Kyrgyzstan · Issyk-Kul Region
[Issyk-Kul – Ak-Bulun Ornithological reserve]
154 species and 1,832 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 64 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Great EgretArdea alba
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Crested LarkGalerida cristata16 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 154 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- [Issyk Kul – Turasu River Delta]7 km119 species
- [Issyk-Kul – Mayak Peninsula]19 km93 species
- [Issyk-Kol – Balykchy Lakeshore]27 km118 species
All 154 species recorded here
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Great Tit Parus major
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
- White-crowned Penduline Tit Remiz coronatus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at [Issyk-Kul – Ak-Bulun Ornithological reserve]?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 64 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at [Issyk-Kul – Ak-Bulun Ornithological reserve]?
154 species, from 1,832 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at [Issyk-Kul – Ak-Bulun Ornithological reserve] in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Kestrel, Mute Swan, Bearded Reedling, Red-crested Pochard and Whooper Swan.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.