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Big Year 2017

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

participants


* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2017
10. Simon Andrew (5)

all species photographed in 2017


* in order of appearance (number inside brackets means the date of first record "month-day" )
1. Great Tit (2017-01-04)
2. Common Sparrowhawk (2017-01-04)
3. Black-throated Thrush (2017-01-04)
4. Whooper Swan (2017-01-05)
5. Bean Goose (2017-01-07)
6. Mute Swan (2017-01-08)
7. Common Shelduck (2017-01-08)
8. Red-crested Pochard (2017-01-08)
9. Bewick's Swan (2017-01-08)
10. Yellow-breasted Tit (2017-01-10)
11. Goldcrest (2017-01-10)
12. Eurasian Siskin (2017-01-10)
13. Pygmy Cormorant (2017-01-14)
14. Western Marsh-Harrier (2017-01-14)
15. Fieldfare (2017-01-15)
16. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2017-01-15)
17. Bohemian Waxwing (2017-01-15)
18. Short-eared Owl (2017-01-17)
19. Water Rail (2017-01-17)
20. Mistle Thrush (2017-01-18)
21. Azure Tit (2017-01-18)
22. Brambling (2017-01-26)
23. Common Cuckoo (2017-01-26)
24. Rook (2017-01-28)
25. Common Chaffinch (2017-02-04)
26. European Greenfinch (2017-02-04)
27. Long-eared Owl (2017-02-05)
28. Eastern Buzzard (2017-02-09)
29. Upland Buzzard (2017-02-09)
30. Merlin (2017-02-09)
31. White-winged Grosbeak (2017-02-13)
32. Rock Pigeon (2017-02-13)
33. Eversmann's Redstart (2017-02-17)
34. Eurasian Wigeon (2017-02-18)
35. Lammergeier (2017-02-23)
36. Isabelline Shrike (2017-02-25)
37. Lesser Grey Shrike (2017-02-25)
38. Eurasian Blackbird (2017-02-26)
39. Common Kestrel (2017-02-28)
40. Pine Bunting (2017-02-28)
41. Northern Pintail (2017-03-04)
42. Tufted Duck (2017-03-04)
43. Common Redshank (2017-03-05)
44. Northern Reed Bunting (2017-03-05)
45. Bearded Tit (2017-03-07)
46. Horned Lark (2017-03-07)
47. Hen Harrier (2017-03-07)
48. Mew Gull (2017-03-07)
49. Eurasian Dipper (2017-03-08)
50. Rock Bunting (2017-03-08)
51. Common Coot (2017-03-11)
52. Pallas's Gull (2017-03-12)
53. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2017-03-12)
54. Ferruginous Duck (2017-03-12)
55. Grey Heron (2017-03-14)
56. Great Cormorant (2017-03-14)
57. Steppe Eagle (2017-03-14)
58. Mallard (2017-03-16)
59. Gadwall (2017-03-18)
60. Pied Wheatear (2017-03-18)
61. Common Oystercatcher (2017-03-18)
62. Caspian Gull (2017-03-21)
63. Common Teal (2017-03-21)
64. House Sparrow (2017-03-24)
65. Turkestan Shrike (2017-03-24)
66. Little Ringed Plover (2017-03-25)
67. Common Goldeneye (2017-03-25)
68. Dunlin (2017-03-25)
69. Water Pipit (2017-03-29)
70. Common Raven (2017-03-31)
71. Ruff (2017-04-02)
72. Laughing Dove (2017-04-06)
73. Eurasian Collared Dove (2017-04-07)
74. Tree Sparrow (2017-04-07)
75. Golden Eagle (2017-04-07)
76. Wallcreeper (2017-04-07)
77. Grey Wagtail (2017-04-07)
78. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2017-04-07)
79. Cinereous Vulture (2017-04-07)
80. Masked Wagtail (2017-04-07)
81. Black Stork (2017-04-08)
82. Hoopoe (2017-04-08)
83. Crested Lark (2017-04-08)
84. Clamorous Reed Warbler (2017-04-09)
85. Common Stonechat (2017-04-10)
86. Griffon Vulture (2017-04-10)
87. Common Mynah (2017-04-11)
88. Great Crested Grebe (2017-04-15)
89. Black Kite (2017-04-15)
90. Eurasian Jackdaw (2017-04-19)
91. Common Starling (2017-04-19)
92. Isabelline Wheatear (2017-04-19)
93. Black-breasted Tit (2017-04-20)
94. Coal Tit (2017-04-21)
95. Black-crowned Night Heron (2017-04-23)
96. Common Moorhen (2017-04-23)
97. Common Chiffchaff (2017-04-23)
98. Green Sandpiper (2017-04-23)
99. Garganey (2017-04-25)
100. Barn Swallow (2017-04-30)
101. Finsch's Wheatear (2017-04-30)
102. Yellow-billed Chough (2017-05-01)
103. Little Stint (2017-05-02)
104. Common Nightingale (2017-05-02)
105. Red-rumped Swallow (2017-05-02)
106. Little Owl (2017-05-02)
107. Indian Sparrow (2017-05-03)
108. Corn Bunting (2017-05-05)
109. European Bee-eater (2017-05-06)
110. Calandra Lark (2017-05-06)
111. Common Kingfisher (2017-05-08)
112. Long-tailed Shrike (2017-05-08)
113. Curlew Sandpiper (2017-05-08)
114. White-winged Tern (2017-05-08)
115. Collared Pratincole (2017-05-09)
116. Common Tern (2017-05-09)
117. Ruddy Shelduck (2017-05-09)
118. Eurasian Hobby (2017-05-09)
119. Grey Plover (2017-05-09)
120. Little Tern (2017-05-10)
121. Black Tern (2017-05-10)
122. Tree Pipit (2017-05-13)
123. Common Sandpiper (2017-05-13)
124. Northern Wheatear (2017-05-14)
125. Rosy Starling (2017-05-14)
126. Black-Billed Magpie (2017-05-15)
127. Citrine Wagtail (2017-05-15)
128. Pale Sand Martin (2017-05-17)
129. Eurasian Roller (2017-05-17)
130. Temminck's Stint (2017-05-21)
