Kyrgyzstan · Issyk-Kul Region
[Issyk-Kul – Mayak Peninsula]
93 species and 575 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March, with up to 38 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
Rock DoveColumba livia
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Asian Short-toed LarkAlaudala cheleensis
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pallas's SandgrouseSyrrhaptes paradoxusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- [Issyk Kul – Turasu River Delta]18 km119 species
- [Issyk-Kul – Ak-Bulun Ornithological reserve]19 km154 species
- [Issyk-Kol – Balykchy Lakeshore]25 km118 species
- Ile Alatau NP – Kaskelen Valley64 km120 species
- Ile-Alatau NP – Kosmos Station72 km96 species
- Ile-Alatau NP73 km141 species
All 93 species recorded here
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Great Tit Parus major
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at [Issyk-Kul – Mayak Peninsula]?
March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 38 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at [Issyk-Kul – Mayak Peninsula]?
93 species, from 575 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at [Issyk-Kul – Mayak Peninsula] in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Magpie, Caspian Gull, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan and Mallard.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.