Kyrgyzstan · Issyk-Kul Region

[Issyk-Kul – Pristan Bay]

140 species and 614 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: December, with up to 38 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Eurasian MagpieEurasian MagpiePica picaGreat Crested GrebeGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusBlack-necked GrebeBlack-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisEurasian CootEurasian CootFulica atraCaspian GullCaspian GullLarus cachinnansMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosRed-crested PochardRed-crested PochardNetta rufinaRuddy ShelduckRuddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaEurasian Tree SparrowEurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusEversmann's RedstartEversmann's RedstartPhoenicurus erythronotusCarrion CrowCarrion CrowCorvus coroneLittle GrebeLittle GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisAzure TitAzure TitCyanistes cyanusGreat TitGreat TitParus major

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. [Issyk Kul Lake – Priozernoe Peninsula]38 km131 species
  2. [Issyk-Kul – Sary-Bulun micro-reserve project]42 km90 species
  3. 3850 ) [Arabelskye syrty (3850 m)]57 km89 species

All 140 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at [Issyk-Kul – Pristan Bay]?

December. 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 – Pristan Bay]?

140 species, from 614 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at [Issyk-Kul – Pristan Bay] in November?

The most recorded in November: Eurasian Magpie, Great Crested Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Eurasian Coot and Caspian Gull.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.