Bird AlbumKazakhstan · Almaty Region
Ile Alatau NP – Big Almaty Lake
158 species and 4,638 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 81 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-throated AccentorPrunella atrogularis
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
White-winged GrosbeakMycerobas carnipes
Red-mantled RosefinchCarpodacus rhodochlamys
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
White-browed Tit-warblerLeptopoecile sophiae
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Northern RavenCorvus coraxSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ile-Alatau NP – Tien-Shan Astronomical Observatory1 km107 species
- Ile-Alatau NP2 km141 species
- Ile-Alatau NP – Kosmos Station4 km96 species
- Ile Alatau NP – Kaskelen Valley31 km120 species
- Lake Sorbulak – Eastern Ponds;68 km173 species
- Lake Sorbulaq – Southern Shore;72 km224 species
All 158 species recorded here
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
- Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
- Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys
- Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis
- Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Great Tit Parus major
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
- Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Daurian Partridge Perdix dauurica
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ile Alatau NP – Big Almaty Lake?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 81 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ile Alatau NP – Big Almaty Lake?
158 species, from 4,638 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ile Alatau NP – Big Almaty Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: Mistle Thrush, Carrion Crow, Black-throated Accentor, Eurasian Magpie and Coal Tit.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.