131. Pied Avocet (2017-05-23)
132. Black-winged Stilt (2017-05-23)
133. Black-headed Wagtail (2017-05-23)
134. Spotted Redshank (2017-05-23)
135. Terek Sandpiper (2017-05-23)
136. Eurasian Reed Warbler (2017-05-25)
137. Kentish Plover (2017-05-27)
138. Paddyfield Warbler (2017-05-28)
139. Himalayan Vulture (2017-05-29)
140. Chukar Partridge (2017-05-31)
141. Northern Lapwing (2017-06-01)
142. Blue Whistling Thrush (2017-06-03)
143. Tawny Pipit (2017-06-03)
144. Common Pheasant (2017-06-04)
145. Rock Sparrow (2017-06-04)
146. Red-headed Bunting (2017-06-07)
147. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2017-06-07)
148. Little Bittern (2017-06-10)
149. Eurasian Crag Martin (2017-06-10)
150. Hume's Whitethroat (2017-06-10)
151. Mongolian Finch (2017-06-10)
152. Black-tailed Godwit (2017-06-11)
153. Common Rosefinch (2017-06-16)
154. Brown Accentor (2017-06-16)
155. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2017-06-16)
156. Eurasian Linnet (2017-06-21)
157. White Stork (2017-06-24)
158. Indian Golden Oriole (2017-06-25)
159. Long-legged Buzzard (2017-06-25)
160. Grey-necked Bunting (2017-06-26)
161. Greenish Warbler (2017-07-09)
162. Wood Sandpiper (2017-07-16)
163. Common Greenshank (2017-07-17)
164. Common Whitethroat (2017-07-17)
165. Marsh Sandpiper (2017-07-17)
166. Wood Pigeon (2017-07-18)
167. Cetti's Warbler (2017-07-19)
168. Oriental Turtle Dove (2017-07-19)
169. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2017-07-19)
170. Asian Short-toed Lark (2017-07-19)
171. Common Swift (2017-07-19)
172. Greater Short-toed Lark (2017-07-22)
173. European Golden Oriole (2017-07-25)
174. Egyptian Vulture (2017-08-03)
175. Blue Rock Thrush (2017-08-04)
176. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2017-08-06)
177. Black-headed Gull (2017-08-06)
178. Red-fronted Serin (2017-08-06)
179. Booted Eagle (2017-08-06)
180. Lesser Sand Plover (2017-08-06)
181. Lesser Whitethroat (2017-08-07)
182. Himalayan Accentor (2017-08-10)
183. Common Snipe (2017-08-15)
184. Shikra (2017-08-15)
185. Spotted Flycatcher (2017-08-15)
186. Red-necked Phalarope (2017-08-16)
187. Carrion Crow (2017-08-16)
188. Osprey (2017-08-20)
189. Red-billed Chough (2017-08-20)
190. Ibisbill (2017-08-23)
191. Black Redstart (2017-08-25)
192. Hume's Warbler (2017-08-26)
193. Black-Necked Grebe (2017-09-01)
194. Alpine Accentor (2017-09-02)
195. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2017-09-08)
196. Slavonian Grebe (2017-09-13)
197. White-Winged Woodpecker (2017-09-15)
198. Spotted Nutcracker (2017-09-16)
199. White Wagtail (2017-09-17)
200. Common Buzzard (2017-09-17)
201. Red-Necked Grebe (2017-09-17)
202. Lesser Kestrel (2017-09-21)
203. Northern Shoveler (2017-09-27)
204. White-browed Tit-Warbler (2017-10-14)
205. Greater Ringed Plover (2017-10-14)
206. Daurian Partridge (2017-10-16)
207. Blue-capped Redstart (2017-10-19)
208. Black-throated Accentor (2017-10-19)
209. Great White Egret (2017-10-24)
210. Great Grey Shrike (2017-10-25)
211. Common Pochard (2017-11-14)
212. Little Grebe (2017-11-18)
213. Dalmatian Pelican (2017-11-22)
214. Hooded Crow (2017-11-22)
215. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2017-11-23)
216. Eurasian Goldfinch (2017-11-28)
217. Yellowhammer (2017-11-28)
218. Brandt's Rosefinch (2017-12-08)
219. Greater Flamingo (2017-12-28)

rare birds records


Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla)

© Neil and Lucy Rogers
2023-05-25
Chong Kemin

The first confirmed record of the Taiga Flycatcher in Kyrgyzstan.


Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

© Jérémie Berlioux
2023-05-21
Ozornoe

First record in Kyrgyzstan.


White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)

© Pjotr Trommel
2022-08-20
Ozyornoye, Bishkek

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


Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

© Tatiana Menshikova
2021-10-10
Mikhaylovka, Issyk-kul region

The first confirmed record in the Kyrgyz Republic

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recent video

2023-07-15. Indian Golden Oriole (Gennadii Zakirov), Black-Billed 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).

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unidentified birds


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2024-01-09

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2023-10-28

Igor Fefelov: Circus macrourus|pygargus|cyaneus

2023-04-17

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

2023-01-14

И. Фефелов: If it's some wheatear it should be Oe.pleschanka or Oe.deserti.

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