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Big Year 2026

The winner will submit the pictures of the largest number of bird species taken on the territory of Northern Eurasia during this year.

You can see previous years competitions results here: 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

participants

* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2026

1. Semenov Andrey (179)

2. Sheremet Oleg (177)

3. Mis\'kov Andrey (175)

4. Loboda Egor (173)

5. Simon Andrew (165)

6. Balaev Alexandr (161)

7. Makhovska Oksana (160)

8. Saveika Sergei (147)

9. Kyselova Inna (145)

10. Savranska Natalia (143)

11. Ortik Irina (136)

12. Martsun Oleg (132)

13. Drabina Natalia (131)

14. Zhurtov Khasan (125)

15. Skiter Artem (119)

16. Koval Elena (117)

17. Solomatin Dmitriy (111)

18. Kokhanevych Olha-Mariia (109)

19. Katanova Galina (105)

20. Melnyk Dmytro (101)

21. Petrov Andrei (98)

22. Merzlikin Volodymyr (96)

23. Sofronov Evgeniy (95)

24. Shevtsov Dmitriy (90)

25. Dvurekov Igor (87)

26. krjukov mixail (87)

27. Vikirchak Oleksandr (86)

28. Petrychenko Dmytro (79)

29. Studzinska Maya (78)

30. Kiselev Andrei (77)

31. Nizovtsev Dmitry (77)

32. Travelian Sergo (75)

33. Vietokhin Ihor (74)

34. FOMINA ALENA (73)

35. Butko Vitaliy (68)

36. Fedorenko Liudmyla (66)

37. Omelyanec Pavlo (65)

38. Komarovskiy Alex (63)

39. Orekhov Andrei (61)

40. Gontcharov Aleksandr (59)

41. Natykanets Viktor (55)

42. Samokhin Igor (55)

43. Stramnoy Vladimir (51)

44. Dombrovski Valery (46)

45. Golyantov Aleksandr (44)

46. Lyubimov Alexandr (43)

47. Ovsyannikova Liza (42)

48. Chervonenko Igor (38)

49. Honcharyk Natalia (38)

50. Mosienko Vitaliy (33)

51. Zmievskiy Nikolai (33)

52. Filatova Аnna (28)

53. Morozkina62 Svetlana (25)

54. Bodnar Vasil (24)

55. Kovalchuk Oleksandr (24)

56. Kyselov Roman (24)

57. Iopek Vladislav (23)

58. Zlobin Ilya (21)

59. Yakovlev Alexey (20)

60. Belyaev Dmitry (17)

61. Erokhin Dmitry (15)

62. Muravskiy Vladimir (12)

63. Martynova Nika (10)

64. Buzovska Daryna (9)

65. Dokashenko Natalia (9)

66. Lanin Maxim (9)

67. Shursha Sergey (9)

68. Andreev Dmitrij (7)

69. Nevmerzhytskyi Volodymyr (7)

70. Podverbny Yury (7)

71. Zaitseva Svitlana (7)

72. Lisitsyna Alexandra (6)

73. Raklo Aleksandr (6)

74. Yurko Valtri (6)

75. Danilova Valeriya (5)

76. Farniev Konstantin (5)

77. Gr Stanislavs (5)

78. Liseenko Alexander (5)

79. Nikitin Nikolay (4)

80. Sakara Oleksandr (4)

81. Semashko Vladimir (4)

82. Hrudzynska Natalia (3)

83. Kondrat Petro (3)

84. Kuzmina Maria (3)

85. Raldugina Oksana (3)

86. Vinogradov Georgy (3)

87. Kudriavtsev Andrey (2)

88. Medvedeva Svetlana (2)

89. Plekhanov Aleksandr (2)

90. Sikorsky Igor (2)

91. Zhuravel A (2)

92. Alabina Anna (1)

93. Grishchenko Vitaly (1)

94. Komarovskyi Dmytro (1)

95. Komrakova Marina (1)

96. Lavrinenko Kateryna (1)

97. Olenich Vsevolod (1)

98. Osypova Sanya (1)

99. Petrovych Serhii (1)

100. Prudko Oleksandr (1)

101. Sevidov Viktor (1)

102. Suran Andriy (1)

103. U Anastasiia (1)

104. Ukr Ruslan (1)

105. Yusupov Vyacheslav (1)

all species photographed in 2026

* in order of appearance (number inside brackets means the date of first record "month-day" )

