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    • Podicipediformes
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    • Big Year 2020

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

    You can see previous years competitions results here: 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

    participants


    * number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2020
    10. Silan Serg (149)
    11. Malkov Yuriy (146)
    12. Yasko Anna (137)
    20. Kim Natali (98)
    21. Bevza Ivan (92)
    22. Magazov Aibar (91)
    23. Belyalov Oleg (89)
    24. Merz Marina (89)
    28. Sivokon Olga (80)
    34. Eroglu Ihsan (65)
    36. Bolbotov Gleb (45)
    37. Iceberg Hera (44)
    43. Ishkov Leonid (24)
    50. Gubin Boris (14)
    51. Iva Dasha (14)
    56. Karpov Fedor (7)
    64. Kim Mikhail (4)
    65. Minns Sean (4)
    67. Dalnova Olga (3)
    72. Titov Sergei (2)
    73. Ashby Sveta (1)
    77. Isakul Elnur (1)
    81. Mukhin Oleg (1)

    all species photographed in 2020


    * in order of appearance (number inside brackets means the date of first record "month-day" )
    1. Tree Sparrow (2020-01-01)
    2. Baikal Bullfinch (2020-01-01)
    3. Great Tit (2020-01-01)
    4. Eastern Buzzard (2020-01-01)
    5. Brambling (2020-01-01)
    6. Common Chaffinch (2020-01-01)
    7. Bohemian Waxwing (2020-01-01)
    8. Rook (2020-01-01)
    9. Eurasian Dipper (2020-01-01)
    10. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2020-01-01)
    11. Common Redpoll (2020-01-01)
    12. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2020-01-01)
    13. Azure Tit (2020-01-01)
    14. Mistle Thrush (2020-01-01)
    15. Eurasian Collared Dove (2020-01-01)
    16. Eurasian Blackbird (2020-01-01)
    17. Common Sparrowhawk (2020-01-01)
    18. Northern Reed Bunting (2020-01-01)
    19. Black-throated Thrush (2020-01-01)
    20. Eurasian Magpie (2020-01-01)
    21. Northern Bullfinch (2020-01-01)
    22. Blue Whistling Thrush (2020-01-02)
    23. Common Pheasant (2020-01-02)
    24. Yellowhammer (2020-01-02)
    25. Pine Bunting (2020-01-02)
    26. Fieldfare (2020-01-02)
    27. Red-fronted Serin (2020-01-02)
    28. Grey-headed Goldfinch (2020-01-02)
    29. Eurasian Siskin (2020-01-02)
    30. Rock Pigeon (2020-01-02)
    31. Turkestan Tit (2020-01-02)
    32. Hooded Crow (2020-01-02)
    33. European Robin (2020-01-02)
    34. Laughing Dove (2020-01-02)
    35. House Sparrow (2020-01-02)
    36. Wallcreeper (2020-01-02)
    37. Meadow Bunting (2020-01-02)
    38. Golden Eagle (2020-01-02)
    39. Northern Goshawk (2020-01-02)
    40. Common Mynah (2020-01-02)
    41. Black-headed Gull (2020-01-02)
    42. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2020-01-03)
    43. Red-mantled Rosefinch (2020-01-03)
    44. Northern Wren (2020-01-03)
    45. Eurasian Goldfinch (2020-01-03)
    46. White-browed Tit-Warbler (2020-01-03)
    47. Lammergeier (2020-01-03)
    48. Cinereous Vulture (2020-01-03)
    49. Common Raven (2020-01-03)
    50. Alpine Accentor (2020-01-03)
    51. Common Kestrel (2020-01-03)
    52. Redwing (2020-01-03)
    53. Hawfinch (2020-01-03)
    54. Long-legged Buzzard (2020-01-03)
    55. Common Coot (2020-01-03)
    56. Bearded Tit (2020-01-03)
