24)

225. Eurasian Wryneck (2019-08-25)

226. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2019-08-27)

227. Demoiselle Crane (2019-08-30)

228. Kentish Plover (2019-08-30)

229. Red-backed Shrike (2019-08-31)

230. Eurasian Curlew (2019-09-02)

231. Red-necked Phalarope (2019-09-02)

232. Common Snipe (2019-09-04)

233. Cetti's Warbler (2019-09-05)

234. Saker Falcon (2019-09-05)

235. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2019-09-07)

236. Little Owl (2019-09-07)

237. Lesser Kestrel (2019-09-08)

238. Yellow Wagtail (2019-09-08)

239. Red-Necked Grebe (2019-09-11)

240. Common Crane (2019-09-14)

241. Common Quail (2019-09-15)

242. Dunlin (2019-09-23)

243. Curlew Sandpiper (2019-09-23)

244. Broad-billed Sandpiper (2019-09-23)

245. Greater Ringed Plover (2019-09-23)

246. Pied Bushchat (2019-09-26)

247. European Nightjar (2019-10-01)

248. Steppe Eagle (2019-10-12)

249. Common Nightingale (2019-10-13)

250. Baillon's Crake (2019-10-15)

251. Pallas's Warbler (2019-10-19)

252. Eurasian Woodcock (2019-10-19)

253. Northern Goshawk (2019-10-19)

254. Greater Scaup (2019-10-27)

255. Water Rail (2019-10-30)

256. Little Crake (2019-10-30)

257. Bearded Tit (2019-11-03)

258. White-headed Duck (2019-11-29)

259. Eurasian Goldfinch (2019-12-07)

260. Greylag Goose (2019-12-13)

261. Long-tailed Duck (2019-12-14)

262. Bean Goose (2019-12-15)

Big Year 2024

1. Irina Romanovskaia (117)
2. Jérémie Berlioux (55)
3. Gennadiy Dyakin (15)
4. Viktoriya Zvyaginceva (14)
5. Elvira Gazieva (11)
6. Adinai Akhmatova (5)
7. Iuliia Liakh (2)
8. Nurzhan Alymkanova (2)
9. Anatoliy Taran (1)
10. Elmira Mustafa (1)

more...

rare birds records

Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla)

The first confirmed record of the Taiga Flycatcher in Kyrgyzstan.

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

First record in Kyrgyzstan.

White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)

Very likely to be the first encounter in Kyrgyzstan, with vagrants recorded in neighbouring Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

The first confirmed record in the Kyrgyz Republic

more rarities...

recent video

2023-07-15. Indian Golden Oriole (Gennadii Zakirov), Eurasian Magpie (Gennadii Zakirov).

2021-10-26. Little Owl (Katherine Hall).

2021-03-15. Common Buzzard (Viacheslav Prudskikh).

2021-03-13. Grey-headed Goldfinch (Viacheslav Prudskikh).

2018-04-11. Grey-headed Goldfinch (Ivan Turkovskiy).

2017-11-16. Black-breasted Tit (Ivan Turkovskiy).

2017-09-05. Little Owl (Ivan Turkovskiy), Common Kingfisher (Ivan Turkovskiy).

2017-09-03. Ibisbill (Ivan Turkovskiy).

unidentified birds

2024-11-18

Игорь Фефелов: Большого крохаля. Здесь чешуйчатого и нет, да и "чешуи" у нее нет.

2024-11-01

Андрей Коваленко: Скорее луговой...

2024-01-09

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2024-01-09

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2023-04-17

Анна Ясько: На 2 и 3 фото, действительно, завирушку больше напоминает по контрастности головы и спины.

more unidentified birds...