1. European Robin (2026-01-01)

2. Northern Wren (2026-01-01)

3. Willow Tit (2026-01-01)

4. Blue Tit (2026-01-01)

5. Northern Bullfinch (2026-01-01)

6. Eurasian Nuthatch (2026-01-01)

7. Common Treecreeper (2026-01-01)

8. Eurasian Magpie (2026-01-01)

9. Great Tit (2026-01-01)

10. Little Grebe | Grèbe castagneux | Zwergtaucher (2026-01-01)

11. Grey Heron (2026-01-01)

12. Hooded Crow (2026-01-01)

13. Eurasian Jackdaw (2026-01-01)

14. Black-headed Gull (2026-01-01)

15. Mew Gull (2026-01-01)

16. Caspian Gull (2026-01-01)

17. Goosander (2026-01-01)

18. European Greenfinch (2026-01-01)

19. Fieldfare (2026-01-01)

20. House Sparrow (2026-01-01)

21. Yellowhammer (2026-01-01)

22. Tree Sparrow (2026-01-01)

23. Mallard (2026-01-01)

24. Rock Pigeon (2026-01-01)

25. Mute Swan (2026-01-01)

26. Eurasian Wigeon (2026-01-01)

27. Goldcrest (2026-01-01)

28. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-01)

29. Crested Tit (2026-01-01)

30. Coal Tit (2026-01-01)

31. Eurasian Blackbird (2026-01-01)

32. Common Buzzard (2026-01-01)

33. Long-tailed Tit (2026-01-01)

34. Common Chaffinch (2026-01-01)

35. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (2026-01-01)

36. Bohemian Waxwing (2026-01-01)

37. Wood Pigeon (2026-01-01)

38. Pallas's Cormorant (2026-01-01)

39. Gadwall (2026-01-01)

40. Eurasian Goldfinch (2026-01-01)

41. Common Teal (2026-01-01)

42. Common Raven (2026-01-01)

43. Great Grey Shrike (2026-01-01)

44. Eurasian Siskin (2026-01-01)

45. Hawfinch (2026-01-01)

46. Brambling (2026-01-01)

47. Eurasian Linnet (2026-01-01)

48. Guldenstadt's Redstart (2026-01-01)

49. Lammergeier (2026-01-01)

50. Syrian Woodpecker (2026-01-01)

51. Mistle Thrush (2026-01-01)

52. Eurasian Jay (2026-01-01)

53. Great Crested Grebe | Grèbe huppé | Haubentaucher (2026-01-01)

54. Pine Grosbeak (2026-01-01)

55. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-01)

56. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2026-01-01)

57. Common Sparrowhawk (2026-01-01)

58. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (2026-01-01)

59. Short-eared Owl (2026-01-01)

60. Great White Egret (2026-01-01)

61. Great Cormorant (2026-01-01)

62. Black-Necked Grebe | Grèbe à cou noir | Schwarzhalstaucher (2026-01-01)

63. Northern Pintail (2026-01-02)

64. Tawny Owl (2026-01-02)

65. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (2026-01-02)

66. White-Backed Woodpecker (2026-01-02)

67. Dunnock (2026-01-02)

68. Rough-legged Buzzard (2026-01-02)

69. Smew (2026-01-02)

70. Western Marsh-Harrier (2026-01-02)

71. Wood Lark (2026-01-02)

72. Rook (2026-01-02)

73. Arctic Loon | Plongeon arctique | Prachttaucher (2026-01-02)

74. Common Redpoll (2026-01-02)

75. Eurasian Collared Dove (2026-01-02)

76. Northern Hawk Owl (2026-01-02)

77. Red-crested Pochard (2026-01-02)

78. Common Kestrel (2026-01-02)

79. Common Kingfisher (2026-01-02)

80. Bearded Tit (2026-01-02)

81. Red-breasted Merganser (2026-01-02)

82. Tufted Duck (2026-01-03)

83. Common Coot (2026-01-03)

84. Common Goldeneye (2026-01-03)

85. Common Starling (2026-01-03)

86. Hen Harrier (2026-01-03)

87. Common Pochard (2026-01-03)

88. Whooper Swan (2026-01-03)

89. Common Moorhen (2026-01-03)

90. Arctic Redpoll (2026-01-03)

91. Merlin (2026-01-03)

92. Northern Goshawk (2026-01-04)

93. Marsh Tit (2026-01-04)

94. Crested Lark (2026-01-04)

95. Sky Lark (2026-01-04)

96. Long-legged Buzzard (2026-01-04)

97. Herring Gull (2026-01-04)

98. Stock Pigeon (2026-01-04)

99. Velvet Scoter (2026-01-04)

100. Mediterranean Gull (2026-01-05)

101. Northern Reed Bunting (2026-01-05)

102. Rock Bunting (2026-01-05)

103. Black Woodpecker (2026-01-05)

104. Eurasian Green Woodpecker (2026-01-05)

105. Long-tailed Rosefinch (2026-01-05)

106. Common Pheasant (2026-01-05)

107. Common Redshank (2026-01-06)

108. Northern Shoveler (2026-01-06)

109. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (2026-01-06)