    57. Common Treecreeper (2020-01-03)
    58. Blue Tit (2020-01-03)
    59. Common Chiffchaff (2020-01-03)
    60. Common Pochard (2020-01-03)
    61. Great Crested Grebe (2020-01-03)
    62. Great White Egret (2020-01-03)
    63. Carrion Crow (2020-01-04)
    65. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2020-01-04)
    66. Long-eared Owl (2020-01-04)
    67. Grey Partridge (2020-01-04)
    68. Corn Bunting (2020-01-04)
    69. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2020-01-04)
    70. Sky Lark (2020-01-04)
    71. Crested Lark (2020-01-04)
    72. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2020-01-04)
    73. Meadow Pipit (2020-01-04)
    74. Northern Pintail (2020-01-04)
    75. Green Sandpiper (2020-01-04)
    76. Red-crested Pochard (2020-01-04)
    77. Little Grebe (2020-01-04)
    78. Water Pipit (2020-01-04)
    79. Peregrine Falcon (2020-01-04)
    80. Long-tailed Tit (2020-01-04)
    81. Mallard (2020-01-04)
    82. Tufted Duck (2020-01-04)
    83. Greater Scaup (2020-01-04)
    84. Common Shelduck (2020-01-04)
    85. Smew (2020-01-04)
    86. Mute Swan (2020-01-04)
    87. Whooper Swan (2020-01-04)
    88. Calandra Lark (2020-01-04)
    89. Merlin (2020-01-04)
    90. Eurasian Jay (2020-01-04)
    91. White-winged Grosbeak (2020-01-04)
    92. Rough-legged Buzzard (2020-01-04)
    93. Eversmann's Redstart (2020-01-05)
    94. Black-throated Accentor (2020-01-05)
    95. Brown Dipper (2020-01-05)
    96. Godlewski's Bunting (2020-01-05)
    97. Eurasian Jackdaw (2020-01-06)
    98. Ural Owl (2020-01-06)
    99. Coal Tit (2020-01-06)
    100. Water Rail (2020-01-06)
    101. Horned Lark (2020-01-06)
    102. Common Goldeneye (2020-01-06)
    103. Lapland Longspur (2020-01-07)
    104. Willow Tit (2020-01-07)
    105. Eurasian Nuthatch (2020-01-07)
    106. Great Grey Shrike (2020-01-07)
    107. Caspian Gull (2020-01-07)
    108. Mew Gull (2020-01-07)
    109. White-Winged Woodpecker (2020-01-07)
    110. Ibisbill (2020-01-07)
    111. European Greenfinch (2020-01-08)
    112. Chukar Partridge (2020-01-08)
    113. Upland Buzzard (2020-01-09)
    114. Steppe Eagle (2020-01-09)
    115. Little Owl (2020-01-09)
    116. Saxaul Sparrow (2020-01-09)
    117. Black Lark (2020-01-10)
    118. Eurasian Linnet (2020-01-10)
    119. Spanish Sparrow (2020-01-10)
    120. Grey Heron (2020-01-10)
    121. Western Marsh-Harrier (2020-01-10)
    122. Hen Harrier (2020-01-10)
    123. Common Buzzard (2020-01-10)
    124. Stock Pigeon (2020-01-10)
    125. Common Starling (2020-01-10)
    126. Short-eared Owl (2020-01-11)
    127. Eurasian Curlew (2020-01-11)
    128. Rock Sparrow (2020-01-11)
    129. Pied Avocet (2020-01-11)
    130. Northern Lapwing (2020-01-11)
    131. Goosander (2020-01-11)
    132. Pygmy Cormorant (2020-01-11)
    133. Great Cormorant (2020-01-11)
    134. Pallas's Gull (2020-01-11)
    135. Gadwall (2020-01-11)
    136. Common Teal (2020-01-11)
    137. Eurasian Wigeon (2020-01-11)
    138. Bewick's Swan (2020-01-11)
    139. Greylag Goose (2020-01-11)
    140. Ruddy Shelduck (2020-01-11)
    141. Great Rosefinch (2020-01-11)
    142. Red-breasted Rosefinch (2020-01-11)
    143. Dalmatian Pelican (2020-01-11)
    144. Red-throated Thrush (2020-01-11)
    145. Dunnock (2020-01-11)
