Birds to See in Kazakhstan in January
72 bird species on our list for Kazakhstan are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Rock Dove and Blackbird. New this month: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Chukar, Bullfinch and Northern Pintail and 2 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
From Kazakhstan’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 72 birds in January
72 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 6.81% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 5.32% in Jan
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRecorded all year · 4.99% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.36% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaWinter visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.00% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.31% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.98% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jan
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorCommon66–94 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.95% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.88% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.22% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.16% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jan
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.89% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.69% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.69% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.69% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.63% in Jan
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentCommon66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.60% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.50% in Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusResidentCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jan
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.46% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.43% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.43% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.40% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.40% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.40% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.36% in Jan
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.33% in Jan
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.33% in Jan
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.30% in Jan
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.30% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.30% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentUncommon22–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.26% in Jan
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Jan
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Jan
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorUncommon46–61 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.23% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.23% in Jan
ChukarAlectoris chukarSummer visitorCommon32–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.20% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorUncommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.20% in Jan
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.20% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.17% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.17% in Jan
Little OwlAthene noctuaPassage migrantUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.17% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.17% in Jan
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentCommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusWinter visitorUncommon98–120 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.13% in Jan
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.13% in Jan
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.13% in Jan
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.13% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan · 0.10% in Jan
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made