110. Yellow-legged Gull (2026-01-06)

111. Meadow Pipit (2026-01-06)

112. White-headed Duck (2026-01-06)

113. European Turtle Dove (2026-01-06)

114. Eurasian Bittern (2026-01-07)

115. Greater White-fronted Goose (2026-01-07)

116. Water Rail (2026-01-07)

117. Alpine Accentor (2026-01-07)

118. Common Shelduck (2026-01-07)

119. Spotted Nutcracker (2026-01-08)

120. Eurasian Dipper (2026-01-08)

121. Ural Owl (2026-01-08)

122. Black Redstart (2026-01-09)

123. White Wagtail (2026-01-09)

124. Black-winged Stilt (2026-01-09)

125. Redwing (2026-01-09)

126. Red Crossbill (2026-01-10)

127. White-winged Crossbill (2026-01-10)

128. Grey Partridge (2026-01-11)

129. Horned Lark (2026-01-11)

130. Long-tailed Duck (2026-01-12)

131. Song Thrush (2026-01-13)

132. Common Snipe (2026-01-13)

133. Greater Scaup (2026-01-14)

134. Northern Black Grouse (2026-01-17)

135. Azure Tit (2026-01-17)

136. Common Chiffchaff (2026-01-18)

137. Green Sandpiper (2026-01-18)

138. Peregrine Falcon (2026-01-18)

139. Snow Bunting (2026-01-18)

140. Mandarin Duck (2026-01-19)

141. Dalmatian Pelican (2026-01-19)

142. Great White Pelican (2026-01-19)

143. Twite (2026-01-21)

144. Great Rosefinch (2026-01-21)

145. Little Owl (2026-01-22)

146. Lesser Black-backed Gull (2026-01-23)

147. Jack Snipe (2026-01-23)

148. Black Kite (2026-01-23)

149. Firecrest (2026-01-25)

150. European Shag (2026-01-25)

151. Red-Necked Grebe | Grèbe jougris | Rothalstaucher (2026-01-25)

152. Great Black-backed Gull (2026-01-25)

153. Griffon Vulture (2026-01-31)

154. Chukar Partridge (2026-02-01)

155. Cinereous Vulture (2026-02-01)

156. Pygmy Cormorant (2026-02-01)

157. Great Bustard (2026-02-05)

158. Ruddy Shelduck (2026-02-05)

159. Grey Plover (2026-02-06)

160. Dunlin (2026-02-06)

161. Sandwich Tern (2026-02-06)

162. Slavonian Grebe | Grèbe esclavon | Ohrentaucher (2026-02-06)

163. Eurasian Curlew (2026-02-08)

164. Common Stonechat (2026-02-08)

165. Black-crowned Night Heron (2026-02-08)

166. Canada Goose (2026-02-11)

167. Ferruginous Duck (2026-02-15)

168. Barnacle Goose (2026-02-17)

169. Red-fronted Serin (2026-02-21)

170. Glaucous Gull (2026-02-22)

171. Slender-billed Gull (2026-02-23)

172. Golden Eagle (2026-02-23)

173. Common Crane (2026-02-24)

174. Siberian Jay (2026-02-28)

175. Purple Sandpiper (2026-02-28)

176. Common Eider (2026-02-28)

177. Steller's Eider (2026-02-28)

178. King Eider (2026-02-28)

179. Black Guillemot (2026-03-01)

180. Siberian Tit (2026-03-01)

181. Willow Ptarmigan (2026-03-01)

182. Black-legged Kittiwake (2026-03-01)

183. Corn Bunting (2026-03-01)

184. Carrion Crow (2026-03-06)

185. Red Kite (2026-03-06)

186. Bean Goose (2026-03-07)

187. Northern Lapwing (2026-03-07)

188. Black Stork (2026-03-07)

189. Grey Wagtail (2026-03-08)

190. Pallas's Gull (2026-03-14)

191. Ruff (2026-03-15)

192. White Stork (2026-03-15)

193. Garganey (2026-03-15)

194. Greater Flamingo (2026-03-15)

195. Eurasian Woodcock (2026-03-16)

196. Black-headed Wagtail (2026-03-20)

197. Isabelline Wheatear (2026-03-20)

198. Siberian Black-backed Gull (2026-03-20)