    146. Pine Grosbeak (2020-01-13)
    147. Streaked Scrub Warbler (2020-01-13)
    148. Goldcrest (2020-01-14)
    149. Wood Pigeon (2020-01-14)
    150. Black-tailed Godwit (2020-01-16)
    151. Greater Flamingo (2020-01-16)
    152. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2020-01-17)
    153. White Wagtail (2020-01-18)
    154. Common Moorhen (2020-01-18)
    155. White-winged Scoter (2020-01-18)
    156. Ferruginous Duck (2020-01-18)
    157. Long-tailed Duck (2020-01-18)
    158. Eurasian Woodcock (2020-01-18)
    159. Pallas's Rosefinch (2020-01-19)
    160. Songar Tit (2020-01-19)
    161. Brown Accentor (2020-01-19)
    162. Brandt's Rosefinch (2020-01-19)
    163. Red-billed Chough (2020-01-19)
    164. White-winged Snowfinch (2020-01-19)
    165. Yellow-billed Chough (2020-01-19)
    166. Griffon Vulture (2020-01-19)
    167. White-Backed Woodpecker (2020-01-19)
    168. Yellow-breasted Tit (2020-01-26)
    169. Blyth's Rosefinch (2020-01-26)
    170. Solitary Snipe (2020-01-26)
    171. Black Woodpecker (2020-01-30)
    172. Twite (2020-02-01)
    173. Great Bustard (2020-02-01)
    174. Black Redstart (2020-02-02)
    175. Red-breasted Merganser (2020-02-02)
    176. Northern Shoveler (2020-02-04)
    177. Black-Necked Grebe (2020-02-05)
    178. Pallas's Sandgrouse (2020-02-07)
    179. White-crowned Penduline Tit (2020-02-08)
    180. Red Crossbill (2020-02-09)
    181. Common Snipe (2020-02-09)
    182. Blue-capped Redstart (2020-02-10)
    183. Pander's Ground-Jay (2020-02-13)
    184. White-winged Lark (2020-02-18)
    185. Spotted Nutcracker (2020-02-26)
    186. Masked Wagtail (2020-02-26)
    187. Common Redshank (2020-02-26)
    188. Common Crane (2020-02-28)
    189. Common Swift (2020-02-28)
    190. White Stork (2020-02-28)
    191. Cetti's Warbler (2020-02-29)
    192. Desert Finch (2020-02-29)
    193. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2020-02-29)
    194. Northern Black Grouse (2020-03-01)
    195. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2020-03-03)
    196. Hoopoe (2020-03-04)
    197. Bean Goose (2020-03-06)
    198. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (2020-03-06)
    199. Lesser Short-toed Lark (2020-03-06)
    200. Plain Mountain Finch (2020-03-07)
    201. Rock Bunting (2020-03-07)
    202. Finsch's Wheatear (2020-03-07)
    203. Desert Wheatear (2020-03-07)
    204. Siberian Black-backed Gull (2020-03-08)
    205. Isabelline Wheatear (2020-03-09)
    206. Isabelline Shrike (2020-03-09)
    207. Dunlin (2020-03-09)
    208. Little Ringed Plover (2020-03-11)
    209. Steppe Grey Shrike (2020-03-11)
    210. Little Bustard (2020-03-11)
    211. Macqueen's Bustard (2020-03-11)
    212. Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse (2020-03-11)
    213. Rustic Bunting (2020-03-14)
    214. Saker Falcon (2020-03-14)
    215. Demoiselle Crane (2020-03-15)
    216. Citrine Wagtail (2020-03-15)
    217. Asian Rosy-Finch (2020-03-15)
    218. Northern Wheatear (2020-03-15)
    219. Slender-billed Gull (2020-03-16)
    220. Baraba Steppe Gull (2020-03-16)
    221. Pied Wheatear (2020-03-17)
    222. Black Kite (2020-03-19)
    223. Bluethroat (2020-03-20)
    224. Turkestan Shrike (2020-03-20)