199. Eurasian Penduline Tit (2026-03-21)

200. Eastern Imperial Eagle (2026-03-21)

201. European Serin (2026-03-26)

202. Water Pipit (2026-03-26)

203. Bluethroat (2026-03-27)

204. Greater Short-toed Lark (2026-03-27)

205. Red-breasted Goose (2026-03-27)

206. Pallid Harrier (2026-03-27)

207. Lesser White-fronted Goose (2026-03-27)

208. Greater Spotted Eagle (2026-03-27)

209. Calandra Lark (2026-03-28)

210. Kentish Plover (2026-03-28)

211. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (2026-03-28)

212. Pied Avocet (2026-03-28)

213. Osprey (2026-03-28)

214. Western Capercaillie (2026-03-28)

215. Western Barn Owl (2026-03-28)

216. Little Ringed Plover (2026-03-29)

217. Hoopoe (2026-03-29)

218. Demoiselle Crane (2026-03-29)

219. Common Oystercatcher (2026-04-02)

220. Caucasian Chiffchaff (2026-04-02)

221. Northern Wheatear (2026-04-02)

222. Eurasian Golden Plover (2026-04-02)

223. Little Bustard (2026-04-03)

224. Ring Ouzel (2026-04-03)

225. Black-tailed Godwit (2026-04-05)

226. Wood Sandpiper (2026-04-05)

227. Barn Swallow (2026-04-05)

228. Blackcap (2026-04-05)

229. Common Quail (2026-04-05)

230. Purple Heron (2026-04-05)

231. Common Greenshank (2026-04-05)

232. Caspian Tern (2026-04-05)

233. Spotted Redshank (2026-04-05)

234. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (2026-04-05)

235. Eurasian Spoonbill (2026-04-05)

236. Yellow Wagtail (2026-04-07)

237. Willow Warbler (2026-04-07)

238. Red-billed Chough (2026-04-07)

239. Rock Sparrow (2026-04-07)

240. Greater Ringed Plover (2026-04-08)

241. Common Sandpiper (2026-04-08)

242. Collared Flycatcher (2026-04-09)

243. Marsh Sandpiper (2026-04-11)

244. Bewick's Swan (2026-04-11)

245. Northern Hazelhen (2026-04-11)

246. Citrine Wagtail (2026-04-11)

247. Savi's Warbler (2026-04-12)

248. Lesser Spotted Eagle (2026-04-13)

249. Tree Pipit (2026-04-14)

250. Lesser Whitethroat (2026-04-14)

251. Pied Flycatcher (2026-04-15)

252. Northern House Martin (2026-04-15)

253. Great Snipe (2026-04-16)

254. Terek Sandpiper (2026-04-17)

255. Montagu's Harrier (2026-04-17)

256. Eurasian Wryneck (2026-04-18)

257. Eurasian Hobby (2026-04-18)

258. Alpine Swift (2026-04-18)

259. Whinchat (2026-04-18)

260. Cattle Egret (2026-04-18)

261. Eurasian Redstart (2026-04-19)

262. Common Cuckoo (2026-04-19)

263. Semi-collared Flycatcher (2026-04-20)

264. Red-breasted Flycatcher (2026-04-20)

265. Wood Warbler (2026-04-21)

266. Ortolan Bunting (2026-04-21)

267. Booted Eagle (2026-04-21)

268. Whiskered Tern (2026-04-22)

269. Little Tern (2026-04-22)

270. Common Tern (2026-04-22)

271. Red-throated Pipit (2026-04-22)

272. Thrush Nightingale (2026-04-25)

273. Black Scoter (2026-04-25)

274. Eurasian Whimbrel (2026-04-25)

275. Red-footed Falcon (2026-04-26)

276. Common Whitethroat (2026-04-27)

277. Sedge Warbler (2026-04-27)

278. Common Swift (2026-04-27)

279. Little Gull (2026-04-27)

280. Black Tern (2026-04-27)

281. Eurasian Reed Warbler (2026-04-27)

282. Great Reed Warbler (2026-04-28)

283. Yellow-backed Wagtail (2026-04-29)

284. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (2026-04-30)