    225. Glossy Ibis (2020-03-21)
    226. Kentish Plover (2020-03-21)
    227. Ruff (2020-03-21)
    228. Siberian Stonechat (2020-03-21)
    229. Grey Wagtail (2020-03-22)
    230. Common Oystercatcher (2020-03-22)
    231. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (2020-03-22)
    232. Lesser Kestrel (2020-03-22)
    233. Greater White-fronted Goose (2020-03-22)
    234. Little Egret (2020-03-22)
    235. Northern House Martin (2020-03-24)
    236. Pallid Harrier (2020-03-27)
    237. Bimaculated Lark (2020-03-27)
    238. Red-breasted Goose (2020-03-29)
    239. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2020-03-29)
    240. Siberian Accentor (2020-03-30)
    241. Hume's Warbler (2020-04-01)
    242. Garganey (2020-04-01)
    243. Purple Heron (2020-04-02)
    244. Barn Swallow (2020-04-02)
    245. Greater Spotted Eagle (2020-04-03)
    246. Tree Pipit (2020-04-03)
    247. Osprey (2020-04-04)
    248. Black-headed Wagtail (2020-04-04)
    249. Indian Sparrow (2020-04-04)
    250. Moustached Warbler (2020-04-04)
    251. Asian Desert Warbler (2020-04-05)
    252. Black-winged Stilt (2020-04-05)
    253. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2020-04-06)
    254. Himalayan Vulture (2020-04-07)
    255. Eurasian Whimbrel (2020-04-08)
    256. Black Stork (2020-04-09)
    257. Great White Pelican (2020-04-10)
    258. Yellow Wagtail (2020-04-10)
    259. Booted Eagle (2020-04-11)
    260. Common Tern (2020-04-15)
    261. Marsh Sandpiper (2020-04-15)
    262. Greater Ringed Plover (2020-04-15)
    263. Barnacle Goose (2020-04-16)
    264. Song Thrush (2020-04-16)
    265. Red-Necked Grebe (2020-04-16)
    266. Bar-tailed Godwit (2020-04-16)
    267. Little Tern (2020-04-16)
    268. Lesser Whitethroat (2020-04-16)
    269. Eurasian Redstart (2020-04-17)
    270. Common Sandpiper (2020-04-17)
    271. Willow Warbler (2020-04-18)
    272. Paddyfield Warbler (2020-04-18)
    273. Tawny Pipit (2020-04-18)
    274. Semi-collared Flycatcher (2020-04-18)
    275. Whinchat (2020-04-19)
    276. Common Greenshank (2020-04-19)
    277. White-headed Duck (2020-04-20)
    278. Red-flanked Bluetail (2020-04-21)
    279. Sand Martin (2020-04-21)
    280. Slavonian Grebe (2020-04-21)
    281. European Bee-eater (2020-04-21)
    282. Eurasian Roller (2020-04-23)
    283. Lesser Grey Shrike (2020-04-23)
    284. Red-backed Shrike (2020-04-23)
    285. Common Nightingale (2020-04-24)
    286. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (2020-04-24)
    287. Common Cuckoo (2020-04-24)
    288. Oriental Lark (2020-04-24)
    289. Rufous Bush Robin (2020-04-24)
    290. Long-tailed Shrike (2020-04-24)
    291. Great Reed Warbler (2020-04-24)
    292. White-tailed Lapwing (2020-04-24)
    293. Collared Pratincole (2020-04-24)
    294. Eurasian Spoonbill (2020-04-24)
    295. Pied Flycatcher (2020-04-25)
    296. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2020-04-25)
    297. Eurasian Wryneck (2020-04-25)
    298. Common Whitethroat (2020-04-26)
    299. Sanderling (2020-04-26)
    300. Red-necked Phalarope (2020-04-26)
    301. Montagu's Harrier (2020-04-27)
    302. White-winged Tern (2020-04-27)
    303. Grey Plover (2020-04-27)
    304. Syke's Warbler (2020-04-28)
    305. Common Rosefinch (2020-04-28)
    306. Red-breasted Flycatcher (2020-04-28)
    307. Altai Snowcock (2020-04-28)
    308. Spotted Flycatcher (2020-04-29)
    309. Red-footed Falcon (2020-04-29)
    310. Oriental Turtle Dove (2020-04-29)
    311. Black-headed Bunting (2020-04-29)
    312. European Golden Oriole (2020-04-29)
    313. Siberian Tit (2020-04-29)
    314. Booted Warbler (2020-04-30)
    315. Asian Short-toed Lark (2020-04-30)
    316. Black-crowned Night Heron (2020-04-30)
    317. Eurasian Golden Plover (2020-05-01)
    318. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2020-05-01)
    319. Common Kingfisher (2020-05-01)
    320. Grey-necked Bunting (2020-05-01)
    321. Ortolan Bunting (2020-05-01)
    322. Whiskered Tern (2020-05-01)
    323. Rosy Starling (2020-05-02)
    324. Greater Short-toed Lark (2020-05-02)
    325. Eurasian Hobby (2020-05-02)
    326. Woodchat Shrike (2020-05-02)
    327. Red-headed Bunting (2020-05-03)
    328. Shikra (2020-05-03)
    329. Alpine Swift (2020-05-03)
    330. Greenish Warbler (2020-05-05)
    331. Little Stint (2020-05-05)
    332. Gull-billed Tern (2020-05-05)
    333. Wood Sandpiper (2020-05-05)
    334. European Turtle Dove (2020-05-06)
    335. Temminck's Stint (2020-05-06)
    336. Red-throated Pipit (2020-05-06)
    337. Spotted Redshank (2020-05-06)
    338. Black-winged Pratincole (2020-05-06)
    339. Indian Golden Oriole (2020-05-07)
    340. Little Bittern (2020-05-07)
    341. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2020-05-07)
    342. Dusky Thrush (2020-05-07)
    343. Lesser White-fronted Goose (2020-05-07)
    344. Crested Honey-Buzzard (2020-05-07)
    345. Yellow-eyed Pigeon (2020-05-08)
    346. Little Gull (2020-05-08)
    347. Black Tern (2020-05-08)
    348. Thrush Nightingale (2020-05-09)
    349. Terek Sandpiper (2020-05-09)
    350. Pale Sand Martin (2020-05-10)
    351. Blackcap (2020-05-11)
    352. Little Crake (2020-05-12)
    353. Barred Warbler (2020-05-14)
    354. Savi's Warbler (2020-05-14)
    355. European Nightjar (2020-05-14)
    356. Hume's Whitethroat (2020-05-15)
    357. White-throated Robin (2020-05-15)
    358. White-capped Bunting (2020-05-15)
    359. Lanceolated Warbler (2020-05-15)
    360. Corncrake (2020-05-15)
    361. Ruddy Turnstone (2020-05-16)
    362. Collared Flycatcher (2020-05-18)
    363. River Warbler (2020-05-18)
    364. Garden Warbler (2020-05-20)
    365. Sedge Warbler (2020-05-20)
    366. Spotted Crake (2020-05-20)
    367. Greater Sand Plover (2020-05-20)
    368. Long-toed Stint (2020-05-20)
    369. Marsh Warbler (2020-05-21)
    370. Icterine Warbler (2020-05-22)
    371. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (2020-05-23)
    372. Curlew Sandpiper (2020-05-23)
    373. Lesser Sand Plover (2020-05-26)
    374. Mongolian Finch (2020-05-26)
    375. Asian Paradise Flycatcher (2020-05-27)
    376. Squacco Heron (2020-05-27)
    377. Barbary Falcon (2020-05-27)
    378. Sandwich Tern (2020-05-28)
    379. Eurasian Bittern (2020-05-30)
    380. Caspian Tern (2020-05-31)
    381. Eastern Orphean Warbler (2020-05-31)
    382. Egyptian Vulture (2020-05-31)
    383. Clamorous Reed Warbler (2020-06-01)
    384. White's Thrush (2020-06-03)
    385. Sociable Lapwing (2020-06-04)