285. Sand Martin (2026-04-30)

286. Levant Sparrowhawk (2026-05-01)

287. Lapland Longspur (2026-05-01)

288. Red-throated Loon | Plongeon catmarin | Sterntaucher (2026-05-01)

289. Spotted Flycatcher (2026-05-01)

290. Dark-bellied Brent Goose (2026-05-02)

291. Little Crake (2026-05-02)

292. Barred Warbler (2026-05-03)

293. Red-backed Shrike (2026-05-03)

294. European Bee-eater (2026-05-03)

295. Little Egret (2026-05-03)

296. Little Stint (2026-05-03)

297. Common Nightingale (2026-05-03)

298. Icterine Warbler (2026-05-03)

299. European Golden Oriole (2026-05-04)

300. Eurasian Roller (2026-05-05)

301. Common Rosefinch (2026-05-07)

302. Temminck's Stint (2026-05-07)

303. Gull-billed Tern (2026-05-07)

304. Lesser Grey Shrike (2026-05-08)

305. Caucasian Grouse (2026-05-09)

306. Corncrake (2026-05-09)

307. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (2026-05-09)

308. Eurasian Scops-Owl (2026-05-09)

309. Paddyfield Warbler (2026-05-09)

310. Glossy Ibis (2026-05-09)

311. Garden Warbler (2026-05-09)

312. Eurasian Stone Curlew (2026-05-09)

313. Cetti's Warbler (2026-05-10)

314. White-winged Tern (2026-05-10)

315. Pied Wheatear (2026-05-10)

316. Tawny Pipit (2026-05-11)

317. Arctic Tern (2026-05-11)

318. Woodchat Shrike (2026-05-11)

319. River Warbler (2026-05-14)

320. Egyptian Vulture (2026-05-14)

321. Blyth's Reed Warbler (2026-05-15)

322. Little Bittern (2026-05-15)

323. Squacco Heron (2026-05-16)

324. Marsh Warbler (2026-05-16)

325. Booted Warbler (2026-05-16)

326. Common Stonechat (2026-05-16)

327. Black-headed Bunting (2026-05-17)

328. Western Grasshopper Warbler (2026-05-17)

329. Greenish Warbler (2026-05-18)

330. Broad-billed Sandpiper (2026-05-23)

331. Red-necked Phalarope (2026-05-23)

332. Spanish Sparrow (2026-05-23)

333. Rustic Bunting (2026-05-24)

334. Red-headed bunting (2026-05-31)

335. Levantine shearwater (2026-05-31)

336. Bar-tailed Godwit (2026-06-05)

337. Red Knot (2026-06-07)

338. Ruddy Turnstone (2026-06-07)

339. Arctic Skua (2026-06-14)

Big Year 2026

1. Anna Golubeva (240)
2. Andrey Semenov (179)
3. Oleg Sheremet (177)
4. Andrey Mis\'kov (175)
5. Egor Loboda (173)
6. Andrew Simon (165)
7. Alexandr Balaev (161)
8. Oksana Makhovska (160)
9. Sergei Saveika (147)
10. Inna Kyselova (145)

more...

rare birds records

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

Редкий залётный вид

Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)

Dunnock / Hedge Sparrow (Prunella modularis)

Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)

more rarities...

recent video

2026-05-08. Eurasian Linnet (Stanislavs Gr).

2026-05-03. Eurasian Collared Dove (Stanislavs Gr).

2026-02-07. Great Grey Shrike (Volodymyr Nevmerzhytskyi).

2026-02-06. Black Stork (Andrew Simon), Northern Black Grouse (Andrew Simon), Red Phalarope (Andrew Simon), European Turtle Dove (Andrew Simon), Tree Pipit (Andrew Simon), Snow Bunting (Andrew Simon).

2025-12-07. Tree Sparrow (Stanislavs Gr).

2025-07-18. Common Chiffchaff (Andrei Orekhov).

2025-02-26. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (Vitalii Kazannyk).

2024-11-28. Mandarin Duck (Galina Katanova).

2024-10-15. Northern Hawk Owl (Galina Katanova).

2024-10-11. Ruff (Hlib Koval).

unidentified birds

2026-06-11

Сергій Травелян: жовті "пахви"

2026-06-09

no any comments:

2026-06-06

no any comments:

2026-06-03

Дмитрий Шевцов: Сапсан

2026-06-01

Дмитрий Шевцов: Может и бормотушка. Правда также 100 % признаков не видно. Хотя внешность на 1 фото пеночковая, что тоже в пользу бормотушки.

more unidentified birds...