    387. Richard's Pipit (2020-06-06)
    388. Red-rumped Swallow (2020-06-07)
    389. Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (2020-06-08)
    390. Common Quail (2020-06-14)
    391. Pacific Swift (2020-06-18)
    392. Egyptian Nightjar (2020-06-23)
    393. Pin-tailed Snipe (2020-06-27)
    394. Dusky Warbler (2020-06-27)
    395. Brown-necked Raven (2020-06-27)
    396. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2020-06-28)
    397. Eurasian Crag Martin (2020-07-01)
    398. Siberian Rubythroat (2020-07-06)
    399. Arctic Loon (2020-07-06)
    400. Eurasian Reed Warbler (2020-07-11)
    401. Menetries Warbler (2020-07-12)
    402. Pied Bushchat (2020-07-13)
    403. Pallas's Sea-Eagle (2020-07-13)
    404. Himalayan Accentor (2020-07-16)
    405. Baillon's Crake (2020-07-18)
    406. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (2020-07-21)
    407. Olive-backed Pipit (2020-07-25)
    408. Taiga Flycatcher (2020-07-25)
    409. Pallas's Reed Bunting (2020-08-13)
    410. Pacific Golden Plover (2020-08-14)
    411. Levant Sparrowhawk (2020-08-15)
    412. Blue Rock Thrush (2020-08-23)
    413. Indian Pond Heron (2020-09-05)
    414. Grey-headed Lapwing (2020-09-09)
    415. Little Bunting (2020-09-10)
    416. Western Capercaillie (2020-10-05)
    417. Red-throated Loon (2020-10-13)
    418. Buff-bellied Pipit (2020-10-18)
    419. Pallas's Warbler (2020-10-20)
    420. Siberian Jay (2020-10-20)
    421. Snow Bunting (2020-10-29)
    422. Jack Snipe (2020-10-31)
    423. Black-legged Kittiwake (2020-11-08)
    424. Ring-billed Gull (2020-11-10)
    425. Black-headed Penduline Tit (2020-11-14)
    426. Northern Hazelhen (2020-11-19)
    427. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (2020-11-19)
    428. Snowy Owl (2020-12-08)

    rare birds records


    Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

    © Vasilii Bastaev
    2026-05-08
    Karakol lake, Mangystau

    The second record of a rare migratory species this season.

    Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

    © Qanatbek Kenzhegulov
    2026-04-14
    Aktau, Mangystau region

    A rare passage species in Kazakhstan. The most recent photographic record in the country was made on 21 April 2022 in the Suzak District of Turkestan Region (Martin Grienenberger; see the website gallery). In Mangystau Region, only two records supported by photographic evidence are known from recent decades of the 21st century: 20–24 May 2009 in the Kenderli area (Neve et al., 2010) and the present observation.

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    © Alexandr Fedulin
    2026-03-30

    A new species for the Teniz-Korgalzhinsky region. The first photographic confirmation on the website for the Kazakh Uplands. Recorded on March 28 and 30 in different parts of the village.

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    © Margarita Davydova
    2021-04-02
    First president's park, Almaty

    The first photo recording of a Northern Bullfinch in Almaty on the website is a rare sighting for a region where they were previously observed during wintering in the mid-20th century and have now become only occasionally encountered.
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